Skateboards

[doodlebugg 10]

My two daughters have their birthdays 4 days apart from each other and both want a skateboard. Thing is...the ones they want are well over $100. I'll admit I know NOTHING about skateboards but can someone in the know tell me what is so different between the expensive ones and the ones you can get at like Target for $20?

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

My two daughters have their birthdays 4 days apart from each other and both want a skateboard. Thing is...the ones they want are well over $100. I'll admit I know NOTHING about skateboards but can someone in the know tell me what is so different between the expensive ones and the ones you can get at like Target for $20?

better wheels, better trucks (the part between the wheels and the board), and an overall better board. you can buy them the $20 target one if you'd like, but as a former skateboard rider i'm sure you'll spend that remaining $80 each on bandaids and hydrogen peroxide

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Save the money! Go to Target. I'm sure your daughters want them for fun and not learning to turn pro any time soon!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

i dont remember their ages, but ask yourself, do they still go out and (play) to entertain themselves with friends or is this just a passing fancy? There maybe a bicycle/skateboard shop in your area can advise because you will want the added safety gear im sure, (and dont you try it out)

[jundp 191]

My two daughters have their birthdays 4 days apart from each other and both want a skateboard. Thing is...the ones they want are well over $100. I'll admit I know NOTHING about skateboards but can someone in the know tell me what is so different between the expensive ones and the ones you can get at like Target for $20?

better wheels, better trucks (the part between the wheels and the board), and an overall better board. you can buy them the $20 target one if you'd like, but as a former skateboard rider i'm sure you'll spend that remaining $80 each on bandaids and hydrogen peroxide

OK. This is like the Sesame Street game "which one of these doesn't belong?" Because I'm having a really hard time picturing Charles on a skateboard....blasting Black Flag....yelling "I'm Tony Hawk!" (Granted, my imagination added all the extra stuff....but still).

[joelunchbox 0]

If you are up for an interesting experiement try this: Give them $100 dollars, tell them they can spend it on anything. I will bet you a dollar to a donut they don't buy an overpriced skateboard.

Personally, if they are over about age 8, they should be getting allowances and much smaller birthday presents. We tend to raise consumers instead of raising adults. Don't mean to rain on the party but, almost everything we do with our children are teacing moments. And I worry what I am teaching.

[PlatyPius 5]

I Black Flag....

[Kevin and 10]

My two daughters have their birthdays 4 days apart from each other and both want a skateboard. Thing is...the ones they want are well over $100. I'll admit I know NOTHING about skateboards but can someone in the know tell me what is so different between the expensive ones and the ones you can get at like Target for $20?

better wheels, better trucks (the part between the wheels and the board), and an overall better board. you can buy them the $20 target one if you'd like, but as a former skateboard rider i'm sure you'll spend that remaining $80 each on bandaids and hydrogen peroxide

Or co-pays to the clinic. After I broke my leg then wrist I gave up skatebording.

[doodlebugg 10]

I Black Flag....

Why?

They will be 11 and 12 (irish twins ) and last summer they spent the entire time on our street with a million other kids waiting their turn to try out other people's boards. I don't think the fad has gone away yet either since even though it's 40 degrees they were all out this weekend too.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

My two daughters have their birthdays 4 days apart from each other and both want a skateboard. Thing is...the ones they want are well over $100. I'll admit I know NOTHING about skateboards but can someone in the know tell me what is so different between the expensive ones and the ones you can get at like Target for $20?

better wheels, better trucks (the part between the wheels and the board), and an overall better board. you can buy them the $20 target one if you'd like, but as a former skateboard rider i'm sure you'll spend that remaining $80 each on bandaids and hydrogen peroxide

OK. This is like the Sesame Street game "which one of these doesn't belong?" Because I'm having a really hard time picturing Charles on a skateboard....blasting Black Flag....yelling "I'm Tony Hawk!" (Granted, my imagination added all the extra stuff....but still).

that was mid 70's, was he even born then?

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Tony Hawk is older than a lot of people think. He was born in 1968. He is pushing 40.

My two daughters have their birthdays 4 days apart from each other and both want a skateboard. Thing is...the ones they want are well over $100. I'll admit I know NOTHING about skateboards but can someone in the know tell me what is so different between the expensive ones and the ones you can get at like Target for $20?

better wheels, better trucks (the part between the wheels and the board), and an overall better board. you can buy them the $20 target one if you'd like, but as a former skateboard rider i'm sure you'll spend that remaining $80 each on bandaids and hydrogen peroxide

OK. This is like the Sesame Street game "which one of these doesn't belong?" Because I'm having a really hard time picturing Charles on a skateboard....blasting Black Flag....yelling "I'm Tony Hawk!" (Granted, my imagination added all the extra stuff....but still).

that was mid 70's, was he even born then?