A good skateboard is a product of a few variables. The main things to consider are;

• Materials
• Shape
• Process

Materials
The materials involved in making a skateboard are the wood and the glue. The wood should be maple, more specifically hard rock Canadian maple. If anything else is used you will not like what you get. This is the case with boards purchased at large retailers. To skimp on the cost they will use a weaker wood such as pine.
I have made a few boards in my day and I can tell you the wood is everything. I live in the northwest and pine being indigenous to the area I though why not see how well it works.  Well, it doesn’t.  The grain structure is such that I had huge cracks right away
The other main material is glue. I don’t know a ton about the different glue types so I’m not going to pretend that I do but know that there can be quality issues her as well.

Shape
Obviously this is left to the opinion of the rider but the shape can make or break a board. If you don’t know what you want just ask someone in a lagit store and they should help you out. Key variables are length, width, nose and tail shape and oddly enough the center distance between the trucks.

Process
There isn’t much to pressing decks other then laying them up and squishing the crap out of em. The big guys do this with automated presses but it can also be done with a vacuum press.

So, as long as you buy from a reputable source you should be ok but now you at least can sound like you know what you are talking about next time someone asks.

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I really love to skate but it gets expensive. I really need parts preferred used because they are cheaper and usually work great and I was wondering if anyone could help me find a place that gives out parts for free or sells them cheap. THANKS!

They won’t be free but you can look on craigslist or ask people at the skateparks if they have any old ones that you can buy from them or go on ebay they sell completes for 59.99. You may not be able to find a complete but you can get everything separately and put it together on your own. Nothing lasts forever so make sure there is still life in what ever you buy

I just started skateboarding and I love Plan B. Gallant, Danny, Sheckler, and Collin are awesome skaters. And they have some cool boards. Anyone know of some good online skate shops? Thanks for the help.

www.ccs.com

How can i get real skateboards, like element, or zoo york. and can i get one thats cheap and fast shipping? or one that is in union city, California or near there.

There is a link on this site that offers five decks for under $60.00. other places to look are local skate shops, ccs, ebay, and craigslist. I would not get to caught up in the names, there a plenty of blanks that are of the same quality and are much less expensive.

good luck.

Q: okay well my cousin has this cheap skateboard that he bought at like target or something for twenty bucks and i tried doing an ollie on that thing and i couldn’t get higher than a few inches and after a while the bearings broke and the wheels went flying. so has anyone ever been able to do a trick on one of those skateboards without breaking it, and i know its not me because i skate and can do tricks with other skateboards i just cant do anything on those twenty dollar ones.

A: Unfortunately it is possible. you just don’t have the necessary equipment to shred on the cheap skateboards. you see the cheap ones have slippery griptape so you have to counter that with shoes with extra grip. i recommend the nike dunk sb’s. They have extra grip that will help you. To keep the wheels more durable you have to first take out the bearing (as not to ruin them) and soak them in a mixture of equal parts elmers and krazy glue for 2 hours and then wait till they dry. Next put them in a freezer right next to the frozen vegetables and wait one week. It’s important that you wait that long or longer so that the chemicals from the glue can react and adhere and soak into the wheel’s sores. If you do these things you will get much more mileage and shredage out of even the cheapest decks.

How much should a skateboard cost? Well, that is a good question and a good cheap skateboard should run you around thirty dollars. This assumes that you will not be purchasing form a large retail or department store.

Many local skateboard shops offer blank or shop decks at a reasonable price. Remember though cheap skateboards from a core shop are no less the quality then the pro decks, the only difference is the graphics on the bottom.

I have been riding blanks and shop decks for as long as I can remember. In part because I rode for the shop so they gave them to me for free but that is beside the point. The point is that you can save your self some money and get a blank.

If you really want cheap skateboards you will notice I have a link on this page for a pack of five decks. If you want to go this route you will have to pick up some grip tap but you will be into each board for under $20.00. I rode with a guy who lived off of these deals, and every two weeks or so he was on a new board.

Just remember it doesn’t matter what board you ride but rather how you ride it.

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Please tell me where I can get it at and how much it is. Thanks!

it actually depends on where you go and what kind of board it is
boards that have images in it is about 40-100 dollars

i suggest you get a blank board with some normal trucks

maybe some cargos or thunders

i suggest thunders

and like i said there is no such thing as a cheap board

a blank board with thunders will cost you about (including griptape)

is about

75-80 dollars plus tax

trust me im a skater

i suggest you go to your local skateshop
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