r/NewSkaters is a subreddit with 269k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, ollie, looking for, skateboard, and new, and they frequently recommend/review skate shoes, skate shoe, and skateboard.
Welcome to New Skaters! A place where ALL new skateboarders can ask questions on basic gear, setup, anything they want!
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If you need help specifically with ollies please also check out this sub r/OllieHelp
Popular Themes in r/NewSkaters
#1
Advice Requests
: "can someone help me find this deck?"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Is this a good board for a beginner?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "do beginners have no right to use skatepark?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Sponsored Skater Gave me a free deck and Griptape!! Bought wheels to match it."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/NewSkaters
#1
Struggling
40 posts
#2
Ollie
: "Finally started landing rolling Ollie’s this week :))"
23 posts
#3
Looking For
15 posts
#4
Skateboard
: "Today I learned how to do this with the Skateboard"
14 posts
#5
New
14 posts
#6
Looking
14 posts
#7
Hard Time
11 posts
#8
Ollies
8 posts
#9
Board
7 posts
#10
Skating
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/NewSkaters
Skate Shoes
271 reviews
#1
Vans
4.2★ from 78 reviews
#2
Etnies
4.5★ from 31 reviews
#3
Nike
4.3★ from 21 reviews
Skate Shoe
188 reviews
#1
Vans
4.5★ from 62 reviews
#2
New Balance
4.4★ from 25 reviews
#3
Nike
4.2★ from 21 reviews
Skateboard
141 reviews
#1
Mini Logo
4.1★ from 15 reviews
#2
Element
4.6★ from 9 reviews
#3
Santa Cruz
4.0★ from 8 reviews
Flair Used in r/NewSkaters
#1
Question
: "What can I do to improve my Ollie?"
31 posts
#2
Video
: "Just landed my first heelflip 😁😁"
29 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Told Another Dad I’d Drop In “Next Time.” He Remembered."
14 posts
#4
Picture
: "what the hell?!"
13 posts
#5
Setup Help
: "Should I be using a different board?"
5 posts
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Yearly
+28k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026