ALL COMPLETES
Shop your complete skateboard, cruiser, longboard or surf-skate at Stay_K online. Each of these four categories serves a different purpose and style. For example, to look for ready-to-ride pre-built completes in "normal" skateboards means that either you're a beginner or on a budget. It may be the same for cruisers, too. To pick each part individually (deck, trucks, wheels, bearings etc) benefits choosing the exact specifications for your skating style. This is a main reason why a custom skateboard, instead of pre-built, is considered pro-grade. Note, for longboard and surfskate it's common to see mostly pre-built ones. Our guide below may answer which of these four categories is for you. If a question persists, feel free to use our Contact page. Also, if you want to set up a custom, even if you're just starting, we'll be more than happy to help you!
GUIDE to COMPLETE SKATEBOARDS, CRUISERS, LONGBOARDS, SURF-SKATES at STAY_K online shop
The pre-built ready-to-ride complete skateboards are considered the best choice for beginners because:
- You need extra knowledge that comes from experience, trial and research to choose each part individually.
- It's budget friendly, for those who don't want to spend more on their first setup. It leaves budget for protective gear, which is recommended if you're just starting.
- There're more choices in small sizes for kids.
The market standard is that pre-built completes aren't considered pro-grade. The main reasons aren't the material or quality, but the fact that you can't choose each part, regarding their specifications, to fit your skating style. If your choice is to go with a pre-built complete, rest assured. At Stay_K, a shop operated by long-time skaters, we make sure the feedback we get for all our skateboards is amazing. Make your first push with the right steps on a skateboard from our skateshop.
If a "normal" skateboard's main purpose (with its deck shape, wheels style etc...) is for doing tricks, then a Cruiser's purpose is to take you places, as the name indicates. Cruiser skateboards aka Cruisers may be the best choice to use as means of transport. They aren't big and heavy like longboards, so you can carry them easily by hand when you need to step down. And their wheels are very wide and frictionless, unlike skateboards. Plus, they always come in aerodynamic shapes.
Some of the factors that separate most longboards from skateboards are: Different truck design, much larger and soft wheels, aerodynamic shapes without tail / nose, minimum concave, athlete rides closer to the ground. These design differences play a major role on how you use them -- commonly for downhill and transport. So, they are designed for stability in high speeds and less friction. A Cruiser skateboard is more similar and some of its uses are the same. Other than the powerslides and curves down hills and a few traditional skateboard tricks you can perform on certain longboard setups, there's also the dancing discipline which has become fashionable.
Choose which category is best for you
As mentioned above, the purpose of a 'normal' skateboard is to perform tricks (other than just roll) including ollies, flips, grinds / slides on ledges, ramp tricks, powerslides and more. Cruiser skateboard's purpose is a smoother ride, because of their wide soft wheels and more aerodynamic shape. These facts make certain tricks harder, but not impossible. Note, you can have a hybrid of these two. One common use for cruisers is as filmer's boards, because soft wheels are also silent.
Now, Longboards belong to a totally different category. They're used for the disciplines of downhill or dancing, or for transport. The list of traditional skateboard tricks that you can perform on a longboard is minimum. In its turn, longboard's disciplines include tricks that you can't perform on a skateboard. Lastly, surf-skate is the newest of these sports. It's made to imitate the movements of surfing, but you can also perform some skateboard ramp tricks on it. Its especially designed front truck, with its mechanism and looseness, helps the rider when pumping to gain speed and also to curve on 'concrete waves', pumptracks, skateparks, or even flat terrain. Surfskate decks and wheels are very similar to cruisers'.