r/NewSkaters is a subreddit with 273k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, ollie, new, and looking, 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
: "I've never skated before and would like help for my ollie."
32 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best shoes for skating?"
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "My hand painted skateboard."
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Im so fed up"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Ideas for a new skateboard"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/NewSkaters
#1
Struggling
35 posts
#2
Looking For
15 posts
#3
Ollie
: "I think I just achieved my 1st Ollie"
15 posts
#4
New
14 posts
#5
Looking
14 posts
#6
Skateboard
: "Is it weird to have butterflies on my Skateboard as a guy?"
12 posts
#7
Board
: "Opinion on my waterlogged Board?"
10 posts
#8
Skating
6 posts
#9
Looking For A Board
4 posts
#10
Worst
4 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
: "How do I gain speed with tic tacs?"
52 posts
#2
Video
: "7 months of intimidation. Decided to just go for it."
11 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Im so fed up"
9 posts
#4
Picture
: ""Why do you carry your board?" - The sideways in my town:"
8 posts
#5
Setup Help
: "did i mess up buying an element deck?"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/NewSkaters
Yearly
+29k members(11.9%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026