The Secret Truth About Walmart Skateboards...

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Today we explore Walmart Skateboards and try to get a better understanding of why they exist and find out if they are a scam or not.
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[@rickyglaser]

www.twitch.tv/rickyglaser I've been having lots of fun livestreaming IRL skateboarding on Twitch follow along to catch me live :)

[@keneticzbic6796]

Yes

[@countertask]

Nah it was a target one 💀💀💀

[@connerlebsack4018]

Same

[@BodkinVanHorn-zs8np]

Mine was a birthday present from KMart. Hobie the Cat. The graphic was literally a giant paper sticker, the bearings didn’t spin regardless of how much 3in1 I doused them in, the wheels were plastic and cracked and split, and the grip was paint with sand in it. Worse by far than anything at Walmart today.

[@bibianachavez3017]

K mart

[@anowysz6]

i think the higher quality walmart boards can be good enough to get people into skateboarding, but the bad ones are bad enough to make me think they do more harm than good. i wish there was some kind of quality minimum they all had to have. even for the newest beginners, the worst walmart boards seriously have no use. they're difficult to do anything on even if you're really experienced, and can't really be transportation either since they don't roll. at that point, all we're doing is hurting the environment by wasting materials, and scaring some people away from skateboarding because they get fooled into thinking its harder than it is

[@heathenshaunt681]

Capitalism at its finest they only want the money and have no idea what integrity and a quality product is

[@likaner1]

This is unfortunately why I was deterred from skating at a young age. As a little kid those boards were way too heavy and wide, only thing could I use it for was riding down driveways until I got bored. Even that felt dangerous cause the wheels and bearings were so cheap, asphalt made me feel like I was vibrating.

[@janbeninde2691]

0:16 seeing that woman be so happy just made my day 😊

[@vandavis000]

Was more 17-19 sec

[@YSEternal_]

That scene was shot in my hometown 😅

[@JeniseSpiteri]

Mine was probably from Toys R Us in like 1999 for my birthday. It had pikachu on it and I don’t remember it rolling as badly as the typical Walmart boards do these day

[@rickyglaser]

Thanks for watching!

[@Scharfster]

my cousin had a Hulk board that rolled pretty good too, the board was ass though lol

[@Just_SK8]

Probably cause you were lighter as a kid

[@Iwas20in2000]

i still have my skateboard i got from toys r us in mid 90s and it rolls better than my real skateboard.

[@joshualopez2105]

My mom got me a complete used board in 2003 for my 13th birthday in El Salvador don't remember the brand tho.

[@humanbrisket7718]

Got to start somewhere, as for those that started with a shop board….must be nice! Thank your parents and give them a hug Give them a hug even if they paid for the Walmart one

[@rickyglaser]

Yes fr!

[@thatequestrian_karlee]

I just bought mine paid on my own

[@richbonnau5807]

I started skating on a Kmart board back in 82', my brother broke it on the second acid drop, but he replaced it with a Powell Perelta deck. As a kid i was crushed, but happy with the new board, and looking back it was probably the best thing to happen. At 50, I still love skating and am currently getting back into it.

[@Theodore-Teddy-Roosevelt]

this is awesome, i love this style of videos. not only interesting, but actually from an deep insider of skateboarding culture. u have the perfect voice and delivery for video essays

[@rickyglaser]

Thanks!

[@HanCholo112]

I love Shaq, he's a great man.

[@MCboombox]

Yeah Shaq is funny and kind

[@manashieldworld]

He's a capitalist. He does things for money.

[@Kingstopclothing]

Real 🎉

[@PressureFlipperZ]

The Darkstar decks are good af honestly the braille deck that I got from there complete was also good af used it as a back up got a good sesh out of it in Monterey came in clutch;)

[@Zynjo7]

i just got one of these and it broke within 5 hours of skating it. the tail snapped when i went to pop an ollie

[@HalfLifeOfHumanity]

Small side comment but helll yeah, my daughter's first helmet, the spidey helmet, was in your video. I got it for her when she was 4 and we had just watched the dope Spiderverse animated movie together. It was one of the few movies she had the attention sit through watching start to finish without bailing, and while she did jump on me several times, spider crawl up on top of my head until she was crouching on my shoulders, scouting the streets for crime she could stop as 'Spider Girl'. Much love to this helmet and anybody who repped it. I have pushed my daughter to wear a helmet while skating so heavily, because I saw several friends and school mates get severe traumatic brain injuries skating, and a handful of them sustained significant brain damage and were never the same again.

