Where to buy skateboard equipment in Kenya

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George and Ben at Xone skateshop 2012
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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 told me their equipment is good quality. Currently, it’s not functional.

Another place I recommend is not really a Skateshop but a person Shaolin X a.k.a Daniel Gluche (same name on facebook). In short, Gluche has everything from Skateboarding equipment to apparel namely shirts, wheels, decks (available upon order) and trucks. I used a SBC special edition deck; saying it’s amazing is an understatement. Since it was not only light as a feather, it was durable. So what are you waiting for?  grab a deck from him, you won’t regret it.

In addition, I heard of Numbskull Skateboarding. Now this is shrouded in mystery but in my future articles I will give a longer review of each and every place to get equipment. According to their facebook page they also sell element equipment such as decks.

Arap skate distribution is yet another company that can supply you with equipment. On the other hand, it has not officially started its primary objective. But soon it will be operational.

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Adam, I recently talked to him. He also sells equipment too. He has decks, trucks(crash), blank wheels of various sizes among other things. This month or the next I will be buying equipment from him. Likewise, JB also has equipment Vega skateboard decks. Not sure, if he sells other stuff.

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A rather new one is Saga Yard. They send me a friend request recently on facebook. According to their twitter handle @saga254 “Dealers in sport ware accessories. Focused in skateboarding and the community around it. giving you the edge out in the streets”. I don’t know much about them, give them a call and ask around if someone has bought something from them.

Additionally, you can get equipment from Livu, who's back from China after completing his studies. He calls his business “Wanderer skateshop” I’ll leave his contacts in the contact section. Though focus on requesting skateboarder equipment, apparel and shoes. He’ll have them shipped for you to Kenya. Wanderer skateshop has been closed down.

Did you know you can get the stuff off amazon. There's a company you should check out if you don't want the hurdles of calling or messaging people. Check out vitumob.

Lastly, there is Skate Hustle Apparel. Mostly has apparel for example T-Shirts, Hoodies, Caps and stickers. However, Deecy the C.E.O of Skate Hustle is also sort for shoes apart from apparel and stickers. I got really nice ADIO shoes from him.

Contacts and names of people who can get the equipment you want

XONE SKATESHOP- David Ranja - David Ranja on facebook

BADWOOD Skateshop- Badwood skateshop facebook

Daniel Gluche- Africa skateboarding shop

Numbskull skateboarding- Numbskull on facebook

Skate Hustle Apparel- Skate Hustle on Facebook

Saga yard - Saga yard website

email: sagayard@gmail.com

Wanderer skateshop – WandererSkateshop Kenya

Adam – 254 skateboards 254 skateboards facebook

Written by: Shuyin