THE HONEST TRUTH ABOUT WALMART SKATEBOARDS 

anybody remember the tony hawk boards at walmart

I remember my first Walmart board. It had metal trucks, okay bearings, but the deck was like 2 inches thick. 😂😂😂

karen was upset u trash talked her sons 30$ complete

When I started skating (2019) I bought a target board that was cool until the first time at the skate park this one guy says *hey u have no grip tape lemme get something* so he went to his car and brought a 400$ fricken board since he gave me that I have been using it since my mom said *I feel weird taking this should I give you some new skater shoes?* and he said *no I'm sponsored by vans don't gimme anything* he was so nice and since then I've been meeting up with him at the skatepark Edit: thanks for 80 likes💖💗💕💓

My honest review of Andy: Best ever, my son loves watching your vids and I love to as well. You're whole team is great. Hope you're all staying safe during these times.

Here is a video idea: take each part of the Walmart board and assemble it on normal setups, to see what really is problematic, my guess is mostly the trucks.

well i got a walmart one and i don't want tell my parents because then i'm going to sound ungrateful for what i got...

If you want a cheap complete from Walmart GET A DARKSTAR BOARD!

I live in Columbus, Ohio and I’m pretty sure I saw him driving on the highway when I was going to Cincinnati

I’ve used just the decks before as backups in case my “higher end” boards would break or just loose pop. The decks aren’t bad at all. It’s the trucks wheels and bearings on those boards you gotta be cautious about. Plastic wheels are crazy slick especially on blacktop. And like he mentioned the plastic trucks and low end bearings. MAJOR RED FLAGS🚩🚩🚩

As a Walmart employee the reason for the plastic on the wheels is to keep children/adults from riding the board in the store and possibly injuring themselves or others. It's an insurance/liability issue.

For beginners A good skateboard brand to get is “speed demons” (I think that’s what they’re called) you can find them at target for only $30 they have metal trucks and they are pretty strong!!

My Walmart board had plastic bushings Edit: Walmart quality. It wasn’t actually from Walmart, but it was just a bad

I just watched your recap with your son's skating progress. The world would be a much better place with more awesome Dad's like you, brother. I got steamy eyed watching being a Dad of three. Just amazing. Your son is lucky to have you!

I just started learning on a $20 Walmart board and it has been so frustrating. No matter how much I push I can't roll for more than like 5 seconds before it just stops. It's kinda validating that it might be the boards fault and not just me.

The wheel came off of my Walmart skateboard and I fell and my back got bruised it hurt but then I got a revive deck and I was so happy.

Gotta give you props on making this video in a positive way, Andy. Excellent job. As a shop owner I’ve gotta admit SOME department store boards have gotten better in recent years. I try to avoid Walmart if I can but when I do get sucked in I check out the skateboards and I’ve definitely noticed inconsistencies in quality but you covered most of the major stuff. The one big issue that I run into a lot is that some of the bargain boards don’t follow standard sizing so when a kid comes in and wants to replace a worn out board sometimes their trucks won’t fit. Another problem is that because Walmart demands to be able to sell at a certain price point while maximizing their margins companies are forced to cut corners in places that really aren’t always safe. Years ago a board came through my shop that had urethane tires packed with scraps of urethane and when the skater bombed a hill on them they heated up enough to soften and stretch. He squished it back in place but ended up blowing them out fully soon after. I try to keep old trucks and wheels around the shop so I can get kids off of dangerous equipment whenever possible but usually by the time they figure out skate shops exist they’re already taking it pretty seriously.

I love that this whole video is to make him self look hood in front of parents. Love your vids

One time I was riding one and I did an Ollie and the METAL trucks broke and I was only 86 pounds

Hey Andy, been a fan for a long time and always wanted a revive deck and my parents said I can get one!!🎉 keep up the good work

Lol I weigh 200 pounds imagine me trying a kickflip on that

My first skateboard was a tony hawk skatboard from my local toy store about 3 years ago. And I must say, that thing gave me the time of my life. That is before it snapped in half a couple weeks back lmao.

Andy, you are a great human being and I enjoy your content and appreciate you bro. Love the way you run your company and treat your family. Keep up the great work 😎👍😊

Me: *lives in Australia* Andy: *doesnt wear helmet* Me: *doesnt know the American law* Also me: You goin ta jail boi

Coming from a "skateboarder", watch this video if your child is looking to get into skateboarding. I found it very "educational" and fun at the same time. Well done Andy!

I had a Walmart board when I started out

My first board was a birdhouse. It was alright, got it from sports authority. My mom wasn't about spending 120 on a new board (which I didn't get upset about). The birdhouse only needed new bearings and bushings, which I didn't know, but it rolled and the trucks were metal.

I remember when Wal-Mart used to sell those tony hawk huck-jam skateboards and those had pretty good bearings metal trucks and the deck lasted a long time

When there’s been 2 Walmart ads already on a vid dogging there boards i love it

I remember my parents got my stepbrother and I a Kryptonics board back in the day (we have been skating for years at this point) and they weren't actually bad. The grip wasn't the best but it had legit trucks, bearings and wheels and the board itself really wasn't bad.

