Choosing a skateboard

Choosing a skateboard

The first step to buying your first board is to decide what purpose you will use it for. If you are into doing tricks you should look for the normal skate deck. If you want to skate to school or long trips in the city you should check out the longboard or old school skateboard deck. The difference between them 2 is often in the shape of the board, old school decks tend to be non symmetrical and with no kicktails with a wider nose. Old school boards are an awesome choice for skating in a skate park, on ramps or carving down the streets. Some longboards are specifically designed for downhill. Downhill longboards tend to have a symmetrical shape, sit lower to the ground, and have wheel cut outs on the board, which allow larger wheels to be used for more speed. If you find a longboard hard to carry around due to size and length you may want to have a look at the cruiser or a shortboard. Shortboards are the shortest style board and are designed and shaped for getting air time and performing many tricks. If you're aim is to leaning towards street or park skating, a shortboard style deck will be a perfect match for you. Cruiser boards often have kicktails, but are more designed for simply cruising around. The decks are typically mid-length. Cruisers are very manoeuvrable and easy to carry around.

If you are a beginner or choosing your first board to try it out you probably shouldn't worry about the rail curves because it is hard to define a difference and is totally up to personal preference.

Thank you for reading my blog, hope I helped you to chose your first board.

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