What type of skateboard should I use when street skating?
824999
heres my deck\n\nI really like the responce of Spitfire wheels. the trucks are up to you, whatever you do. I think mine are King Grinds or somthing. Monkeynuts for all of the hardware and a World Industries deck.\n\nIt works for me and hasnt broken...yet.\n\nMy cousins swear by Darkstar though.
909014
well skateboards as a package... wont be that cheap... however there are some higher end variflexs that are around that price range for an ok package.\n\nfind a used deck... and some cheap but nice bearings... and get ya other parts used\n\nor ask some kid you know with a used deck.
936446
short answer, the one you use the most ;)\n\nif you want a good cheap skate look here:\n\nhttp://www.blankdecks.com/decks_index.htm\n\nget one with a decent concave and about 7.25 to 7.5 inches wide, i've bought one and it does pretty good for freestyle stuff.
711051
check out skull and bones skateboards they have a forum where lots of skaters discuss all kinds of stuff also check out cutthroat skateboards
332857
Street trick tips: Beginner\n\n\n\n\nOllie: For a good solid ollie you want to place your back foot on the tail and your front foot right in the middle of the board. Now bend your knees and pop the tail to the ground hard and slide your front foot up to the nose of the board. This should start taking you off the ground so suck your knees up to your chest like your sitting down in mid air. Get ready for the landing by bending down to absorb the shock.\n\n\nManual: For a manual you want to place your front foot on the front bolts and your back foot on the tail of the board. Now shift your weight to your back foot while balancing in the middle of your board to stay in the manual position.\n   \n\nNose manual: Start out in regular manual position just with your front foot on the nose and your back foot on the back truck bolts. Now shift your weight to your front foot and lean a little bit backwards. Now balance out for a good nose manual.\n\n\n5-0 grind: Be clean with ollies and manuals. Now roll next to the object you plan on grinding with a good amount of speed and pop an ollie. Land on the back truck and shift your weight to your back foot and lean forward some. Keep balancing so you can get a pretty long grind. At the end of the grind pop an ollie off depending on the type of grinding object. Land and roll away.\n\n\nPop shuv-it: Okay get into the ollie position except put you back foot on the upper side of the tail and your front right off the lower side. Now pop down the tail and sweep your front foot forwards and your back foot backwards. The board should start doing a 180` turn so while it’s moving jump above the board to give it room to spin. After it’s done spinning catch it and roll away. \n\n\nNollie: For a nollie place your front foot on the nose and your back foot in the middle of the board. Now pop the nose down and slide your back foot up to the tail. Raise your knees while in the air and land.\n\nFrontside 180`: Get in the ollie position just have it so your front foot toes are hanging off the side of the board. Now pop and ollie and twist your hips so you’re starting to turn to the left if you’re regular footed, if you’re goofy footed to the right. Practice landing 90`s until you start landing full 180`s.\n\n\nBackside 180`: Get into the ollie position just that your front foot’s heel is hanging of the edge of the board. Now ollie and twist your hips in the other direction so your turning in the opposite direction of a frontside 180`.\n\n                                          Street trick tips: Beginner advanced\n\n\n\nPop shuv-it nose manual: Be clean with pop shuv-its, nose manuals and ollies. Now get into the pop shuv-it position and be ready for a nose manual. Shuv a shuv-it and once it’s starting to come around you want to have your feet in the nose manual position while in mid air. Note: You will only have a split second while in the air so get this down fast. Now land balanced in a nose manual and roll away.\n\n\n\nKickflip: Place your back foot on the mid side of the tail and your front foot off to the side with your heel hanging off the edge. Now pop an ollie and flick your front foot off the side of the nose making it flip. Raise your knees to your chest to stay over the board and land with your feet over the bolts. Be sure to flick off the board hard to get the rotation and raise your knees to your chest. The best place to practice kickflips is on carpet because you have more control over the board.
498039
The kind that works best for you. The type of board that is best is totally subjective because everyone surfs differently and is built differently.
467637
Depends on a couple of factors.\n\n1. Which has less rolling resistance. (bearings and wheels)\n2. Which happens to get a cleaner part of the street.\n3. Which is heavier.\n4. Which is more aerodynamic. (matters very little on a skateboard)\n5. Which gets the better push off the start.
800440
size is kinda important. i like thinner boards personally. at least under 8 inches. and no board does flip tricks without you on it. if you want a board that makes flip tricks a lil easier just get one with a nose that has a lot of concave. enjois and plan B's both have a lot of concave in the nose. my favorite decks tho are lib techs. they have 2 layers of fiber glass in them and their pop lasts forever. well prolly not forever but a while. the fiber glass doesnt make them heavier either. but they are really strong and pretty hard to snap. good luck and roll forever.
