element decks? wats wrong with them

[Mystic_Skater]

im not really a begginer but ive been riding elements for a while and i dont find anything rong with them? y is everyone saying they suck? and if they do suck then wat would be a good deck for me to get? im a street sk8er btw. plz help it would be greatly appreciated

[Griptape Flip]

Well, mostly it's the quality of the wood. Every time I've owned an Element, they've broken VERY quickly, felt all soggy and non-poppy, and I wasnt' feeling the shape, but they're doing this thing now like "Get whatever shape you want" so that sort of knocks that out. Mostly it's just preference, but in my experience, Element doesn't make as good quality board as a company like Darkstar, Alien Workshop, Toy Machine, Black Label, Habitat etc. But, if you're comfortable with an Element deck, and you like 'em, STICK WITH THEM! I would just try some other things and see if you like 'em, and if Element is still your preference, go with itttt. Good luck man, and keep skating and looking for that perfect set up. =)

[spenser]

Element doesn't make as good quality board as a company like Darkstar, Alien Workshop, Toy Machine, Black Label, Habitat etc.
darkstar is way worse than element, FYI.

[Griptape Flip]

darkstar is way worse than element, FYI.

Not from the ones I've skated, for me, Darkstar was like some good, some bad, but overall I really liked them. As for Element, all were bad. But, if you read in my previous post, I noted personal preference as a major factor, and to me, Darkstar was a good deck. Thanks though.

Edit: It all comes down to opinion, and your personal experience, so for me it could be good, for you, bad. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.

[bucksaw87]

cuz someone on RR once upon a time said "don't get an element"

and that was that

[smurf88]

Try other decks.

[Greenday]

Shape doesn't really bother but damn! My friends Element had the weirdest looking shape I've ever seen. It's like a semi-circle with the top half cut off and the edges rounded off(and the board was new, never skated until a couple of minutes after I saw it). I can't believe Element isn't bothered by that shape.

[sk8boarder0]

i really did not have a problem with mine but they allways seem waterlogged to me. but i still used mine

[marleyfan0]

....they suck

[JoeyKovacs]

^^ Gotta love those posts with a whole bunch of factual evidence!

Hot tomalees Batman, i can't get enough of them!

[Mystic_Skater]

Well, mostly it's the quality of the wood. Every time I've owned an Element, they've broken VERY quickly, felt all soggy and non-poppy, and I wasnt' feeling the shape, but they're doing this thing now like "Get whatever shape you want" so that sort of knocks that out. Mostly it's just preference, but in my experience, Element doesn't make as good quality board as a company like Darkstar, Alien Workshop, Toy Machine, Black Label, Habitat etc. But, if you're comfortable with an Element deck, and you like 'em, STICK WITH THEM! I would just try some other things and see if you like 'em, and if Element is still your preference, go with itttt. Good luck man, and keep skating and looking for that perfect set up. =)

thx, i noticed they felt waterlogged a lot, and they loose there pop to kinda.. ill try out some other decks thx everyone

[Slyde]

cuz someone on RR once upon a time said "don't get an element"

and that was that

Pretty much.

They really are crap?

[bucksaw87]

Pretty much.

They really are crap?
eh, from what i understand, they used to be not THAT bad. but then they changed distributors; their new distros took a dive in quality (bad wood, bad QC, etc.) and that was that

[lookatme]

welll elements suck cause i rode one and it had no pop but hey im ridin an enjoi right now and its doin good

[loganownzj00]

it all started when some ass on here bashed on element, or some ass in general, not necessarily here.

sure, they have some wack shapes. one of the elements i skated had one of the worst shapes ever.

the other one was a really good deck, with a nice shape.

it was one of the decks that i skated until it had razor tail, and i still skated it.

so many people say "OMGZ I HATE ELEMENTZ" and they haven't even skated one.

and in my personal experience, they aren't half ass.

shoot me.

way to bandwagon jump.

[spenser]

ive been thinking about actually trying one.. its been about 4 years since i had one, and i hardly skated it so i dont really know how it was.

plus, weve got an 8" one here with one of their good shapes, so i might try it out.

ive never liked element and ive always said theyre lower quality, but ive also always put them in the mid range.. like.. dwindle is lowest, element is somewhere in the middle, and then youve got your habitats and reals and popwars and shit up at the top.

[trebor]

my friend and his brother have 3 elements and all are chipped on both ends and all but one are shaped realy round they seemed to have good pop though

[TrAnCe]

I had an element once. Its the one in my sig. It was actually pretty good, but everyone says they're shit, but I'd rather ride then than Dwindle Decks. Although Elements quality is dwindling amongst reviewers.

[Ramp]