Just got my pink one, wood is much stiffer, and the pink is not nearly as "loud" as it is in the pictures. Feels much better as a rider where as the green one feels more like a wall hanger. I'm still holding out hope for a black and red reissue, now that I feel confident I can skate the newer batches. If they reissue that color that will be my rider, but either way all the colors will get hung.