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Where to buy skateboard equipment in Kenya

Photo credit: Sam Karugu George and Ben at Xone skateshop 2012 Right to left The first thing you’re going to have to do before venturing into Skateboarding; Is gathering equipment trucks, bearings, wheels, bushings, grip tape, hardware(screws), raisers (optional) and washers(optional). Spare parts are also crucial. Equipment? Where to get it? Well for starters Xone Skateshop is a one-stop shop for roller blading and skateboarding equipment. It was in Muindi Mbingu Shopping centre- 1 st floor. It had everything you name it; but unfortunately it’s no more . I’m still using some equipment I bought there such as screws and wheels. All is not lost though I’ll tell you where you need to go. On the contrary, David - the stakeholder of the shop still has things he’s selling, use the contacts section. BADWOOD Skateshop I’ve neither visited nor bought anything from there. But in future I definitely will.   They possess mostly equipment from the company Element. But Leo Kilel

How i get consistent at Skateboarding

How many kickflips can you do in a row? Would you want to know? I’ll try explain the next best thing of how you can figure that out. You just need a pen and paper or Microsoft office in your phone ; I used to use Polaris office in my smart phone. In game of S.K.A.T.E, the word skate has 5 letters right? What if you played the same game with a single trick for instance, backside 180. Depending on how much you’ve practiced the trick your results will differ between you and your opponent(s). That consistency can also change as time passes by. These factors are what my skate project are addressing. I made a YouTube playlist that explains how I observe your trick consistency in detail. Instead, of going through that again. I’ll spend this time explaining why this is important.   The skate project Photo is from the channel Sliceace Firstly, you’ll be able to answer the question I have begun asking. How many kickflips can you do in a row? Since you’ll be recording your con