What is a better rail to skateboard on? A flatbar or a round rail?
541670
flatbar...less of a chance 2 fall off =)
698007
ok the best trucks i have ever used are phantom 2, and grind king. they last long and seem to ollie really good. Grind King [obviously] is good for grinding....\nI've heard that krux are good too, but i wouldnt know personally\n\nBY FAR, the best bearings ever are Zero Black Widow Bearings, and they seem to fit good with the best deck ever, Zero....
667266
i bought my enjoi off eBay for 50 bucks from tgm skateboards and there are other good boards there. when i got it i only had to replace the trucks because they were to heavy and the grip tape because it was flat. but i think eBay is the best place to buy them. \n\nif you looking for a good brand i recommend: enjoi,element,birdhouse,flip or zero
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burton or kemper. thats all i ever use, and have been using for years. they both have some pretty mellow graphics, not super flashy. i she a beginner or advanced? fiberglass cores are nice. woodcores get waterlogged. metal edged to great turns!
900951
I think you just mean rockering options.  The Frankies come with a Ground Control Dual Injection frame, which gives you more options than any other frame on the market.  Here they are:\nFlat rocker- Four wheels per skate, all the same size, all touching the ground\nAnti Rocker- (what the skates come with I think) Normal wheels on the outside, in the middle two small and hard wheels that don't even hit the ground when you roll.  They are there for rolling over more uneven surfaces and allowing you to roll over curbs and drop in more smoothly.  They are hard so if you hit them when you are grinding they won't stop.  You can buy different ones, just as you can buy different wheels, but there aren't as many availible because they don't make much difference in the different brands.\nHi-Lo- Uses two normal size wheels on the outside per skate (like anti rocker) only the smaller wheels on the inside are farther from the middle and do hit the ground.  This setup gives you the advantages of 4 wheels per skate, and still the space given by the anti rocker setup.  See the Ground Control Hi-Lo frames for pictures, the Dual Injection frames have holes for this setup, but it can't really be seen since they Frankies come with stock anti rockers\nFreestyle- Two wheels per skate on the outside, nothing in the middle.\n\nHope I helped, enjoy the skates.
780885
decks i would go w/ zero or zoo york  wheels-spitfire, bearings-lucky, and for shoes ive had best luck with circas and vans
908315
alright ollies are the basics. put your back foot on the tail right and your other one just below the bolts like in the middle of the board almost. pop you back foot down while you slide your other foot forward to level your board out in the air. thats the ollie. practice in carpet if you cant quite get it. a lot of stuff is easier in carpet. and do not get a blank. well since your just starting it wouldnt be bad baecause you wont do anything to snap it for a while. but when you start to get good youll see why they are so much cheaper than other decks. if you want a deck to last a while i would suggest a lib tech. they have amazing pop that lasts a very long time and they are very hard to snap. prolly because they have a few levels of fiberglass. independant is a good truck co. so is destructo. and wheels are all pretty much alike some have different designs tho that make them a lil bit better. i like rictas. they give you a nice smooth ride. anyways good luck.
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Your a Big guy like myself and I used to ride a Trucker but last year I went to a NeverSummer Legacy.NeverSummer is American made not China like 97% of boards you'll see on the slopes.I tell you man it's the best I've ever dream of,it's great for the powder,ice,and ever thing in between.I've been riding 10 years been on several boards and it's the best by far.
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By better off, do you mean safer? Cause you might be "safer" on  alongboard, but a shortboard will more likely perform better. However, you have to take into account the size and shape of the wave as well. If it's less than, say 4 feet, and not barreling, go with the longboard. If it's more than that or if it's barreling, go with the shortboard. Also, look at the shape of the board. If it's a traditional longboard, then I stand by my word. But if it's something wierd, like maybe a longboard/gun hybrid that can go fast enough, take that baby for a cruise.
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yea they have different sizes for different people. if i were you i would go to a skate shop pick out a few boards and stand on them. see how they feel to you. i like thinner boards but thats because my feet are not very big. the bigger your foot the bigger you want your board. i guess? thinner boards are also used more often for street skating. bigger for vert. if your goin to skate vert you want to tighten your trucks because its a lot easier to fall w/ loose trucks on a ramp. length i dont think matters much. there are long boards tho. those are for cruisin around n stuff. you cant really do any tricks on them. but they go pretty fast which can be fun i guess. i like skatin strret tho. kickfliping gaps n stuff. lots of fun. i have been skatin for about 3 years. i guess im ok compared to people who i skate with. they have been skatin longer and im just as good. i bs 5-0 my first rail today. it was bad ass. good luck and have fun.
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Consider adding a rear boarding step.  Get one that is spring loaded so that it moves up out of the way when you are running and doesn't take away any power.  This is really the best option.  Boarding in deep water otherwise is neither fun nor does it look very graceful.
