My Bro

[yoda_emo]

Today waz weird..i woke up to the sight of my borther outside my bedroom windom rippin on my old Kmart deck..(when i say rippen i mean tryin ta ollie and takin a fall like the rad little bastard he is!!!) but yea so he calls me out an i watch him slkate ovr a bowl of brekky then he asks if he needs a new deck..I'm asking u guys coz i'm not sure...hes about 7 yrs old (I think) and hes having trouble getting the baord leveled out once in the air...he can clear about 2 inches...but the bored slants and he lands on the two bak wheels..is there a samller type board desinged for young kids or should he justs get lieke a smaller deck an get used to it..???

[saikouslx]

yeh they are called mini decks. They are about the size of a normal deck without the concave.

[luckysk8er1991]

yeh they are called mini decks. They are about the size of a normal deck without the concave.
ummmm no. mini decks are like 7.5 wide and under. and they do have concave. but yes he should probably get a mini deck. just go to a shop and ask what mini decks they have or look for a deck that is under 7.5 on the internet.

[ginger_gaz]

yeh a mini deck sounds like a good idea hummm the only companies i can think of that i know definately do them are flip karma and bootleg but just look around reli usually size like 29" by 7"-7.5"

[-noxi-]

Being under 7.5 doesn't even mean it's a mini. My shop boards are 7.4 and they're not mini's.

[SkatingTillDead]

I know Bootleg doe Mini-decks .
Like Ginger gaz said .

[SkaterFly]

A mini board would be nice....not that I know of any companies.

[yoda_emo]

OK thanks..but do you think he should stick to teh deck or get one,..and wat ius the cost of the average "mini" deck..???

[sizlesteve]

ITs the same price i think $50.00. Thats what termites cost and i know there a big mini skateboard company.

[Greenday]

For some reason, the mini decks I've seen cost more than an average deck.

[enjoiskating]

I'd go with a Flip mini.

[Slyde]

IMO, Flip mini's are HORRIBLE!

If you need a really small mini, I say get the Eric Koston 13th Anniversary Mini Deck. My buddy has one, and it really is tiny. It's 7.1 inches, or 7.0, around there. And it is about the size of my board, except minus the nose and a half of length.

I think it's too small for me, but it would work awesome for a little buddy such as your brother. Check it out on Blackholeboards.com

[MeLike2Skate]

Lol yoda you dont know how old your brother is hahahaha.

Get a termite.

[saikouslx]

what i meant by that as in the length of the mini deck (including concave) is as long as a normal deck without concave. My bro has a voltage mini. The whole complete only cost him £40 which is the price of a normal deck on its own.

[dantheman15]

There was sum little kid at the local park he was like 9 and he was amzingly good for his age he dropped in on the 10 footer and the only time i tried that i ahd to get 6 stickes in my face but anyways he was rollin a blanck mini he sed he got it off ebay for cheap he let me tri it and i kept missing putting my feet back on it it was like a 7.0 by 23

[Slyde]

There was sum little kid at the local park he was like 9 and he was amzingly good for his age he dropped in on the 10 footer and the only time i tried that i ahd to get 6 stickes in my face but anyways he was rollin a blanck mini he sed he got it off ebay for cheap he let me tri it and i kept missing putting my feet back on it it was like a 7.0 by 23
Exactly!

On my friend's mini, as previously mentioned, I can flick a Kickflip with my big toe, it's awesome. I think it's just really hard to Ollie stuff on it though, because my back foot keeps landing half on/off the tail cause it's so small.

But for a little feller that wouldn't be a problem.

[dantheman15]

Theres a dicks sporting goods about 30 seconds from were i live and they have and intire wall of skateboarding aperral (everything from trucks to helmets) and they have a bunch of birdhouse complete decks and birdhouse makes minis but they are more expensive cuz they require a completely diffuernt machine to make them

[bmmetcalf]

blankdecks.com
They sell them for cheap.

[yoda_emo]

Great thankz guys..hes growwing fast so for now I'll see how he goes with the normal sized but it' his bday sson so he might get lucky!! ;D

[DarkHawk2-2]

i remember the days my brother had to use minis... they grow up so fast, brings tears to my eyes.

[Ramp]