Decided to pick up a board and haven’t looked back. Went in thinking I need to learn x trick etc. and tbh I suck.. nevertheless I’m having so much fun cruising!!

Explored more of my city in the last two months then probably the last 10 years 😄

Thought I’d share :)

I’ve always HATED falling whether it’s ice or just tripping a bit etc. But I got a cruiser board because I’ve always been so so jealous of people that can skate ANYTHING whether it’s skateboarding, snowboarding, iceskating etc. I’m on day two and it’s going better than expected!! I haven’t fallen yet but I know it’s inevitable and I’m so gd scared of it. I practice at like 10:30 pm so no one will see me lol. I just wanna feel the feeling of the wind blowing in my face as I’m confidently zooming with headphones on. I live in LA and I love watching the skaters on Venice.. they inspire me so much considering I see all ages there! Hopefully in a few weeks I’ll have it down :)

I got a 5 Euro Deck Second Hand, to paint and restore. The components are actually not bad, they just needed cleaning and lubrication.

I skated 25 years ago as my means of transportation and while assembling the Deck I decided to try it again.

I am fairly fit but I need to work on my flexibility and I need to take care of my knees.

Any tips for starting that late to not overdo myself before it's really fun?

IM SO HAPPY😭

I’m not mad at it or anything, but I want a crispy pretty Ollie.

I only know how to push, kick turn, tic tac, and a little tiny manual. I’ve been rolling for maybe 6 months now for as much as I can, but I still can’t think about doing ollies. Yet I already have 2 people who think I should learn it now. What should I do? They keep trying to egg me to commit on it. I can’t even visualize myself how I’ll fall from a failed ollie lol.

I was thinking of only learning how to do it after a year when I’m even more comfortable with the board…

Hey so as the headline says.

I tried rock to takie on different ramps and overall understand the “theory” behind it but I always find myself bailing or slipping off of a board whilst going back.

It even happens on the ramps with copings that dont require to lift the front a bit whilst going down (due to the curve of the ramp).

I’m just getting frustrated because last sesh I hit my ankle 4 times in a row.

Is it some sort of a mental block? Do you have any tips that might not seem obvious?

I’m just feeling stuck and frustrated. Why the fuck can I 50-50 grind cleanly but still struggle with something as simple as rock to fakie.

Is it good?

Hi guys I recently got into skateboard and bought the white Santa cruz used off Vinted for £30 but, it ended up having water damage when the seller said it was in working condition but unfortunately I can’t refund it. So I took it to a skate shop and they said there is no point on upgrading the parts(I was gonna change grip tape bearings etc) and they said it had water damage so I bought the black Santa Cruz complete new for £110 and I love it 🤙

This has been my battle lately. Constant struggle to get my body positioning and weight just over my front foot. But making a little profress!

im 17 and 5'1. i need help trying to figure out what deck, wheels, etc., to get. im very new to skating and ive been using my friends boards to learn the basics. i wanna know what size, brand and jus everything i need as a beginner. any help is very appreciated thx!!

Anyone know how i can improve my catch? Or is it one of those things that just take time

It’s my first week skateboarding so I’m getting used to balancing on one leg , I honestly just wanna learn to cruise around for now comfortably , but as soon as I push off I can’t seem to keep in a straight line or turn where I want to go which results in me stopping frequently and pushing more frequently , any tips? And any tips also for getting better at pushing ?

Starting to get comfortable enough on the board to not bust my ass lol

I got this board several years ago from an abandoned storage unit. Regretfully, I had to get rid of it when I moved. It was my first board and was so unique. I can’t remember what brand/pro-skater’s name is on it. This is the only picture I have. The notable features are the bird smoking on the left near the wheel and under my palm, there is a goblin sort of thing which I also believe is smoking and you can see he’s doing the “I love you“ hand sign. Underneath him is where the name is. It was very worn out and the color had faded so most of the colors that are visible had been colored in with permanent marker that matched the original color as close as possible. I tried to image search it and didn’t find much other than a board that looked similar. If anyone could tell me where this board is from and where I can get an image of it, that would be amazing!

Skirting for 2 months (no tricks) decided to learn how to Ollie today but I keep landing in another direction
Help🙆🏽‍♀️

I’m looking to build a cruiser and I stumbled upon this 8,6” element deck with a slightly different shape circular on the sides pointy at the nose and slightly wider tail (kinda of a mix os oldshool and standard popsicle deck).

So because of the rounded size I got kinda confused over which trucks sizes woulda been nice on it in mm since the shape size is measured in the middle the wheel base width is probably not 8.6” so what trucks would be nice on it anyone happens to own this deck?

Picked up skating few months back when I graduated HS, Im finally able to ollie now but its not great. Sometimes I land really well no issue, then 100 times after I cant land it. It seems about just near every time I land, my feet are slipping off the board. For reference, I ride goofy.

I pop up and get albeit "air" and when I land, my heels and more of my feet are off the right side of the board. Im not falling off the long way, I mean off the right side of the width of the board. Any tips? I might be able to ollie stationary but I cant ollie while moving for shit.

I’ve bought a board and have fun doing standing tricks, but as soon as I try and go anywhere, the quality of tarmac is so awful it makes it such ridiculously hard work to go anywhere. It’s so bumpy and full of loose stones.

What do you guys do to get around this?

i don’t know how this happened

Its currently about the middle of the summer. One of the goals i set for this year was (since past summer break ill be spending most of my time in big cities) to land some flat ground tricks to actually have the balls to go to the local skateparks there.

Starting this summer, i was actually making progress? I finally started to take the board more often with me when going out and started landing something that you could probably call an ollie or even get the board somewhat spinning under my feet.

Fast foward 3-4 weeks of a break due to my laziness and bad weather, either it being too hot or just raining 24/7.

I pick up the board and realize how uncomfortable i feel.

I try to do a few semi-ollies but my legs behave like they have no idea what i want them to do. I still somewhat have my posture on the board, but my jumping balance is even worse than before.

Now, since im going on a few trips and such i have about 2 weeks at home left in this summer. Here in poland skating outside summer/early autumn slowly becomes awful as it becomes jacket weather pretty fast.

Should i even pick up the board? I feel really awful on the board and the feel of being lost when trying anything just tilts me even more. Its just really frustrating.

I think I understand the fundamentals or “how to” of how to ollie but my board keeps pushing forward when I try it. Can anyone lend some advice please?

anybody skated adidas decade og before? i have the option between a beautiful decade og pair and a basic adidas forum mid and i cant make my mind up cause of how nice looking the decade og is. it s also suede so i recon it can last a few.