Are you talking about actual flex or the looseness of the trucks? Cause I personally had to start out with super tight trucks and gradually loosened them. Now, I have them loosened as far as they can without getting wheel-bite. Gosh, I wish one of my friends had a dervish I could try out. It's my dream board. But who knows, by the time next summer comes around, Loaded might have put out another board that I like more. @Sam: I'm curious of the style of the deck. Do the holes serve a special purpose? For some reason I keep thinking they make a sound when you ride it. Oh, and I didn't end up going with the Calvin and Hobbes design. I knew it'd be too difficult for someone like me, so I went with a basic branch along the length of my board with a single maple leaf dangling off one of the limbs. It looks pretty cool.