A "How to" Post!

Shout out to all my skaters! This post is going to be mainly for our new skaters that are just figuring out the basics and fundamentals of skating. We wanted to give some good knowledge to you guys so that way you can feel some independence while setting up your board. This post is going to be all about how to set up your board and how to figure out your truck comfort level for skating. When it comes to setting up the board, that's the easy part, but believe it or not, depending on what you're skating your truck comfort will change. Most people change it up because it is easier to skate street at a certain level and there is a different one for skating vert as well. So I'm going to give you guys some tips for when you know when to switch things up on your board.

So to start off with the basics of putting your board together here's a list of the things you will need.

Board Items:

 Skateboard deck  

 Trucks

 Wheels

 Bearings

  Hardware (Nuts & Screws)

Tools Needed:

 Skateboard Tool (Easiest way)

Socket Wrench (14mm/12mm/9mm)

Phillips Screw Driver

Once you have everything you need for your board I personally would recommend using the skate tool to put your board together, because it has all of the tools listed in the right sizes in one convenient tool (which we sell at our store). If you don't have a skate tool then use the tools as listed. The best way to start off is getting your trucks ready. First you want to get your bearings in all of your wheels, it is two bearings per wheel, front and back. Once you have that done you want to slide the wheels onto your trucks and slightly hand tighten the nut on all four stems of your trucks so the wheels don't fall off. Once you got that taken care of, come the tedious part of this process. You have to take your hardware from for the trucks and board and place all 8 screws in their respected holes and make sure they line up perfectly with the holes on your trucks. The easiest way to get this process done is called a cross hold. A cross hold is where you take two of the screws and make sure they are diagonally across from each other, put your trucks on, and hand tighten the nuts to the screws. The reason why this is the best way is so the trucks don't move or slide around while you're trying to get the other set of screws on. You should make sure that when you put your trucks on that the bushings are both facing towards the middle of the board. Bushings are the trucks comfort level modifiers. Once you got all the screw on and the nuts hand tighten comes the tool tightening. After everything is all tightened up, you have yourself a completed board. 

Since you have accomplished the board task you then have to move onto your truck comfort level. If you are a vert skater you usually want to have your trucks a bit tighter than usual, tight enough where you can still make comfortable turns, but not too tight where you start to wheel bite on your deck (wheel scrapping the deck). On the other hand if you are a street skater you usually want your trucks to be a bit looser for tighter turns and better maneuverability for skating around town. The way you get to change your truck tightness is by taking your skate tool or 14mm socket wrench and adjust the nut right above your bushings. So that is a step by step tutorial about how to put you board together and how to figure out how you like to ride your trucks. Now that you have this information, go out and try it yourselves!