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The '''deck''' is the main part of the skateboard that all of the other component attach to, and provides the main platform that you stand on in the normal riding position. | The '''deck''' is the main part of the skateboard that all of the other component attach to, and provides the main platform that you stand on in the normal riding position. | ||
The materials usually consist of 7-plies of hard rock Canadian maple veneers glued and pressed together. They usually have colorful graphics painted on the bottom, and sometimes on a portion of the top as well. There will be at least one [[Kicktail]] (on [[Single Kick]] decks) and [[Kicktail]]s on both the Nose and Tail (on [[Double Kick]] decks). There are 8 pre-drilled [[Mounting Holes]] for attaching [[Trucks]] with [[Hardware]]. When setting up a new '''deck''', [[Griptape]] is stuck onto the top of the board for grip (as the name implies). Freestyle is very hard on the nose and tail so [[Skid | The materials usually consist of 7-plies of hard rock Canadian maple veneers glued and pressed together. They usually have colorful graphics painted on the bottom, and sometimes on a portion of the top as well. There will be at least one [[Kicktail]] (on [[Single Kick]] decks) and [[Kicktail]]s on both the Nose and Tail (on [[Double Kick]] decks). There are 8 pre-drilled [[Mounting Holes]] for attaching [[Trucks]] with [[Hardware]]. When setting up a new '''deck''', [[Griptape]] is stuck onto the top of the board for grip (as the name implies). Freestyle is very hard on the nose and tail so [[Skid Plate]]s are also a necessity for prolonging the life of the '''deck'''. | ||
See [[Table of Decks]] for a comprehensive list of freestyle '''decks'''. | See [[Table of Decks]] for a comprehensive list of freestyle '''decks'''. | ||