[@NateB1976]

Back in the early 80’s when I was a kid learning to skate the cheap beginner boards were mostly made by 2 companies. Either Variflex or Nash. You could get them in the big department stores or sporting goods stores but Walmart wasn’t a thing here yet. I do feel like they were a better quality beginner board compared to what you get at Walmart these days and I actually loved my first Variflex board. That thing was a beast and lasted forever. Small, not very wide, no kick tail but a solid piece of heavy wood with nice big soft wheels great for cruising. Decent bearings too. I rode that thing everywhere until I got my first pro board. Schmitt stix Lucero x2.

[@Mr.A_nyc]

I had a Variflex, friend had a Nash.

[@NateB1976]

Same for me too. I had the Variflex he had the Nash.

[@scottster8858]

My first board was from walmart in 1996. Current walmart boards are orders of magnitude better than those were. The graphic was a big sticker, the grip was sprayed on (not tape), and the wheels were hard plastic. I even upgraded the bearings, didn't fix the slow ass wheels, so I put real wheels.

[@pulsupipo]

My first very own board was from a supermarket and it really sucked, but somehow I managed to even hillbomb with it successfully. Soon after that I got a random tony hawk / birdhouse board from a local sports shop, and I'd say it was 5/10, it helped me to learn more, but unfortunately I didn't have money to buy a real skateboard so I got tired of it. This was around the ages of 10-13. Now that I've started skating again as an adult, I first bought a complete that I personally didn't like. But this year I'm skating the "professional" one which made me learn like 3 different tricks in a month or so. So I highly recommend getting a proper skateboard that you build yourself. You won't regret it and even if you do, you can always resell it and get some of your money back.

[@heyjustj]

My FIRST board was one I bought from my brother at our family garage sale. It was old school shaped yellow “Killer Bee” board made by “Sportfun” had all metal trucks, risers, plastic rails, plastic tail plate and nose cover and a back truck cover I haven’t seen on any other board to this day. It gave sort of a ramp up onto the back truck so you could just lift your nose up onto a curb and the back truck would slide up the curb instead of smashing the kingpin or needing to Ollie. Soon after I realized that board shape wasn’t cool and I NEEDED a popsicle shaped board with a nose that had concave. I found the perfect board (because the graphic was SO cool to me) and it was at some sporting goods store. It was Nash brand and the WORST board I could have chosen. The graphic was literally a printed piece of paper stuck on with spray adhesive. It flaked off as one big piece. The hanger on the trucks was that cheap metal and the baseplate was plastic. Wheels were atrocious. The wood for the board itself was garbage and the paint on it was like they dipped the board in some black plastic/wax that chipped away and was super sticky. I can’t believe I made my parents spend like $60+ on it now knowing what I know. I will say most skate shops in my area at the time were SUPER intimidating and I would have been afraid to go in even with my parents. I knew nothing and didn’t want to look stupid. Plus the some peeps skating community can be a bit unwelcoming haha. It’s why I love Braille and a lot of the new vibes from modern skating.

[@FadedSylveon]

17 years ago when me and my brother were first trying to skate, Academy sports sold Darkstars and Birdhouse, the cheap complete ones of course, but nonetheless that Darkstar board was so close to a pro deck it lasted so long, was thin and sleek like a real pro deck, and had great bearings, like Abec 7s and made it long enough to get him into a real pro deck and fully enjoy the hobby, Academy has Kryptonics now, but still for $40 I think parents or first time skaters should buy one and just ride for a while and see if they enjoy it, and stay away from anything that has plastic trucks and plasticky wheels lol. Spending an extra $20-40 to get a nice complete from a renound brand is much better than buying two or more crap decks and end up hating the hobby. the right tool makes all the difference. Great video Ricky.

