Skateboarding: Setup and Styles

A guide to help skaters choose what setup to have for the different styles of skating.

Step 1: Decide what kind of Skater you are.

VERT: This type of Skater is basically what Tony Hawk is, Someone who skates huge, vertical (Hence the name Vert-icle) ramps and doing rad tricks like a 900 or a giant spin like it. X-Games Skaters are usually Vert Skaters because they skate massive ramps and do crazy spins.

CRUISING: This type of Skating is an older style of the sport, and is more about having fun going fast than doing tricks. These Skaters use fish -decks (the ones with a fat, pointy nose) and extremely large wheels for superior grip and turning. These guys don't do a lot of tricks, so the coolest one is probably a 360 shove-it, they mostly just ride around fast.

STREET:Easily the most common and by far my favorite Skater, because I am one. They do crazy flips and grinds, like the Tre flip, or the backside tailslide, and often hurt themeselves , the reason cops will tell you to get going from a good skate spot , so you don't sue the establishment if you get hurt.

PARK: A combo of Vert and Street style Skater, Who skate at parks , transfer bowls and gap stolen street barrels. They will usually add found/stolen items to the park to incorperate them into the layout of the park and ollie over them, or sometimes even grind on them.

Comments

[admin]

This is a great Instructable, but you need to add a main image of the final project to the intro step. Please do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks!

[HomuraRun]

I had that Zero board! It lasted me nine years, really a great board!

[pinkydog2112]

reds bearings are by far my favorite bearings

[sharlston]

Skateboardigs awesome,nice ible,have you seen element search and win? sign up now and ya can get decks clothing and bearings sign up now http://element.searchpluswin.com/refer/mattyts

[tokyosoho]

doesn't matter if you are a vert or street skater 8.25 deck with a set of indies is the only way to ride

[the_burrito_master]

I prefer my 7.5 inch deck thank you very much, al tho I'm not vert im more of a street skater.

[tokyosoho]

..anything smaller is a toothpick unless you're a tike.

[dinglballs]

Real, Indy, Bones. bearings dont matter and how come you skate such a small board?

[Furloy]

dude .5 stars you cant teach style

[rockadio101]

best trucks silver, best decks alian workshop,best bearings reflex, best helmets monster energy

[foxtrot4697]

dude i skate vert on my pintail

[GianniMora]

 the best trucks are thunders, the best decks are zeros, the best bearings are redz, and the best helmets are... helmets are stupid, dnt use them:).


                                         -M

[GianniMora]

 i heart zero... every deck ive had has been a zero(a total of 7)... but tomm i getting a baker(i heard there good).


                         -M

[thonosv]

Thanks a lot for that! Im just started for a couple weeks and kinda confusing between vert and street :].

[sharlston]

bones red are good for begginers

[knexsniper1]

http://www.instructables.com/community/skateboard-tips/?comments=all#C5UQ186FYYNEBYI

can you please go to this link and help this person? thanks!

[hockeydude77]

you have the same deck as me :D

[king_zilla]

what is that board on step 2 that says HILL on it w/ the bulldog?

[daskate93]

yeah elements suck.....bad...

[globe]

nice