Penny Skateboards - love em or hate em?

Gday all

Saw one of these in a store today. Bought one for some giggles...feel kinda sketch. still deciding on whether i like em or not. What do u guys think?

Tags: banana, board, mini, penny, skateboard

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on May 4, 2012 at 12:41

Love Penny skateboards! Found some online for $99 at www.citybeach.com.au/en/sale/penny-cruisers-from-99-backpacks-shoes...

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sean meaney on May 4, 2012 at 20:53

there are some k-mart knock off's going around for about 40 bucks if people are keen to get into the penny racing thing, i am kidna tempted to buy one as a pub board.... its less then a good set of wheels and i could probably strap it to my back or something

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Permalink Reply by Billy Bott on May 4, 2012 at 20:55

I used to have one. I just ran the stock trucks, but i changed the wheels. I upgraded to orange inheats, and put in HUGE risers, it was a great, light litter cruiser, with a rad roll speed. Also, uber fun to ride in carparks, and when ya want to get ya city slash on, slaloming in and out of the gaps in the crowd.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by bernie on May 4, 2012 at 23:07

Bulleen 27th May.....plastic class ditch racing!

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Permalink Reply by matty leadfoot on May 4, 2012 at 23:43

Get a wooden mini instead.

if you want to race on plastic I think the target knock offs are softer plastic than the penny.

I cant ride it but I'm heavy. Got one for my niece.

She loves it tho.

sean meaney said:

there are some k-mart knock off's going around for about 40 bucks if people are keen to get into the penny racing thing, i am kidna tempted to buy one as a pub board.... its less then a good set of wheels and i could probably strap it to my back or something

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Permalink Reply by Mudjimba on May 5, 2012 at 5:00

The old plastic boards were nick named 'Banana Boards', I don't know if that was the brand or just what we called them. They were a bit of fun but on the whole pretty useless. Penny boards look better compared to the old style plastics, just a bit of fun. This vid gives you a good insight into the creator of Penny and where he is coming from.

http://vimeo.com/41541906