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Skate Mental – Brad Staba Doll deck

Skate Mental are pretty much my favourite company at the moment, and they haven’t really done anything yet. But a team which consists of Matt Beach and recent signing John “tre flips in water, whilst acting like Gollum” Motta has gotta be good.

So I set this new shred sled up whilst watching A Happy Medium, with the intention of going out and doing polejam wallrides and ollieing through tree, and naturally ate shit going up a curb, like I always do. The only thing that made me smile from this scorpion-like slam was the excellent graphics that Skate Mental come up with. Brad Staba’s evil doll emblazoned on the bottom of this 8.25″ beast cheered me up a lot, so I set off to try and land something.

Although my feet are about the same size as cross-Channel ferries, this board is wide and big enough that I felt like there was enough room to wander about all over it. Moonwalking, river dance, and the rest were all possible with the amount of footspace this offers. Great for games of skate, when my kebab flips need a little ‘after land’ readjustment, aka. The Shuffle.

Skate Mental are all about having a laugh, which you can see from the amazing tshirts and board graphics these guys release. And while all boards are essentially the same, the fun I’ve had skating this deck far exceeds any others, even just hacking it through pedestrians in central London, laughing as I go like some deranged lunatic. Skate, Mental? Yes I am.

Click here for the Skate Mental ‘Am Chowder’ video review.

Moose