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Title: skate til it breaks or no?
Post by: GENIE on September 12, 2008, 11:24:02 PM
i skate my board til it fuckin looks like a busted bisquit..........i don't need a nice looking board like many others to roll....baby..thizz or die all the way from florida you beezy fa sheezy.
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Post by: camel filters on September 12, 2008, 11:29:16 PM
i work at a shop so im spoiled rotten when it comes to gear.
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Post by: Tuna on September 12, 2008, 11:34:33 PM
9/10, i'll skate it until it breaks or even if 5 of the 7 plys are cracked i'll still skate it.
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Post by: gravel pitch on September 12, 2008, 11:35:14 PM
i skate them until I can afford another.
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Post by: crackrazor on September 12, 2008, 11:41:43 PM
I fucking hate razor-tail.
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Post by: skasta on September 12, 2008, 11:45:26 PM
i skate it til the shape or the sides of the nose/tail are fucked up and splitting. then i get a new board and focus the old one.
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Post by: Dr Newton on September 12, 2008, 11:53:15 PM
Skate it until you want another one....
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Post by: BabyKillaSeason on September 13, 2008, 12:11:34 AM
Skate it until you want another one....

never thought i'd agree with newt.
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Post by: KoRnholio8 on September 13, 2008, 12:46:36 AM
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Skate it until you want another one....
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never thought i'd agree with newt.
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Post by: Gomez on September 13, 2008, 12:58:57 AM
It depends.  Usually until it breaks. I've skated boards that are cracked in the middle, chipped on the nose and tail, and the grip is pretty much all skated off. I was good on it though, since it was a gradual change.
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Post by: JonnyG on September 13, 2008, 01:18:09 AM
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Skate it until you want another one....
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never thought i'd agree with newt.
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Post by: Mcidraque on September 13, 2008, 02:23:24 AM
i skate them until I can afford another.
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Post by: angryfacedman on September 13, 2008, 05:00:49 AM
Skate it until you want another one....
I do agree
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Post by: kevbo999 on September 13, 2008, 05:32:22 AM
A deck isn't really broken until it's snapped in two, and you can't pop + land anymore.  Which is how mine must be be before I set up new one.

Though, when my deck is getting really haggard, I'll try to skate bigger stuff (4 stairs) to try and finish it.  I love landing tricks with board that's ready to snap.
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Post by: Jimmy909 on September 13, 2008, 05:40:25 AM
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i skate them until I can afford another.
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Post by: coop D.O.G.G. on September 13, 2008, 06:05:24 AM
since i got a job, i ussually buy one every two weeks or so. i dont have anything else to buy with the dough cause i dont have a licence or anything. i ussually chip the nose really bad or have massive razor tail by then anyway.

Im too light to snap a deck. only done it twice.
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Post by: biggums mcgee on September 13, 2008, 06:54:38 AM
once I crack a board I'll usually go out and order a new one. hopefully the board lasts until the new one comes....although last time this happened Lance sent me one priority and it came in two days!


on another note, I wish I could show you all how fully fucked my trucks are. over two years old, and they're clinging on with five pieces of hardware. matt rodriguez would be happy!
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Post by: Nancy Chin The Manicurist on September 13, 2008, 07:46:56 AM
i go through about 1 to 2 boards a year; I go through dry spells where i don't skate for months.
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Post by: red deer. on September 13, 2008, 07:48:29 AM
i usually get one every 2 weeks, then hand the old one down to someone i skate with whos younger and has no money for boards/shoes. my love for new shoes and boards works in his advantage.
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Post by: bumptobar on September 13, 2008, 08:20:00 AM
never till it breaks since ive only broken 3 boards skating.

