Tips from the skate pro: How to assemble your own board
24.5.2017
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Skate pro Simon Stricker explains what's important when buying a skateboard and shows you how to build your own board. He should know! As a professional, he skates halfway around the world and spends every spare minute on his board.
When buying a skateboard, you basically have two options. You can either buy a complete skateboard that is already assembled and ready for the road. Or you can get creative and customise your board. You can choose the deck, trucks, bearings and wheels individually and customise them to suit your needs. Depending on the area of use, you need to pay attention to different things.
Deck
For street skateboarding, I recommend a board with a width of 8.0"- 8.25". A skateboard with this width is ideal for performing street tricks such as flips, grinds and slides. It also gives you enough stability and control in the bowl or miniramp. In addition to your preferred area of use, your height also plays a role in choosing the right deck. If you are rather short and have small feet, then a rather narrow board makes sense. If you are up to 1.60 metres tall, decks between 7.5" and 7.75" are ideal.
Do you want to ride mainly in the bowl? Then I recommend a board that is wider than 8.1". The wider the board, the more stability and safety you have at higher speeds.
Axes - Low, Mid, or High?
Low trucks are flatter and lighter. Your board will be lower to the ground. You should also ride smaller wheels with 50 mm or 51 mm to avoid wheelbites. Mid trucks offer the best compromise. Wheels between 52 mm and 56 mm are suitable for this. As the name suggests, high centres are the highest and also somewhat heavier. The extra height gives you the opportunity to do higher ollies. However, the board loses stability due to the higher steering angle.
When buying, also make sure that the trucks fit the deck and do not protrude beyond it.
Wheels
The smaller the wheels, the faster you can accelerate. However, they wear out much faster than larger wheels and do not achieve the same top speed. For street skateboarding, I therefore recommend the 51 mm to 55 mm size. For riding in the bowl, you'll be well served with 53 mm and larger.
You should also choose the highest quality bearings possible. These usually have better rolling characteristics and are therefore more fun to ride.
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Assemble
Once you've got the deck, griptape, trucks, bearings, wheels and screws together, it's time to get started. In the video, I show you how to assemble your board with ease.
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Simon Stricker
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simon.stricker@hispeed.chAlready at the age of 10 years I was gripped by the skate fever. For several years now I have been skating halfway around the world as a professional for Red Bull and spend almost every free minute on the board. I also pass on my skills in my skate school.
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