5 SKATEBOARD MEASUREMENTS EVERY SKATEBOARDER SHOULD KNOW 

ay leave a like on the video if you're in quarantine rn lmao 😂👀

One thing that has always driven me nuts, is that regardless of the width of decks, the length is almost always the same. It never made sense to me that a 6’ 6” skater and a 4’ 10” skater all have to choose a deck the same length. It seems logical to change the proportions both ways.

6 years of skating and I still have no Idea how truck sizes work.

When I first started skating I bought 100 bearings for 17 dollars but they were roller chair bearings and they barely rolled they would literally explode when I skated quarter pipes and ledges

I was really interested in the thumbnail and it isn't even discussed in the video.

2:57 I think you're a little confused, soft wheels don't go faster in the park. On rough terrain soft wheels are faster (less energie loss in vibrations) on good flat terrain (like skateparks) hard wheels are faster ( lees energie loss due to the friction between the wheel and the ground).

Its a valid argument but really it comes down to preference and if you feel comfortable with the set up

also skaters should know how much a gram is 2 months later edit: I did not make this joke, I rephrased it and now I feel bad for how much attention it got, the original RU-vidr who made the jokes name is Ben Degros.

I remember switching from an 8.25 to a 7.75 and it making a world of difference. I'm 6 foot, so you'd think I'd prefer a wider board, but I found it a lot easier to maneuver and Ollie on a smaller board.

Very good breakdown for those of us new or starting again. I’ve been researching what components will work the best for my four grandchildren (ages 6-13) and myself as an older dude. Your explanation is easy to follow, thorough and you got it done in under eight minutes! Thank you and best wishes in all of your endeavors.

That was a mountain of info Bro. Thanks for taking the time to enlighten us!

Just a few things that are "nice-to know": - The hardness of the wheels is usually in Shore A (resistance against a hardned steel rod 1.1 - 1.4 mm diameter with a truncated 35° cone, 0.79 mm diameter with an applied mass of 0.822 kg that results in 8.064 N of force) so the hardness of the wheel is one of the few things that is acutally normed. - Abec number is a acceptec standard for tolerances of industrial bearings. Higher ABEC -classes provide more precision due to lower manufacturing tolerances and therefore bigger speed capabilities. But since it's only tolerances that are set by these numbers it says nothing to the speeds a skateboardwheel could turn. Better just take them out, clean them and regrease them from time to time. - Investing in "ceramic bearings" often isn't worth it, except you invest in full ceramic bearings, which are f**king expensive. Most "ceramic bearings" you get only have ceramic balls. In combination with a "soft" steel shell it tends to build groves where the ball runs in. This results in a uneven surface and bad rotation of a bearing. In this state you can put it in to the bin. Better take a stainless steel bearing. So the balls and the shell have more or less the same hardness, so they tend not to make such a grove as fast as the half-ceramic bearings. One thing that could destroy your bearings still is having the wrong preload on them. A bearing is made for a specific preload on the shells. This also includes the preload from the side that is made if you tighten the wheel too hard or too soft. My recommendation would be to buy bearings e.g. from SKF, NTN or similar. They are industry standard bearings which often get you more for the price than "skateboard bearings". - Chances are that if you go to your local metal store you'll get the same screws and nuts for less money.

Excellent video! Well put together collection of all of the information I was looking for 👌🏼

Another thing to take in consideration is the hardness and the shape of your trucks bushings. I've switched from conical shaped to barrel shaped and it was a great tweak. I've gained a lot of performance. One cool thing about it, is that you can combine bushings with diferent hardness to achieve that extra grip, pop, etc.

Every skater knows that no matter how big or small your shoe size is it's all about what you fell more comfortable with

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Ages ago 7.5 and 7.625 was the industry standard. I only rode those sizes. That’s what pros were riding and what the shops were stocking .we talking late 90’s to early 01 02

Hey many thanks for this video. The hardest thing for me to understand was the types of trucks. Thank you very much 🙏🏼

Thank you! Good information for helping my grandson get his first board!

too bad, i bought a skatboard deck this afternoon and watched the video in the middle of the night. still a great video thanks!

Basically a good and insightful video. Thanks for the small details.

Thanks bro your videos always help in boarding

This could be just because I'm a massive person, but I've found that the hardness of the truck bushings is very important to avoiding wheel bite. I've only been skating about a month so far, so I'm still learning a lot and appreciate these videos. Lol

Awesome video, keep up the good work!!

I know all of this information and yet I still loved watching. That's a good video.

This is a fantastic video, big ups on the graphics

Contrary to the belief of street skaters, harder wheels are actually better than soft wheels in transition/park. They let you generate more speed out of pumps, and allow you to slide.

It's all about comfort and what terrain you're skating.

Dude you're a legend! Thank you.

