Skateboard Decks: ATM Blank

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ATM Blanks are known for there cheap prices and amazing shape and pop. To start it off this board has very steap concave making it very easy to flip tricks and have control. The nose of the board is pretty big and slightly rounded giving you the pop you want, also gives you lots of room to slide your feet up. For example I landed a very sketchy manual and my front foot was almost right on the nose and I was still able to kickflip out making it seem like I meant to do it. The tail on the deck is shaped the same as the nose but not as long and steap as the nose is. ATM Blanks also come in graphic blanks other then the plain wood blank shown below.

The board has its lows though. I suffered massive pressure cracks in the first few weeks of hard skating. The board also started to chip from landing primo but there is really nothing you can stop to prevent that, other then land your tricks all the time. The ATM Blank I had was a wood blank and needed a nice coat of wax applied to the nose, middle of the board, and the tail to get the right slickness since it wasn't coated with a nice layer of paint. ATM has been around for many years and will remain for many years to come. Overall I give this deck an 8/10.

This review was written by Ryan Trafford.