Skateboarding and skateboards

Skateboarding - Tricks and tips

Skateboard Science   - Developed by the Exploratorium to uncover the science of this dynamic sport. Learn the underlying physics of ollies, nollies and kickflips and the manufacturing process involved in making a modern skateboard.

Bob's Trick Tips - Extensive list of tricks with instructions and videos. Includes articles, product and park reviews.

How to Skateboard - Information on how to skateboard with step by step instructions and pictures.

SkateBeach.com - Links to skateboard manufacturer's products.

Skateboard - Shillington, PA - Includes everything for the beginner to an expert skater.

Skateboard City - Offers trick tips with videos, message board, articles, ramp plans, logo apparel, and related links. Also includes user submitted stories, gear reviews, and photos.

Skateboard UK - Contains information, trick tips, mail, ramp plans, music, pictures, photos, animations, and movies.

Skateboard.com - The comprehensive source for skateboarding information.

Skateboarding - Features photos, trick tips, articles and directory of links.

Skateboarding - Up to the hour news on the skateboarding industry. Hand picked articles by skate experts. Reviews of over 50 California skateparks.

Skateboarding Pro Tricks Network - Articles, photos, tips and skateboard news.

Skateboardman - Image gallery of vintage skateboard and skateboarding related memorabilia. Actual collection can be seen at Skatelab Skatepark in Simi Valley in Los Angeles, California.

SkateTalk Chat Systems - Dedicated to skateboarders, but everyone is welcome. Since 1995.

Spy Hill Skates - Display of vintage skateboards and accessories. Most items are in mint condition. Interviews with old school skaters.

Alf's Tech Deck Fingerboarding - Includes jokes, tricks, competition rules, and suggestions for building a skateboarding park.

Board World - Provides history of skateboards, and information on equipment, skateboarding stars, and tech decks. Also include sinformation on different ramps.

How to Skateboard - The basics of skateboarding, from stance to simple tricks.

Kids on Wheels - Offers safety tips, jokes, and e-mail newsletter.

On Your Skates - Skateboarding and local park information in the Morecambe and Lancaster area of the UK.

Planet Skateboard - Includes the science, history, and weather for skateboarding, as welln as a dictionary of basic tricks and a quiz based on information in the site.

Safety on Wheels: Skateboarding Safety - What kids need to know to stay safe on a skateboard.

Shaun's Skateboarding Site - Provides tips for basic and advanced tricks.

Skateboard Science - Learn the underlying physics of ollies, nollies and kickflips and the manufacturing process involved in making a modern skateboard.

Skateboard Tips - Tips and tricks for the beginner skateboarder.

Skateboard World - Offers large collection of photos and logos.

Skateboarding 101 - Learn the basics of skateboarding. Includes trick tips, maintenance tips, and glossary of terms.

Skateboarding Dictionary - Learn common vocabulary of skateboarding.

Sports Illustrated for Kids: Tony Hawk Trick Videos - Skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk, demonstrates five of his favorite tricks.

Skateboards, decks, wheels, skateboard stores

A1 Skateboards - Features a skate shop that sells completes, decks, trucks, wheels, ramps, accessories, and rails.

Active Mail Order - Offers a wide range of skateboards, accessories, parts, and clothes. Also presents team information.

Afroman Productions - Online catalog offers boards, shirts, lanyards, afro wigs, and hats.

Alliance Skateboards - Makes and sells its own line of decks and clothing.

Austinskateboards - Sells skateboards, accessories, clothes, and shoes. Includes artwork, skate team, and local Austin news.

Bacon - Sells boards and logo apparel. Includes product information, news, and events. Flash intensive.

Banned Board Shop - Sells skateboard completes, decks, wheels, trucks, clothing, shoes, and accessories. Includes skateboard glossary.

Becker Surf Shop - Features skateboards, decks, wheels, trucks, hardware, skate shoes, clothing, equipment, stickers, longboards, and accessories.

Beer City Skateboards - Skateboard completes, decks, wheels, hardware, and accessories.

