The Skateboard culture is always changing and evolving. So picking gifts for any skater you maybe shopping for can sometimes be difficult. We have been helping loved ones shop for skateboarders for over four decades! We can help out pick a first skateboard, point you in the right direction as far as skateboard footwear. We can always be reached through a simple phone call or email listed on the front page of our website.

What Kind of Skateboard Should I get?

It doesn't matter if your are shopping for your self or for a loved on in your family. Amateur Athlete Skate Shop has a huge selection of pre built completes and custom complete skateboards that we have built from our wide selection of skateboard decks.

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Pre Built Skateboard Completes- A large number of skateboard companies make pre built skateboard completes. These completes are great for those first time skateboarders you may be shopping for. The Price may vary from $89-$129 on pre assembled complete skateboards. The pre assembled complete skateboards take all guess work out of matching skateboard trucks and wheels. Pre Built Completes are completed with the best size trucks and wheels. The skateboard trucks width size match the width of the skateboard deck. Then the skateboard wheels also tend to match the correct size in which best fits the set up. All pre built skateboards from brands tend to all be the same so the only downfall is the there is not a wide selection of deck graphics. Pre Built Brand skateboard completes are better than a Walmart or Target Complete skateboard. The bearings and trucks tend to be of better quality than in that Walmart and Target deck. Big Box stores skateboard trucks and wheels most of the time are a hard plastic and the bearings are never good quality as part as speed and longevity quality.

Getting a better quality complete skateboard is important!Getting a better quality complete skateboard will help in many ways. Lesser quality skateboard completes tend to make things harder for a first time skateboarder. When the skateboard wheels don't roll as well and are of lesser quality it will not be so attractive to a first time skateboarder. A skateboard that doesn't turn the way it should and that has junkie wheels will also not be attractive to a new skater and tend to turn their impression of skateboarding off. So seeking out a better quality skateboard although may be a little more expensive can help a new skater in these ways. 1. Better Performance and control. Better stability and grip on a skateboard makes things a lot better for a new skateboarder. A safer ride on a quality board can improve handling and reduce risks of sudden failure of components, which is essential for new skaters still mastering balance and control. A better riding experience and feel will in the end encourage any new  or seasoned skateboarder to stick with it and continue learning new tricks, better control, and having a positive experience. 

Can a custom complete skateboard be better for first time skateboarders?

At Amateur Athlete Skate Shop we build custom complete skateboards that are better quality than Pre Assembled completes. Although pre assembled completes do have a place in the skateboard journey. We give the option to have a better quality skateboard. We select a skateboard deck from our curated skateboard collection, and then select the correct size trucks and wheels that match the selected deck. We build our custom complete skateboards with a better quality skateboard bearing that will make the ride experience much better for a new skateboarder. The bearings selected in our custom completes are straight from our bearings selection that we stock always. The silver M Class Hollow skateboard trucks we select for our custom complete skateboards are stronger than all the pre assembled completes from skateboard brands. The hollowed kingpin makes the trucks lighter, while the high end metals are not a soft metal and will last much longer than those pre assembled company completes. Last we complete the custom complete skateboards with brand name grip tape and bolts. The better griptape will add a high grip factor to help with control and balance. Control and balance is the first thing new skateboarders learn when taking on skateboarding.

What's the difference between Pre Built complete skateboards and custom complete skateboards.

There are a few big differences between Pre Built and Custom skateboards. Pre Built skateboards are all the same. There is no different look between Pre assembled completes. The wheels trucks and graphic are all exactly the same. Where as a custom complete skateboard the graphic, wheels, and trucks will differ from any other complete skateboards. Some companies use Birch wood skateboard decks on pre assembled skateboards. Although birch decks are strong they are not the best selection. Our Amateur Athlete Skate Shop custom completes  are all rock hard maple, and are pro brand skateboard decks. Pre assembled brand skateboards don't offer much of a variety in skateboard graphics. But at Amateur Athlete we make a wide selection of different brands, graphics, and colors to give as many different options we can.

1. Different Selection (Custom Completes are all different in graphic wise and different wheels and truck combination)

2. Custom completes are made of hard rock maple wood VS. Pre assemble brand decks that are Birch wood.

3. Pre assembled completes have no individual style all decks are exactly the same in graphic color, wheels, and trucks

4 Custom completes will have different wheels different graphics and are all different looking.

3. Pre Assembled Brand Completes will have a lower quality bearing that don't roll well and don't last long. The first component that needs changing on a pre assembled brand complete is always the bearings.

4. Pre assembled Brand completes use lesser quality skateboard trucks, rather than custom completes we use a pro grade skateboard truck brand.

Don't Be FOOLED by big sites that offer completes with pro skateboard decks for a low price

A large number of big cookie cutter sites TGM, CCS, Skateboard wear house do offer what looks like a great complete package deal. But look closer into which trucks, bearings, and hard goods they are using to assemble these completes. The bearings company is some random junk that won't last very long. The skateboard wheels tend to also be sub par quality from another brand or company that they created. Getting a complete custom complete skateboard from Amateur Athlete will guarantee pro brand parts from the wheels to the trucks. So those completes although may be tempting in price, will definitely lack in quality in the long run.

Where can I Buy a Custom complete skateboard?

At Amateur Athlete Skate Shop we have been helping Mothers, Fathers, grandparent and loved ones buy complete skateboards. We have over 40 years of experience in choosing quality skateboards that fit all different ages, size individuals. It can be a first time skateboard complete, or for a seasoned skater. You can visit our brick and mortar store front at 2110 W Union Blvd Bethlehem Pa 18018. Or see our huge selection of custom skateboard completes 24/7 at this link https://aa1982.com/collections/completes If you have any questions don't hesitate to give us a call at 610-866-0114. or hit us on the chat bubble in the corner of our web site!

See you on the board!