To tell the truth I was first interested in this board because of the sick graphics. I'm over everyone trying to do the same graphics that everyone else is doing, it's hard to be different when you look the same ie Rome and Ride. I was looking for a board that could rip in any condition, had great quality and wouldn't break the bank. The Nitro Team is it for me! I've known Nitro for a while but hadn't really considered them before, no reason why I always knew they were a good brand just didn't pay much attention. After doing some reasearch I'm stoked on the brand. They have a tight team, sick product and arn't a cookie cutter company. The Team board rips! Much lighter than other boards out there, great pop and build quality and a two year warranty to top it off on a board that isn't built out of shty parts in china. The Team rips harder than boards that are twice as much. I'm stoked on my purchase!