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Burton boards are great, I've been riding for 20 years and have ridden about everything out there and I have been very impressed with Burton gear. I'm sure you will see a ton of people here bad mouthing them but when it comes down to it, you just can't go wrong with them. \n\nWhen buying a new board you should always ask yourself a few questions, like: How good am I? How much do I ride? Where do I ride? What kind of rider am I? What conditions do I ride in most? The most common stats of a snowboard are it's length, tip width, waist width, tail width, contact length, sidecut and flex.\n\nLength is a personal preference. A shorter board is usually a little easier to manuver but not as stable at higher speeds and a longer board is more stable but a little more difficult to manuver. Most park riders like short boards and freeriders like longer boards. \n\nThe width of a board is important in that you don't want your toes or heels hanging over the edges of your board. Also, it is just as important that your board isn't too wide as this makes it harder to turn (I've actually torn the arch of my foot riding a too wide board, ouch!). \n\nSidecut is how much the sides of the board are cut in. If you use your imagination when looking at a board you can see that the "cut" of the board draws out the path of a circle. The more cut, the smaller the circle and the less cut the bigger the circle. Some boards have progressive sidecuts but I won't get into that, it isn't important. Again, park and pipe riders generally like a board with a bit more cut as they need the added manuverabilty to hit the features in the terrain parks more smoothly. A board with a lot of cut can feel a little twitchy (I call it nervous) at higher speeds and they get hooky in deep snow. A freeride board will have less cut as it is more often ridden at higher speeds with bigger turns. \n\nNow we come to flex. Here is where people differ the most in their opinions. When I sell boards, this is how I explain it. When you are riding you are "telling" your board what to do to carve. For the most part, a softer board is easier to ride as you don't have to be as exact when you are "telling" it what to do. Soft boards offer a very comfortable ride and great performance at slower speeds. Jibbers love them bcause they are less likely to hang up on a rail with a soft board. However, at higher speeds or in more aggressive situations a soft board will get bounced around more and not be as responsive. Now, a stiffer board needs exact instructions for you to get the most out of it. They aren't as comfortable to ride because they transmit more of what is going on to you instead of absorbing it for you. But, they perform very well, especially at higher speeds. Also, the stability of a stiffer board offers a great deal of forgiveness when you land in the back seat or too far forward because the stiffness wants to keep you centered on the board.\n\nThe Burton Feelgood is a great, women's specific board. It has been consistently my best seller for the past three years. Looking at the '07 stats, it is definately an intermediate to advanced board and it rates highest in groomers, halfpipe and park. It's flex is just above medium as is its sidecut. So, after what I said above you can imagine that it rates lowest for powder and rails (too much cut to be a great powder board and too stiff to be a great jibber). All in all, I'd say it's a great board for all conditions, If you wanted something stiffer, go with the Feelgood ES, something more park/jib get the Gtwin and if you wanted a more powder specific the slightly tapered Feather would be awesome.\n\nHope that helped...also, when buying go to a snowboard shop not a big box store. The folks at the snowboard shop will have a much better idea what they are talking about than the dude at Big 5.
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I got a salomon one which is really great! I also got the ratchet bindings (the ones you can tighten yourself not the clip in ones) as you can get strapped in real tight and can really use your weight on the back plates. A freeride board is a pretty good all rounder. check out the website below
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Depends on a couple of factors.\n\n1. Which has less rolling resistance. (bearings and wheels)\n2. Which happens to get a cleaner part of the street.\n3. Which is heavier.\n4. Which is more aerodynamic. (matters very little on a skateboard)\n5. Which gets the better push off the start.
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If youre looking for oldschool boards, dogtown is the best. I like flip though.
549037
pretty much any board will do it just depends on your preference.  I mean if you have big feet say size 12 or larger then you will want one atleast 8" wide otherwise maybe one 7.75" wide will do.  Your best bet is to find your local skate shop..not a mall or mail order...skate shop and ask them to help you pick something out because they should know whats best for you.  I myself skate a shop board from buffalo, ny because you can get a complete with decent trucks for $99 plus tax....so feel free to check out www.sundayskatebmx.com to find a phone number and call and im sure they would ship a shop board out for you if you got a credit card to order (sunday decks are $43 w/ grip).  Just support your local shop not some dude at the mall who doesnt know anything or care anything about skateboarding.
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That's an open debate.\nAs far as decks, I like Maple or Zero. Occasionally I'll skate a Birdhouse but not often and I have an Element that gets decent pop but is a little heavy.\n\nFor wheels I like anything from Darkstar, but Chocolates and Spitfires are also quite nice.\n\nTrucks- Most people will say Independent. They are very durable.\nI ride Destructos. \n\nI also ride Dooks 1/4 inch riser pads on most decks, although I have some Sector 9  5/16 inch as well.