The tail and nose being "used", Im working on that The griptape isnt wore at all. Its just noise from PSP, then grey scaled out. Razor tail......I dont get razor tail on my boards. Mainly because I dont stop with the tail. I just turn sideways and powerslide, or just jump off my board. But from skating on tar roads, the tail does tend to get razor-like, just from normal skating on it. Darkstar does have the sweetest graphics out, Ill agree to that. But I like Black Label better Although, the Darkstart wheels are the best out.