How to Get Onto Your Skateboard: Running | Skateboarding

Find a nice big open area to practice, like a parking lot / tennis court / basketball court. Smooth ground is easier to practice on, rougher terrain is more difficult to skate since you have to navigate cracks etc., best to get used to the board on some forgiving terrain. Get comfortable pushing (keeping your weight on front foot, don't transfer weight to pushing foot or you kill speed), turning (both carving and tic

I live in london and wanted the same kid of set up as you- being able to learn how to ride but also a couple tricks when i get better. I got 86a 55mm wheels (not 99a like the normal wheels) and theyre great for just riding imo. Ive never had another set of wheels but i do think that theyre great on surfaces and go over cracks and the roads here. When i do that thing where you ‘throw’ the board on the ground then jump

Once you get a little more comfortable riding, learn how to do a running start [VIDEO].