I’m building my first custom complete. Super exited, and I grabbed one of your decks and it is STURDY.

Great info. Because of you and Ryden my 6 year old daughter wants to skate. Just bought her a new board and we've been out in the driveway getting it done. Thanks for all the great content.

I used to have a walmart board cuz' I asked my parents for a skateboard and i always hated it.

The truth: they bad tho

I've been a fan for ages. Love you so much ❤️

this channel is perfect for me. My brother watches Andrew and his son play with toys and I watch it for the skateboarding

This mom that emailed you...was her name Karen? Sounds like a Karen move.

Love your vids! Can’t wait for the summer release to get a new board!

I just started today I have experience with skim boarding on water so I’m kinda good but I was godly at skateboarding today can’t wait to see what I’m capable of

I have a Walmart board I got a few years ago and I put high quality trucks and bearings on it and It worked well for a couple of months before it started to get small cracks around the trucks.

“Max weight 110” Me- 110 in 5th grade

Yes, actually I was thinking on buying a Walmart one because I want to roll on it and see if I like skateboarding

I used to have an xgames board from Walmart or Kmart and it was the smoothest board I’ve ever rode. This was back late 90s-early00s but I miss that thing lol

I skated Walmart boards for years and learned to kickflip! I eventually got a Mullen Almost board for Christmas… it got stollen a month later and I was happy to use my friends Walmart board. 💚

I tried an Ollie on a kryptonics board and before I could even lift my back foot off the tail snapped smh. Board only lasted a few hours

andy: definitely meant for a 4-year-old to roll around on. also andy: maybe I could 720 flip it??

Hello thank you for making these videos I have been whatching your vids a lot now. I have LOVED your vids now

Okay so , my first bored I got was from walmart and I got a “long board” and it had 75A wheels I think and honestly it was pretty good, i was able to do a few tricks and it was medal not the bored. The board was pretty thick but it was really good to see if I wanted to skate!

can you do a follow up on this if the same parent and child watch this video? I wonder if they'll come back around and agree with your statements on this video... would be interesting

I have a walmart bord now im sad

Trying to get into skating because I've been watching your videos for like 2 years by now

I like videos like this.Andy is just good at reviewing things.

I noticed if you look at them from the side, they dont come "up" asmuch along the middle of the board. Idk if thats concave or not, but where the wheels are the bored sort of "pops" up along the middle goes back down before going back up at the end. Iv noticed legit boards from trusted brands proper skateboards have more of this bend in the middle.

look at this veteran risking his life for science

A couple years ago I was going fast on a Walmart board and hit a pebble and went flying so a week later for xmas I got a revive board and loved it ever since

i was one of your first subscribers bro. your vids are amazing right now

When he said I hit my toe nuckle I was laughing so hard 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 And like if you love his vids

Andrew: this could be a dangerous skateboard Also Andrew: i wish i had my son for him to test it out

I learnt on a Kmart board for thirty bucks it was good quality for thirty dollars but the trucks came loose often I learnt on it for a year with basket ball shoes I got a proper board and shoes like 6 to 7 months ago I got vans and an element board it helped me so much I’m on my way to my first board slide

You and Braille skateboarding made me start skating still not very good but I’m getting better

i have a walmart board and it is really good it has lasted like 3 months

i wwanna see ryden ride the small board and try tricks on it.

I live in Saratoga and my local skatepark is seasons skate shop in Albany. I was practicing tricks in my driveway and I went inside to get a drink so I laid my skateboard down. While I was inside my mom pulled in the driveway and she didn’t see my board and she ran over it 🥺. The skateboard was perfect with no damage! I couldn’t believe it! Best skate shop ever!

I bought a revive fingerboard today and I'm so happy!!!!!!

Walmart boards just do not feel or perform with ease, that a decent higher quality board will, and a low quality feel and performing board can turn a person off from skating

My first board was a Walmart board then it snapped 💔

I feel like they are great boards for starting. And when you get better you can upgrade.

Watch alot of Braille and just started watching your channel im 23 and have never gotten on a board tempted to try though

I was riding a walmart board and stopped out of nowhere and I fell and hurt my self🤕🤕

If you can find metal truck boards at Walmart or target get mad gear brand, I got one and it was 100x better then kryptonics

I had a target board back in the day. My friend’s dad did one kick flip on it and it snapped in half 😂

i had a Kryptonics cruiser in middle school, the thing was pretty rideable as a cruiser board. It had plastic trucks and they broke down over time but other than that it was honestly fine.

