Skateboarding is an expressive sport where you can show your personality in the way you ride. This chance to show your style starts before you even step out the door with the board you choose to ride.

Before you go down in skateboarding history like Vincent Matheron, you need to know where to start, and that's the whole point of our guide, which will help you show off to your mates this summer.

In Bustle’s new series Rookie Move, we ask fitness experts to share their best advice for first-timers — because if you know, you know (and now you do). Perhaps skateboarding has caught your eye ...