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I&#8217;ve had two questions sitting in my inbox for ages and just haven&#8217;t got round to writing any new blog posts to answer them. While Adam&#8217;s off having a good time in the States, I actually have work to do, sadly. Anyhow, a question from Mattio:<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n&#8220;Hey i was wondering if you know anything about &#8220;moose&#8221; blank decks. Like what sort of quality they are&#8230; cos i found i set of 5 for US$50 on ebay,it seems a bit cheap for 5 decks&#8230;Thanks!I really apreciate it!&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">So, blank decks. Many people swear by them, and that&#8217;s great. They&#8217;ve been a favourite of the poor\/not-so-picky skater for a long while now. While Moose aren&#8217;t a make I&#8217;ve heard of, I&#8217;m pretty sure if Adam was answering this he&#8217;d say &#8220;sure, go for it. Can&#8217;t be too bad.&#8221; And yes, $50 is a bit cheap, and so you could go for it if you want. However, blank decks in general can really vary in quality. Some people swear &#8220;blank decks are just normal decks without graphics&#8221;, but I&#8217;ve seen some really awful ones. I mean, really really awful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">I guess I&#8217;m really picky about my setup. I ride one particular board, one particular type and size of truck, and wheels and bearings that I know I can trust. I just can&#8217;t afford to lose tricks or consistency because of inferior product. While graphics really don&#8217;t matter, quality does, so my advice would be:\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Stick to a board company you can trust. Not all companies &#8211; even the big ones &#8211; produce quality product.<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to the small details &#8211; height, position and angle of the kicktails, for example. They can make more difference than the width of the board.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t pay attention to gimmicks. Featherlite? No thanks. A lot of gimmicks, especially those dedicated to reducing weight, are nonsense. Most companies are out to make money, not to make good product. Remember that.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, if you&#8217;re buying a product you&#8217;ve not seen or tried before, ask around. See if anyone can give you reliable advice. 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Can I find one on ebay?<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Oldschool Al on 28th of June 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Al, go for an internet site like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollersnakes.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rollersnakes<\/a>. There are enough mail-order skate shops out there&#8230; unfortunatly, I&#8217;ve not had to use one for 3 years, so have no clue where you&#8217;d start! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.ccs.com\/frontpage.do?commTrack=shop\" target=\"_blank\">CCS might work, too.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Tony on 28th of June 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Rollersnakes is good, and i think ill go for a flip or element deck. they look quite good.I might also get a powell peralta&#8230;(just kidding)<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Oldschool Al on 03rd of July 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">What&#8217;s up with powell? They might have fallen from grace since the 80&#8217;s, but hey, don&#8217;t knock them. I&#8217;d take one of their decks over the ridiculous gimmicks of the other companies. (Fiberlight decks are horrible&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Tony on 05th of July 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Blankskatesupply.com is sell some of the best blank decks out there. Oh, and don&#8217;t mash on Featherlite, it&#8217;s actually helpful for beginners learning to ollie, but can&#8217;t do so well. Element isn&#8217;t out for money; they&#8217;re just trying to progress on what&#8217;s been standard for so many years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Cramps on 12th of July 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Of course Element isn&#8217;t out for money.  I mean, with their below-average quality product and their leeching upon mediocre American trends and even more mediocre idols (Bam Margera, who hardly counts as a &#8216;pro-level&#8217; skater).  I hate Element.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Vaughn on 16th of July 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">I like my featherlight and fiberlight boards, but I rekon it doesn&#8217;t make a big difference. I think it is good that companies try out new technology though. Otherwise we would still use clay wheels and plastic boards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">Posted by Christof on 30th of October 2006<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment\" position: relative;>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">im a beginner who&#8217;s had 1 deck, a generic blank deck. i weigh 85 pounds and i&#8217;m 4&#8217;9, what should i get.  i don&#8217;t have very much money, 100$. i really want to get a lighter board, i was thinking of a single skull ZERO mini but none of the trucks i could find fit it. 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