Loaded Boards Dervish Sama Bamboo Longboard Skateboard Deck - Premium Flex for Cruising & Carving - Perfect for Commuting, Downhill & Freeride

very minor blemishes... you really have to look to find em'. The price was excellent for such an awesome product! Very light, thin, and the flex is really cushy... adds rebound to your travel. I'm not sure if it is just me, but my set up is fairly high off the ground because I have Gullwing Sidewinder trucks and 72mm wheels, but the Dervish's flex gives me about a 1-1.5 inch drop to assist with the push. Drawback to this set up is that the sidewinders permit extreme banking that is exaggerated by the flex and can scrape the edge of the deck. Only happened once with 70mm Sector9 Butterballs. Hopefully my extra 2mm will prevent this from happening again. Very happy with the deck and recommend it for newer longboarders that love carving over downhill. It can be stabilized with tighter kingpin, and lower trucks (removing the second sidewinder kingpin), but the flex might be a factor in lower profile setups. I haven't tried it yet. Several sites do not recommend this truck for downhill and sliding, but with the grip and flex from the dervish, I get to slide a little with these unorthodox trucks, but I have to admit that it feels a bit strange and took me a while to get used to it. One thing I thought would have been helpful to know is that you don't want screws (hardware) that are longer than 1 1/8 inch... 1.5 is too long cause the deck is really thin.This board is the best longboard I've ridden and am proud to say I now own. This board will cruise sweet, turn well, and bomb some steep hills! It can conquer it all and for the price it may be a lot but you shouldn't sell yourself short for the quality of a Loaded Board. These are the best you can buy, not just the dervish sama but all loaded boards, period. Sadly I had an accident with this board and it got ran over by an SUV, board top up. It got some scratches but it is still just as great as when I first got it. Durability is definitely one thing they kept in mind with this board. Don't hesitate to buy it. It will be the best board you'll ever own.Loaded make the best bamboo boards!! has convex shape for flex up and down (pumping makes board go faster when cruising and carving).i have fitted Paris trucks and O-Tang wheels (INHeat 83a purple) and the board is sweet!!flex is a bit harder than the Loaded Vanguard Flex 2 (which i ride with 4President 80a wheels - orange by O-Tang; also Paris trucks)but a really FUN board which inspires easy movement (not as stiff/rigid and limiting as maple boards by landyachtz) but obviously one would not want to do steep downhill with this board. It's best for its designed purpose - cruising, carving, pushing, dancing and some freeridelove it and highyl recommendOh....and the deck is also very light compared to maple boards.....so....easy to carry! Bonus!Love this board! I was really concerned with the factory blemish, but once I received the board it took me about 20 minutes to find where it actually was! It looked perfect with the only problem being a slight ripple in the polyurethane coat (which is clear). I would buy it ten times over!Boards great, can't even find the blem. Came on time. Can't complain, no stickers tho :(My son said it's perfect and exactly what he wanted. My boys are experienced Longboard riders. They have several boards from Loaded. All are exceptionally made, flexible and last a long time. I'm told this one is particularly well made, top of the line.I'm 270 and this beast has been a joy to ride.She broke on me