Usually one every 3 or 4 weeks for me.
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Post by: MyUserName on September 13, 2008, 08:30:51 AM
until i can shave with it.
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Post by: bothersome on September 13, 2008, 08:37:06 AM
All my boards break, it's just a matter of when. Nothing lasts me longer than 2 weeks unless it's the winter and I'm only skating my ramp..
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Post by: biggums mcgee on September 13, 2008, 08:41:17 AM
All my boards break, it's just a matter of when. Nothing lasts me longer than 2 weeks unless it's the winter and I'm only skating my ramp..

i'm always surprised to find that people who go through boards often go through a similar amount of boards on the ramp in the winter. I guess is just that coming down real hard on the board, regardless of what type of terrain you're skating
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Post by: Edward Penishands on September 13, 2008, 08:56:48 AM
every 2 weeks on the dot....................i'm a baller so fresh boards are a must.
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Post by: Say Hi on September 13, 2008, 09:00:45 AM
I pretty much always change the board before it breaks, I do it when it looses the pop. Basically because I'm too much of a pussy when it comes to jumping down some stuff.
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Post by: Cheapboarder on September 13, 2008, 09:34:19 AM
Being a 120 pound weakling, I skate my boards until like 7-9 months or of course till I want a new one (that doesn't happen a lot).

Tees>Magazines>shoes>Decks>Bearings>Wheels>Trucks
Title: Re: skate til it breaks or no?
Post by: Guile on September 13, 2008, 09:51:21 AM
im pretty much always skating a board i grabbed from someone else so its usually in pretty good condition but im known to skate a board till there is no nose left and the tail has no griptape. this probably explains why i only skate sidewalk height manual pads and dont pop any of my tricks......
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Post by: jalopy james on September 13, 2008, 09:54:22 AM
skate it til it breaks. then hang that shit on the wall.
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Post by: carbonite on September 13, 2008, 09:55:51 AM
I do it when it looses the pop. 

Yeah, you can tell when it starts to feel like a soggy french fry that it's time for a new board. That and/or when the nose and/ore tail become a trapezoid.
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Post by: CUM DUMPSTER on September 13, 2008, 10:22:08 AM
I skate it until it looks like a piece of shit.
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Post by: dudebro on September 13, 2008, 10:25:59 AM
if i'm skating mostly street spots my board is done in a few days or a week. if i'm skating smooth ground or skateparks a lot then they can last me three weeks to a month. i hate getting my griptape dirty and if i chip my board its pretty much done. that being said, i have only been skating about once a week for the last few months so i have a month old board that's just about ready to be changed out. in 13 years of skating, i've broken maybe 5 or 6 boards accidentally. you just have to land on the trucks.
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Post by: jrock on September 13, 2008, 11:14:08 AM
i usually skate better once my board is cracked a little bit.
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Post by: sal23 on September 13, 2008, 11:32:35 AM
every 2weeks or so
depending on if im jumping down gaps alot..
flattening out boards sucks and so does chipping
luckily shops hook it up nice with discounts..
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Post by: ribbons on September 13, 2008, 01:05:36 PM
i NEVER buy a deck unless my old one has my foot through it
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Post by: bumpnrun on September 13, 2008, 01:52:13 PM
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I do it when it looses the pop. 
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Yeah, you can tell when it starts to feel like a soggy french fry that it's time for a new board.

Break or soft, whichever comes first.  3 or 4 bottom laminates worn, time for a new board.
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Post by: barr on September 13, 2008, 03:08:34 PM
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i skate them until I can afford another.
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yeah i'm always fucking broke
or i just take a friends old one
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Post by: timmyturnstains on September 13, 2008, 05:18:51 PM
once it's soggy..

good bye.
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Post by: oyolar on September 13, 2008, 06:13:57 PM
once it's soggy..

good bye.

same. once you can't get that nice crack sound when you pop an ollie, i start saving up.
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Post by: Edward Penishands on September 13, 2008, 06:14:22 PM
Being a 120 pound weakling, I skate my boards until like 7-9 months or of course till I want a new one (that doesn't happen a lot).

Tees>Magazines>shoes>Decks>Bearings>Wheels>Trucks

120 pounds or not, what do you skate.....once every 3 weeks for 20 minutes?
Title: Re: skate til it breaks or no?
Post by: adultofthesuburbs on September 13, 2008, 06:24:09 PM
maybe he just cruises? has a job that only lets him skate once or twice a week? skates on and off?
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Post by: skate_bored on September 13, 2008, 09:38:54 PM
i work at a shop, so i usually get a new board every 2 weeks. to make up for being spoiled, i do hook up some of my friends struggling to pay rent with my used decks.
Title: Re: skate til it breaks or no?
Post by: Watson on September 14, 2008, 12:39:27 AM
Sometimes a board will last me a really long time. Like a month and a half to two months. Sometimes I will change boards for the most inane reasons. Don't like the colour of the top ply, didn't notice how big the nose was until I gripped it, skated a new spot and got wax all over my grip.

