Skateboarding problem?

Question

Im planning on buying a skate board, or making a custom one because i weigh 180 pounds so I need something durable

Now str8 to the question Which way should I go between custom and complete boards

Whats the difference with a 6.5 board and a 8.0 and up board

what kind of trucks should use and what are the best kind

wheels? I need speed so which ones are the best for speed

I'm guessing that I need a thick board because the last boards that Ive used I have broken because they are like form k mart and stuff

what are good light weight trucks

I heard that small and hard wheels are good for steet boarding

so which ones are good

I want good bearings 5-7-or 9 so which ones are good

Please help

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Answer 1

i'm 6'3 185 pounds and I use 7.6 or 7.75 wide decks, the deck size is strickly personal preferance and ride control, the wider the deck the better the control, if you plan on skating street, pool or park then stay in the 7.5-8.0 range. You won't need a thick board, a 7 or 8 ply will do fine, weight is only a small factor in board breakage, 90% of it will be determained by how you skate and the abuse you give your deck. Those kmart and walmart boards arn't made as good as your regular skateboard, you do get what you pay for a good skate deck will cost more than what a whole kmart board will cost. Good light weight trucks are venture, thunder, krux, and destructo.small and hard wheels for street skating is okay to a point, hard wheels are used for hard surfaces, you're going to want softer wheels anything under 95, soft wheels will handle all kinds of terrains, the larger the wheel the faster you'll roll, for a beginner i recomend at least 52mm-54mm, i'm far from a begginner and still use 53mm wheels, they seem to do me good and all I like to skate is street. A good bearing to use is bones reds, they are an abec 5 bearing that will last forever and ride smooth and fast. An abec rating really has no place in the skate bearing rating system, swiss bearings are better by far but cost more. pig, rush, lucky, and speed demons also make good bearings. I placed a website for you to look at for truck sizes for deck sizes it'll help you out, don't get any deck under 7.5 wide, you seem to be a good sized person like me and if you get to small of a deck it'll be harder to learn from. Some of my favorite deck brands are blind resin 7 or 8, almost resin 7, plan b, enjoi panda decks, darkstar aromorlights, chocolate, girl, mini logo superlight and the best decks i've ever owned and used and worked great is zero.

http://www.a1skateboards.com/skateboard....

Answer 2

i would recommend an 8" wide board. you probably have large feet, and they are stronger. Blind boards have the eternal life thing, which is carbon fiber inside the board (darkstar copied that too) so those are some options. and for trucks, i have had lots of problems with tensors (and im 160 lbs). i would suggest independents and destrucos (trucks), because they are very strong, pretty light, and have lifetime warranties (i like destructos). wheels dont REALLY affect speed but i would recommend between 50 and 54 mm (for street boarding). if you get large wheels, recommend to get higher trucks. Abec 9 bearings are excesive, and i doubt they sell them in many places. if you want good bearings, i think black panthers, or bones (abec 5 or 7) and if you are used to kmart boards, these will probably be too fast, and you may fall after landing tricks (that can be a serious problem). or if you really want to spend money some bones swiss ceramics (they will last a lifetime bout $100 though). a good site to buy a skateboard is skatewarehouse.com, its like $150 to ship a complete to Canada (that is what i will be getting)! Well good luck, i hope this helps.

Answer 3

the wider the board is the more balance and control itll provide but will be harder to flip, most people use 7.6- 7.75 for street skating, if ur new at skating or not trying many flip tricks u may want a wider deck.

for trucks tensor magnesium response lo, the are responsive good for grinds and 25% lighter than average wieght of a truck designed and used by rodney mullen

wheels get bones, spitfire, rictas the harder the wheels the faster theyll roll but they dont grip well on smooth surfaces and they can make the ride seem very rough cuz ull feel every little crack u go over, i would recremend a 99a or 100a durometer unless u buy bones wheels then get stf, its specifically designed for street skating and doesnt use a durometer scale. for the size of the wheel larger ones roll faster but make the board harder to flip, a 48-54mm is recremmended

nearly all boards are made with 7-ply canadian maple, so ur not realy going to find a thick board, but some companies do make stronger decks even though they all use the same wood. almost impact support are deinged using 2 carbon fiber disks placed under each truck, this prevents pressure cracks and snaping at the nose and tail while keeping the boards flexiblity so it doesnt snap in the middle because its to stiff like boards that have carbon fiber throughout the deck

for good light weight trucks, i already have mentioned tensor magnesium response lo's ealier and they're the lightest or at least one of the lightest.

yes small hard wheels are usally best for street tricks but its still personal prefrance if u like softer or larger wheels u can still use em.

the abec rating system for bearings is unfortatly inaccurate, the system was design as one of several ratings for bearings in high speed machinary spining 25,000+ rpms and skateboard bearings are in a unique situation and rarly reach over 4,000 rpm's for this reason the abec rating does not mean anything, there are companies who use there only rating system designed for skateboard bearings the most famous of these is bones skate rated bearings.

bones is the #1 skateboard bearing company and make 5 models to choose from starting with bones reds ($10) which are the best in there price range and most widly used but for some extra money u can buy much much better bearings by bones such as legendary bones swiss  ($30) bones swiss 6 ($35) labryinth ($45) ceramic labrynth (90) i would recremend swiss 6, since they are the fastest not counting ceramics and swiss 6 use steel balls which although slower are stronger than ceramic

and the cheapest place to buy skateboard parts is accutally amazon.com since they arnt a skateboard site people there have to lower prices to get buyers and amazon has free shipping options, they also have a large varaity of brands, ecpecially the ones ive mentioned since they are all major companies, ull be suprised how much u can save buy ordering all ur parts from there