Need advice on Deck - Tan Tien vs Bhangra

I have been skating for a fair while on my longy, but only really just cruising around; i have pushed upto 60km/h once, and never really learnt to slide or dance. The thing is my deck is a solid plank of hardwood, without any grip on top and is extremely narrow at only a shade over 6" wide.

After meeting up with some of the guys on here for a sesh in olympic park i realised i need to upgrade my hardware if i want to start learning new things and pushing my skill up... I've always liked the look of Loaded Decks, but cant decide between a Tan Tien or a Bhangra.

I cant slide, or dance [yet], the flashiest i get is a pretty dodgy nose manual; but i want to learn a bit of cross step and get into sliding so i can get upto scratch and run with the bombsquad sessions. So which deck have you ridden/would recommend? I have heard the bhangra is pretty big and heavy for a campus cruiser, so was thinking about a Tan Tien - smaller and more portable, but still wide enough to learn a few steps.

I am just going to purchase a deck as i currently have Paris 180's and 65mm Speed Demons 83A's; might look at switching up to Orang's at the next payday.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Gabe on January 12, 2011 at 11:22

Your best bet would be to cruise over to Hopkin Skate, in St Leonards, where we have both the Bhagra and Tan Tien set up so you can try them both before you make a decision.