Best UK Skateboard Shops: Where to Buy Your First Setup There is a specific kind of panic that hits you the first time you walk into a proper skateboard shop. The walls are covered in decks you cannot name, the staff are speaking what sounds like a foreign language, and someone behind the counter is … Read more
Choosing Your First Skateboard in the UK: Deck, Trucks and Wheels So you’ve decided to get into skateboarding. Maybe you’ve been watching clips on YouTube, spotted someone pulling tricks at your local skate park, or you’ve simply fancied giving it a go for years. Whatever brought you here, welcome — you’ve made a solid choice. … Read more
Beginner Guide to Skate Shoes: What to Look For Choosing your first pair of skate shoes might seem straightforward – they’re just shoes, right? In practice, the difference between a proper skate shoe and a regular trainer can mean the difference between landing a trick cleanly and rolling an ankle on your third session. Whether … Read more
How to Maintain Your Skateboard: Bearing Cleaning There are few things more frustrating than pushing off down your local skate park and feeling that sluggish, grinding resistance underfoot — or worse, hearing a horrible scraping sound coming from your wheels. Nine times out of ten, the culprit is dirty bearings. The good news is that … Read more
Inline Skate vs Quad Skate: Which Should You Choose? Standing in a skate shop – or scrolling through pages of gear online – and trying to decide between inline skates and quad skates can feel genuinely overwhelming. Both look exciting. Both promise a brilliant time. And yet they feel completely different underfoot, suit different styles … Read more
Skateboard Wheels: Hardness, Size and What They Mean Walk into any skate shop – whether it’s Slam City Skates in London, Route One in Bristol, or a local independent in Manchester or Edinburgh – and you will quickly find yourself staring at a wall of wheels. Different sizes, different colours, different numbers printed on the … Read more
Skateboard Trucks Explained: Tight vs Loose If you have just picked up your first complete skateboard or are thinking about building a custom setup, you will quickly realise that the board itself is only part of the story. The trucks — those T-shaped metal axle assemblies bolted to the underside of your deck — have … Read more
How to Choose the Right Skateboard Deck Size Walking into a skate shop for the first time – whether that’s Slam City Skates in London, Route One online, or your local independent spot in Manchester or Bristol – can feel genuinely overwhelming. There are decks stacked floor to ceiling, all different widths, lengths, shapes, and … Read more