Argos skateboard?!?!?!

skateing dragon

Ok so im broke and need a board that is ok and that i can actually ollie off the ground!!!! There are 2 boards in argo €30 and €45 euro the makes are united skates and mcGill skateboard which one should i get?

Creamy Goodness

i'd strongly suggest against buying a skateboard from argos, i know G1 are expensive but the quality will be much better and you'll be able to ollie with a board from G1 but with something from argos i'd doubt it would just skate properly.

there's also a lot of sites that will build a complete board (deck, wheels, trucks, bearings, etc) for you that would probably be cheaper than G1.

Webmonkey

Oh god don't buy from argos, please. It will hold you back from getting any bit good at the sport.
My suggestion is invest in a good board. By spending a good amount of money on a board, it will give you the incintive to try hard and get good at the sport.

skateing dragon

Well there is no way i can get €150 euro! So i need a cheap board for around €50-€60 euro!

L1011

Also, avoid Super Valu. They had generic unbranded boards for about 25 quid in the Dungloe branch, and it looked like you'd snap it the first time you stood on it....

shagman

I'll see if I can dig up an old deck for you I'll PM you if one of us has one knocking about. Then you just need trucks and wheels ...still tough on a budget.
And no this isn't Gay Byrne and there isn't one for everyone in the audience!!

L1011

shagman wrote:

And no this isn't Gay Byrne and there isn't one for everyone in the audience!!

Most of us aren't 14 and hence have the financial means to buy a board ourselves, I think

skateing dragon

Thats exactly it MYOB and thanks shagman!

shagman

Found a shuvit deck with one dodgy and one decent indy truck no wheels thrown under the mini ramp. I'll PM you Rogers details he might even have a better deck at his gaff.

Endurance Man

If u go into that skate shop in dublin they have a big bin full of decks for like 50bucks, i even saw some world industry decks in there :eek: . Okay they dont have trucks ect, but its a good start. Save a little more and u will have a setup .

skateing dragon

KK thanks everyone! Especially shagman!

Mimikyu

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Endurance Man

skateing dragon is very immature. She agreed to buy a set-up off me for €50, agreed on a time and place in town. I went in she didn't turn up. Then went on MSN when I got home and asked her why she didn't turn up, she blocked me. Then rang her up and she answered and then turned off her mobile. She has since unblocked me but doesn't speak to me.
I just think this is a very childish thing to do. An explanation would be nice, but it seems she is too immature to give one.

Hmm, that is very lame :cool: , how old was she? Thats what u get for trying to help sum1 out :rolleyes: . Dragon from your attitude i think we can safely say u should not skate .

Mimikyu

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skateing dragon

Wow you really are an ass! You rang me at ****in 2 am and it pissed me off so i hung up and you never asked me why i didnt show so don't go around all poor me poor me cos you dont even know the half of it you asshole!

L1011

skateing dragon wrote:

Wow you really are an ass! You rang me at ****in 2 am and it pissed me off so i hung up and you never asked me why i didnt show so don't go around all poor me poor me cos you dont even know the half of it you asshole!

Considering he can type a full sentance with capital letters and punctuation, I'm going to be slightly more inclined to believe him, and take this quote from his first post:

"Then went on MSN when I got home and asked her why she didn't turn up, she blocked me. "

So, prior to him phoning you, he had attempted to talk to you, and you retaliated using the block option which MSN provides, which is usually used as a crutch by those attempting to escape from something on the internet

Also, as with any buy/sell agreement, the burden is on the person who doesn't show up. It was your responsibility to let -him- know why you didn't turn up, not block all attempts by him to contact you

Mimikyu

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Webmonkey

Hey man, we know you are a good guy.
skateing dragon gotta learn to grow up a bit

skateing dragon

I wasnt on msn that night! And you can all say whatever the **** you want. I dont give a ****. You dont know the full story, even daryl only knows part of it so maybe you should ask for my side of the story first before you go takeing sides! ****! Oh btw that day wasnt ideal for me you wanted to go on that day!

GrumPy

Your miss, are scum.

tonyj

Yea but no but....

skateing dragon

You dont know me so dont call me scum!

GrumPy

immature then (i know that was just immature, but meh)

lifesgood

just dont get an argos board.... my freind got a blank blue deck in skatecity for 45 nd its really light and has loads of pop

Evolute

Irish GrumPy wrote:

immature then (i know that was just immature, but meh)

Hehe. Immature but so needed to be said:p
And getting back on topic The Boardroom.ie do some pretty decent deals on completes. I havent checked their site out in a while to see if they got any more but id say its worth a look.
I got one from them for 90 quid and its very nice decent pop on it.

Hope it helps

Pawsome

That was an unusually somewhat personal argument...??? Just dont get an argos board

Creamy Goodness

wow, well anyways at least she's now had 2 years to mature :rolleyes:

dazftw

Cremo wrote:

wow, well anyways at least she's now had 2 years to mature :rolleyes:

haha I thought this was like recent