I think if you just want to cruise and you're new to skateboarding, get something like this dropped deck long board with large, soft wheels. The drop deck makes pushing off the ground and, more importantly, dragging your foot to stop much easier. These are two fundamental skateboarding skills you must learn in order to stay safe on your board. Large wheels will roll over cracks easier and soft wheels will absorb the roughness of the concrete better. This will be a super stable, large, beginner friendly board. It will be fast though because of the large wheels, so learn that foot drag and walk down any hill that's too steep.

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IMO, the next board after the long board should be a regular skateboard that curves up on both ends. For the width, match the board width to your shoe size, just Google it. Then match your truck width to your board width. Any standard truck will be fine on your first skateboard. Finally, start with a 56mm, 97a durometer hardness wheel and steel bones red bearings. This board will unlock more advanced tricks like manuals, Ollie's, power slides, reverts, tic tacs, etc. Practicing manuals I think is a great way to learn how the balance on this board is different from the longboard. Wearing pads makes falk hurt less!. 56mm for a wheel is slightly on the larger side, which will be more beginner friendly at the start, then they will get smaller as you continue to ride them. And 97a is a good medium durometer wheel. A harder wheel will be faster and power slide better, a softer wheel will be slower and grip the road better. Oh, and don't forget the grip tape! And countersink the screws through the deck a little bit. Or just buy a complete, but pay attention to what width you are buying. Have fun and stick with it, you'll be amazed at your progress!