[@deezgex]

I had a board, branded static 25 years ago. After deep research found it was made by the cheap brand veriflex. However the board was around 100 bucks, was a slick and actually held up like a name brand board for many years. Wished i still had it tbh

[@stephanyampolsky7187]

Awesome breakdown video Rick, i like how you covered all the basics and then got right into it

[@rickyglaser]

Thanks, im really trying to improve

[@stonedViking304]

I mean if skaters don’t want skating to be easier to try out for new people, they do realize that’s literally going cause a decline in skaters, which means decline in relevance for skating, decline in profits from skating, decline in skate companies and pro skaters…they would basically watch the thing they love die a slow death… but imagine if everyone tried skating once, how many would like it and stick with it, what those people would go on to possibly add to the world of skating, it could become as mainstream as let’s say pro wrestling or boxing, I compare it to those cause all 3 are a particular taste kinda sports related thing

[@sandhanitizer15]

My first board was a complete Vision old school set up. My neighbors aunt bought 3 completes from a tag sale and gave them to him. We tried cruising around on them the first day she dropped them off and I was instantly hooked. I used it for about a month and then my mom took me to a local shop called Sartorius skate shop to put together a real complete. My first set-up was- Indy trucks, Spitfire wheels, Black Panther bearings, Black Magic grip, and my first deck was the 8.0 red Shortys Muska silhouette board.

[@STIZZUH]

Yup, my first board was a Walmart board back in like 1997. My parents wanted to make sure I was not going to bail on the hobby right away before they coughed up the money for a "real" board. After a month or two I talked them into going to the local skate shop and got a proper set up.

[@TAGSProle]

In england I've got back into skateboarding after 17 years as im teaching my 3 year old, since he was 2 on a ookkie board now got him a new deck. On a deal i got him the starwars tie fighter element prebuild for £25 and in the deal i got a enuff prebuild (which i swapped out the bearings after one skate) for £18 tested both and both are solid and have good pop to them, im no way smashing stair sets but for both to get a session on, a absolute bargain. I have 7 boards on order as im building him wall art and shelfing out of decks and a selection of £40 decks is all good, better than the £80 toy mashine, girl, zero decks i was burning though when i was 19

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

My first wood board was a Variflex Ramp Rat in the summer of 1986 at age 11. Next was a Powell Peralta Mike McGill for Christmas 1987.

[@PariahThistledowne]

My first wide board was a weird Makaha graphite thing called The Wall, which I got at either Sears or Kmart in mid 80s...it was trash. Makaha made really great old school speed boards, but this Wall thing was truly awful!

[@parkermashburn3717]

I got my first board at like 15 or 16 from my neighbor, he knew i wanted to skate but i didn’t have money and he wasn’t planning on using it. I just replaced parts as needed but now i got a whole new board with none of the original parts

[@KenzieTrinityDeasy]

I don’t think I ever bought a skateboard from Walmart or Target. My first skateboard I bought was from a skate shop called DLXSM. It was an Element board with Venture Trucks and Spitfire wheels and red bearings

[@Thegetitguy]

honestly, the cruisers I've gotten from Walmart have been pretty alright. their offbrand pennyboards and the quest one I got recently.

[@mathiusq9128]

I remember Sports Authority having some Alien Workshop boards when I was looking for my first board. My dad wasn’t convinced there was any difference to the cheaper Nash complete board and so we went with that one. I skated the Nash but it was not a very good time. I met a friend who had gotten a complete set up from CCS and I could tell how much better it was immediately. I soon convinced my Dad to get me a CCS set up. I think my dad knew what he was doing, he saw me ride that shitty nash for some time and that after a few weeks in the summermaking little progress he decided I could get a real board.

[@mathiusq9128]

Oh I mentioned that AWS board at Sports Authority because they weren’t carrying them anymore a few years later. The noard was very expensive, way way over priced but it was such a unique image on it I wish I could find pics of this style board online. I remember being blown away by how light and nicely concaves it was but it was like $80 back inthe late 90s. It wasnt AWS price it was sports authority jacking it up. Anyway Im 37 now, riding a habitat deck from local skate shop and I can still do a kickflip and other tricks.

