THE IN-DEPTH GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE TOP SKATEboard brands

Newbies to skateboarding usually find it extremely difficult to purchase the perfect skateboard that can accompany them on their way to learn skateboarding. Even for an experienced skater, finding a decent board among thousands of products on the market is still challenging. 

 According to many pro skaters, beginners had better pick a product from prestigious brands to have the highest quality and avoid toy skateboards. However, with little knowledge about skateboarding as well as skateboards, you may not know which brand is more suitable for your needs. By analyzing today’s article carefully, I assure you can get a general knowledge about the top skateboard brands.  

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 WHY IS A DECENT SKATEBOARD MATTER?

 Skateboarding is such a challenging sport that even the most talented riders still struggle when learning it for the first time. So why do we need to make it more difficult by choosing a cheap low-quality skateboard which definitely creates more obstacles on your learning path?

For instance, balancing is what all new skaters must be proficient but without a good skateboard, even a pro skater can not stay balanced while riding or performing tricks. Once you move on with more complex techniques, a cheap product will never be able to satisfy your requirements. 

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SKATEBOARDS FOR NEWBIES?

To judge whether or not a skateboard is good enough, we have to consider the following factor carefully: 

• The deck: the most popular size for skateboard decks is about 7.5” but skaters can find smaller or relatively bigger models for a specific skating style like longboarding. Also, there is a variety of materials used in the manufacturing process and each has its own pros and cons. Traditionally, I would suggest novices go for a Canadian maple deck; however, bamboo skateboard decks have shown many advantages over conventional materials recently. 

• The wheels: your skateboard must be equipped with a good set of skateboard wheels for the best maneuverability. Besides the quality of the deck, the durometer (hardness) and the diameter of skate wheels are among the crucial factors that construct the best beginner skateboards. 

• The trucks: up to now, we have got the stationary part (skateboard decks) and the moving components (wheels) but there must be a piece of equipment to attach the two - the skateboard truck. Similar to skateboard decks, trucks can be made from numerous materials but aluminum is the most favored one. The trucks need to be strong enough to withstand the weight of the riders and take all the vibrations while skating; therefore, newbies had better spend some time reading the skateboard truck buying guide shared by experienced riders. 

LIST OF TOP SKATEBOARD BRANDS

 Just google the term “best skateboard brands”, you will receive several results in less than a second about the list of good companies in manufacturing skateboards. From both these articles as well as the opinions of professional skaters, I have summed up a shortlist of popular and trustful skateboarding companies all over the world below: 

• Element Skateboards

• Almost Skateboards

• Plan B

• Creature Skateboards

• Blind Skateboards

• Santa Cruz

• Alien Workshop

• Antihero Skateboards

• Birdhouse

• Girl Skateboards

• Sector 9

• Powell Peralta

I know that list may be incomplete and a bit objective; therefore, the best method to pick the right skateboard is to follow the instructions at SkateAdvisors - a trustful website that provides a huge source of knowledge about skateboarding. If you don’t have a skate friend with enough experience, you can come to this website to learn valuable advice from pro riders about choosing a product or improving your skills. 

BUYING OPTIONS FOR NEWCOMERS

Although there are two options for skaters to own a skateboard: buying a complete product or building one by themself, I don’t recommend new skaters to customize their first skateboard. If you know picking a good skateboard is time-consuming, building one is even harder and usually costs you more. 

In case you insist on assembling by yourself, remember to learn about the technical specifications of all the components carefully before buying. A single mistake can result in incompatible parts which become useless or you can miss a tiny crucial item. That’s why I never advise new skateboarders to go for this method. 

FINAL THOUGHT

I don’t say that the list of top skateboard brands above is enough; therefore, you may find an amazing product manufactured by a less popular brand that is not on this list. Hence, instead of relying too much on the information which I provided in this post, you should head to a skate shop to see in real life how skateboards of these brands can meet your needs. 

Hopefully, this general analyzing post can assist newcomers in skateboarding to find the greatest skateboard. Lastly, don’t take it too seriously since skateboarding is meant to be a fun and enjoyable experience. 

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