Thanks for the size charts in this video. Very handy

(me checking to see if he actually commented “you suck” 😭)

Like how u explained it sick vid bro

Hell yeah this helps a lot thanks brother

About to buy my first board so this really helped thank you

Y’all don’t listen to that thumbnail like do what feels comfortable to u it doesn’t matter if it’s technically correct or not

I like the guy that does the street plant. Good work.

Great info for a rookie like me, thanks for sharing

I used to ride 8 now now I ride 8.75 and then tried my 8 again and the only difference I noticed is landings and pop. The lower pop is probably caused from the tail and nose shape though because they’re super mellow compared to other boards

Always torque from the nut side of the hardware (not the head) and you won't strip your hardware. I've not run into more problems with hex hardware, than phillips, and it really helps if you make sure the head of the hardware is sitting, flush, against the wood and not on top of the grip. If it's sitting on the grip, it will loosen, which will require more tightening and you'll have more of a chance of stripping your hardware.

Thank man ! I am going to get in skateboarding so it may help not to show off just to do something while I’m quarantine

Very cool and informative. 🤘🤘🤘

Good video bro very helpful

It takes a little hands on to figure out what ya like. Experiment with each piece until you got a deck that rides the way you want it to. It took me years to figure out that I enjoy cruising more thank trick decks. Food for thought.

Thank you so much dude!

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Since I picked up skateboarding back like 20 years ago, I was only riding 8s. Though recently I got into freestyle and noticed that 7.5 works the best. It all depends on what you're doing with the board I guess. While doing gaps and stuff, I figured a larger board will be more stable on landing while smaller boards flip faster and with less effort.

Thanks I need this !

this helped me a lot

I bought a used longboard off of Craigslist and I was super happy with it. Got the complete setup for like 30 bux and threw on some Shark wheels I had and the whole thing was good to go. I enjoyed messing around with it from time too time but I could always tell that the trucks were a little wonky, idk exactly what it was but they just felt like they were attached to the board a little loosely for my taste. So, I decide to try and take them off and see what I can do. But, it turns out that not only are most of the bolts stripped but they were all rusted and so weak that, sometimes, when trying to turn them, the top half would start to spin when the bottom wouldnt..... they were all totally warped and ruined by the end of it. I put the board down for a little but I didn't want to give up so, eventually, I came back and had to literally saw every single bolt off of the board before I could finally replace the trucks. It was crazy but definitely worth it. It's a good board and now it's got the new, functional trucks that it deserves. Still, stripped screws on a board is something you never want to have to mess with, lol. Terrible experience.

As a guy who work in a skate shop, I can say that that the deck size is preference and the trucks must be the same width as your deck, other than that, it is preference. The wheels, 52-54mm and bones red bearing is the safer option. Also, as long as the hardware is from the skate shop, it should be fine

Good video. Lots of info.😀

I wish this video had existed when I started skating nearly 20 years ago. 👍🏻

Hey man it's Devon! I was looking to get a skateboard again and looked up a video to find a measurement guide lo and behold it's you lmfao. You look like you're doing great man, get a hold of me anytime you can I'd like to catch up. Miss you bro.

I really liked this video, but can you please make another video on this, but on the next video can you please add bushings please?

You could also explain the concaves (more concave makes flips easier) , weight (specially trucks and deck), and griptapes (i.e MOB grip vs Jessup).

and don't get me started with Wheelbase. to me one of the most important measurements on a skateboard. not only boards have different wheelbase lengths, truck companies also have different wheelbase lengths. for example, if you a board and put on a set of thunders and measure the distance between the axles and then put on a set of indys on that same board and measure the distance between the axles. the indys have a shorter wheelbase (closer together) than the thunders. fascinating stuff.

Thank you for posting the quarantine

the picture in the beginning killed me 🤣🤣

my shoes are 8 and i ride globe outsider with powell peralta 66mm with no problem, its very comfortable on rough terrain

8.5 x 36.5” board with 149 tall indy’ trucks 59 spitfire “big-head” wheels in 97a with thin lucky risers. Powell reds bearings. Still want to add ojay rails. Custom paint job custom grip tape a must. This board setup does it all. It’s a fun cruiser on rough terrain and still does power slides. It’s fun at transition parks. It’s fun at street parks or just street. It’s fun at downhill. Next setup will be Powell Andy Anderson deck and Powell g-slide or ojay wheels in 56 97a. Me: 5’10” 150lb

Measuring the wheelbase of a deck can also help you pick out which trucks to use. Smaller wheelbase is typically better for higher trucks and vice versa

Showing this to my friend. He understands now.

Good vid!

That clip with jona hill was hilarious lol

so helpful!

