How to Set Up a Skateboard for Beginners 

What other tutorials do you guys need us to make?

75% of Zumiez employees need this video

I just love how Chloe runs the store yet has no idea how to put a board together

Aaron: blows dust into cameraman’s face Cameraman: I breathed that in Aaron: breathe it out Edit: thx for so many likes everybody!!!

13:20 i didnt notice the bigfoot in the background the first time i watched this

You know braille is a good youtuber, when you already know how to set up a skateboard , but you still watch it.

“Wait, for little kids don’t you want the wheels tighter?” “No, you want the wheels to roll.” 😂😂😂

Can’t believe I’ve been riding skateboards backwards for a decade

4:33 thats the saddest "first try" i have ever heard

13:20 A wild Skatesquatch in his natural habitat, ready to grind at any moment

When I was a kid I replaced my setup as my deck was just destroyed and I ordered one from a magazine, I needed to put on my own grip tape and trucks etc. I was about 12. I knew how to use tools but the internet wasn't remotely a thing (I am 44) I wish I had this video back then. I came to all these conclusions but It took ages. Now my son watches your videos and I will be showing him this now his store-bought board is broken and he is vert skating so we can set up his new board together. Thanks so much for this content.

I wanted to start skating in quarantine because it seems really fun. This helps, thank you!

13:20 we’re just not gonna talk about the big foot over the person in the back

Chloe's crazy cute. We need more of her.

I’m not gonna lie Aaron looks like Sid from ice age 😂😭

I have watched this nearly 13 times I can not get sick of it

25 YEARS SKATING AND NEVER SANDED DOWN MY EDGES WITH THE CORNERS... GREAT TIP!

I've seen like 20 videos of board setups from Braille, but having girl in one definitely makes more views ) 13:20 bigfoot spotted.

Thanks!~ I just bought all my stuff and watched this while assembling. It's mostly review but it was still helpful to make sure I didn't miss any steps!

Just got my boys some boards today. Super cheap but with Hawk's name on it so they're stoked. Took them out today and the wheels hardly roll so I'm going to get them some new bearings and maybe some Bones since they think those are cool. This video is priceless for me taking this on. After watching I may check the nut as well to see if it's over-tightened. Thanks a bunch for the video from a fellow Bay Area dweller. MK

I learned how to put together a skateboard by putting together fingerboards

*And when handling razor blades or any other blades like knives etc is: USE A SHARP BLADE!* *When the blade gets dull that's when you start using force to cut with it, that's when you can slip out and hurt yourself.* *It might seem counterintuitive if you're not used to working with tools but sharp blades is the key to not cutting yourself!*

I just went to the local skate shop today and got my first skate board😊it was very satisfying watching the guy put it together

Making your first board is something special especially when your little I started skating only because I needed a thing to get to school got a cheap target board people laughed but some helped me find actually local skate shops and when I went there and picked out everything and made my first set up it was something special never will forget

Now teach chloe to skate!

I've been assembling my own skateboards for about 15 years and just watched this entire video. That's how much I love you guys.

Fwiw, the nuts with the plastic in them are called Nylock nuts. The plastic is nylon embedded into the nut to prevent it from coming loose. Loctite is a liquid you can add to the threads that prevent seizing of the nuts to the bolts, but mostly to act as a glue to prevent the nuts from coming loose, and depending on the colour of the Loctite it determines the strength of the hold.

this video is super helpful, assembled my first complete board myself after watching this!

Aaron: get your parents to cut the grip tape for you, ok? Her: Ok 😂😂😂😂😂

imagine if he wasn’t from san francisco. “My name is Aron Kyro, I’m a sponsored skateboard rider from the Manhattan area...” nope that don’t sound right.

Tightening - Hear - Here, here, here, here. It sets the base evenly and stresses the deck less. Love the video lots of simple how to do.

More videos featuring Chloe please!!

Braille: "Hey this video is an important tutorial" Also Braille: keeps filming Aaron's face while things are being done

Thank you so much! Made my first board and this helped tremendously.

This was a perfect tutorial! Thank you two!

