It’s interesting…at least to me…that as time passes different skateboard companies take their turn as the best and biggest company out there. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
…mid 1980s to 1989 - Powell Peralta. Powell is but a shadow of their former selves today. Powell was the biggest company around back in the 80s. Everyone wanted to be part of the Bones Brigade.
1989-1991 - H-Street. It’s almost unbelievable that the company that brought names like Matt Hensley and Sal Barbier to the forefront of skateboarding is virtually unknown today, as are Matt and Sal by the younger generation. But for a few brief years H-Street was what it was all about. They took skateboarding from it’s squeaky clean image that Powell had created to something more realistic, like having fun with your friends on a curb or a backyard ramp.
1991-1992 - World Industries. World, which included Blind and Plan B, was the biggest thing ever. Steve Rocco took Powell and other companies completely by surprise by making fun of themselves and making cheap jeans. I think even Rocco is surprised how big it all got. They’re still big today, and in some ways bigger than they were back then, but I wouldn’t say they’re on top anymore.
1993-1994 - Girl. Girl signaled a change, in that it was the first big company run by skaters who were still on top of their game, and still are today. Girl could arguably still be one of the best skateboard brands today, but that brings us to our final point.
1995…today - Who is it? Skateboarding is a bit different today. It’s a lot bigger than it has ever been. There are lots of companies. Small companies today that most kids might consider loser companies may be larger and making more money than World Industries back when they were on top. Unlike in the past when it was pretty easy for everyone to agree on which company was the best, today everyone has their favorites. Girl and their affiliated companies are still some of my favorites. What’s yours?
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I think that every thing depends on your stile or like what your friends think and you like wanna blend in so u like the same as them… my personal favorite is element cause i like the way they think of it and it’s all peacefull and no like hell themes and stuf like most of other companies…
i agree with element plus i just think there easy i meen almost gracefull there like apart of u if u know what i meen lol……but yeah idk iv tried almost everyboard out there and i like popware element and blind lol….
i like zero but element and girl are awsome too
i honestly dont know i like element but so many people skate it and i like to try out boards that not many people ride like start my own trend of boards and people wont even know wtf im talkin about
i like Zoo York the most because they flip easy and have really good wheels
Yo i like the element but they wear down way to ez… but their fiberboads are @$#@# awsome…. and really really durable (i got 3) only broke one in 5 year spread… my favorite board is probably Alien Workshop im just pro wit those..
i like zero and zooyork and the rest are just ok!! i skate enouhg to no how they all are nigga….
i like zero and the york
you are all posers
i personally like baker cause for me i can flip and olle high
element sucks and is poser. get a bueno or toy machine.
Alright first off I have nothing against the Element/Bam fad but I can only say that the boards are horribly made for skating street. They have a reputation of being extremely heavy and thick which would be good for vert but not street. I havn’t decided yet whats the best board company yet because I havn’t tried them all out yet. Anything light with a good concave will do great. When you shop for a board pick it up and feel it. Place it under your feet if you have to and don’t worry about the graphic because it’s going to come off sooner or later. My favorite brand of shoes so far is Emerica. I usually skate the cheaper low cut shoes like the Reynolds 3 or the Francis. I always skate suede because it holds up the best and it has more board feel. Wheel brands don’t matter to me at all. They are all made out of the same material so why not get blanks. I usually skate a small wheel like 49mm because they are light weight. From what I hear Venture or Silver brand trucks are the best you can get for street. I skate Venture’s but Silver trucks come with nice features. Bearing companys dont matter at all. Just look for what abec you want. The higher abec the faster you will go. But the higher abec the more they wear out. Hardware and riser pads are all the same. I guess you just have to experiment with all these brands until your comfortable. Everyone’s different just like every company’s different.
its enjoi for me they have tons of pop and wear slow..
but there are lots of boards and lots of different people
jordan i agree with u….element is ight but the fiberlight baord is really bad. it slowly looses its pop and the bard is weak. i enjoy most of all are alien workshop, zoo york, and…umm…blind. dont get me wrong i think element is a good skate company its just that the fiber light board is really…bad.
i dont like element too much…but i love alien workshop and chocalate.
