Slalom Deck with Skyhooks, good commuter?

[isk]

Hey there.

I was thinking of getting myself a relativly flexy, 27" slalom deck with skyhooks. ive never dealt with skyhooks OR slalom decks and have no way to try before i buy. do you think this setup would work well as an urban commute? or do the skyhooks get in the way and destroy the pumpability of the board? id imagine it to be perfect for my needs. small, light, highly pumpable and the ability to jump over urban obstacles. what do you think?

[shoopdawhoop]

i dont like skyhooks if your going to be pushing much. they realy get in the way

[LV-EW]

why don't you buy a normal skateboard, or go ahead and get the crazy ass 27" deck with skyhooks so i will have another reason to laugh when i see you going down the street

[David H]

thats not necessarily true on a longer board (or rather, a board with a longer wheelbase, assuming you mount them on top of the trucks). but on a 27 incher, yeah, they would #### with your push, and maybe even pump. just get something with a tail and learn to ollie/boneless.

[isk]

this would be the 27" version. it has a long wheelbase for its size!



thats the 32" version. might be more comfortable and gives me more room to push and pump!

[koreanemokid]

just don't get skyhooks dammit.
u could get bigger wheels to roll over some obstacles. lol
but seriously... learn to just boneless. real easy. just pick up the nose and pull it up, jump and land. if fast. it's sorta cool. and learning to ollie on a 27 is sorta hard lol. cuz u don't have much room to jump and shift foot.

[isk]

why is everyone hating on the skyhooks. they look like tons of fun to me!

btw, i can boneless and ollie.

[David H]

take it from someone who knows (i actually do have skyhooks) they're really not as fun as you'd think, without the correct setup. a 27in slalom board =/= not the right setup. 32 is getting a bit closer to the sweet spot.

[koreanemokid]

i'm not hating.
they look plenty of fun, yet restrictive.
i think i'd enjoy them on a big, wide, light board w/ little flex..

[isk]

skyhooks are only about 30$. if i dont like them, i can still take them off. i really think that id enjoy this type of board, even without the hooks!

[koreanemokid]

yes u would enjoy that board w/out skyhooks.
so would i.
like a subsonic pauliwog or a PPS =P
that would be loads of fun to commute.

[samhell]

Putting Skyhooks on a good slalom board would be like
putting a station wagon luggage rack on the top of a Ferrari....