{"id":138676,"date":"2017-07-23T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/?p=138676\/"},"modified":"2017-07-25T12:43:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T10:43:59","slug":"blank-skateboard-decks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/blank-skateboard-decks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we don&#8217;t sell blank decks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"large-12 columns medium-10 columns\">\r\n\t<p><strong>\r\n\t\tMaybe you have already asked yourself or us the question or planned on asking it: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you guys sell blank decks?\u201d After all, those are made from maple as well and at some point you will need a new deck anyway, right? Well, basically there is some truth to that but when taking a closer look, there is much more to skateboard decks from brands than simply a nice design.\r\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p align=\"center\">\r\n\t\t<span class=\"h3\">Therefore, Welcome to our guide on:<\/span><br> \r\n\t\t<span class=\"h2\">\u201eWhy you won\u2019t get blank skateboard decks in our shop\u201c<\/span>\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n    \t<div class=\"row\"><div style=\"line-height: 2px; height: 2px; background-color: #1b272c; margin-bottom:1em;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em;\">1. By skateboarders for skateboarders<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tLet\u2019s start at the very beginning. Quite a while ago, some brands were led by guys, not at all affiliated with the scene whereas nowadays, many labels are skater operated. Those guys might be pros whose bones are too beat up to withstand an 8 hour day on the board but they won\u2019t give up their love for skateboarding while getting older. Or it\u2019s just a crew of ambitious skateboarders who want to take the production of the goods they take to the streets day by day into their own hands.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"medium-10 medium-offset-1 columns\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blank-decks-vs-skateboard-brands.jpg\" title=\"Blank Decks vs. Skateboard Brands - EMillion Office\" alt=\"Blank Decks vs. Skateboard Brands - EMillion Office\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tThose brands produce decks. This may sound simple, but there is way more to that than you might think. From the collaboration with wood shops, that equip decks with different shapes and technologies to the cooperation with designers and various artists, you can be sure that there is a lot of work and passion in every deck. So your deck has passed quite a few stations before you can get your hands on it in the skate shop of your choice.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em;\">2. Your board, someone else\u2019s daily bread<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tBut the circuit of skateboard culture and industry doesn\u2019t stop with you! Did you know that pros often get a share of the profit from their sold pro models? This means by buying those decks you actively take part in making it possible for pros to maintain a career in skateboarding.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"left small-12 medium-4 columns\" style=\"padding:1rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t<a title=\"The truth about blank decks\" href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/what-blank-decks-say-about-you.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[01| blank decks] lightbox-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/what-blank-decks-say-about-you-thumbnail.jpg\" title=\"The truth about blank decks | click to enlarge\" alt=\"The truth about blank skateboard decks\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/what-blank-decks-say-about-you-thumbnail.jpg\" title=\"The truth about blank decks | click to enlarge\" alt=\"The truth about blank skateboard decks\" \/><\/noscript>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p align=\"center\"><small>The truth about blank decks | click to enlarge<\/small><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"right small-12 medium-8 columns\" style=\"padding:1rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\tAlso, team models by deck brands have a positive influence on our scene, since their disposal allows brands to financially support events like contests or demos. Furthermore, teams get the chance to go on tour and to produce videos that you can consume in order to get hyped for your next session.\r\n\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\tEven if you just don\u2019t get along with the idea of supporting big US brands, there are a lot of <a href=\"\/en\/euro-deck-brands\" title=\"European deck brands at skatedeluxe\" target=\"blank\">small companies from Europe<\/a> that take their business very seriously and are worth checking out. It is those brands that make it possible for newcomers to get a foot in the door (of skateboarding) what on the other hand pushes the scene and makes it more diverse.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOf course, especially when starting skating one has a mentionable consumption of boards and usually not the money to afford a new deck every single month. Many will be familiar with this situation. Nobody accuses you if you go to the skate shop of your trust to get a blank deck in this situation.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAlso, for those who like to create their own deck design blank decks are a really nice alternative. Blank decks surely are the most suitable canvas if you want to create your very own and individual deck graphic.