as for skate shoes…i enjoy wearin adios and dc when im hangin out but i barely use them for skateing cause…well…they’re expensive and i dont wanna ruin t them, u kno. but as for skateboarding i love to wear vans and sometimes es…they’re really comftorable but wat would i kno i havent tried them all
id have to say either element,and girl, i like the feel for world industries but it doesnt give me enough flip, girl gives me a nice feel for its pop and element i just ride most of the time
what are you all talkin about element sux blinds and almosts are the best almost impact support and uber lights are the $#%$ remember it
When I first started skating I’d always switch board companies to get a feel for every single thing out there. Some of the best boards had to be GIRL for durability+lightness, CHOCOLATE for ease of pop,flip & stamina(can always land the 3’s easy on those) TOY MACHINE for confidence (yeah for some reason I learned alot of new tricks w/ TM like frontside flips) and…consolidated.
i personaly like mystery boards. they have great flip. they also pop pretty good. like many of you are saying element is a good company no doubt but fiber lites are just too easy to break.
I like black label they have a good shape blind almost planb and element to.
Well,i think kids now go with eleemtn,but that honestly only because so many kids look up to bam,i dont personlly,ive riddin an element,idk,i didnt last very long for me.i like birdhouse…alot,espicially the new black 6’s.Enjois are always nice,and of course….BAKER!
but i also like flip, and foundation,i tried a powell,but it lasted like a week?
Its Almost for me there got really nice pop and flip well. also they dont wear down fast and them new uber light deck are just sick. other then almost Plan B and Blind are good. and to all you element/Bam loving —- element deck suck and there are better skater then Bam. enjoi suck too.
i like almost cause they flip real good and there soooooo light.
err……..i had a flip i liked it..i got a cbs rite now(copeland board shop)they cheap but good had it like 2 years but im gettin a new board for my b day.i skate street and i was wonderin wat the best company for street skating is?
out of all the decks i skated [zero, death, element, voltage, && zoo york] zero has to be the best.
they are a frikkin lush skate ^^
I’ve skated Element, Baker, Birdhouse, Zero, Zoo York, and Enjoi, and I can tell you right now that Birdhouse is a ok brand but they lose pop and they where out way way too fast so actually, they aren’t a good brand. The tails on baker boards where out too fast and chip, but they are really good for spin and pop, zero will be good to you for about a year, I don’t like Zoo York, And Enjoi has really good pop when you first get it, but in 2 weeks its gone. So I would definetly go Element
Regarding the main article, I think Element is definitely dominating the market right now. It doesn’t mean they’re the best. It just means they sell the most product. In the 80s Powell , Santa Cruz, and Vision were sooo huge but then in the 90s Blind made a killing with decks that parodied Powell. When skating went under the giant “corporation” type companies couldn’t survive, but the smaller companies (Blind, World) thrived. Except for H-Street, who I really miss - best videos ever.
i am thinkin about gettin a chocolate or girl board, but i do not know what to do, i want a board that does not chip easily on the ends.
Any help?
ok, right, ive skated pretty much everything, I tell you right now elements suck the pop wears in like 4 weeks, enjoys are amazing, but they break really easy, almost are pretty good, baker is great, they are really good but they chip easy, i personally like girl boards they really good or zoo york, zero flips amazing but they are soo breakable, a zero will probablly last u about a year or two. but for
” NACHO’S” comment deffinetly go with the girl board
element is the best. everyone else just stop talking. ive skated them all, element has the best pop there durable and they dont really chip. nothing else compares
zooyork and zero are the best and yes i am a girl but who cares so ya o and i cant for get baker and plan b and no i dont skateboard but i might smeday and alot of my friends do
ive had a zoo york, baker, mystery, plan b, element and a think board.
my favorites were zoo york, there crisp, with nice pop.
baker is also good but a tad to heavy.
mystery was like a plan b, nothin to exiting.
element are probably the worst waste of money….ciapolla, u must not skate much, cuz after a week at the skatepark my element was trash. i do not recomend element
plan b boards are ok, after a few weeks of treys and rails it was finished
think boards rnt bad either, there kinda like plan b.
im curently skatin a zoo york and i have no complaints
Well i currently have an almost uber light and its pretty much the best board ive had. Ive only had 3 boards before. My first board was a zero. I dont prefer those. Bakers are good. But they wear out to easily. Girls take a long time to chip but when they do there doomed. Then darkstars are bad@$$. They have good pop and are light. So almost and darkstar are my two favs.
I like peralta decks.I have a spaecialty deck from them.its got a load of pop, and is skinny so flip tricks are no problem. also its incredibly light and durable.the only thing thats wrong with it is that it has almost no concave so its like landing on a longboard.my element bam deck is cool to look at but thats just about it.