Blank Skate Supply Company - Sells blank skateboard products like decks, trucks, wheels, grip tape, bearings, mounting hardware, riser pads, music, and clothing.

Blend Skate Shop - Skateboard Decks, Wheels, Trucks, Hardware and Clothing and other skateboarding requirements

Bouncing Jax - Bouncing Jax Skateboards, Clothing, and Accessories. Licensed clothing and novelties. Duncan, OK

Buckle-Down Skategoods - Manufactures and sells ramps and accessories for fingerboarding.

Cash Crop Clothing - Sells t-shirts, beanies, skate wax, and decks.

Casper Industries Skateboard Company - Skateboard decks, wheels, products produced by Casper Industries. Includes freestyle news, event and team information.

Century Skate Shop - Features skateboard completes, decks, videos, trucks, wheels, belts, clothing, and accessories.

Chaos on Wheels - Offers clothing, videos, rider photos, and music CD. Also builds and designs custom ramps and skate park equipment and performs bike stunt shows.

Cohort Skateboards - Sells decks, apparel, protective gear, and accessories.

Conscience Skateboards - Sells boards and logo apparel with proceeds donated towards building skateparks.

CRAZY RIDER - Offers tor sale; T-shirts, stickers and hats for crazy riders of dirt bikes, snowboards and skateboards.

Crescent Down Works - Includes skateboards, bikes, skate shoes, clothing, videos, and accessories.

Crooks Mailorder - Features a wide range of skateboards, accessories, parts, clothes, and shoes.

Curly Grrlz - Skateboard Decks and Skateboard Clothing geared toward girls.

Curve Skateboards - Uniquely styled longboards, skateboards, and stickers.

Deep Six Watersports Discounts - Offers skateboard completes, trucks, wheels, bearings, decks, grip tape, shoes, scooters, tshirts, and helmets.

Deluxe Distribution - Offers a wide range of skateboard products that may be searched by company or by type. Also provides magazine subscriptions.

Digital Skateboards - Features this skateboard company based in St. Augustine, Florida that offers boards, clothes, and accessories.

Dregs Skateboards - Offers information about this line of skateboard products as well as offering boards and components.

East Coast Skates - Offers skateboard completes, decks, wheels, trucks, longboards, blanks, accessories, clothing, protective gear, magazines, and videos.

East Meets West - Selling skateboards, safety gear, and accessories. Based in the UK operating world wide.

ESSI Skateboards - Sells skateboard completes, decks, trucks, wheels, bearings and accessories. Order online.

EvilEds.com - Online retail skateboard store offering major brands of decks, trucks, wheels and other skateboarding supplies.

Exodus Skate Shop - A Winston-Salem NC. retail skateboard supply shop. Name brand decks, trucks and skateboard clothing. Also carry band T-shirts, body jewelery, flasks and designer contacts.

Fingerboards.com - Sells mini boards including skateboards, snowboards, wakeboards, scooters, and skis. Also carries mini ramps, blisters, accessories, and key chains.

Flexdex Skateboards - Retails skateboards, wheels, trucks, skate ramps and rails.

Flowlab - Manufactures and retails deep carve boards with 7 wheels evenly spaced along a bent axle to allow for extremely tight carving on hills.

Foot Clan Skates - Offers skateboard products including completes, parts, and accessories.

Four Ninety Skateboards - Sells decks, completes, accessories, and apparel.

Free Style Shop - Sells skateboard decks, trucks, and equipment.

Frontal Boarding Industries - Sells streetboards, snakeboards, clothing, and accessories. Includes snakeboard FAQs.

GhostRiderX.com - Manufactures multi-wheeled deep carve skateboards. Also offers apparel.

Global Wind Product Z Scooter - Global Wind Inc. is an import & export trading company that supplies wholesale products such as electric scooters and consumer electronics worldwide.

Homeslice Videos - Offers skateboarding videos and super-8 short films.

