Your capitalisation of the "b" reminds me of this one time a kids saw me skating down the road and yelled to me, "Are you into skateboard?! I'm into skateboard!"
I'm riding Krux Downlows too. My full setup consists of these parts:
Krux Downlows Trucks
Tracker Dart Freestyle Trucks
Terry Synnott Flatland Deck with one tail skid
Skateboard Co. deck with a monkey on bottom. I got this deck for free from a friend who never really skated. Another kid who I perceive as a poseur called it a CKY deck but I don't really care.
Bones Red Bearings
Jessup Griptape
Monkey Nuts Hardware
Burley Flatland Inlaid 53 mm Wheels.

I just got into skateboarding two weeks ago after not skating since last September and my skills have deteriorated considerably. I skate primarily flatlandfreestyle, though I plan to get into vert/bowl skating. Last year, I could land double kickflips consistantly, perform railslides with nose shuv-its out, and I could sometimes land hardflips, tre flips, twisted flips, double heelflips, triple kickflips, and a bit more. Right now, the best I can do is double kickflips, fakie tre flips, fakie ollie 360's, and a bit more.

To void lives on, I completely disagree with you: In order to become a good skater, one must get a proffesional setup (one not from wal-mart) as soon as possible.