I’ve rode baker, enjoi, element, almost, world industries, speed demons (blank deck) and i have to say that the best one is the baker. It has good pop. My speed demons blank deck has good pop but baker has more. Element is my favorite company though, i have like 10 products of them. Element may not be the best but they sell the best stuff and are more well known.
i like zoo york i had a flip and its a little heavy and not much pop but the best flip ever! blacklable is my fav!
I personally favor Almost
i have a impact support and a uber light and they are the best boards i’ve ever had, they have good pop, they flip nice, they are also sooooo light
i’ve ridden an Element,Mystery,Flip, and Darkstar
but my Almost decks are the best
I can’t believe you guys haven’t mentioned DC your all posers!
Dc Rocks, or whoever you are, we didnt mention dc because its not a deck brand! Duh! You have to be a poser. My Fav deck brand is PLAN B! SHECKLER, P-ROD, JEREME ROGERS, you cant beat that
Element is for posers who wanna be just like bam.
Oh yeah, and little kids.
Its about real companies and real pros that do it for the love, not for money or fame.
So whats the best deck brand, true skaters already know, the rest of you posers keep your opinions off the blog and come back when you think you got the answer…
my favorite board company would have to be baker becuase there not heavy and there not light weight there perfectthey have good pop and good concave. my favorite skate shoe would have to be either fallen or Emaricas, Fallens becuase they made for good kickflips especially if there suede they last much longer, and Emaricas becuase there really flexeble and soft on the bottom for hard landing, trucks id go with Thunders becuase there light weight. wheels dont matter there all the same just pick your size and skate them look i do know what im kinda talkin about ive been skatin for about six years so if i were you id at least try outsome of these brands
Hey im buying my first serious board and im not sure what make i used to have a Renner board but its not that good…. Does any one no if speed demons is a gd make cos iv got my eye on one of ther boards?? and any brand suggestions??? tnks
i still think that enjoi decks are the best brands in the world
i like teh little pander
Bryan, i actually have seen a dc deck before but it rides feels and looks exactly that of a walmart board. There are a lot of good brands out there but you know a deck is a deck just because its a name brand doesnt neccasarily always mean its better i suggest going down to your local skate shop and picking one of their decks up for cheaper than you would if you went out and bought a pro deck. Pro models only cost more because thats how they make money so dont think that theyre better cause theyre not.
element sucks
toy machine sucks
world indutries sucks
blck label waz the best but now there china pressed
id say habitat
blan b or zero r the best brands
but no1 getta world indutries board ull b sorry its like skatin a wal-mart board and u will get made fun of smae 4 element and toymahine
and all u ppl that say pop war iz good
wtf
there outta buisseness now so u cant find n e
i am buying my second board but dont know what to get i already have a chocolate and wasnt impressed that much i might get an alomost or alien workshop so which should i get and why
everyone has a different style of skating.
there’s not really a “best board”.
for instance: the uberlight isn’t really a good board for tre flips. but it’s better for nollie tricks.
element, chocolate, plan b, blind, zero, flip, almost, and zoo yorks seem the same to me. they all have ok pop but they all lose their tails around the same time; like in a few months.
but so far, i like enjoi and alien workshop the most
the new daewon og impact or any impact board is pretty good
its got a good pop, good concave, just a good board
and almost has impacts with diffrent sizes so even the big guys could get one
You guys are all smokin’ too much dope. The best brands out there are by far:
Alien Workshop, Almost, Santa Monica Airlines, Old Man Army, Skaterbuilt, Gravity, Deckcrafters.
Most of the brands you kooks list above are China made junk.
Get with American Made!
lol almost is china pressed
alien workshop is awsome….ROB DYRDEK!!!!!!!!
i like kryptonics because they have very smooth wheels an a thin deck and they ollie so easy
Dude PLLLLAAAANNNN BBBBB powns alll of uuuuu
GIRL no doubts about it
the almost uberlight made me disappointed. it has more pop than any other board i have ever had, but it lost its pop in a month. BIG BIG BIG waste of money. it takes a couple days to get used to, but when you do, u’ll love it. it has been my favorite board so far, but i didnt like that it lost its pop in the same amount of time as any other board. tre flips/3 flips (whatever you call it) are all you have to do and it’ll be destroyed in about 2 months. but overall, its a great board. besides the uberlight, i would have to recommend enjoi. it has good pop and it lasts you a while. enjoi and alien workshop. im rockin tha panda and alien!!