[@seansappok1141]

I def think this is a great idea to get more people out skating, most people can't afford to go all out for their first deck, and let's face it most people first starting out aren't gonna be doing switch flips down a 5 stair or hitting a rail, so just to learn the basics you really don't need anything super tough, if they can just make a good deck with metal trucks, decent bearings and some plain wheels you'd be set for a good minute while you learn to push and Ollie

[@yuingoo]

2:10 this was my case , i really want to skate but in my area there's no skate shop or any shop where i can get a good one

[@yuingoo]

And the skateboard that are here are only kid skateboards meaning they are too small for me and all of them have no grip tape , plastic trucks etc🙃

[@lucysky8603]

Ive gotten a longboard from Walmart (I believe quest is the brand) and I liked but didn't love it BUT I mostly didn't like it because the trucks were super tight and I wasn't aware that helped your turning. After watching Maya's vods I bought another from walmart (Madd Gear) and have started to try tricks and loosened the trucks and I love it! So it really depends yk but amazing video!!

[@clangvictiongaming1883]

I remember my first Walmart board growing up, it had a graphic of SpongeBob with his ripped pants, and I also put stickers on it. It rolled like shit, didn't go fast at all, trucks were fucked up from day one, board itself was made of cheap heavy wood, but it was mine and I enjoyed the hell out of it when I was little.

[@deirdre444]

It was 1972. I was 9 and one of the few girls in my neighborhood to ride a skateboard. My first board was a simple wooden skateboard with brand new on the market Cadillac yellow urethane wheels with loose bearings. Moved on to Logan Earth Ski, then Sims boards and wheels, BennettPro and Tracker trucks.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

in 1986 all I saw was Powell and Vision boards then I saw a guy with a Variflex and was like what's that piece of crap (some variflex aren't bad to be fair) .. so I was able to avoid the crap boards from the start purchasing a Mark Gonzales board with gullwing trucks and crossbone wheels in 1987

[@Jjnoriega900]

My first board was from the swap meet, flea market. After 3 months, got myself a blank deck since it was $20 versus and actual board, $60

[@th00perman_]

My first board in 1998 was from China, had a (bootleg) Goku DBZ logo. Board had no pop, plastic trucks, and the worst possible bearing/wheel combo. Push as hard as you can to roll 2 feet. Gotta start somewhere lol.

[@nexobro348]

actually i think there is a middle point between 3 - 2 because i bought a 60 to 70 dollar board at amazon. It currently works well but the bearings are a bit wearied out.

[@trent1984]

My first board came from a surf shop because my mom skated, cruising down hills and just pushing around town, she'd let me ride her board since I can remember, definitely before I could ride a bike, then I got my own board when I was 11, my mom could go down bigger hills than me until I was like 16 or 17.

[@mikecynic5167]

Not only are they super low quality, they're dangerous. You can't have shit lock up or bend or break easily, you're gonna slam HARD and that's probably gonna be especially bad if you're a little guy who has no experience. Spend the 100 bucks, it's cheaper than a visit to the ER.

[@veritechz]

I wish somebody would go back and catalog these “toy” decks. There are so many people who had those first, realized they were trash, and moved on, but it can be impossible to track down even pictures of them now because they are just insearchable. I can remember having a TRUToys (toys r us brand) deck as a kid, and I wouldn’t mind getting one now for the wall while they are pretty valueless, but man they are hard to search lol.

[@DeEvolveMe]

My first 3/4ish decks where always hand me downs I ended up breaking then. I still to this day remember my first complete and the store I got it from 25yrs back. I did have one of those early “completes” in 96, plastic trucks and the board would roll like 5in on a single push….Sports Chalet!!!

