Skateboards
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- Andrew_D0
I haven't owned one in a while either, but I'm thinking about getting these for shits and gig's:
(Who doesn't love Reese Forbes?)
and riding of course. ;-)
- formed0
Has anyone designed/made their own boards?
It looks like Zazzle (and others) have a decent approach.
Personally, I liked this one but think its a little too old for him (and probably not available anymore):
These are quite beautiful (for my wall!), but look like limited/hand made:
- duckseason0
Board:
Brands really aren't gonna mean a thing if he's just getting started.
He'll probably just want whichever one he thinks looks cool - which is fine.Take him to a shop and have him stand on a few to see which shape/width feels comfortable for him. Again, since he's just getting started, he'll probably just go for looks.
It'll take him a few boards before he really knows which brand/shape/width he likes.
Trucks:
I've only ever skated Venture - can't give too much feedback here.
As with the board, it's not gonna matter much since he's just getting into it. Indy, venture, destructo - all are good, all have their own loyal customers.Wheels/Bearings.
Depending on what/where he is skating can justify what size/durometer (hardness). If he is skating parks/transition - something around a 56 or bigger and pretty hard would be good. Street - something smaller and hard-soft would be good. Soft wheels will allow him to roll over more and not get thrown of for rolling over a sunflower seed, but they'll wear out and develop flat spots much quicker. Brands aren't going to matter much here - I usually just skate blanks since they're cheaper. Spitfire has been a brand around for years and have their wheel game pretty solid.
For bearings, I'd go for something cheap as he'll probably fuck em up by rolling through water or just general wear n tear. As he progresses, I'd say Swiss are the way to go. A bit pricey but worth it.
More or less, just don't get him something that's from K-Mart/Wallmart. Take him to a shop and get him a solid setup - if he ends up getting into it, he'll figure out what he likes/dislikes along the way.
- +1autoflavour
- Thanks. Does the size matter? We didn't have choices in my day! There isn't a shop I can take him too, though.formed
- Lengths are all gonna be relatively the same +- a half inch depending on the brands. It's more about the width which generally goes from 7.5" - 8". Though, wider and narrower boards are starting to pop up here and thereduckseason
- usually runs between 7.5 - 8 inches. Though, some wider and narrower boards are starting to pop up.duckseason
- thanksformed
- formed0
He asked for a skateboard. I enjoyed it when I was young and want to make sure he starts with something decent.
I don't think he has any idea about it. Where he lives is about 20000 people, spread over 50 miles - not too many people to see, no skate shops, etc.
Skate videos are a great idea. I would have killed for anything when I was doing it!
- lexicon0
Don't buy shit form CCS or Active. They are owned by giant corporations. Go to your local skate shop and ask the shop kid for suggestions. That's how the culture works. Oh yeah... and buy Jessup griptape. Everything else is chinese made crap.
- +1 for going to a local shop, -1 for Chinese comment.sisu
- epilI0
- whoainstrmntl
- what the what?HijoDMaite
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