There are a lot of good companies and places to look for products. just make sure to run em buy us in the quick questions thread for advice on whether they would be the best bet or not.

and yes the fingerboarding community is awesome isnt it?

you could go to the events subforum to find people in your area.

I did decide to put a dollar limit on my purchases. I believe $50 is a good start.

I would like to try the bearing wheels and try to get a decent set up IF possible.

Here are a few options I came across:

-Northwoods new era combo ($58.99)

-Flatface G12 complete ($59.99)

I also really like the Homewoods decks.

I could go with a homewoods deck and the northwoods trucks and new era wheels and foamy greatness tape from Homewoods.

Now if I go with a homewoods deck what size/set up with the wood plies would you choose?

well i would advise you against the new era wheels. they are from a company named zshred that gets their wheels wholesale from china, so you wont get the best quality. if you really want to experience good bearing wheels they arent your best bet. thats why i feel the flatface complete would be the best option.

for the homewood, id recommend a middle of the road width of 30mm. its not wide, and its not skinny. the mold i would personally go for is the M5 because its near identical to a berlinwood mold. the woods dont matter, its all based on colour preference really. the maple is the strongest and gives better pop so i would have the top and middle ply be maple just because of that. it doesnt make tooooo much of a difference though.

I think the flatface complete may be my best option since its only $59.99.

Do you think the flatface complete is a decent set up for the price plus the G6 wheels are a decent bearing wheel for the price.

Is this a medium kick/medium concave deck?

Flatface is one of the best wheel companies in the world and the G6 is their most popular wheel so yeah you are getting a bearing wheel far better than decent The deck is good, although some people dont enjoy it. Its really all preference, but i would consider them semi-pro decks if berlinwood was pro. the deck is medium kicks and low concave. very low concave some people like that though because it doesnt spin out of control as much.

its definitely your best bet, because it comes with flatface teflon bushings and riptape all ready to go.

I've never skated a a FlatFace but I would recommend getting one because of the positive remarks everyone gives it.

As for anything Zshred related; don't get it. I bought a Zshred complete and it had new era wheels. Long story short; zshred is shit.


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Don't get a Northwood deck and don't get New Era wheels. They're both mass produced Chinese crap. Support the real scene - companies like Flatface, Homewood, Berlinwood... whatever. Flatface G12s are medium kicks, mellow concave. They're great decks. G6Ds are some of the best wheels ever too haha. Seriously. If I were you I'd either get the FF complete, or I'd get a Homewood and dump trucks + G6Ds from Flatface.

Thanks for the advice everyone! I just ordered a flatface complete. At least it'll give me a real set up to start with and get used to FBing with something other than a tech deck.

Thanks again for the advice and I can't wait to receive it and try it out.

I look forward to posting more and getting to know the community!

xoibsurferx wrote:

Thanks for the advice everyone! I just ordered a flatface complete. At least it'll give me a real set up to start with and get used to FBing with something other than a tech deck.

Thanks again for the advice and I can't wait to receive it and try it out.

I look forward to posting more and getting to know the community!

Haha I just wanted to thank you because of your thread I just ordered myself a flatface complete too. :p

No problem! I'm glad you ordered one! I hope you like it.

Are you new to the forums?

Haha yup, I'll try to make a review when I get mine, same for you!

I will definitely make a review when I get mine as well.

Have you been into FBing before and just new to the forums here are new to FBing in general?

I really think I'll be happy with the flatface complete. I read some reviews on the G6 wheels and everyone says they are really good and the G12 decks are good as well so it'll be a good combo to get me started. Decks are realitively cheap its just the professional trucks and smooth bearing wheels that are expensive.

I love people who used to fingerboard but are now starting back up again! <3

LasVegasFingerboard wrote:

I love people who used to fingerboard but are now starting back up again! <3

And I love banning your ass over and over and over again.

BEEEEEEEEEEF.


and yeah i actually came back to fingerboarding in late september after many hiatuses. I started in 07 to 08, left until late 2010, came back until march this year when i left again, and im back now that im old enough to have a job i can sustain the hobby, drive to meetups, and basically be more in the scene.

So I suppose being older does have its perks!

xoibsurferx wrote:

I will definitely make a review when I get mine as well.

Have you been into FBing before and just new to the forums here are new to FBing in general?

I really think I'll be happy with the flatface complete. I read some reviews on the G6 wheels and everyone says they are really good and the G12 decks are good as well so it'll be a good combo to get me started. Decks are realitively cheap its just the professional trucks and smooth bearing wheels that are expensive.

Yes, I used to fingerboard back in '08 - '10 and stopped for a year and a half. I guess now that I'm in highschool and have more money its easier too stay connected in the scene

I'm glad you came back to it. This forum is amazing and everyone in the FBing community is really nice and more than willing to help in any way it seems which is amazing.

I just wish I had a little more cash to spend on FBing but at least I'll have a decent set up to get me started and to let me try a REAL set up instead of the tech deck's lol.

flatface deck and wheels is much more than decent dude

MaxL wrote:

LasVegasFingerboard wrote:

I love people who used to fingerboard but are now starting back up again! <3

And I love banning your ass over and over and over again.

Do you know who that is? That guys off FFI :L

Or a holden version.

i like that max assumes every new member is holden.

^Aha, he's always right though

I'm not "holden". Add me on facebook to prove I'm real.

www.facebook.com/xoibsurferx

Lol no they werent talking about you, they were talking about lasvegas

we are pretty sure ur legit lol. theres a kid named holden who keeps resigning to all the fb forums to scam people, and his reigns of idiocy last about 3 days until he gets banned. ive been on this forum for like 2 and a half months and hes done it numerous times.