A complete skateboard is the fastest way into skating — deck, trucks, wheels, bearings and hardware assembled and ready to ride. The question is whether you buy a quality complete or a cheap one, because the difference in how it rides is significant.

A quality complete from Globe, Santa Cruz, Girl, Anti-Hero or Element will feel responsive and hold up to actual skating. A cheap complete from a department store will feel dead underfoot and deteriorate fast. The price gap between a decent complete and a bad one is smaller than most people think — and the difference in how it rides is enormous.

We stock completes across all sizes from 7.5 to 8.5, including kids sizes from 7.0. If you're buying for a beginner or a kid and don't know what size to get, the rule of thumb is deck width should roughly match shoe size: size 6–8 shoe suits a 7.5–7.75 deck, size 8–10 suits a 7.75–8.0, size 10+ suits 8.0 and up.