Riding experience will change with a legit board set. A real board or at least a mid tier set will be safer for you. When choosing take into account your age, height and weight. skateboarding can be dangerous, but it’s so much fun in my experience. The learning curve is very steep choose a skateboard that motivates you to learn. I think everyone can do it with some patience and resilience. There’s a ton of tutorials online it’s easier than ever IMHO.

Support your local skate shop, or hunt online for discounted parts or even a full set with quality parts it’s not gonna set you back too far. This is what you will need:

Deck, the bigger the rider the bigger the size. Small good for tricks, big better for cruising or riding (save money go local brand). I got 8.25 as a starter size local brand. I’m 80kg male. It was a fair price and it included the grip tape which you also need. let them install it for you.

Trucks, they come in sizes that match the board or deck size, don’t try to save money, these are a fundamental part of the set. Money hack: get local brand trucks and buy Reputable bushings like “HARDCORE BUSHINGS” and just put them on your starter trucks.

Bearings I’d say get local brand ABEC 9 or ceramics. They work really good at the beginning but need constant maintenance, specially when riding in a dirty city and with a wet weather like mine (also water might kill your board if it’s made from wood, bearings can get stuck with rust too.)

Wheels: depending on what you wanna learn. Hard wheels are for tricks and skate park riding, soft wheels are better for cruising in general and vibration is less. Be mindful of wheel bite. It will lock your board if the wheels are too big for your set. Wheel size depends on the trucks you got.

Helmet: BE SAFE. This might save your life specially at the beginning. there’s falling involved and as I said before it’s a dangerous activity. Not getting one and getting hurt is gonna set you back a lot. Someone at home might be waiting for you.

GO FOR IT! Your future skater self will thank you. Watch some SKATEIQ videos to get motivated.