It's an awesome feeling when you're ready to learn skateboarding tricks. But before attempting the kind of tricks that require some serious skill, start with the basics of skateboarding and ...

Which skateboard for beginners is best? When you’re just starting out and don’t yet know your trucks from your tail, the prospect of buying a skateboard can seem daunting. Choosing the best skateboard ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. You may think finding a skateboard for beginners is fairly ...

I break down my top tips for new skaters in this playful, rap-inspired skatepark tutorial. From fitting in at the park and following trends to faking it until you make it, I show you how to boost your ...

Say what you want, but skateboarding has undeniably transitioned from a niche hobby for outcasts to a mainstream sport over the past decade or so. We can thank the Olympics for that, social media, or ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Not since Michael J Fox took to a skateboard in Back to the ...

It's an awesome feeling when you're ready to learn skateboarding tricks. But before attempting the kind of skateboard tricks that require some serious skill, start out with the basics of skateboarding ...

Skateboarding is a lot harder than it looks: in the past two months, I've acquired four new scars to prove it. Experienced skaters make gliding up a concrete ramp, inexplicably flipping the board in ...