This guide will help answer some of the questions you may have when deciding which skateboard deck to buy. Skateboard decks tend to be designed around four common types of skating. FYI - When you see 8.25×33 beside the name of the skate deck. This means that the deck is 8.25″ wide and 33″ long.
Transition and Vert
Typically people who skate mostly vert ramps and pools will go with a little bit of a wider skate deck. This is common for this particular type of skateboarding. Reasonable deck size choices would be 8.25″ or 8.5″. This will give you more stability when you need it.
Street and Technical
For street skating or technical skating an 8″ skateboard deck or smaller is usually the best choice. This will allow you to do flip tricks, grinds, and technical skateboard trick combos with more ease than you would with a wider skate deck. 7.5″, 7.75″ and 8″ are all excellent choices.
Both / All Terrain
If you are planning to skate parks and street equally or only want to have one setup for both then you would want to choose something in between. An 8″ deck would probably be a great choice. Of course if you do one more than the other you would probably want to adapt slightly in that direction. Skinnier skate decks are less stable on ramps and wider decks are more clumsy for flip tricks. Find a happy medium and go skate 
Cruising & Carving
There are a lot of options for cruising decks. Most people go with a hefty wide old school deck or a longboard deck. The larger the skateboard the more control and stability it will provide. Think about getting a sweet retro 80s deck. This is your chance to integrate a cool retro or classic deck style into your arsenal. See Longboard & Old School Skateboard Decks
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