Hi Folks, i’m totally new to the world of skateboarding and i’m going to custom build a board for my daughter for Christmas. I’ve already got a local artist to personalise the deck for her but i need to buy the rest of the parts and build it. So my question is basically what do i need to get? I know i need trucks as the artist told me that i need to get them, however will i have to buy the wheels and whatever else separately? Or is there a complete apparatus that has everything on it which i can buy and fix on?
Hey thanks for getting back to me, that’s a great help. That’s a good question, i emailed the artist to find out how wide the board is because it is not a full size. It’s definitely a kids size board (my daughter is only 6) i went to see it today and if i was to guess it looks like a mini deck probably about 7" in width. The art on the board is really good but i think the trucks will cover up some of the art which is a bit of a pain as i never took that into account. Is there such a thing as transparent trucks?
Sadly not, but good on you for setting it up. Sounds like a great present and hopefully she’ll have enough fun on it that you won’t miss a few square inches of graphic. It’s been that way forever anyway.
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