i wanna start skating

[iPLAYpaintball]

hey, i have been playing tony hawk, and i wanna start skating. i think i was able to do an ollie before i sold my (brothers really) board. havent thought about skating since. Im 14, and I play paintball (hence{sp} the name) soo i cant spend much on skating over paintball. i went to action village, though it would be easy to pick out a new board. i want the
"Plan B Theory Skateboard Deck - 7.5 in. X 31.5 in."
but theres no complete there, and i dont know what truck, tape, or wheels to get.
please tell me which stuff would be best.
i thought the wheels would be easy, but ther like octogan, circles, and squares. help a man out. :-14:
as you can probably tell, im lost.
thanks

[SkaterBrett]

welcome to ramprage man!

[spenser]

for size, just go stand on some and see what feels best.

as far as the actual company of the board, sticking to these are your best bet, because they give you the same stuff they give their riders, unlike most companies.

foundaion
toy machine
pig
real
rasalibre
krooked
anti hero
habitat
alien workshop
dgk
organika
expedition

no order, just pick one or something.

then for trucks, it doesnt really matter a whole lot, but the better buys are thunder, independent, and krux. lots of choices for colors and stuff with thunder and krux.

wheels dont really matter, but id stay in the 51-55mm range.

bearings...... you dont need anything expensive so id probably just get some toy machine t sects, reds (even though i dont really like them), or just anything thats from a bearing-only-company thats around 15$ or whatever.

grip tape.. stick with jessup. just jessup.

bolts dont really matter.

[iPLAYpaintball]

ok thaks, im ganna go check em out.

[00yzryder]

yeah welcome, grip tape, jessup i heard is awesome, wheels they are mostly the same so just get blanks since you are on a limited funds. hardware get the cheapest as its all the same. trucks, i would use thunders or indys. prob thundesr as indys are a little heavier bearings ask ur shop what they have, i use bones super swiss 6 but i dont think you wanna drop 50 on a set of bearings. prob go with toy machine t sects i heard those are nice. if you want to try and get a complete you can order one online im not sure the best or fastest place but i use ccs sometimes www.ccs.com hope that helps

[scarecrow476]

well first off congradulations on picking up skating second off u prbbly can't ollie sry to shatter ur dreams lol.

deck- Alien workshop, habitat, popwar, real, foundation, mystery, pig, santa cruz, the firm and toy machine are prbbly the best brands out there right now so choose from one of those
wheels- any kind of pro 52mm wheels but I'd go with spitfires
bearings- red bones
trucks- thunders or ventures
grip tape-jessup


now buy ur stuff and go skate

[iPLAYpaintball]

so i take it that boari had in mind wasnt that good?

[spenser]

yeah, plan b is pretty much crap.. they just have this huge famous name because they were like.. a top company back in the day, like 1991... so they came back with that name so thats how they sell.


blankdecks.com complete would actually be a good deal. id say sturdy mold, the cheapest blank wheels, the best bearings they let you get, and thunders.

if you want a graphic board, skateboard.com completes are a good deal.

[Sk8 Shorty's]

I would chose these, but its just me, its whats comfortable to me, I dont know about anyone else.
-Boards- shoryts, habitat, alien workshop, popwar, blacklabel, flip, and Girl (those last two ive heard somewhat good things about.
- Trucks- Grind King, Indys, and Krux
- Wheels- any 52 mm
- Bearings- any are good, I like Lifetakers, and Reds.
- Hardware- doesnt matter

there ya go, thats atleast what I like, and heard thats good.

[spenser]

I would chose these, but its just me, its whats comfortable to me, I dont know about anyone else.
-Boards- shoryts, habitat, alien workshop, popwar, blacklabel, flip, and Girl (those last two ive heard somewhat good things about.
- Trucks- Grind King, Indys, and Krux
- Wheels- any 52 mm
- Bearings- any are good, I like Lifetakers, and Reds.
- Hardware- doesnt matter

there ya go, thats atleast what I like, and heard thats good.
heres the heartbreaking rundown:

- shortys and flip are shit. girl isnt AS bad, but still.
- grind king is shit
- reds are overrated

[DarkstarSkater]

Listen to Spencer's list. Exept add "Popwar" to the deck list.