965459
It's all about personal preference.  There are actually three different set up types on inline skates:\n\n1. Flat Rocker - All four wheels on each skate are the same size so that all wheels are touching the ground.  People like this set up because it gives them the ability to go faster.  One of the downfalls though, is that with the bigger wheels in the center people tend to stick on certain grinds that use the center of the frame.\n\n2. Anti Rocker - This set up also has four wheels on each skate, however the two outer wheels are larger and softer than the two inner wheels.  This helps alleviate the issue of sticking which is faced in riding flat, however also takes away speed since only two wheels on each skate are touching the ground.\n\n3. Freestyle - This is a relatively new set up where skaters ride with only the two outer wheels.  This gives much more room in the center of the frame for certain tricks like royales, and farfs.  Again, you tend to go a bit slower without four wheels, but this set up does give a lot more grind space and allows for easier switch ups from trick to trick.\n\nIf you look at all of the pros, you will find a mix of  all these set up types.  It seems that Freestyle is pretty popular right now since several frame companies are manufacturing Freestyle specific frames (Able, Ground Control, Xsjado).  Who knows, maybe there will be a fourth set up some time soon.\n\nNo matter what is popular, it's all about what you are most comfortable with and what you like to skate.
752271
I have no idea where you live, but one things for sure, dont buy your skateboard online.   So many parents are skaters are just concerned about the price of skateboards, so they decide to buy their board online.  I do admit they are cheaper online but not by much. The best place to buy skateboards is definity at your local skateshop.  Here are my reasons:\n\n1. Support your local skateshop! They do a lot for the skateboard community.\n\n2. Does an online store remember your name when you go there? No, but your local skateshop owner will!\n\n3. At a real skateshop you can actually get a good skateboard thats best for your skating needs becuase the guys there know what they are talking about,\n\n4. Does an online store host demos at local skateparks and sponser kids? I dont think so!!!!!!!!\n\nAnd to answer your second question,personally i think Emerica shoes are the best becuase they are so durable. You can skate them without them falling apart in a month.\n\nGood luck with skateboarding!!!
698007
ok the best trucks i have ever used are phantom 2, and grind king. they last long and seem to ollie really good. Grind King [obviously] is good for grinding....\nI've heard that krux are good too, but i wouldnt know personally\n\nBY FAR, the best bearings ever are Zero Black Widow Bearings, and they seem to fit good with the best deck ever, Zero....
415668
the easiest thing is get a skateboard and practice, make sure you give a little bit of oomph while you skate, and don't go too fast though!
667266
i bought my enjoi off eBay for 50 bucks from tgm skateboards and there are other good boards there. when i got it i only had to replace the trucks because they were to heavy and the grip tape because it was flat. but i think eBay is the best place to buy them. \n\nif you looking for a good brand i recommend: enjoi,element,birdhouse,flip or zero
22599
If you're learning to surf, I suggest you rent boards for a while until you can tell the difference in different boards. Then you can make an educated decision on what kind of board you want without dishing out a lot of money on a board that you won't like or won't work for you. If you have friends that surf, borrow their old boards. At least it's free and a great way to experiment on a variety of styles. Be aware of what you like about different boards and how variations to the shape of the board will effect the performance (length, width, rocker, tail, fins, etc). That way when you get a board of your own you'll have some idea of what will work for you most of the time.
788884
well there's no such thing as a pro skateboard...but what do you mean by what kind of bearings...brand or abec?  if you're talking about abec then most pro street skaters use abec-5 bearings, while vert skaters like a bit more speed. so theyll use abec-7.  abec-3,5, and 7 are the most common.  the higher the number the faster and longer the bearing will make the wheel spin, but they need cleaned often and dont last as long.  as for the brand, they will skate bearings from whichever company gives them sponsorship.\n\nmost pros do not skate element bearings, they skate whoever they're sponsored by.
769132
Zero skateboards r the lightest and also it depends on the trucks too, u should get Grind king trucks, Bam ball bearings, and Flip whells, also u should get Dark magic grip tape, get one of those Jamie Thomas training videos. Good luck on becoming a sk8er
468779
stick with blank boards boards with no brands you get em at any skate shop you dont need a brand board trust me on this one. a blank board lasts long and im doin 12 stairs. it will break along with other boards but blanks have perfect weight and dementions