Gifts for Skateboarders & Longboarders
They've got skate wax in every jacket pocket and can identify a good spot by the texture of the curb from across a parking lot. Bearings and bushings are a recurring budget line.
Bones Reds Precision Skate Bearings 8-Pack
Bones Reds are the bearings that every skate shop carries and every skater eventually upgrades to — Swiss-made steel races with a nylon ball retainer that rolls faster and lasts longer than the generic ABEC-rated bearings most boards ship with. The 8-pack covers a full board plus two extra. They're the bearing that skaters gift to other skaters without a second thought.
“The one reliable rule of gift-giving: anything that makes them look more serious at what they love will be received with disproportionate gratitude.”
Shake Junt All Season Black Grip Tape 9x33
Grip tape is a consumable that every skater needs every few months — it wears smooth with use, especially at the nose and tail where fingers and shoes contact it during tricks. Shake Junt is the brand that the street skating community reaches for most often: aggressive grit that grips through wet conditions and doesn't peel at the edges. One sheet covers a complete deck.
Independent Genuine Parts Skate Multi Tool
Every skater needs a skate tool for adjusting trucks, tightening hardware, and swapping wheels and bearings — it replaces three separate socket wrenches and a screwdriver in one compact tool. Independent's version is what the skate community considers the correct choice: built to the right spec for standard kingpin and axle hardware, durable enough to live in a backpack indefinitely.
Gorilla Skateboards Skate Wax Block
Skate wax applied to a curb, ledge, or rail reduces friction enough to make a grind or slide possible — without it, most concrete surfaces catch trucks and stop movement dead. Gorilla Skate wax is harder than candle wax (which melts in heat and makes a mess) and longer-lasting than surf wax. A two-pack lasts through a full season of street skating and fits in any pocket.
187 Killer Pads Pro Knee Pads Size Medium
187 Killer Pads are what vert and transition skaters wear — the protective gear that has been on the knees of Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, and every other professional skater who slides on concrete for a living. The Pro model has a hard plastic cap over thick foam that absorbs knee drops that cheaper pads transfer straight to the bone. For anyone skating ramps or learning to fall correctly, these are the right answer.
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