Skateboards advice?

Evil Phil

Whats a good decent starter deck? Where in Dublin would I buy one? How much should I pay?



am I too old? (29)

Creamy Goodness

go to g1 on o'connell street they'll sort you out

Creamy Goodness

+ you're never too old for skateboarding

just look at tony hawk he's 30 something and all be it he's pro it shouldn't stop other ppl his age or around it to skate

Earthhorse

Just wondering, would the ones that are on sale (€25) in Lifestyle at the moment be any good for a beginner?

How much of a difference does it make for someone starting out; does having a shítty board stunt your progress in learning tricks?

bombidol

If you are actually into skating and not just wanting to prick around then buy good stuff. G1 should be able to sort you out for under 130E with good quality gear. dont touch the crappy lifestlye ones unless you want to fall and die

Earthhorse

Cool. But from reading through the posts on this board it appears that there's no official place to skate in Dublin at the moment.

Am I better off finding a spot of my own to practice or is there a skate scene to speak of? Is it possible to learn from a magazine and, if so, what one?

Thanks for your help.

Creamy Goodness

as far as i know there are parks in dublin and magazines help a bit but videos are better get urself to g1 and they'll sort you out no bother

Lorax

Originally posted by bombidol
If G1 should be able to sort you out for under 130E with good quality gear. dont touch the crappy lifestlye ones unless you want to fall and die

for god sake,if hes jus startin skatin he shuldnt spend 130 on a board, he mightnt even like skatin then what would he do
borrow 1 from a mate or buy a really cheap 1 and see do u like it then get a decent board if u do

Evil Phil

Actually €150 is a bit steep, but I'm sure I can get something cheaper. I don't really have any mates who skate (although I bet Devore has a deck somewhere) - I used to skate when I was a kid. Now that was on the thin little skateboards, the wide boards (/me waves walking-stick) became popular after Back to the Future but at that stage I had just discovered girls.

I've fogotten all the tricks I could do, and really don't want to roll my ankle like that but what the hell, I've recovered from worse.

Oh yes, where would I find good skateparks in Dublin or Co. Kildare? I do hope they haven't all closed due to 'insurance' reasons.

Karma

when did you discover girls??????
AnyHoe, great outdoors have semi-decent boards for €50.
G1 at oconnell bridge is teh best spot, or ask Cormac if he has one lying around?

I don't know where you can skate in city centre, you can try BOI HQ on baggot st if you fancy been told to fcuk off by BOI security, pretty nazi about it,
you can borrow my wrist guards if you need them.
DotC

Karma

go here
http://www.switchmagazine.com/skateparks/rampnraildublinireland.html

BTW yes you are to old to learn old tricks

Evil Phil

Originally posted by RogueDotC
you can borrow my wrist guards if you need them.

Are you sure? Your wrists are pretty limp after all

I discovered girls when I was 10 or 11, you would have been oh, about 25 years old back then

Enygma

Anyone seen those decks in Tubes (cork) that are going for €160? I think they're Flip or something?

Any good?

Creamy Goodness

€160 for a deck u need to get to g1 jeez. i thought g1 were bad for prices but €160 that's insane

Enygma

Ya? That's a reduced price too! Down from like €240 or something?

Where would people recommend in Cork?

MrScruff

160yoyo's?!?!
I bought a flip deck in tubes(cork) not so long ago, twas 80 euro i think, in dublin now tho, got some trucks in g1, it's a nice shop alright, tubes is the best in cork though.

the fnj

I've also deceided to get back in with the cool (young people) and I bought a board today, paid €75 in Sake City in temple bar. Hopefully i don't kill myslelf trying to learn but whats the worst that can happen?

It's a renner board they guy recommended it because it's a strong board and me being a fat ****er (100kg on a good day) it shouldn't snap too easy.

Hopefully he didn't sell me a lemon, but if I don't don't get good really fast I'll know who to blame.

MrScruff

75euros for a deck or for a whole setup?
a deck alone is normally more than that!

the fnj

It's a full set up even included free stickers .

The specs are (some of these don't make sense to me )

31" x 7.75" Pro Profile
9 Ply Canadian Maple
Abec 5 Bearings
Renner 135 Pro Trucks
Black Widow Wheels
Supersoft Risers
95A Cushions.

Is it a lemon or a decent deal for a beginner?

TacT

It's ok FanJ, if your after bits and bobs and only starting out, drop me a pm, I usually have mates with old boards/wheels/trucks/bearings etc.
A good deal of the lads on sponsorship give me some product for next to nothing too, I haven't bought anything in a skate shop in about 5yrs cus it's so god damn expensive....(and I'm a cheap ****

I won my last deck, traded pc help for new bearings (70E price tag for some nice bearings.....) my trucks were given to me, all my shoes are hand me downs, wheels given to me also.
If I was to spend money in the shops buying my equipment, considering the rate at which I go through it, I'd be smashed, flat broke in zero time.

here's a quick break down on AVERAGE prices around this rip off island

Deck - 50-90 (depending who's name is on it and what company)
Trucks - 25/30 each a pop (you need two)
Wheels - 30-50 (as per deck)
Bearings - 10E-70E
Griptape - 10E
bolts for trucks - 5-10E
shoe's - 50-100E and over..

I would typically go through shoes once a month/two
deck - as above
trucks - year or two
wheels - 6months-year
bearings - 2/3yrs (only cus I got top of the line bearings..)

Skateparks in Dublin - Ramp 'N' Rail - 96A upper Drumcondra Road, next door to Breaks snooker hall, opposite the Skylon Hotel/Texaco Garage, near the Cat and Cage or the Ivy House pubs.

Ramp City (aka Cart city)
Santry (somewhere on the Airport road, not sure cus I don't travel that far to get some exercise/fun in)

The above equipment useage applies to me skating on average 2/3 times a week for 2hrs+ each session up to 4/5hrs. When I was skating a lot more often when i had more time as a teen I went through equipment at an astronomical rate, including breaking 3 boards on the same day, breaking trucks, Kingpins, crushed bearings. Learning kickflips/other flippery will tear through your shoes in no time, a few days of kickflippin will have you looking for new shoes every 2 weeks-month...


ehehehe with the regards am I too old = Better late than never!

The oldest known skater at present is some guy named Bill Doran, he's 79 and loves cruising around the parks in the good ole u.s of a