The Cost of Skateboarding

You can use Bones Speed Cream to lube bearings. If you clean your bearings and they're still shot because of the state of the actual ball bearings jump on eBay and buy yourself Bones Swiss Ceramics for $100.

Nike SB Zoom FPs should last you a while.

As for your board, it already sounds like you're getting more life out of it than most people who skate regularly. Online ordering is cheaper but you've gotta have the cash to order 2 or 3 things at a time to make it worth it.

The tip about bearings is a good one. just clean them regularly and lube with one drop of singer oil.

People are wearing some seriously poor quality shoes these days. Stay away from Vans.
If you can afford it, invest in some Nike's especially blazer cs or dunks because they last ages. You might just need a little shoe goo around the side eventually but the soles are industructable.

ive found super glue works alot better than shoe goo. just put a line or two on the seams. after your first or second skate in a fresh pair of shoes, youll be able to see where they are wearing/ripping, and you can just put a bit there too. it doesnt look as chat as shoe goo, but it sets really hard so only use a little bit.

yeah bro go do snowboardin, gota live on the mountian for some shit ski company, and live real broke, 10 bux an hour!
at least skateboardin u can have real job , then go skatin!

s o n a

02:53 23/Apr

lol i used to starve my self to death save my lunch money everydays to buy my new skate gear

been there!

Second the Vans shoes notion... Fallen also make a solid sole and well wearing shoe... Only sole to last me more than 2 months in one hit.

Get a scooter

singha_is

11:01 23/Apr

Get a scooter

they seem more expensive these days than skateboards

king of pop

11:11 23/Apr

singha_is

11:01 23/Apr

Get a scooter

they seem more expensive these days than skateboards

Get a scooter

http://www.littlebruiser.com.au/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=2

some really good prices on here, hope it helps

haha a board you got three months ago snapped most skaters go through a board a week or two. get osiris d3s or k3s and just nail two boards together to make one

dookiehate
18:20 22/Apr
43 wall boards and counting.. a rough average i guess of $95 each.

stop complaining cunt





damn.. pics?

dont use griptape

I know a lot of unemployed skateboarders.

if you are out for the day bring something like a tuna sandwhich instead of going to kfc. and take your own drink from home, like a bottle of water or cordial or sometihng

*suck a dick behind the mini for a new set of reds

How much do you pay on your mortage, how many kids have you got, what about insurance, gas, water, electricity, school fees, rego and all the shit that goes in the pantry.
STOP WINEEEEEEING, skateboarding is the cheapest fun yuo can have.
Cheers Milko.

Have to agree with Miko on this one. Even my wife is glad I skateboard because its the cheapest fun I can have.

*sorry, Milko.

Thanks milko,

Just what I would have said,
When I started in 1987 , decks were $100
I was earning $5 hr at maccas
I know I didn't have Internet or a phone to pay for but....

I know I choose to send my kids to private school, but even fucking swimming lessons cost more than $35 bucks a week.

Ahhh. To be a kid again

not saying i have a bad lot in life at all, but im finally getting to a stage where im pretty much just breaking even with bills/costs/expenses and income, granted my job makes it much easier to afford to skate, but im still stoked that i even have the opportunity to, i would probably go insane without something like skating to keep my mind off of every week or work, study and chores

Jejenhausen
21:17 25/Apr

i would probably go insane without something like skating to keep my mind off of every week or work, study and chores

your complaing over nothing sounds like your not to keen on skateboarding in gereral

skateboarding is obviously becoming a chore for you, if you're thinking about this kind of shit that much.

but anyway buy nike blazers and use www.ccs.com

Use shoe goo to fix your shoes up. Then when your shoes are too far gone for shoe goo to work, use masking tape. Re-apply masking tape as neccesary.

Stop being a bitch.