Ur video help me so much

This guy is like bladed angel for skaters

I started skating on a 7.5 over the years I have got up to a 8.5

I found a very small portion of this helpful

This has helped my skating no end its hard to get boards the right size in new Zealand for my size 14 feet, my feet were always dragging off whenever I landed anything. At 44 I am making more progression than I ever have

very detail . cool

I skate a 8.5 and I will never go back down sizes, once I saw how clean my tricks look with bigger boards I was sold. Im 5.11, weigh 175 lbs, and shoe size is 10.5 (the shoe gets stretched out over time for me so I go a half size down). Also another note is that I skate high trucks and sometimes mids to get a little extra snap to the tail (so I dont have to use spacers).

truck brands have different wb geometry so depending on what brand truck you ride will widen or shorten your wheelbase and make your nose feel snappier or lighter.

I have to learn all over again.

Only now I realized my 7.25 inch, 30 yr old deck was a kid size deck. No wonder it felt like wobbling. Back in the days when I used to skate (mid 90s) everybody opted narrow decks. The thinking was less wood means less weight . Of course back then I was still high school , weighted half of what I am now and yet the ride was pretty much solid. I believe my feet size didn't change much from the day I bought the deck. I guess picking up deck size is not just feet sizes but also your weight.

Oh boy, im glad i got into skateboarding 😭

very informative

I've been skating for almost a year and a half now . I found that my current setup is perfect for me . 7.75 deck but with a flatter concave for nice manuals Venture 5.0 lows because I don't really like high trucks , I'm pretty heavy and I need the harder bushings . Plus I love the turning . Every other truck just feels wrong to me 51 mm 99A wheels . And I use the Andale Blues . I think they are stainless steel . My board always feels great . Even the pickiest skater at the park said that the setup doesn't need anything . He just said the board should be changed . BUt that's when I had my previous deck . A 1 year old Darkstar that refused to die

Great video

Some things in skateboarding are go pointlessly complicated trying to find what trucks to buy is such a nightmare

I hope we also have a skate park here too in the philippines :(

I watched the entire video, but im still on edge about purchasing a board, im trying to find the best brands/recommendations, im 6 foot tall, wear a size 11.5 shoe, and weigh 175-180 LBS, im trying to figure out what size board to get and what size trucks/brands. Im also looking to do tricks/street skating mainly. THanks in advance!

Most common deck size nowadays is 8.25 which in my opinion is perfect for average feet size (us 10 or eu 43 for men). Also i skate bones stf v4 103a and those are really hard but perfect and forgiving wheels

I’m fully grown (22 almost 23) but still pretty short and light, and a 7.75 board is perfect.

So what size board would you suggest I get bc I have a size 19 shoe I typically use a 8.5

Its all about what feels right.

size 13 foot, always loved skating 7.5. IDK i feel like it's best for me to flip and i get more pop out of a narrower deck

Hey so I live in a place where the roads are terrible, like if I want to go skating I’m walking about 60% of the time purely because of how bad the roads are. I just got into it a few weeks ago and I’m around 200lbs and around 6 foot, I’m currently skating an 8inch popsicle deck with 52mm 100 and something hardness wheels, I think I’m supposed to go for bigger softer wheels so that cruising is easier but the video makes it seem like I should be going smaller and harder, I don’t live in a city so decent concrete is non existent. Any advice? I was just gonna go to like 56-58mm wheels but I’m new so any advice is appreciated.

Its all preference We learnt to 360 flip on 10 inch boards

I skated with this dude back In the day who was like 6’2 and he skated a 7.75 and he ripped.

Did you said harder wheels are for street & softer for skate park at 3:02 is it correct?

Ok ok bet thank you for helping me when buying my own skateboard

If you have an issue with Allen head screws stripping out, take an Allen wrench that’s just over the size of your standard hardware, and hammer it into the head. You’ll probably have to use a pair of vise grips to get it loose. Another cheap trick is to purchase a star bit set and 6 inch ratchet extension. Hammer the star bit in the same way, you’ll have that pesky stripped screw off in no time! EDIT: Make sure you hammer on the extension and not the star bit itself or you’ll lose the ability to use that star bit any further.

Yes, I'll take you skateboarding Jack.....we can both learn how to do it 🤙

Best part of the vid: waax my graptape and whatever other trucks stuff I need

FYI bearings are universal for longboards and skateboards. For anyone who wants to transfer between the two skating styles.

Is it just me or is it so satisfying to see the truck during a crooked or a nose or 5-0 grind?

Do 7,75 trucks fit on a 8,00 board?

I skate a size 8.38 my friends say it’s huge but I’m a size 12 shoe so it’s perfect

And here I am with a 7.75 deck with uk size 13 feet and bulky shoes. Is it wierd that it's still comfortable for me lol? Also it's my birthday soon and I'm getting parts for a new skateboard, the deck will be I think 8.75, I think thats better for most people with my size feet