Build a Skateboard: Check Completed Skateboard

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Part of the video series: How to Build a Skateboard

Summary: After a newly-build skateboard is completed, it is a good time to check the board to make sure it works properly. Make sure wheels spin properly and trucks are the right tightness with tips from an avid skateboard enthusiast and rider in this free video on skateboards.

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By Zach Feuerstein
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Zach Feuerstein is an avid skateboarder and employee at Active Ride Shop in Valencia, Calif. During his tenure at Active, Feuerstein has assembled over 1,000 skateboards. Active is a...read more

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adelavan said

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on 2/13/2009 Hi, My 8 year old is just starting skating. We bought an indoor skateboard (hard wheels) for skating in wood surface bowls. We want to build something for him to ride on asphalt/cement. A little friend of his was saying to get softer bigger wheels so I bought another plain board and we want to build it ourselves. What hardness grade and size of wheels does anyone recommend so when he's outside the board handles smoother. Also we're talking a beginner and what kind of trucks would anyone recommend. Thanks Guys!!!

A mom with no skateboard experience.

Video Transcript

"The next step, is making sure your board is pretty proper, the way you like it. I start off looking at the grip tape, making sure there's no air bubbles, making sure everything is pretty smooth, ready to go skate. Your wheels shouldn't be too tight, but not too loose, because you want them to spin at a pretty good rate, like that. Too tight will cause it to be too slow. Too loose is not good for me. You want your bolts connected to your board. You want them to be tight, because you want everything pretty good, like that, and a big preference on skating, is your truck tightness and looseness, and that's just complete preference. I skate mine about medium, so factory trucks come a little bit loose, so you might want to click them up a little bit, a little bit tighter. I like mine about that, and this makes the turning a little bit easier, a little bit looser. Some people like it really stiff, so some people like it really loose. It's all preference for skateboarding."