is anyone else feeling a no sticker board these days? Used to go all out under the trucks and what-have you, now, not so much.
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simply don’t have the time for it these days. Only whack one on if I get one with new wheels/bearings/bushings
Not gonna lie, I like skate stickers but have never ever put one on a board
Edit - not even the sidewalk one that was magnetically charged to help you land better kick flips
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Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Goes back to what I said about fancy grip jobs, the more you decorate a board nicely, the more inevitable it seemed that you’d break or snap it quickly.
Always seemed to be a jinx.
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I’m riding Kape boards. Austrian manufacturer, makes super-thin wood-carbon composite decks a bit like Powell’s Flight Decks but with a UHMW slick base. They come in a range of widths with a 14.25” wheelbase, but when I ordered mine I asked them to drill it with s 14.75” wb for vert. Seriously impressed with the weight, responsiveness and durability of these decks. Great for boardslides and the graphics don’t wear off 
this is going to sound dumb but whilst im likely to choose one deck over another one based on the graphic i also hate having a fresh board. needs to have slide marks all over it or i feel like a newbie
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Say what you like about them but the best board I ever had was from this Reaction range. Virtually no concave and all flip tricks seems to just work. Anyone had similar experience with flat boards?
Also know what you mean about needed to make your mark on a graphic to feel comfortable.
The Powell Flight Decks are lightweight composites but have a regular painted base. Also check out Lithe for crazy technology with bases that scrape
https://litheskateboards.com/
It’s a strange thing about skateboarding that while almost every other sport has seen huge advances in performance tech over the past 40-50 years, most skateboards are still made as they were in the 1970s
Don’t even get me started on griptape. I mean the entire footwear industry would be decimated if rubber grip got dialled.
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i’ve been liking flat boards but considering trying something with a leeeetle more curve
Similar era Blueprint boards were quite flat.
Can’t remember the series name or even really describe the graphics but the Kennedy, Baines and Palmer boards, all from the same series that I had were the best size and shapes for me.
The only description I can really offer was that the Palmer board was a mainly light blue graphic and the Baines or Kennedy one was mainly a burgundy colour.
I wonder if this was before or after they started getting their boards from the same wood shop as girl.
I rode girl boards for a long time for the same reason. Nice and flat.
About 2002, give or take a year.
I feel like skating welcome boards are the equivalent of ordering a hot chocolate instead of coffee or having ketchup with all your meals.
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@Warwick have you ever skated lib technology boards?
I have - I’ve had about five or six of them over the years. They last for ages
I’m sure i’ve seen you at playstation a bunch of times, for many years.
Yes - I go at lunchtimes usually. I was there on Saturday but before that I’d not been for a couple of weeks because I was quite busy at work. I’ve also been to the new bowl at Selfridges a couple of times
Currently pottering around on an 8.25" Chocolate deck (I always used to like a bit of concave, but mainly it was pretty) with bobby basic Route One trucks and 53mm wheels. Thinking about changing the wheels to something a bit bigger and softer as most of my time is spent on 'orrible rough tarmac.
Change your trucks first.