[@danielrose933]

I was a manager at WM years ago... that company has been the last nail in the coffin to many company's sales

[@daveslayerv1.0]

just restarted skating at the fragile age of 38 XD naturally my sons were intrigued by the concept of skating, i recalled i saw some tony hawk signature completes at our local toy store and headed there to find that the boards were heavy and of Very poor quality... cheap cast trucks, the worst abec-3 bearings and wheels that were plastic coated in urethane. i put them back immediately and went straight to a skate shop i knew that survived C-19 and bought 2 ENUFF completes. 7.75 wide simple graphics, fair quality trucks, 52mm 90d wheels, and Abec 9 bearings. currently teaching them the basics of pushing, foot placement and building them up to their first ollies! but i shudder to think the amount of kids that get those boards try skating it and having a miserable experience then throwing it into a shed and giving up... :/

[@chinard]

When i started skating in the 80's there was also Nash skateboards which filled the same market which you would buy from department stores. They were barely skateable. Just awful quality all around. Some actually had PLASTIC trucks :o Walmart boards are significantly better than the equivalent Nash board from back in the day

[@lxsttxpe4025]

my first board was a professional one and my baby boy lasted about 12 years i still ride it everyday

[@Danilad89]

I bought a habitat complete for £50 to try to get back into skateboarding after years off and the quality is really good, ive literally just ordered an enuff complete on sale for £20, there really is no need for these wall mart boards any more

[@MikeRigs-rv6lr]

My first board was from Sports Authority, and it said “Snake Eyes” on the graphic lol. It was actually solid for a beginner board, I replaced the bearings (which were trash) and it was good to go.

[@scaryguy101]

My first skateboard was this thick steel board my mom bought at a surf shop (mid 90s). It as up high and she walked in saying her kid wants to skateboard and that's all they had. I banged my shins on that thing so many times. It was great for board slides on pipes, but it was super hard do any basic trick. Still fond memories of it though.

[@ItzTheThrill]

Thanks for all the great content Ricky!

[@Nuttyirishman85]

Mine was a California classic. First real board was Birdhouse Willy Santos frogs deck. Venture trucks and matching wheels. I called CCS everyday for a week asking where it is. They probably wanted to kill me, or still do.

[@johnnyRandomadness]

I skated and owned one "Walmart" board in my time when i was actually decent. It was an airspeed. However, unlike the typical Walmart boards. This one actually had a deck that was real. 3 or 4 ply, proper griptape and proper concave. The trucks were bad though. I Simply swapped them for my ventures, but the wheels it came with were actually decent. Super hard and did good reverts and slides. It was a anomaly of an experience, but i loved that deck and used it all the time. Nobody cares or said shit because i actually knew how to ride. I got it because it was 25 and i was at a very broke point where a pro deck was unaffordable.

[@bharrisnicholas]

My first skateboard was an old old Nash board with metal wheels. Then my mom got me a knock off ninja turtle skateboard with plastic trucks back in 1991

[@slapshotjack9806]

I remember getting one of these and being really disappointed when I realized the abec 1 wheels constantly required me to push it every few feet

[@raw_si_siht]

I think you mean bearings.

[@Cocom0h]

My first board was a Walmart board. Made me fall in love with skateboarding.

[@G.Freeman92]

They have better boards these days, but in 2003 I bought a legit board at Target for $40. Metal trucks, concave just right, not too thick of ply, I had a real board of course but I bought it for science.

[@yungeprince2295]

my first ever board was a tony hawk Walmart board and it was so trash it wouldn't even roll, so i used my friends board for a month or 2 until i was gifted an element deck and other parts by my local skate crew for going down a ramp for the first time(iv been skating for a lil over a year)

[@Viktor_Sk8]

Im a beginner skater that hasent even been skating for a year, but my first ever board was a world industries complete from canadian tire (with the red devil) and it is a REALLY good board for beginners. it is actually good wood, metal trucks, good grip, and original abec-7 bearings. i bought it last year april, after learning about skateboards, and now, after not even a year of skateboarding, i can do kickflips, pop shuvs, high ollies, etc. and my best trick: tre flips this summer i want to learn how to boardslide, but i also did buy a good board from my locals, a lucas rabelo blue furbie flip deck, and still using all the other stuff from the complete. im actually glad i bought that board lol.

