Is it bad to have a small crack in your skateboard?

Question

i was practicing my ollies, kickflips, popshuvit and heelflips in my carpet and when i fell i noticed a small crack between my 2 front bolts and i was wondering is this bad or is it normal

Answer 1

Yeah, these are just stress cracks, they are not bad yet, but make sure to keep your eye on them after a day of skating or soemthing, to see if they are growing, widening, anything.  If they get so bad that you can actually see a split and the base of your trucks, you may want to get a enw board.  Right now, you could try loosening the base of the trucks (the 4 bolts on either side) a bit, but not so there shaky, just not clamped.  This will probably help, and make sure you dont overdo those bolts on your next board, Im not syaing you did, but it could be the reaosn, good luck.

Answer 2

yes definitely!

meaning your skateboard could break at any second.

Answer 3

those r just stress cracks, theyre not much of a problem at first. keep an eye on it 2 make sure it doesnt get worse

Answer 4

Usually they're right on the bolts, but yea those are just stress cracks.