Actually that's the one right there. That's my answer.

"skate til it breaks or"... until my griptape gets dirty. I've bought a new board when my last one was only two days old, but I got some dog shit on the grip. Fuck that. Just sell the dog shit grip board to some kid for 3/4 what you paid for it and get a new one.
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Post by: Dr Newton on September 14, 2008, 01:04:12 AM
I'm going to start getting eBay blanks I think.

When you think about it, the concept is great for most SLAP pals. Most posters here don't need very durable decks -- the ones that ever did jump down big sets of stairs mostly stopped a long time ago. I know I don't break boards very often anymore. But for me, it's important to have a new board with it's fresh shape because I skate a lot of ledges, flat ground, and manual pads.
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Post by: no one you know on September 14, 2008, 01:16:04 AM
I'd have to agree with pretty much everyone's reasons, but I haven't ordered a board online, or on fucking ebay (or anything on fucking ebay). But I also try to save a complete for rain/shitty weather.
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Post by: crackrazor on September 14, 2008, 06:58:58 AM
I bout 6 alien workshop boards off ebay for $100. Still got a few if anyone wants them.
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Post by: j....soy..... on September 14, 2008, 07:51:46 AM
i scrape through all my tricks so i get razor tail in like 10 sessions....it's terrible....
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Post by: Randozzi on September 14, 2008, 08:02:36 AM
until the pop is gone or it's flexed out/soggy.
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Post by: adultofthesuburbs on September 14, 2008, 10:17:00 AM
no pop left = new board
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Post by: ige on September 14, 2008, 10:20:59 AM
If my board is 2-3 weeks old, then i'm sad. Same with shoes. Fuck!
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Post by: jarlett scohansson on September 14, 2008, 02:05:50 PM
sometimes if my board isnt even that old and i get a new pair of shoes..i just have to get a new board
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Post by: jalopy james on September 14, 2008, 02:11:50 PM
sometimes if my board isnt even that old and i get a new pair of shoes..i just have to get a new board

really?
to me there's little worse than having to break in a new board and a new pair of shoes at the same time.
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Post by: crackrazor on September 14, 2008, 03:03:34 PM
That shit's easy to work in. Unlike fucking trucks.
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Post by: Koma on September 15, 2008, 07:41:44 AM
Skate it until it gets soggy and cracked.....If my tail goes razor then I just do more fakie and nollie....Usually I get a new one about every two to three weeks

When your trucks and wheels are nicely broken in, a new board is the best feeling in the world....
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Post by: H8R part 4 on September 15, 2008, 07:51:53 AM
i've never broken a board in 20 something years(i land kung fu) so its a non-issue for me.
if its razortailed i switch it up.  i've gotten cut way too many times off that BS.
if i'm skating a lot(5 days a week), a board will last me 3 weeks or so but i try not to spoil myself with new stuff all the time.



Title: Re: skate til it breaks or no?
Post by: lem on September 15, 2008, 08:30:13 AM
I've only broken like, 10 decks skating. Cracks are obviuously happening way more, and that's when I usually move on to a new one. Unless I'm really not feelin' whatever the hell I'm not riding and I'll probably just get mad and focus it. If somebody like, asks for it before I snap it they nab a free deck.
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Post by: Ihateshinners on September 15, 2008, 08:31:28 AM
until i have the money for a new board wich is usually after it snaps hah
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Post by: timmyturnstains on September 16, 2008, 12:50:46 PM
shoryuken you've gone from - 306 to - 603 in like 2 days.


kook madness.
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Post by: AfroSheen on September 16, 2008, 01:06:36 PM
I usually break them before i get razor tail.
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Post by: cheep on September 16, 2008, 01:16:03 PM
i skte em till they are cracked enough that i can feel the flex when i pop.  usually 2 weeks to a month max.  1 week if im dumb enough to try lipslides on rails
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Post by: HGDhero on September 16, 2008, 02:00:55 PM
Pretty spoiled too, cheap product= buy more of it. Prolly get a new board/wheels every 2-3 weeks, sometimes sooner if skating some harsh ass shit.
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Post by: ZipZinger on September 16, 2008, 02:04:01 PM
Till they get soggy.