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A basic approach to choosing what size board to choose is by shoe size. If you wear a shoe ranging from sizes 6 – 9, a safe recommendation would be to select a 7.75″– 8″ wide skateboard. Make sure to clean them 2x a year to get the most out of them. Proper maintenance can triple their life span, oh and don’t skate in the rain. It will kill your bearings. Step 6. Grip Tap, Hardware, and a Skate Tool Birdhouse offers the highest quality parts where Santa Cruz is right in between. I also included the Tony Hawk Signature Series which is a very cheap skateboard that isn’t great but also not terrible. Often the bushings are either too soft or too hard resulting in a board that turns too fast or too slow. This can be fixed using a skate tool. I skated transition on Thunders for years before I moved on to Independent but don’t have any preference.

There are other costs involved if you include gear. I summed up all the costs of skateboarding you might not think about at first. What Size Skateboard Should I get?Cheapest quality skateboard you can buy, it can deal with sever abuse but less comfortable on gritty asphalt because of the hard wheels. If they’re too tall you could shorten them, but it will leave sharp edges, don’t do that. Custom Skateboard and Styles Suggestions If you don’t know what style you prefer, are new to skateboarding or just want something that works for all styles, go with this setup. If you don’t want to assemble a skateboard yourself there are a few decent options out there. Buying a pre-assembled skateboard might seem easy but a good complete skateboard is hard to distinguish.

Wheels suggestions: Spitfire Classics 52 mm-54 mm/99D, Bones STF. These are the most common (high-quality) wheels every street skater likes. Most shops will apply grip tape and you get free grip tape as a bonus. Standard grip tape is fine but fancy prints aren’t always the best. Wheels are often made of low-quality polyurethane and may flat spot more easily. Higher quality wheels sometimes cost twice as much but last four times longer. Over the years I have tested about 40 skateboards from different skateboard brands and close to 20 cruiser skateboards. Many of the complete skateboards are exactly the same and have flaws. Some tape will come off because of poor quality so don’t go shopping for fancy stuff unless you don’t mind replacing it when it peels off.Ventures provide stability, Indys are a bit more carvy and Thunder is a good choice for street skating. Bearings: Often made of cheap materials, leading to issues like improper wheel spinning or not spinning at all. Buying skateboard parts yourself is usually more expensive but when it comes to quality you get the best. The skateboard brands mentioned here ( Arbor, CCS, Santa Cruz (NHS), Birdhouse) offer both high and low quality skateboards, but 5 skateboards really stand out. The cheapest we bought and recommend is the CCS complete which is a great starter skateboard for skate parks.