I ride a 3 year old pro deck thats been reinforced by steel from day 1. No deadly damage to it at all. Pro decks rape when you bolt a bar of steel to the sides.
ha yea il look into reiforcing the sides of mine, just got my new thom cat forks,fsa the pig headset, and inward ics so now my pro is sooo dialed:] i loove it<3