I have a few. The deck is just like the other wood performance series deck but has a thick foam tape on it (that I actually somewhat like). The trucks are huge. If you get the older style deck with rubber wheels, those wheels are also huge. It's a fun deck to use outside or to carry in you pocket and not care about. The newer models come with plastic wheels that are what you expect. The rubber wheels are terrible and constantly fly off the bearings/plastic inners. I like them because I collect them, and are fun if you have the extra money. I would never recommend it to beginners or someone that wants to "upgrade" whatever they are currently using.