thanks for the advice......
after reading your comments, im slighlty concerned about my board :roll:
I had a budget of £150 which is way under a good board range i know, but i didn't think it was worth getting a £300-£400 board to start with.
anyway there were some boards there wjcih had rubbish bindings at he pointed out a better board which had a large rocker - (is that the word for the curve of the board) which he assured me would be easy to get up on and good to get some air. I manahed to haggle with him and got him to a set of nice bindings on whcih are adjustable in size (so my girlfriend and mates can also have a go)
the guy was very reluctant to give it all to me for the price i paid for it -£200 which i thought seemed a bargain and i even got a free video - detention.
I walked away quite pleased with myself but now im not so sure - have i brought a pile of poo?
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he told me it was a gerry nunn, it is blue and black in colour.
i wish i had found this site before i brought it!!!!