I am currently skating a Enjoi deck. I like it alot that pop is great and i like the decals. I am going to buy a girl board
wht abt dgk are those good they dnt break easy and flips have nice pop but u can break them on a 5 or 8 stair if u mess up or land to hard
Zoo York def. It kills the poser and sellout brands.
element is terrible for street skating,its only good for vert. if you skate street alot like me, i prefer baker,alien workshop,plan B,zero,or darkstar. if you’re more flat ground, get almost or toy machine (great concave & flip).Blind is good all around in my opinion.enjoi is too stiff for me.comfort comes before looks or however that saying goes lol. so dont just get a deck because it looks awesome.
Element sucks! I tried and tried to do a heel flip and pop-shove it. I couldn’t do it on my element. But I got a Zero deck and on my first try’ I did a heel flip AND a pop shove it. My Zero deck weighs like nothing dude! My element weighs like 50 pounds!
,PEACE!
Element Sucks!
World Industries Suck!
Toy Machine Suck!
Zero, Plan B and Globe are the best brands! All the other boards are China made crap! Zero decks are so awesome! Same with Plan B and Globe! Flip is also good too but, I don’t like it too much. If I would buy a skateboard, I would see if the brand is good not just if has awesome colored trucks, barrings, wheels or deck. All the other boards are a waste of money! You should get Zero, Plan B or Globe! Zero has the best pop of all the 7 boards I got. It also last long! It hasn’t got a scratch for 7 months. Except for the scratches I made from board sliding and manuals.
okay Sk8er. u are definetly a poser. i dont know u but judging by your comment, i realize that u dont know much. globe makes shoes. not boards. and okay if u say zero didnt get scratched for 7 months u must be stupid or smokin somethin. and if it got scratches from manuals than i guess u didnt manual because a manual requires 2 wheels off the ground; not scraping the ground. and i snapped my zero in 2 months. element is light and it has a alot of pop, but it dont last long so yea it does suck and world industries also sucks big time but toy machine is amazing i dont know wat the — ur talkin about. and one last thing. i have colored griptape, trucks, and hardware but that doesnt mean that they arent good. decks arent bad just because they have a cool graphic.
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Made in the good ol US of A.
ELEMENT SUCKS!
TOY MACHINE SUCKS!
DGK SUCKS!
IF YOU REALLY WANT A NEW BOARD, YOU SHOULD GET A BLIND, ETERNAL LIFE BOARD. ETERNAL LIFE LAST FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. I’VE BEEN BOARD SLIDDING FOR 9 YEARS STRAIGHT, EVERY DAY FOR AT LEST 1 HOUR A DAY! AND MY BOARD STILL HASN’T SNAPPED! BLIND, INTERNAL LIFE KICKS ALL THE OTHER BRANDS ALL THE BACK FOR IMPROVMENT!
Stop Hating People Element Is good And Durable It may not be the best some things but i dont hate on other companys they all have something good about them
ok the ting is element isnt good unless your a starter, kids that skate stop worrying about your weight of board and —-. all you need is a board with good pop like an enjoi, chocolate, girl, krooked. with some indys and spitfires. risers help reduce stress cracks and do work if you get flexible squishy ones.
i agree with all of yall but i ride Real’s, plan B’s , and girl boards.
thay’re the —-. elements are alright, but they wear out way to fast. alien workshop has got some mad pop and concave though
PLAN B—ALMOST—BLIND—
u guys are so weird . birdhouse is the best. it has awesome pop and awesome graphics. dont forget the awesome team. tony hawk shaun white, etc…..ELEMENT SUCKS. jk i nvr rode one
bird house is the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest
blacklable by far the best in the industry today their boards are plain and have a nice feel wen u ride them and they are very durable and an extreme amount of pop
I’ve been skateboarding for about five years and i hav to say that the best boards are:
Girl: for lightness and ease of riding on bumpy areas and doing flip tricks
Zero: for hard landings
Habitat: for lightness and nice pops
Mini Logo Blanks all day…
right now im skatin a blank. why? cuz it was $20 fricken dollars and it has just as much pop as any other pro deck. and every board seems the same to me. they all have a different feel, but they all have the same amount of pop, and they wear down the pop in about the same amount of time. after 2 months, just about every board has NO pop. and the almost uberlight snapped on me after about 2 weeks. so that carbon fiber crap is worthless. elements are super light and they have good pop, but they lose all their pop quicker than ANY OTHER BOARD! trust me ive had 4. but ive tried almost every pro deck out there: popwar, enjoi, zero, blind, chocolate, flip, dgk, almost, birdhouse, blacklabel, powell, mystery, habitat, alien workshop, plan b, baker, atm, girl, and organika and they all feel similar. so out of every board ive ever had or skated, i have to suggest blank decks. they have good pop and theyre way cheaper. but the best pro deck i would have to say is enjoi. they last long. and im only 13, but ive been skatin for 2 years and i can already land 3 flips, double kickflips, fs flips, varial heelflips, and fakie big flips so im not some poser that judges boards by their graphic.
