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bucksaw87
07-27-2007, 04:09 PM
i was tipped off to this article by a friend...
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118549628157679731.html
FireFreek
07-27-2007, 04:21 PM
blank and shop decks for life! VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
Sk8 Shorty's
07-27-2007, 04:37 PM
ah thats pretty sweet
thanks for sharing that man :-6:
luckysk8er1991
07-27-2007, 04:53 PM
i use blanks sometimes. but i always like to get some pro stuff/ skate vids because i think that the good companies with good skaters should be supported.
skateaway3
07-27-2007, 07:59 PM
i like blanks alot but sometimes i just save up my money for a pro deck.
bucksaw87
07-27-2007, 08:46 PM
got a heated discussion going on at silverfish over this article...i entered that discussion prepared with all the good points that were brought up here when teh blank deck debate was going on here:-2:
TrAnCe
07-30-2007, 06:32 AM
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR??!!??? Here I was supporting Aussie brands, thinking they'd go broke if I didnt..

"In more mainstream sports like baseball, basketball and soccer," whoops! Skatebrding is not a sport!
flipsk8er1728
07-30-2007, 06:20 PM
While the equipment failure was a mark of honor for Jack, it was also a breaking point for his mother, Mary Ann, who had bought the Element board for him for Christmas. She made him buy his replacement board -- he chose a $130 one from Mystery Skateboards -- on his own. "I bought him one. That was it! I won't buy him another one," she says. "If he wants to go get a job, that's up to him."


And which deck was this?
luckysk8er1991
07-30-2007, 07:08 PM
While the equipment failure was a mark of honor for Jack, it was also a breaking point for his mother, Mary Ann, who had bought the Element board for him for Christmas. She made him buy his replacement board -- he chose a $130 one from Mystery Skateboards -- on his own. "I bought him one. That was it! I won't buy him another one," she says. "If he wants to go get a job, that's up to him."


And which deck was this?
either it wasnt american money or it was probably a complete?
CopsPushMongo
08-01-2007, 10:38 PM
While the equipment failure was a mark of honor for Jack, it was also a breaking point for his mother, Mary Ann, who had bought the Element board for him for Christmas. She made him buy his replacement boardhe chose a $130 one from Mystery Skateboardson his own. "I bought him one. That was it! I won't buy him another one," she says. "If he wants to go get a job, that's up to him."?


haha elements breaking easily where have i heard that before
Skate or Try
08-02-2007, 11:00 AM
DO NOT BUY BLANK DECKS KIDS.

really dont
Goat Meal
08-02-2007, 12:22 PM
DO NOT BUY BLANK DECKS KIDS.

really dont


But they're really good decks.
Greenday
08-02-2007, 03:48 PM
DO NOT BUY BLANK DECKS KIDS.

really dont
Not all of us have money coming out of our asses, you know.
Skate or Try
08-03-2007, 09:49 AM
blank decks are actually hindering the industry pretty harshly

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p23/stephen1976_2007/img013.jpg
Goat Meal
08-03-2007, 11:18 AM
blank decks are actually hindering the industry pretty harshly

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p23/stephen1976_2007/img013.jpg

I don't skate so I can line the Industry fat cats' pockets with cash.
McJesus
08-03-2007, 04:36 PM
Just spray paint the bottom and make a stencil for the top. Now it is individualized.
Greenday
08-03-2007, 04:52 PM
blank decks are actually hindering the industry pretty harshly

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p23/stephen1976_2007/img013.jpg
That was the most bullshittiest and most hypocrytical thing I have ever seen. Plus, it's from dwindle, so you shouldn't be trusting what they say in the first place.
Goat Meal
08-03-2007, 04:58 PM
I like how that faux ad talks about the quality of blanks being crappy, but my House Special blank is probably just as sturdy and durable as your top-of-the-line pro board. I have gotten so pissed off that I've thrown my board across the drive way trying to break it and other than me damaging the grip tape from it sliding, nothing busted on it. Not to mention that I'm still learning ollies and punishing the shit out of it every time I land wrong.

Seeing that image just made me never want to get a pro deck out of spite.
bucksaw87
08-03-2007, 05:25 PM
the big thing in the forum where i found that article is how, right now skateboarding has levelled off technology-wise...so the next thing is to go less expensive.

i can dig up the link and post it here if y'all wanna read it...someone just PM me to remind me to put up the link
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