What skateboard brand is right 4 me?

Question

i'm a really new skater and i'm totally confused. i'm pretty short, 4'9". and i'm 13. i wanted a zoo york board but i was reading reviews and it said that it would b better 4 a bigger, more experienced person because its sort of heavy. i'm just not sure what kind i should look at. i also need a complete board because theres nowhere i can assemble a regular deck. i dont care about prices i just need brands. please and thank you!!!

Answer 1

CCS.COM IS A GOOD WEBSITE TO CHECKOUT, SINCE YOUR KINDA SMALL YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT MINI DECKS (THERE SMALLER THEN THE AVERAGES SIZED ONE) IF YOU ORDER ALL THE PARTS FOR A COMPLETE DECK FROM THEM THEYLL ASSEMBLE IT FOR YOU AND THEY ALSO SELL COMPLETE DECKS.

KRUX, DESTRUCTOS, THUNDER, TENSORS ARE GOOD.

(TENSORS MAKE VERY LIGHT TRUCKS THAT ARE LIGHTER THEN THE AVERAGE KRUX, THUNDER ETC. SO THEY WILL BE EASIER TO DO FLIP TRICKS ON.

FOR GETTING A DECKS YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO INTO A SKATESHOP AND JUST LOOKAT THE DIFFERENTS DECKS.

THE 2 DIFFERENT KINDS OF DECKS THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU WOULD BE EITHER A MINI DECK WHITCH IS SMALLER OR A NEW HI-TECH DECK. HI-TECH DECKS ARE A LITTLE THINER AND ARE MADE LIGHTER. (GOOD BRANDS ARE ENJOI, ALMOST, BLACK LABLE, AND THE ELEMENT FIBER LIGHT DECKS.

ANY GRIPTAPE IS FINE, BUT SOME HAVE SKATE BRANDS NAMES OR LOGOS PAINTED ON EM

I WOULD STICK TO EITHER LUCKIES OR BONES REDS IF YO WANT A GOOD STARTER SET, THEY RUN AROUND 15 DOLLARS.

(THE REDS HAVE A REMOVABLE IN SHIELD THAT MAKES CLEANING THEM ALOT EASIER) IF YOU WANT MORE RELIABLE AND LONGER LASTING ONES YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO BONES LABRYNTH OR SUPER SWISS.

FINALLY THERES THE HOLLY GRAIL OF BEARING WHICH ARE THE BONES CERAMICS, THE RUN ABOUT $100 DOLLARS BUT WILL SPIN FOR AROUND 4-5 MINUTES.

WHEELS QUITE STRAI FORWARD, BUT THERE ARE 2 MAIN TYPES. BUT YOU SHOULD GO WITH WHEELS THAT YOU THINK LOOK GOOD, AND MATCH YOUR BOARD AND TRUCK SETUP.

RICTA WHEELS ARE VERY RELIABLE.

P.S. WHEN LOOKING AT DECKS YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE A NUMBER LIKE 7 7.5 7.8 8 THIS IS HOW FAR ACRROSS THE DECK IS, 7-7.5 IS A GOOD SIZE FOR DOING TRICKS

Answer 2

Well, if you don't care about prices go to ccs.com and make your own complete skateboard.

For suggestions, here's a post I madeto some other person.

Deck: The actual Board. There are a lot of great brands out there. Go with anything really, I just don't suggest a world industries board or any generic brands.

Griptape: this is the grip on your deck (usually black). It feels like sandpaper and gives you grip. Any brand is good, like Jessup, Mob, Black Magic...

Trucks: These are the thinsg directly connected to your skateboard. Good brands are Independent, Venture, Thunder, and Krux. Some other reliable brands that are good are Destructo, Silver, and Grind King. Try to stay with the ones listed...For street skating, you'll want your trucks to be low. It'll be easier to do flip tricks.

Wheels: Any wheels are fine. Spitfire is a name that comes to mind. For street skating, you'll want small and hard wheels. Get wheels that are less than 56 mm and are harder than 97AA.

Bearings: These are the things inside your wheels that allow you to roll. Bones Reds Bearings are really great.

Hardware: These are screws that will let you attach your trucks to your deck. Any brand is fine but shorty's is the most well known.

For decks, since you're really small, you can really go with anything. You'll probably want something light...unfortunately, I don't know which boards are lighter than others :(. Different brands have extra light boards so you should try finding those. element or Plan B are good boards that I *think* are light...

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Well I'm just going to give you a complete I would buy if I were you.

Go to like ccs.com:

and get a Toy Machine deck, size 7.5

Toy Machine wheels, size 50 to 52 mm

Thunder Trucks

Zero Black Widow bearings

Mob grip tape

and that will give you a very good complete, I have been skating for 4 years and I recommend you get that.