ZERO company rocks. end of story.
i personally like 2 skate plan B shoes adios wheels spit fire and i guess i like lucky bearings
ive got a almost deck its perfectly made for free style i got this cooper impact support deck and its pops so good and it flips amazing tho it feels natural and im incontrol alot more then my older enjoi wich i had only for 6 weeks wich had almost no lip or concave left and less controlleble i wanted 2 buy an uber ligt tho but they hadent one left so i pick this one and i must see it is a gr8 experiance and i couldnt do a pop shove it ealrier wich ive learned pretty fast on it try ALMOST FOR THE WIN!
element, baker, dc, or fallen
he chloe but plan b all the way cause zero is good but if u girnd it will snap element also and element wont pop high that much so plan b is lightweight and pops high and is has strong wood my setup is d. way axe plan b with independent trucks ricta wheels and screws are independent
Almost is the best deck out there its made with the best glue eproxy it lasts forever ive had mine for 9 months and it has no pressure cracks at all it still has all its pop. and its got ran over and still works. and i skate it every day i do 6 foot tall ledges every day on it and it still is in good condition. so almost is the way to go
Almost is the best deck out there its made with the best glue eproxy it lasts forever ive had mine for 9 months and it has no pressure cracks at all it still has all its pop. and its got ran over and still works. and i skate it every day i do 6 foot tall ledges every day on it and it still is in good condition. so almost is the way to go
SHUT YOUR STUPID @$$ FACE POSER
ALL SKATEBOARDS SUCUK EXCEPT FOR POWELL GOOD POP and cave makes other boards look lik baby eaters
I currently have a world industries ive had it for like 4 months and it chips really easy and is shaped kinda funny and flip tricks are kinda difficult to do on it but i can ollie pretty high on it i would recomend it for vert if anything but not street. I recently ordered a element Bam Helium deck im hopin that it will be very light so i can ollie extremely high but i think it will wear and break easily im almost thinking i made a bad decision buying that.
yes its me Chris Cole. Zero is the best company
Like ZERO ELEMENT Blind Dark Star Flip Girl enjoi and DGK
the best board i have ever had would had to be a girl or planb
I agree with you all acutually. Although, i really enjoy the plan B and Blacklabel. I recommend blacklabel for new skaters because of the prices r cheap and they are excellent boards. I skate Plan B because of the flip and endurance of their graphics and wheels espeicilly. I usually like to skate different brands them my friends and also, Plan B i learned to hardflip on, 360 flip and imposible so yeahh.
alright IM no pro but like others have said all decks are good u just need to try them all out and find the best one for ur skateing talent and wher u skate. Oh yah all yall people who are writting like 3 words are posers actually start saying something people care to here.
, peace
, skate have fun dont die
wow just saw its been like 3 days sice anyone has said anything anyone there?
hey not ur business im here shut ur - mouth everyone noes that almost is the best board ever . say somethin if u agree
,rock on
And like 3 years since I made the original post, but it’s still going strong. Long live Sublimited!
hey b—– as- ur a poser too like i said stop saying stuff noone cares about also i think mike smart . ohh yah k-e-v-i-n Girl ROCKS if ur a loserrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sorry that was my brother actually girl is pretty awesome but really this blog is not like the most reliable source i think people should ask local skaters check out a bunch of blogs and dont listen to these people praising 1 supposidly best company noe one can tell u how to skate ull just have too figure it out yourself i guess.
, peace
, skate have fun dont die
Ok. See Element is good I have one and everthing but its old so I don’t use it anymore. So then I bought a Baker board and to me if you are a starter don’t go with Element. Element is really heavy because even I have trouble and I’ve been skating for a while.When I tried my Baker board I was like WTF its so much lighter. Seriously don’t get Element begginners.