This looks good for a hundred, you’d want something around 8" wide i’d say, personal preference though
Or find a local skateshop and see what they have
If you want to learn youll need to get slightly obsessed. It’s not easy to get good. But just enjoy the basics at first, loosen your trucks, learn a good solid push with the back foot, go fast, get good at turning, cruising around over different surfaces, find an empty carpark… don’t worry about tricks at first. Watch classic ekate videos on YouTube.
Ps kickflip goal is admirable but maybe scale that back to ollie up a curb for your own sanity or you might get disheartened. Still well possible though
Just interested, how come you fancy getting into skating a bit later in life than most do? I wondered what the trigger was, for most of us it was watching Back To The Future when we were like 8 or something.
No better reason. Post BTTF I rented a ‘70’s Skateboarding book from the local library multiple times. All old stuff like barrel and hippy jumps, monkey grips and hang tens.
Branded beginner completes (they’re all the same I think) are fairly decent these days and can be upgraded as you get more experienced. What I started my kids on.
My daughter ended up on Venture forged hollow lows, Swiss bearings and F4 wheels. Then quit
Yeah like @Mike said 8.25 is about right for size 10s, as long as you aren’t a midget. I’m 5’11" with uk8s and ride an 8.06" but that’s just what I like