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Best Skateboard for Beginners

January 11th, 2010

How to Choose Best Skateboard for Beginners

Many people want to play skateboard, especially after they saw the pro skateboarder shows maneuverability. It must be really going to give a deep impression. Therefore, if you were someone who wants to join in a skateboarding club, then it would have to prepare yourself. Not just the mental preparation, because as we all know skateboarding is a dangerous game included, because it can lead to injury, blisters on your body, even a broken bone.

Best Beginner for SkateboardHowever, it can be anticipated to play safety equipment, like helmets, skateboard pads, and of course, is choosing the right skateboard beginner and suitable for you.

Choosing a beginner skateboard can be based on the length of skateboard, materials, and equipment. If you are a beginner and have a high of about 5 -6 feet, could start with a skateboard-sized 30-35 inches and the width between 7 and 9 inches. If you are good enough, then you can try to type long board skateboard, usually has a 45-47 inches long.

In general, skateboard decks are made of Canadian maple, which has the power of 7 layers. Then at the bottom there is a skateboard truck axles to connect in which the wheels are attached.

One of skateboard products that you can make a choice is: Skateboards Wet Willy Swirl complete skateboard is ready to shred right out of the box. Made of 7-ply Canadian Maple, this board’s deck was designed for strength and flexibility and for longer board life and pop.

The Wet Willy Swirl comes with a wheel durometer rating (i.e. the skate wheels’ hardness) of 99A – great for all around street, skate, and skateboard ramp riding – and its ABEC 3 bearings were designed to provide you with a quality ride on any surface. Other features include a deck width of 7.6 inches and a fully grip-taped riding surface.

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Skateboard Accessories

August 7th, 2009

How To Choose Skateboarding Accessories

By: Admin


Skateboard Accessories

Skateboard Accessories

When you play  skateboard for so long, surely you will not find difficulty in choosing a good skateboard brand for you. However, for the new skateboarder that will certainly find it difficult to choose which brand is suitable. There are a lot of brands circulating in the market that each has certain advantages and disadvantages.

If you are a beginner in playing skateboard, certainly do not want to waste money to buy a skateboard that does not suit your needs. So before deciding to buy a skateboard, learn first what you need as a new player.

A complete skateboard typically consists of several main parts. There are the skateboard decks, grip tape, skateboard trucks, skateboard bearings and wheels. Besides, there are also additional tools that are important to note it is screw and bolts and  hold the trucks to the deck ,  glue on the wheels and trucks.

There are some popular skateboard brands in the market, among others: Shorties, Tensor, Skate America, Lucky, Independent, Bones, Blank, etc. Some companies such as Bones, Baker, Shorties usually produce complete skateboard kit. This kit can be found in your local skate shop or online. Usually all you need to play skateboard available full in-place.

Independent skateboard trucks is world famous, super strong, and made to grind skateboarding. World famous Independent 139 trucks are the industry standard. Indy 139’s are made to grind! These are one of the best trucks for skating.  It is highly recommended to beginners skateboarder or someone who just wants to skate for cheap prices.

Tensor produces some amazing skateboard trucks which last a good while even with lots of grinding. They are light, sturdy, well built, grinds alright, and turns really well. Tensor Trucks are trucks from reputable company. Buy it from Amazon cheaper than any skate shop!

Lucky makes some of the best bearings you can find. It makes a professional grade quality and high performance skateboard trucks. Blank makes some awesome skateboard deck. It can cost you around $30 to $50. For some cheaper skateboard deck you can try skate America, it has skateboard decks price starting from $20.

Bones known as a good skateboard bearing brand. Bones are in a class by themselves. If you want the best skateboard bearing there is.. This is it. One of the most pop is Ceramic Labyrinth balls. It is much lighter, harder, stronger, waterproof, and longer lasting than the finest steel balls. Accelerate faster, roll farther and faster, resist dirt and moisture better.

Collect information as much as possible before you buy about your need, your budget and the quality of skateboard.  Ask a recommendation from the skateboarder you know, ask them what they usually use.  Do not buy only if the models look good and stylish.

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Skateboarding Trucks

August 5th, 2009

Skateboarding Trucks At A Glance

By: Admin


Skateboarding Trucks

Skateboarding Trucks

Skateboarding has 3 important parts, namely as skateboard decks, trucks and wheels. Each has different functions. Skateboard decks, a wood board or a wrapping plastic stand and place your feet with some set of wheels mounted underneath.  A skateboard wheel is a wheel that can make it roll.