HQ Extreme - Sells complete sets of tech decks and fingerbikes, Tony Hawk Skatepark accessories, mountain boards, wakeboards, stickers, videos, and storage boxes.

Humanfly - Makers of Humanfly Surfwax, Gutter Grease coping wax and Destruction Skateboards.

IMOC Skate - Sells decks, hardware and apparel.

Island Cat - Features Hawaiian fabrics for surf and skateboard inlays and clothing. Also offers complete skate boards.

Jay-Rox Skateboard Company - Online Retail Skateboard store offering brand name "Old and New School" deck, trucks, wheels and accessories.

JizSkateboards.com - Offers Jiz completes as well as trucks, wheels, and accessories.

JSURF - Old School Skate & Surf - UK based online retailer of old school and slalom skateboard accessories.

Kates Shop - Skates, skateboards, mountain boards, longboards, decks, trucks, skating equipment, clothing and accessories.

Kids Must Have.com - Offers scooters, skateboards, accessories, protective gear, rollerblades, plush toys, books, and school supplies.

Loma Vista Hardware - Skateboard shop featuring boards from makers like Blind, Element, and Shorty's as well as a selection of shoes, clothes, and videos.

LongSkate.com - Offers downhill, slalom, and long board skate board completes, parts, decks, wheels, trucks, bearings, helmets, videos and accessories.

Lush Longboards - Sells longboard completes, decks, wheels, trucks, tools, parts, accessories, and logo clothing. Also carries mountainboards, street luge, and slaloms. Includes articles, related links, reviews, forum, and riding locations.

Manna Skateboards - Online Christian Skateboard site offering products for sale and information on their skateboarding ministry.

McGill's Mailorder - Provides complete products, parts, and clothing including t-shirts. Also offers videos and protective products.

Monsterskate - Includes skateboarding stories, skatespots, live cams of skateparks, gossip, photos, games, trick tips, and contests. Sells skateboards and accessories.

Oldschool Skateboards - Skateboards, completes, decks, trucks, accessories, and vintage skateboarding equipment.

Powerboards - Sells kick, electric, and gas powered scooters, gas powered skateboards, and accessories.

Proskateshop.com - Online Skateboard store offering major brands of skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, skateboard clothing and accessories.

Razorboard.com - Skateboards, completes, decks, wheels, clothing and accessories.

RnR skateboard shop - A UK skateboard shop offering decks, wheels, bearings, trucks, clothing, shoes and accessories; stocking flip, element, alien workshop, blind and other companies.

Roarockit Skateboard Company - Offers a kit to laminate your own deck at home. Street and longboard versions available.

Santa Fe Skateboarding Co. - Sells boards, accessories, and apparel. Includes news, photos, team profiles, trick tips, and videos.

Science Skateboards - Site features graphic design portfolio, skateboarding video, stills and sequences, and product range.

Secret Tips of Skateboarding - Features a book for learning how to skateboard and perform a number of tricks.

Seed Skateboard Company - Skateboard decks, apparel and accessories from Seed Skateboard Company

Skakeboards R Us - Offers a range of skateboards, parts, and related accessories.

Skate America - Sells a selection of skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, videos, ramp plans, clothing and accessories. Offers completes that are custom configured.

Skate one - Online retailer of brand name skateboard supplies.

Skate Warehouse - Online skateboard store offering decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, videos, shoes, clothing and accessories. Offers completes that are custom configured.

123 Skateboard - Presents a selection of brand name complete skateboards and accessories by Birdhouse, Blind, and World Industries.

Skateboard Link - Offers brand name skateboard supplies.

5150 Skateboard Shop - Skateboard completes, decks, and accessories. Secure online ordering. Worldwide delivery in 1-3 business days.

Skateboard Videos - Offers a selection of skateboard videos. Also presents oldschool skateboarding videos in NTSC or PAL format.

Skateboard.com - Sells skateboards and accessories.

Skateboards and Free Stuff - Presents skateboard completes, blank decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, and grip tape.