I've seen you guys set up skateboards so many times that I learned how to do it 😂 but I think Chloe had a great idea, this video is surely gonna be useful for thousands of people 👍

Can you do opposite truck game of skate, so like the trucks are the wrong way?

Ill never forget setting up my first skateboard 1996. Something that, at the time, changed my life. 8" channel one "crack kills" deck, some old gullwing trucks that were wider than my deck cuz they were from my brothers old school board, old bones bearings and wheels. I rode that board til my tail was so small and squared near incapable of riding, but I rode it anyway.

I love you Chloe, i have started learning today!!!

I actually LOVE to put a Skateboard together but in my town, we don't have a goddamn skate shop .-.

A SASQUATCH appears in the warehouse at 13:20

two wonderful and sweet person explaine how to set up. i liked it to watch. and after 15 years of skateboarding i will copy your idea to use the rest to sanded down the edges

I use the hardware for go kart racing rims & the nuts with the “plastic” in the end are usually called NYLOCKS for the nylon plastic in them. Only what I have known them called by. I could be totally wrong... LOVE the videos just started skating again since jr. high and am 34 now. Thank you Braille Skateboarding!!!

Woo! Just finished putting together my first skateboard! Now, to relearn the ollie... It's been like a decade since I last skated, and that was on a Walmart board.

She should definitely be in more videos, Does Chloe know how to skate

Thanks to the both of you for the video!

I love her. I want one. I really appreciated your input on the truck life. I always wondered how long should trucks be used before switching.

Ya know I think if I had a dollar for everytime Aaron said he's a sponsored skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay Area I'd be rich lol

13:20 Haha. I had to double take on that one. Nice addition.

I really feel like starting to skate so this is very helpful thanks!

Man I was loosing my mind bc I lost the little washers for the bearings and I didn’t think it was important but I still didn’t know and I thought I ruined my board but him saying people probably don’t use it gave me a huge wave of relief

15:54 protective aunt mode

Can you make more tutorials because I’m new to skating and I need to watch professionals to learn

I lke all your videos! I used to skateboard (street) when I was 6th/7th grade. I had a brain Tumor so I basically quit, I still tried to skate now n then but found I had lost alot of my balance and being weaker from all the surgeries and chemotherapy didnt help either. Fast forward 20/25 years later, last night I ordered myself a skateboard. Since I gave my youngest brother, my little buddy, My board many years ago. I used to ride/had a Santa cruz TomKnox w a mix of parts, then for my birthday my parents bought me a SC everslic board, after I had already started Chemo. It was a nice thought though and I did skate it a bit, nothing though like I used to prior cancer. Now I'm big into mountain biking, and cancer free. I think skateboarding will still always be a part of me, I'm amazed at how things have changed, but am still excited to try out my new board. Your channel has probably been the motivation! Even if it doesn't turn out the way I expect, I figure I've got a couple of nephews I can teach to skate! Excited! After I start riding gaining balance n all I'll have to see if I can still Ollie/ Kickflip, I used to be known for grinding right through the axles of my trucks if I didn't break them first. Thank you!

Thank u so much for this vid!! I bought an already built skateboard to start learning and it kept leaning to a side and it didn't turn! I just realized that the front trucks were on the wrong side!!! Thanks to your comment on 9:48 I was able to change it and fix it and now it works perfectly

Yay! The couple of videos where you guys taught Chloé how to skate were great! It's good to see her again! I hope she'll get featured a bit more on the channel.

Thank you Soo much! It's my birthday Day and I'm getting a skateboard. Now thanks to you I will know how to put it all together. Again thank you so much your my favorite!🤩

Fantastic run through. Helped hugely with my skateboard build.

"The other day I was walking down the street and saw a walrus"

I've been skating a Walmart board I got for Christmas for a while. Finally got around to saving the money to get a real board. This video has prepared me for Monday when my stuff comes in from Skate Warehouse. So excited cannot wait. Thank you for this helpful video.

lmao why am i watching this... i've already set up my board and not getting anything new for awhile lol

Supertramp rock singer is a great teacher, appreciate your help!