[@generalmits]

I just bought(as in maybe an hour ago) a walmart board as my first board. I am not sure how it will turn out, but for now i dont intend on doing any tricks .I bought it for 20 dollars and I am using this to get into better shape. I started on roller blades but I dont have as much affinity for it like I had when I used my friends longboard.I am very new to this and I was searching for a fun way to do cardio, so I think this could be it. Simply rolling down the street and working on moving faster or cornering would be great exercise.

[@shinanimedubs1269]

as long as the wheels roll good I feel like you'll be ight! my old walmart board would not roll anywhere and made getting into skateboarding horrible

[@flux_time]

I do think I had a Walmart board but I left it out over night and it water boarded so badly the layers were coming apart. My next board was a almost complete.

[@libramoon9968]

Back in the 80s we had those unknown, made in China skateboards that weighed 60 pounds and impossible to do a simple Ollie.

[@juantwosavage]

Honestly Walmart boards should be called entry boards it’s for people who do know about skateboarding until you find that it has its own core based like imagine a kid bringing his Walmart board to skate shop to to find out he only needs to switch out the board and maybe get a grip tape like just keep the trucks and wheels and slowly upgrade your setup you know cause skateboards are expensive

[@IVIUT3D]

there always needs to be an entry level that isnt a full investment. if you are an enthusiast then this tier is not for you, entry level is for people who want to dabble without diving in.

[@matttorres5510]

Started with a target board that sucked, then got an airwalk board from big 5 that was mid but had good pop, dad snapped that 😅, then eventually stepped up to a set up from val surf, it was like hopping out the geo metro, into a mercedes, soo much better. But it worked out perfect, it was easier learning on slower boards so I didnt bust my arse as much 😂

[@PerryScanlon]

What if my daughter just wants to learn how to skate in a straight line on the sidewalk? Or if we want to teach our dog to skateboard?

[@AM562]

When I was a kid close friend of the family that was like an uncle to me, he wasn’t skateboarding and he was supposed to take me to some high skate shops, but he didn’t show so he gave me his high-end at the time world industries skateboard that was used has some grind marks in it but still functional. Even though I’m not good enough to skate yet. And I’m just slowly getting back into the clothing, brand DC and seeing as they’re related to skating, I’m watching related videos

[@daslupus4303]

$200 to have a pro spec set up. Gotta love that, compared to some other sports.

[@timothyquinn4919]

Oh and you vs JD anything counts all terrain "don't break the board" game of skate out in the wild with the walmart sharkboard.

[@MrBrianxero]

I think its not bad for the kids to push it around when learning. Especially in the Midwest, its a great start. The burbs dont have much of a choice in the matter, until you get older and can afford better.

[@Labergemusic]

It's a lot easier to climb stairs when the first step is the same height as the rest. Walmart boards are steps.

[@fintherebel5000]

I got one from Walmart back in the early 2000s i don't know if i was just lucky and got a slightly better made board but it lasted me till 2013 before the front part snapped off when i went over a slight bump on a sidewalk needless to say i had to walk a half mile back home while carrying my broken board

[@slapyomomma7941]

The prices are getting scary for crap material,

[@lilredv2]

Really Nice Editing on the Video Ricky! Keep it Up!!

[@JackieKraft]

I like Walmart boards, but you have to buy multiple and mix and match the best of each, and usually just give them away to random kids once they work decent… Just threw my Braille boards in the fire pit though, Live long and prosper Aron.

[@lmcc8798]

I thought I was uncoordinated. Damn walmart board.