I have a walmart skateboard 💀😣🥺

23rd comment Keep doing what your doing

Aloha from maui!! My 2.5 year old son keagen is obsessed with you guys! Watches your videos during lunch time and He cheers for your son on every trick...thank you so much for the good clean videos of just straight fun skating! Any chance I can be notified when your kids boards are restocked I so want to get him the red one your son always uses for christmas. For now we shopped at our local skate shop and he loves his board so much he's asked me on multiple occasions if he can take it with him to nap time hahaha I just know he would freak over your board! @thatkeikikeagen is his instagram! Looking forward to the restock of kids boards! Thanks again for being so awesome!!

So I just started skating the yesterday, and the board I have is a Walmart board with metal trucks. It was the only skateboard at my walmart, pretty good find lol

I love rover he's cute

My first board was a Rage skateboard from big 5 in 1999. The board sucked and barely rolled but at least it had metal trucks. I remember it was such a huge difference when I got a real board. I landed my first kickflip within 2 days.

Hey dude love ur videos keep up the good work thanks

Yes been waiting for a new vid

I've been skating for about 15 years. I took a walmart board to the skatepark a few years back because I had nothing else. The trucks were plastic and it wasnt a great board. It didnt even have real grip. But I could do tricks on it and had a bit of fun despite the fact that it was weak wood that rolls slow and had plastic trucks. I didnt have another board so i couldnt complain. it worked

I stopped skateboarding about a year ago and have just picked it back up and remembered this channel existed lol

Currently skating a “Kryptonic” board. I don’t have money to afford anything good, and probably for a while. It got me into skating, and until I get a good one, I’ll keep it. I replaced the bearings though, didn’t help much.

My board is a Kryptonics U.S.A design California with metal trucks and it rolls good, it’s pretty sweet man!

Finally someone does an accurate review on Walmart boards. Please have Ryden review both porch so we can see how they work with someone of the proper weight Most people never mention that there is a weight limit. They also don't mention that Walmart has boards with metal trucks and wheels that actually roll. I feel the reason they have that thing on the wheel is because they don't want kids playing with them in the store and getting hurt. Look at all the RU-vid videos with adult taking it off and riding the boards around in the store.

I’ve only got one decent board at Walmart and it was a penny board and it steers well feels nice to ride and in all is something I would rather ride than any other Walmart board.

Those thing are the best way to see if you like skating I skated one for like a year and I still had a good time and then got a custom.

If your looking for a cheap good board that you just want to ride one I would recommend the kryptonic crusiers or the Madd gear Crusier board, I love mine and it rolls nice and was pretty cheap!

I remember having a buzz light year Walmart board when I was like seven, that thing was awesome, should I mention I had a complete cruiser board before that, but nah! Buzz light year!

i respect you so much for this vid bro

I started skateboarding about 3-4 weeks ago and I learned how to do an Ollie about the second week and I’ve just been trying to perfect my Ollie anyway yesterday I was attempting a rolling Ollie which I’ve been trying for about a week and I just completely ate the road and when I got up my board was trashed surprise surprise it’s a Walmart skateboard and I didn’t think it was a bad skateboard but after watching this vid I realized it was a bad skateboard so when my family gets some more money I’m definitely gonna buy a better skateboard

One of my favorite RU-vid videos is the one John Hill made where he broke a board in Walmart and then paid for it even though the cashier wanted to not charge him, but I will say a few months ago I got on a board in Walmart it had metal trucks I think it was a tony hawk board and I was actually surprised at how not terrible it was, I mean it definitely wasn't good but I wouldn't say it was bad either, like when we were kids I remember Walmart boards being like abstract, there was like no curvature to the boards just flat in the middle and went straight up to the nose and tail, there was no concave I actually feel like they might have been concaved the wrong way like the middle of the deck was slightly higher then the rails, if you but a ball on the middle it would roll off the side, and remember the hardware it had like a round head on it so it actually stuck up higher then the deck, they have definitely improved since my childhood in the 90s

my first deck was a revenge board and i loved it i still have it

I got a Walmart darkstar board and the deck is nice and it has metal trucks except it doesn't roll. I also have a shopco longboard and it rolls really good

Even if the deck breaks, they still are relatively good. The trucks are loose and plastic tho. You just need to oil the bearings and loosen the bolts on the wheels and it’ll work fine

Most important message from the entire video: Do what makes you happy! 💚

I was thinking, can you take the bearings out of those Walmart wheels and install a low priced set of real skateboard bearings. That would be the first best mod I can think of that wouldn't take a lot of know how and tools. If you can in the future, make a video about changing out the bearings on that board and wheel setup. And if people wanted to take it a step further after a month or so and the kid still has an interest and then change out the wheels by taking out the new bearings from the old wheels and installing them in the new wheels. A few steps forward and not incredibly expensive.

Thanks for being honest dude

My first board was a Nash 😁 used that for a while. It rolled and had metal trucks. My daughter wanted a skateboard I wanted her to get a good one but she got a walmart one and gave up skateboarding because it wouldn't roll . Hopefully I can get her a good one soon.

I used to have a Walmart board it was a kryptonic and honestly... it wasn’t that bad. It was 25$ and it had metal/ aluminum trucks and really good wheels. It was very steady and solid. The only thing bad was the grip tape.