ya I skate everyday, ecxept I think your wrong about your opinion on decks, almost skateboards break like the fastest cause they are made out of cheap ass chinese wood(Almost is the same brand as World Industries by the way) and I really like elements skates, they are just really flexible which I dont prefer......the best is to just skate powells mini-logos because they are just as strong as all the other companys but cost a hell of alot less. Im rocking a Girl Mike Carrol deck with descructo trucks, Ricta Rune Glifberg Naturals with some reds for speed. I always buy a pack of DOH-DOH bushings with my new trucks too usually the white ones, all in all my setup probably costed like $215 Canadian or something but skating is well worth it too me.