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Summary: Learn about the various types of skateboards in this free online skateboarding video lesson including basic skating tricks for beginners.
Although he's eighteen years old, Brandon Shinabeck has been skateboarding for several years now, and teaches the sport to others. He works for BC Surf-n-Sport in Coral Springs, FL,...read more
" Hi! my name is Brandon and I work at BC Surf-n-Sport here in Coral Springs, Florida. You can find us on the web at www.bcsurf.com. Today I am going to show you a different kind of skateboards you could buy for instance this one right here is the one that is mainly used to do tricks. You should also get a certain one for your size, like if you are like a little kid, you are 5 years old, they make smaller ones for your size or if you don’t want to do any tricks there is some that are mainly for cruising a little bit longer and the bearings are a little bit better. What we could also do is buy better bearings for your wheels to make your board a little bit faster and may be a little bit softer wheels and you won’t get as much as rough on the floor with the harder wheels. Also, if you want you can also cut out a line in the back of the grip tape to make sure where your back is, sometimes that gets a little confusing between the nose and the tail and also make sure that you wear your helmet because as they always say safety first."
eHow Article: Types of Skateboards: Free Online Skateboarding Tips