[00yzryder]

why are gk shit? i had the gk 6's for a yr wo bending or breaking an axle and i weighed in at 220. doing 6stairs and loading docks. is it just the new ones?

[iPLAYpaintball]

alright, thanks for all the help.
i think i wanna get "The Firm Stencil Logo - Foil Skateboard Deck - 7.5 in X 31.25 in"
Wheels-"Flip HKD Sidecut"
Trucks-"Venture Low "
Berrings-"Element Thriftwood"

[crypticpoet]

Your question has been answered a few times over; I just wanted to say welcome to RR.

...Welcome to RR!

[lost_and_found]

I reckon you should just buy a blank setup for the being because you may not like skating and then you have spent all that money for something you aint going to use. But then again if you know your going to love skating and keep it up then buy a better setup.

[iPLAYpaintball]

alright, i know you guys forgot about this thread, but im getting a real huf m2 deck , red bone, jessup, independent stage nine trucks.
should be good

[Sidewalksurfer]

I haven't heard of 'Real', but Bones Reds are awesome, the Jessup grip is a good choice and the Independent trucks are pretty good.

[alien4]

Your question has been answered a few times over; I just wanted to say welcome to RR.

...Welcome to RR!


What she said :P

[scarecrow476]

I haven't heard of 'Real', but Bones Reds are awesome, the Jessup grip is a good choice and the Independent trucks are pretty good.

are you kidding me real boards rule. That's a really good choice but change the trucks to ventures thunders or indys.

[bob jenkins]

yeah welcome, grip tape, jessup i heard is awesome, wheels they are mostly the same so just get blanks since you are on a limited funds. hardware get the cheapest as its all the same. trucks, i would use thunders or indys. prob thundesr as indys are a little heavier bearings ask ur shop what they have, i use bones super swiss 6 but i dont think you wanna drop 50 on a set of bearings. prob go with toy machine t sects i heard those are nice. if you want to try and get a complete you can order one online im not sure the best or fastest place but i use ccs sometimes www.ccs.com hope that helps
ccs is ok but if you have sumthing on backorder be ready to wait, i ordered sum trucks on 1/6/06 and they still havent sent them, they said they might be able to send it on 1/30/06

[sk8erdude333]

alright, i know you guys forgot about this thread, but im getting a real huf m2 deck , red bone, jessup, independent stage nine trucks.
should be good
nice choice in setup. well if your still thinkin about you setup i recomend trying baker decks. they have good pop. for trucks.....go with something light but will hold out once you start tryin things like 4-sets. probably phantom 2's bearings.... i say go with bones swiss, and if you got a lot of money get bone swiss labrinth. they have a better seal than most. thats what i have, just the other day my board fell in a huge puddle and they still work fine. wheels.... just get about size 50-52 pretty much anything should be fine. welcome to rr.

[smurf88]

alright, thanks for all the help.
i think i wanna get "The Firm Stencil Logo - Foil Skateboard Deck - 7.5 in X 31.25 in"
Wheels-"Flip HKD Sidecut"
Trucks-"Venture Low "
Berrings-"Element Thriftwood"
You've ignored everything they've said. That board would suck.
alright, i know you guys forgot about this thread, but im getting a real huf m2 deck , red bone, jessup, independent stage nine trucks.
should be good
Much better. Get that.

[night_session]

I must vouch for habitat boards. Very light an sturdy. I had mine for a year before I broke it (landed in the middle from a 6 set). Red bones are some of the fastest bearings once they break in. Inde trucks are pretty heavy.

[Kake Jelly]

^^ indys are not heavy and BONES RED's are overrated like Specer said, I have some now and don't like them but then again that personal preference

[Darklight92]

T-sect bearings i heard are good

[Koolaid]

I didnt read the hole topic but!
Deck: Get a fight, Flip, girl, alien work shop, Popwar Or Krooked
trucks: Thunders or ventures or royals or indys
Bearings: Reds cheap and good
Wheels 52-53 mms Spitfire or autobahns :)
PS. Good Luck welcome to RR

[3FlipbackLip]

Get a blank complete

[sk8forever]

well then stop ur talking and get to skating!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr spitfire]

What she said :P what he quoted :D

[Ramp]