Ive been watching you since i was 8 thank you so much this is my second time watching this but this time you motivated me to build my own skate board instead of buy an walmart skateboard thank you so much i love your vids

It is always inspiring to see Chloe in videos. She is awesome.

You guys should do a board setup competition. Who can do it the fastest and cleanest. Timed. The whole Braille team.

The footage of you guys skating afterwards was just amazing!

No wonder why everybody is all jolly at the Braille house all the time lmao 💕

Been 32 years since I built my Santa Cruz Salba board and I forgot so much. Thank you for this. (Feel like the Titanic lady...it's been 84 years 😂)

4 weeks ago I did my own complete.. it was a pain in the ass. I remember pushing the bearings in the wheel and that was so damn hard :( also I f-ed up my griptape in one spot :D

I started skating at like 15yrs old and stopped at like 21-22yrs old. Stopped skating completely. I'm 36 now and went riding around on it and man it was fun. I suck and cant do tricks like I used to but now I want to get back into it. Hope I'm not too old now to start back up.

Thank you, Chloe, for having them make this video. :D

13:21 that tripped me out

My name is Aaron kyro and I’m a sponsored skater from the San Francisco Bay area

Not sure why this was recommended. Haven't watched a skate video in years. Clicked for the babe. Not disappointed. Built my first board 20 years ago. FastFoward 7.25, Black Magic grip tape, Krux, Bones Reds, Spit fire wheels. Good times

i love gripping my boards. haha super satisfying especially when it comes out great. always sand the edges after you cut the excess that way when the board lands wonky concrete doesmt gouge the egdes of the tape. i can always tell when people skip that step. also the nuts are called nyloc nuts. its a piece of plastic that helps with vibration. great piece of tech that has no doubt revolutionized skateboarding and other applications. hahah

When Aaron said you did ok and looked at the camera smiling I immediately thought of the oh ah OohOOoh vine music

no one: literally no one: no person in the universe: aaron: MY NAME IS AARON KYRO, IM A SPONSORED SKATEBOARDER FROM THE SAN FRANSICO BAY AREA

Arron this helped so much thank you for making this

Nice breakdown! I'm totally crushing on Chloe...🤭💕

Im kinda afraid cause if I get the stuff to build my first skateboard and build it wrong it would be a loss of money for nothing 😅

Just got my braille board and used this video to set it up

about the tightness of the wheels, you might want them tighter than you would normaly have them, just so its a bit more stable until the learner gets the hang of it. thats how I learned to ride and loosen it after starting to feel more comfortable. just my 2 cents great vid

Thank you so much I just made my first board ever!!

Aaawww Chloe is a so little cutie pie :DDD Helpful vid btw! thanks!

Aww she is sooo adorable😍😊

I don't know anyone who in my area who skates yet and this helped a lot!

i got my first board at skatefest in council bluffs today i’m excited to set it upppppp

The little spacers that go between the bearings are worth putting in, they take some of the stress away from the centre of the bearings makes them last longer 😉🤙

6:20 If Boy Scouts has taught me one thing, it's that that is a bad idea waiting to happen.

The Phoenix is my favorite AK graphic. My second is the Warrior graphic.

Great video, i just started skateboarding it helped a lot.

Lolol love this vid educational and got me the laugh a few times love it

13:39 when you fart in class

I always set up a deck with 1/8" risers....adds a cushion absorbs vibration, that can otherwise stress the veneer layers. I know some skaters don't like them, but I wouldn't skate without them.

Excellent tutorial

When i got my board a few weeks ago i didnt get a revive board, i wanted to get one but i live in norway and i tought i would get some extra fees to pay. So i got a santa cruz board from a norwegian site. But much love!

9:56 caught me so off guard

I like setting up my boards it’s fun. I also usually don’t get all the peices new at the same time. I use my old trucks and wheels etc

I’ve always just used a metal file to shape the grip to the board,, works much better 😉🤙

You should do a challenge video where you use a skate board with backwards trucks so it’s inverted