4-Skateboards.com - Sells completes, decks, shoes, trucks, wheels, clothing, and videos.

Skatelife Skate Shop - Skateboard Shop Located In Rome, GA. For Skaters By Skaters. Skate To Live, Live To Skate.

Skateplus - Online retailer of fun boxes, grind rails, ramps, and wax. Offers screen savers, skateboard tricks, and ramp designs.

Skatepool - Presents completes and skateboard parts as well as skate art and a collection of BMX memorabilia. UK based.

Skates on Haight - Offers completes, skate shoes, shoes, longboards, skateboards, and wheels.

Skateshack - Carries skateboards, inline skates, snowboards, shoes, clothing, safety gear and accessories.

sk8shop.com - Sells complete skateboards, parts, accessories, and apparel.

Slidas.com - Offers videos featuring street, skatepark and pool skating.

Snakeboard Online - Carries snakeboards and bindings. Includes message board, board reviews and related links.

Stillboardin.com - Online retail skateboard shop geared to the "Old School" skateboarder,offering products by the legendary Wes Humpston of Dogtown fame and other brand name products for the more mature skateboarder.

StreetBoardz.com - Features top brands of trucks, wheels, decks, and saftey equipment as well as completes.

Streetgadgets.com - UK based retailer of push scooters, long boards, mountain bikes and gopeds.

SubSkates.com - Features skate shoes and complete skateboards, hats and sunglasses. Also includes a Las Vegas skate park locator.

Tech Deck - Offers fingerboards with licensed graphics from brands like Birdhouse and World Industries.

Terminal Velocity Streetboards - Skateboard manufacturer and retailer. Includes board descriptions and prices. Order online or use dealer locator.

Tiki Room Skateboards - Offers skateboard products as well as information for beginners, product reviews, what's new in the shop. Based in Canada.

Ultimate Skateboards - Sells skateboard completes, decks, wheels, trucks, accessories, clothes, rails, and scooters.

Valley Boardshop - A Baltimore based retail skateshop with online ordering capabilities, offering most major brands of Old and New School Skateboarding supplies including Independent, Birdhouse, Powell, Krux, Bulldog, Sector9 and others.

Villain Skateboards - Sells decks and apparel. Includes team and contact information.

XXX Sports Park - Sells skateboards, BMX, and inline skate equipment and videos, shoes, and safety gear. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, includes news, gallery, hours, and fees.

Y4L Tech Decks - Offers fingerboards skateboards that you can do tricks with using your fingers.

Skateboarding Parts, accessories, clothing

BettyBoards - Boston-based company designing for girls and women. Offers skateboard decks and logo t-shirts.

Brakeboard - Offers a patented footbrake for longboard skateboards.

Cal Skate Skateboards - Sells decks, wheels, trucks, shoes, tshirts and hoodies. Also includes company history and store information, photo gallery, and northwest US skate news.

Capital/USA Skateboards - Manufacturers concave and deep concave decks for trick boarding. Also offers trucks, wheels and other accessories. Includes team pictures and information.

Digital Skateboards - Features the decks and clothes offered by this small Florida firm.

EVS Designs - Designs and sells skateboard decks. Also includes quicktime skate video clips, message board, and related links.

FTC Skateboarding - Sells FTC products such as skate decks, videos, and clothing, as well as those of other skate manufacturers.

Hybrid Skateboards - Sells decks and skateboarding apparel. Includes team photos.

Liquor Clothing and Skateboard Company - Sells a skateboard deck and logo tshirts.

Madrid Skateboards - Sells decks, shortboards, longboards, trucks, wheels, accessories, clothing, backpacks, and eyewear.

Mankind Skateboards - Sells skateboard decks.

Mr M's World - Sells prebent, uncut skateboard blanks to school woodshops and organized youth programs. Includes description, prices, and contact information.

MyDeckHeads.Com - Features both slick and grip graphics. Also facilitates custom designs.

Nebulize Skateboards - Sells decks and logo t-shirts and flexfit hats. Free stickers.

