What Size Skateboard Should YOU Ride?

If you're just getting into skateboarding but you don't know what board size is going to be best for you, then you've come to the right place!

In this video I'm going to teach you the formula to picking the BEST size skateboard for yourself 🥳

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[LeonPaxton]

What size board is the best for you guys?
I've been riding an 8.75" for the last 2 years now but lately I've been thinking of jumping up to a 9" 🤔

[craiggreen_]

All those things are important BUT I feel wheelbase is more important than the others. It effects your ability to pop and flip your board. Another factor is being comfortable with speed which is needed on vert ramps and bowls. Smaller WB are good for technical skateboarding and bigger wheelbases are good for bowl and vert skateboarding.

[OCWord]

i just got back into skating after a 20 year break. i remember in the 90's an 8" board was considered big. 7.75 is what i always rode. i just bought an 8" board and it did seem big at first but im getting used to it.

[chimmichurri]

I just got back into skating after taking an 18 year hiatus due to just adulting. Im about 210 lbs, 9.5 shoe depending on the company, my board is a 7.5. i prefer a smaller deck because it feels alot better to me than a bigger board. The 7.5 is going to be my street skate board, i do have another once i reach that stage to dropping into bowls that is an 8.5. On the street, skating the thinner board just makes me feel more connected with what im riding over and i have more balance. On the bigger board, i legit feel alot more wobbly and unstable when i start going faster. weird shit but my gods its awsome to skate again! OH and my street board is one ive dreamt of having ever since i played THPS2. The "bloody nose" board from zero. shits damn amazing to get used to skating again!

[mattdbf]

Good video Leon, you've come at a different angle compared to other videos on this topic. I'm 5'11 and wear size 12 shoes and ride my first set up board which is 8.25. When I first started a year ago my homie suggested I buy a 8.0 complete which I did, at one stage I was actually going to go down to a 7.5. I tried one at the skate shop and felt as if I would've broken my ankle on it, the staff member suggested I ride 8.25 as that's considered standard adult size.

One of the homies at Lachlan's Line rides a 9.0, he let me ride it and it was like riding a surfboard. I found it too cumbersome, I could barely pop an ollie on it.

I'm pretty happy with my 8.25, after watching this video I may experiment with an 8.38 in the future.

[Bigtdgzzzz]

You’re getting so good at editing bruzzy keep grinding

[dsmbilly]

I am size 11 and always had 7.75 or 7.875 if I could find them. Literally all of the problems people said they had with skinny boards I never had. I did techical flip tricks and drops/gaps with no issues. I think it is more mental for people than anything, I learned how to push properly in both goofy and regular as well as how to push mongo in both without it looking weird, pushing mongo was a game changer for rough terrain and cracks as you can lift the weight off the front wheels and roll over anything. But, I haven't met anyone else who can push mongo with out going all Bambi legs.

[iikavanaghii]

Good video on the widths alone but Wheelbase is as, if not more important than deck width, as someone else has stated. Even for beginners- You also have wheel size and type (conical, square, pros and cons to these also which everyone seems to overlook) you have the concave (mellow, deep, med) different trucks (hi, med, low, hollow, titanium which all effect weight and wheelbase in of themselves), then there’s bushings in each type of truck, you’ve inverted kingpins which effect grinding, round or oval noses and tails, tails and noses same shape and size plus probably more I’ve missed. Good video but there’s a LOT more to it which you figure out over years and years of trying different setups

[infamusP]

I'm a 5'10" male with a size 10 shoe. always rode 7.5 / 7.62 because smaller decks give me more pop for ollies and I can do flip tricks faster. I ride my back truck tight as shit (for stability when ollying and stuff) and the front one a little loose for quick steering. now if I'm skating pure ramps/bowls, yeah I'll take an 8 for that

[FinnProp]

Things have changed from the turn of the millenium. 7.5” was for tech stuff 7.75” was normal 8” was wide and 8.5” was for vert. I started skating vert on a 7.5 because i couldn’t piece together a 8.5” board. 😂

It took me like 6 months to get all the parts. And my shoe size is 14 so, yeah…

[brothergerman]

Excellent video, very detailed!!
I’m 46, shoe size 11 going for a 8.625 Antihero Cardiel 🛹🔛
Following from London 🇨🇦

[averageskater]

I think the correct wheel base and length is more important than width tbh. An 8.5 with a longer wheel base feels way different compared to the safe size board with a short wheel base

[P]

Great video bro, glad to see you’re still active

[DTC]

Started on a 7.75" and I am now on a 8" twin-tail (love it BTW). My cruiser is 8.125" and I find going above 8.25" would be too much for me. Shoe size is 9 and height is average. Wheel size is 54mm. I'm still learning as I just started 2 years ago and been skateboarding on and off due to work and life stuff.

Starting to land my first ollies while moving (they look ugly and I have some stuff to fix but it feels good) and can do kick turns and drop-in on small ramps and banks. I love going in bowls, just carving and going in slow as I learn to pump properly. I just do a couple of laps each time and I am not experienced enough to do full lines in bowls continuously.

Guess what I am trying to say is that I am getting closer to a "jack of all trades" setup I'm comfortable with for riding mainly in parks, a bit in bowls and a bit on footpaths. Most important things for me there are wheel size, shape, duro and board width. I want something that will last, feels comfortable and light enough to do basic tricks.

[hjoore]

Size 11 shoes, always ridden a 7.75" because Rodney Mullen used to ride it. Problem was, it felt so narrow to land on that I never committed to landing a trick. Bought a 8.5" setup a few weeks ago and taking indoor skateboard lessons at age 38, I now feel like I can finally commit to landing on my board, hugely boosting my confidence. One question, I just ordered Spitfire conicals 54mm 99duro, do they slip out easily indoors or is the grip level just right?

[nicgerling]

I'm < 6 foot, about 65 kg and ride a 8.125, although I'm considering changing to a 7.75 for something lighter.
I mostly ollie up to 3 stairs (almost 4 now) and love 50-50 and board side grinds. Working on kickflips and pop shuvs etc in different stances to keep up in games of skate I play with friends. Can't decide between more space to land on the deck or making it as light as possible.

[iXmetalXi]

So I’ve been skating an 8.25(slappy st1 trucks) have a 13 shoe. I’m 29 and just got back into skating this summer. I made crazy progress in 4 sessions. Bs 180s and shoves, fs shoves, can Ollie onto a 10 in box, and I dropped in for my first time ever the other day. I push goofy and the last time my right foot fell off and rolled. I’ve been contemplating going up in size but I’m worried I’ll never do flip tricks if I do. Would it hurt my learning or is it a rider specific deal?

[LuisMendez-rdcw]

Hi, I wear size 8.5/9 US shoes and ride an 8.5 skateboard. I'm a beginner, but I feel very comfortable cruising around the streets and the skatepark. What do you think? I know it's a personal preference, but I'm using an 8.5 Hockey board with a 14.25" wheelbase and 31.92" length, paired with Indy or ACE AF1 trucks, and it feels very comfortable to me.

[brycekeith]

8.5 was too big for me, 8.25 too small. I found 8.38 is perfect for me.
I wear a size 9/9.5 and am not a big person, so this is the perfect middle ground for me.
Wide enough for comfort but still small enough to flip.
If I could make my wheelbase shorter I would.

[ezrhino]

It takes a few boards to actually find your size. You should be able to skate at speed comfortably and turn. 8.5 is a good starting size. Move up or down a size from there.