If you’re new to the art of longboarding, your best bet is to play it safe and get some medium sized wheels, around 65-75mm.

These will help you to glide over obstacles such as cracks and bumps. Smaller wheels will allow you to go faster as there is less resistance, however hitting a small stone at speed could throw you off, whereas bigger wheels will be able to ride over most stones.

There is a lot more that can be taken into account when choosing wheels such as material, shape and edges, but as this is only a rough guide to help people choose their first board, I’m not going to go into detail.

If you’re more advanced and looking to improve your set-up, follow this link to Lush Longboards where you’ll find an extensive description of the types of wheels available and what they do.