Nicotine Wheel Company - Manufactures and retails skateboard decks, wheels, bearings, trucks, and accessories.

Parris Skateboards - Features solid oak skateboards reminiscent of the California boards of the mid to late 60s; fast and fun. Available both as complete skateboards and decks.

Peak Performance International - UK shop selling skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, bike and MTB equipment, clothing, shoes, and accessories.

Pool School Skateboards - Offers old school skate decks, apparel, and videos.

Rat City Skates - Sells skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, bearings and accessories.

SAP Skateboards - Sells skateboard decks and completes with christian graphics. Completes available in basic, standard, and premium setups.

Skatelords.Com - Sells decks, trucks, clothing, and accessories from brands like Element, Shorty's, Anti-Hero, 5 Boro, Tensor, Black Label, and Real.

Skull Skates - Offers skateboard decks, wheels, longboards, clothing, and accessories.

Solution Skateboards - Skateboard company that sells shirts, stickers, decks, and hardware.

S-One - S-One designs, tests and manufacturers the highest quality helmets, wrist guards, ankle braces and insoles for skateboarding.

Squints - Sells full line of wall racks for storing or displaying skateboards, decks, or scooters.

Sucks Skateboards - Skateboard decks, tees, and stickers speaking out against anti-skateboarding politics. Free "Arrest Me I Skateboard" stickers.

Token Skateboard Company - Offers decks, clothing and records. Order by phone or email.

Villan Skateboards - Sells skateboard decks and includes team gallery.

Skateboarding Pictures

Alan "Ollie" Gelfand - Offers articles, interviews and pictures on Alan Gelfand, the inventor of the ollie.

Alan "Ollie" Gelfand - Official site of Alan "OLLIE" Gelfand features profile, news, photos and videos.

Ali Boulala - Includes pictures of the Swedish skater. Includes small biography, video history and a collection of articles.

Andy Macdonald - Offers news, biography, video clips, pictures, contest results and first try articles.

Arto Saari - Finnish skater's site includes profile, news, articles and photos.

Bam Margera - Official site features profile, news, photos, videos and message boards.

Chris Cole - Fansite offers interviews, pictures, video reviews, clips, decks and downloads.

Dylan Oliver - Official home page with pictures, video clips, appearances and sponsors of 5 year old skateboarder.

EXPN.com Athlete Index - Profiles, quotes, history and photos of professional skateboarders.

Geoff Rowley - Fan Site contains photos, videos and links.

Jason Lamarche - Profile and photos of Vancouver skateboarder Downtown J.

Jocke Olsson - Includes photos, videos, profile, sponsors and accomplishments.

Mike Vallely - Includes news, notes from the wilderness section, gallery and sponsor links.

Nate Sherwood - Offers profile, interview, photos and sponsors.

Nothing But Bam - Offers pictures, filmography, biography and live chat.

Obsessed With Sergei Trudnowski - Dedicated to the life of pro-skater, offers profile, photos and drawings.

The Official Anti-Chad Webpage - Includes pictures, videos, information, biography and why the webmaster hates him.

Peter Smolik - Offers news, pictures, video clips, interview and products.

Quim Cardona - Features pictures, art, animations and products.

Ryan Sheckler - Fan site includes pictures, sponsors, biography, resume, articles, interviews and videos.

Steve Berra - Official site includes photos, journal and his favorite links.

Z-Boys - Includes articles, interviews, pictures and video clips on old school skateboard team Zephyr.

AskMen.com - Tony Hawk Interview - Features one-on-one exclusive interview on the talented skateboarder.

EXPN.com Hawk Index - Offers articles, biography, video clips and pictures.

Sports Illustrated For Kids: Tony Hawk - Offers QuickTime clips of Tony Hawk's favorite tricks.

Tony Hawk - Fan site with information, pictures, games and links.

Tony Hawk - Professional skateboarder's official site containing sponsor's links.

Unofficial Tony Hawk Fan Page - Includes biography, pictures, and links to movie clips at the official Tony Hawk club.