Skateboard Truck mounted directly below the deck. Usually shaped like the letter T. Skateboard wheels, and connected to one edge of the skateboard trucks. A skateboard has two trucks holding the wheels on each side. So there are four total wheels. Skateboard Truck is almost similar function with the axles on the car.

Trucks axles on the basis of these decks have various shapes, sizes and colors. Trucks made of metal and allow players to launch the skateboard or turn it. All it depending on how tight the nuts on the wheel, the truck can be installed loose or tightly as the car suspension.

According to Wikipedia, Skateboard trucks mounted on the decks are usually made from a mixture of aluminum metal alloy. Connect the wheels and decks. The top of the skateboard trucks mounted to the decks as a base plate, and beneath the hanger.

A specific longboard skateboard truck more developed right now. It has the ruler join lay at a sharper angle (usually between 38 and 42 degrees) to the deck; this makes a lesser degree of spinning for the similar angle of the deck. This adds steadiness and allows riders to go much quicker while still maintaining constancy and management.

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Skateboard Logo

August 3rd, 2009

The Benefits of Skateboard Logo

By: Admin

Skateboard Logos

Skateboard Logos

Once you bought a skateboard, then you need to decorate it. It is good! Having a skateboard with a special design will make you more motivated to play skateboard. So, why didn’t you give it an accessories such a skateboard logo? You can find it in a lot of choice of graphics , color, size, and design.

Usually skateboard logo is printed directly on the skateboard. Skateboard logo becomes essential accessories for the skateboard like a variation on skateboard.

To represent the differences of many skateboard players taste, they created a variety of logos that divided according to size, colors, and themes. It is because the skateboard players have this skateboard fans from any age.

There are many various skateboard logo can be found on the market. You can select them according to your taste and personality. Usually people with a serious nature will love the geometry design, while people who like humor will choose a skateboard logo image cartoons and such.

You should choose skateboard logo carefully, because it will reflect your personality even if indirectly. Skateboard logo was originally sought by the many children only.

Skateboard logo generally divided in a variety of designs that usually depend on the age of the players skateboard. For children skateboarder, they created a skateboard logo with light eye color. They mostly like a cartoon character figures for their favorite skateboard logo.
For teenager skateboarder, they usually like a more unique design or logo belonging to their favorites.
If you want to something different, you can design a more appropriate or more sophisticated their own can be ordered in accordance with the desired design. They can even design your own.

For the price you do not need to worry, because the skateboard logo is quite a bit cheaper and more expensive when you book with a special design. Really fun designing your own skateboard logo in accordance with the interests and taste your own that is different from others. Because we certainly have a different taste with  other skateboard players, so it can be a characteristic of each skateboard players. Skateboard logo can be found in many skate shop both online and offline. Be happy to design your skateboard with your own interesting logo..!:)

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Skateboard Pro

July 31st, 2009

The Key to Successful Skateboard Pro

By: Admin


Skateboard Pro

Skateboard Pro

It doesn’t matter if you’re teenager or old enough. There is no limitation to play skateboard. Once you see how the pro skateboarder – name it as Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, etc- shows their maneuver and all skateboard tricks you will get a deep impression of it. Guarantee!

Playing skateboarding will give you a lot of benefit. Beside you stay healthy on doing this sport. You can express your talent and emotion by making a skateboard trick. Then you become stay in your nature.

Have you ever thinking to be a professional skateboarder as your career profitable living? Yes, you could do that. You can make your own skateboard video, manual skateboarding books to share your experience, then you can make your own skateboard store as well.

So before you decide to get on your skateboarder career as a professional, you have to recognize a little thing about what and how the skateboarding is. Including the skateboard accessories such a skateboard deck, skateboard wheels, skateboard ramps. You need to be familiar to learn about it.

Skateboarders usually have a simple life and love to make a fun activity. They never take the problem as a serious thing. They doing some skateboard tricks that need a skill, balancing and physically strong body. It is not just about pulling, riding and stopping the boards. Stay in balancing on board could give a good effect to the whole of your body.

Then keep going on practice will make a good performance on skateboarding and makes you expert in your field indeed. Before you can be master in your level, just stay in your degree until you can do the trick easily. You got to be patient and dare to try some great maneuver, even if you could get some injuries because of your skateboarding activity.

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