[@UTP_ENT]

shaq shoes were in kmart first and ill tell you it was the only time you could have shoes from target and still be cool at school. those and the british knights

[@Lincolnlogsoff]

My first board will be a Glaser x Tim Pool " I Don't Trust Black Pilots" 6.75

[@skate_preppy]

I was getting so bored with my yt shorts feed and I love ur vids. Ty

[@German_-Guy]

I bought such a „walmart board” but mine apperently holds together pretty good.( maybe it’s bc i live in germany and quality is better) It was like ~40- 45€ so actually really cheap and didnt broke down yet

[@Sir_Noble_Long_D]

I had a Walmart board when I was like 7, Walmart boreds are for children.. I've been saying this for YEARS, it's a smart business move if you ask me

[@yourlocalofficechair7953]

My first board came free with a t shirt i bought (this was a long time ago, i dont remember the store or the brand)

[@Crippledsasquash]

I remember my first board 1987 i was 7 the thing was so thick and heavy with plastic grab rails on it too useless. I got my first real santa cruz screaming hand board 2 years later after saving my paperround money i paid £40 just for the board back then and then messed up by getting 65mm santa cruz wheels i think they were big ballz tho its over 35 years ago now i hated those wheels.

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa669]

Almost bought a new Walmart board instead went to goodwill had a professional board for 7 bucks. Boards are okay but it's not what we want.

[@GrabChipsHeresClips]

Shaq didnt cut ties with reebok. He was still signed just no signature shoes

[@jaymuffinz]

Half the time, you just need to replace the bearings and the board rides twice as good. That’s the biggest issue in most of the ones I’ve seen.

[@joehamilton6498]

Green base flip deck with independent trucks and I'm not entirely sure but I do believe they was 55mm mate black flip wheels which were more like 53's by the time I got the board 🛹 lol hand me down from older cousin 👍🏻

[@slister93]

i see the braile skateboard on the walmart website... is it still selling?

[@OVERSEER-VAULT-101]

Or just get an old used one from a friend/family member. Sk8ers in my town are always HAPPY to help out new comers. Tight lil community of sk8ers here.

[@johnnydeadd]

Bru, anyone who skated in the 90s called them K-Mart boards, and the only reason they still aren't is because K-Marts aren't around anymore. Shout out to NASH and Variflex. 🤘🏻😝🤣

[@lonelybun9747]

i own 4 k mart boards and honest there pretty sick im still new to skateboarding and ive tried expensive boards and yes they feel so much better but if it wasn't for the cheap price and my impulsiveness i would never of found out that i love skating so i think there pretty sick and honestly there not that bad aslong as you can have fun

[@jesussandoval8959]

I got a Walmart when I was 15 and all of the bearings pop off with nothing to fix til I was 16 I got a actually board then when my first complete board I was 18 when I bought at zumiez which that’s my first mistake ever then actually bought my build my own boards later it comes to me how much now I understands how I used to be a Walmart skater board till I got a actually board

[@Nomadicheadspace]

Walmart skateboards are great starter boards as you progress and get better you can updated if you can afford it.

[@rojosk8z]

Is that why some dark star boards are at Walmart not at mine we got mad gear but I’ve seen some before online as Walmart boards but is that why he wanted to put darkstar boards that were a little better quality in Walmart I’m not sure if I understood but that’s cool if I did

[@PAPPADASH]

They exist because parents buy them for very little children. This actually has been going on since the 80s. My first Skateboard was a K-Mart special back in like 1985 or 1986 it was a white and black old school wide 80s board that said "NINJA" on it. I bet you could google it and find a pic. But anyway I didn't even ride it I would put one knee on it and push with my other foot while holding the nose with my two hands as I was 5 or 6 years old. I ended up getting into skating and got a real board years later in 1992-93

[@turbobeast42]

This is a great video sums up the thoughts I've had about the topic pretty well

[@SlasherHomeVideo]

K-Mart, lol. A Variflex with a weird chicken on it.

[@legendzssb]

In your ollie tutorial why do you slide with your toes ollies

[@wakerisawake]

At the end of the day, if it can get me tow work faster than walking (it's within walking distance) I'm happy

[@XaviWavey]

My first board was actually like a month ago from Zumiez (sorry guys). Its a "real" brand skateboard and I'm tryna get better. Wish me luck!

[@Realdriftyluis]

I got a Minecraft board snd upgrade the bearings snd wheels there it makes a difference

[@eksit101]

Actually goes way back further than k-mart. Variflex.

[@moshortclips5806]

My first board was vision back in the 90s the only reason I knew about skateboards it was cause of my causin