Skateboarding Magazines

boardstupid - UK based skateboarding news, events, spots, photography, and more.

Concrete Powder Magazine - Canadian skateboard and snowboard magazine. Offers photo of the week, video sequences, and a bonus called "slice of life". Subscriptions available.

Exposé Magazine - Skateboarding cooked up Montreal style.

Heckler Magazine - Includes skateboarding, snowboarding, music, skate cam, gallery, ramp plans, and contests. Subscription information available.

Juice Magazine - Skateboard magazine features articles and inside perspectives on punk rock and Dogtown skate. Skate legends make up the Juice Magazine list of writers and photographers.

Not Another Skateboard Zine - Offers articles, reviews, message board and an online shop.

Post 22 - North Carolina based zine with profiles, interviews, videos, articles, and photos.

Skate Store - Interactive skate zine from the Netherlands. Features European skaters and parks.

The Skateboard Mag - Magazine that seeks to maintain the independent nature of skateboarding. Subscribe online.

Skateboarder Magazine Collector - Site for nostalgic collection of Skateboarder Magazine.

Skateboarder Magazine Online - Features photos, videos, news and bulletin boards.

Skateboarding.com - Features news, pictures, chat, and tips. Subscribe to six different magazines from Transworld Skateboarding.

SkateRock.com - Articles and reports intertwining music and skateboarding.

247 Sk8Mag - Features and news, articles, product reviews, photos and message boards.

Strength Magazine - Offers progressive skate and snowboard culture, news and reviews. Subscribe or order back issues.

Thrasher - Offers articles, interviews, reviews, videos, games, music, photograffiti, skateparks and ramp plans. Subscribe online.

Threshold Skateboarding Magazine - Includes still and sequenced photographs, video clips, contest coverage and product giveaways.

Traveln Man - Offers skate zine from Seattle, Washington by Shawn Bishop.

Truck Stop Skate Magazine - Featuring articles, US skate park listing, archived issues, professional and amateur sequences, photos and links.

Tum Yeto, Inc. - Includes news, tour information, rider profiles, games, forum, contests and links.

Skateboarding parks

Concrete Disciples - Listing of parks in the United States with photos, directions, and reader reviews. States covered are California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming.

Caliskatz.com - A descriptive list of skateparks in California with pictures, video clips, and directions.

Las Vegas skateparks - Listing of parks in the Las Vegas area with photos, directions, and reviews.

O. C. Skates - A skateboarding directory for Orange County, California.

Oregon Skateparks Guide - Directory of several skate parks in Oregon.

Sk8 Parx - Australian skate park guide with photos, videos, events calendar, newsletter and classifieds.

Skate Oregon - Listing of skate parks in Oregon including location, photographs, history, local riders, community input, cost, directions and maps.

Skate Parks - Features listing of skate parks in the US.

Skate Parks of Salt Lake City - A directory of concrete skate parks of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Skateboard Parks - Listing of parks in the United States. Includes location and hours, park rules and rates and links.

SkateboardPark.com - A worldwide directory of skate parks including location, photographs, directions and maps.

Skatenorcal - Photos, reviews, ratings, prices, requirements and directions to skate parks in California, Oregon and some in Europe.

Skatepark - Resource for skatepark construction. Includes current projects, fundraising, getting started, design, building and industry contacts.

Skateparkinfo.org - The skatepark directory in the UK.

Skatespots - Panoramic photos, reviews, and events for United States and Canadian skate parks. Also includes news on development and openings of new parks.

Sk8parkinfo - A directory of skateparks in upstate NY. Includes pictures, sizes, addresses, phone numbers, links, rules, and hours.

Sk8parklist - User provided comments and pictures of parks in the United States and Canada.

SoCal Skateparks - Directory for Southern California skate parks. Photo galleries, discussions, directions, reviews and weather.

UK Skatepark Search - Uses grid references to allow you to find exactly how far away each skate park is away from your town on this UK site.