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em;\">3. Keep Skateboarding alive!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tUp for a little mind game? Let\u2019s assume all professional skateboarders would have to work a full-time job next to skateboarding and pay for their trips all by themselves. Filmers and photographers probably would have a lot less to do. The mags you check while taking a dump, no matter if online or analogue, would vanish from the surface pretty soon. Also, your Insta and Facebook feeds would probably be less entertaining&#8230;\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"metaslider-id-138651\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-98-0 ml-slider-pro-2-6-6 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-138651 ml-slider ms-theme-_theme_1459517712 nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Blank Decks\" data-width=\"999\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_138651\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_138651\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-138653 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-138653\" data-date=\"2017-07-20 09:13:49\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit.jpg\" class=\"slider-138651 slide-138653\" alt=\"Blank Decks vs. Skateboard Culture Ciruit\" rel=\"\" title=\"Skateboard Culture Ciruit\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-768x512.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-138652 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-138652\" data-date=\"2017-07-20 09:13:49\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-destroyed.jpg\" class=\"slider-138651 slide-138652\" alt=\"Blank Decks vs. Skateboard Culture Ciruit\" rel=\"\" title=\"Skateboard Culture Ciruit\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-destroyed.jpg 999w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-destroyed-600x400.jpg 600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-destroyed-768x512.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/skateboarding-culture-circuit-destroyed-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<br>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tNow let\u2019s exaggerate a bit and suppose that everybody would start riding blank skateboards exclusively. Being a professional skateboarder and making a living from it would be pretty hard because the paycheck at the end of the month would probably hardly cover the rent. We certainly would have to wave goodbye to numerous events, high-quality footage and most mags that we all love and consume on a daily basis. So this bears the question: Is this really what we want? And to be honest, wouldn\u2019t it be quite annoying to hang out at the park and constantly search for your board among all the blank decks?\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em;\">Conclusion<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t<p>\r\n\t\tOur skateculture\/-scene would fall apart like a house of cards when it is deprived its fundament. In this case: Decks! With colours, graphics, logos and character! Our culture and the proclaimed lifestyle that is bound to it is based on some kind of circuit that only functions when everybody plays their part. By skateboarders for skateboarders does work both ways, eventually. Of course, what you make out of it is completely up to you.\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"medium-6 columns\"><a class=\"button-auto\" href=\"\/blog\/en\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-construction-of-skateboard-decks\/\" title=\"Get the facts you didn't know about your deck\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">10 things you didn&#8217;t know about decks<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"medium-6 columns\"><a class=\"button-auto\" href=\"\/en\/skateboard-decks\" title=\"Shop skateboard decks at skatedeluxe\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">Take a look at all decks at skatedeluxe<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<p align=\"center\"><small>By the way, if you\u2019re just into saving money, you can always get a <a href=\"\/en\/skateboard-decks?price=39-50\" title=\"To the skateboard decks at skatedeluxe\" target=\"blank\">cheap deck<\/a> for less than 50 bucks or simply take a look at the <a href=\"\/en\/sale\" target=\"blank\" title=\"skatedeluxe Sale\">sale!<\/a><\/small><\/p>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"ShariffSC\" style=\"shariff-shop\"><div class=\"shariff\" data-url=\"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/blank-skateboard-decks\/\" data-title=\"Why we don&#8217;t sell blank decks\" data-services='[\"facebooklike\", \"facebook\"]' data-backend-url='\/shariff\/'><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you have already asked yourself or us the question or planned on asking it: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you guys sell blank decks?\u201d After all, those are made from maple as well and at some point you will need a new deck anyway, right? Well, basically there is some truth to that but when taking a <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/blank-skateboard-decks\/\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":138641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2591,3322],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skatedeluxe-news-en","category-skateboarding-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138676"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138916,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138676\/revisions\/138916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skatedeluxe.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}