Anyone here is or was a skater? My daughters have taken an interest and I would like to shop around for a board for them. I did some reading and my suspicions about avoiding *-mart boards (much like for bikes) is confirmed. This means that I should be looking at boards from skateboard shops. I have a couple here in town but their online prices seem way too high compared to what I see available in the US and figured I'd buy online. (The Canadian dollar has been on a tear with respect to the US exchange rate, eh, Doug?)

I'm a little stumped for sizing for my girls (they are 6 and 9) but found some online guidelines I can follow. I'm open to any recommendations on brands and online stores. I figured on buying "completes" but am open to buying the boards in components and building them up myself.