Retrospec Alameda Skateboard Complete Canadian Maple Wood Deck w 5 5 Inch Aluminum Alloy Trucks for Commuting Cruising

GREAT quality you can shred you can go pretty fast and all that skateboard stuff Read more

Great starter board!!! We ordered this for our four year old son and it’s a great board for learning. It’s durable, has a great design and easy for him to ride. I’m very pleased with this board! Read more

I purchased this skateboard for my teenager and he is happy with it. It looks just like the advertised pictures. It seems sturdy and it rolls easily. We haven’t encountered any issues with it and it seems to be a good skateboard for a beginner. Read more

I am not an "real" skater, so I can't go into the real guts of this versus a high end board. The deck feels pretty nice and sturdy. The grip tape is real grip tape. The trucks are decent, though I will probably replace the bushings with something a little stiffer (I'm a big guy). Not bad though. The barrings are pretty meh and I'll replace them soon. Once received the buyer should loosen the wheel nuts by a quarter turn or the wheels/barrings wont spin well. Much better after that. The wheels seem OK. Riding on asphalt is manageable if slow. All in all it is a pretty good board for the money. At least a good starter board. We bought our son a cheap one from Walmart and that thing is junk. Buy one of those if you don't want your kids to learn to skate. Read more

This was my first skateboard and I’ve had it for about 3 years now, so I can give a real long-term review. I didn’t just use it occasionally, I actually used it almost every day as my transportation to school, riding around 2 miles daily. Even after all that use, the skateboard has held up incredibly well. The bearings still work smoothly, and the design/paint still looks almost like when I first got it. It has taken a lot of hits and impacts over time, but it never broke, which really shows the quality of the material. I mainly used it for transportation, but sometimes I also practiced tricks. My friends, who have a lot more experience with skating, would use my board too and do tricks like ollies and kickflips, and the skateboard never failed. Even they told me that I made a really good purchase, especially for the price. One of the things I loved the most was the wooden design. That’s actually what caught my attention and made me want to buy it in the first place. Overall, this is a very, very good skateboard and honestly one of the best purchases I’ve made. If you’re looking for a durable and reliable board, especially as a beginner, I would definitely recommend it. Read more

I gave this skateboard to my 9 year old son for Christmas and he’s loving it! It’s a great size for him and rides smoothly. Well-designed and works well for beginners. Read more

Okay this is the probably one one the only reviews that has not been done by a dad or a mom saying it’s a good thing for their kids. (No offense to them of course). I’ve been skating for a good half a year and this board was my first board I’ve ever owned and it was amazing. I expected for it to be like the average cheap complete, brittle board, griptape that looked like it has sand hand-sprinkled on it, and plastic bearings, but I was completely wrong. Perfect weight, metal trucks, perfect grip, and surprisingly great bearings was what I was greeted by and I was wowed. I learned my first ollie on mine and also the shuvit and FS 180 and after a while my friend gave me one of his old Chocolate boards to me. I gave my old Retrospect to one of my friends who was looking to get into skateboarding and he also learned his first set of tricks on it as well. Of course after a long time the board did meet its demise after months of love which the plys started to separate, but that was well respectable for an amazing quality budget board. I currently run a Baker setup but if I ever need a spare board or just a little feeling of nostalgia, I’m for sure buying one of these again. Read more

It’s ok for the price, but definitely a beginner’s skateboard. Bought it for my 14 year old and he said the wheels aren’t as smooth, he feels it’s slow and not as smooth riding it. My 9yr old thought so as well. He was able to ride it and it’s promoted as an adult skateboard. Recommended for someone starting to practice. Otherwise the board is good quality. Read more