Glossary

On this page you will find explanations of the skate terms you may come across on our website.

Skateboard Decks

You can choose skateboard decks by various parameters. Let us explain them:

dimensions are given in inches, and width is the one you will see most often. The most common sizes are 7.875, 8.0 and 8.125. Other sizes include 7.75 and the wider 8.25 and 8.5. Skateboard length is usually around 31 inches. To convert to centimetres, multiply inches x 2.54 (cm)
concave is the curve of the deck, and our decks come in high and medium concave. You will find a comparison of these shapes (concave) in the details of each deck
each deck consists of seven plies of quality Canadian maple – the first ply (top) is a coloured veneer, another coloured veneer is in the middle and the bottom carries the deck graphic
if you need a skateboard for kids or beginners, we recommend ready-made complete skateboards, where a suitable deck size is 7.5

Skateboard Trucks

Skate trucks are the axles that are bolted to the skateboard deck; bearings and wheels are then mounted on the trucks. It is important to know that:

trucks are always sold in pairs in our e-shop
trucks are also divided by width, and each truck width suits a different deck width, see below:

Skate truck sizes:

Trucks 5.0 for a 7.5 - 7.8 deck (366g)
Trucks 5.25 for a 7.75 - 8.0 deck (375g)
Trucks 5.5 for an 8.0 - 8.25 deck (376g)
Trucks 5.85 for an 8.25 - 8.5 deck (391g)

Skate Bushings

Skate bushings are part of the truck. The nut on the bolt (kingpin) on which the bushings sit is used to adjust how the truck turns. The tighter the nut, the less the truck turns; the looser the nut, the more it turns, but riding such a skateboard requires more experience.

Bushings come in three hardnesses: soft, medium and hard. Theeve trucks come with medium bushings as standard, but you can swap them as you like. Some skaters put a different hardness in each truck, or combine bushings within one truck.

Skate Wheels

In the skate wheels section of our e-shop you will mainly find Bones Wheels, which are definitely the best the world wheel market has to offer. We attach their types and shapes below. Click the images to open them in full size.

Skate wheels

Hardware

In the other hardware section you will find everything you need to tighten or loosen anything on your skateboard. Besides tools you will also find a bearing cleaning kit and bolts and nuts sets for mounting the trucks to the deck.

Skateboard Bearings

Skateboard bearings and what you need to know about them:

in our distribution you will find the best skateboard bearings, made by Bones Bearings, including Bones Reds and Bones Swiss. Another option is Mini Logo bearings
instead of the traditional ABEC scale, Bones bearings use their own scale called Skate Rated. Below is information about what it is and how the bearings are divided:

Accessories

this includes caps, beanies and other clothing

Footprint insoles, which you will appreciate on bigger impacts, not only when skateboarding
stickers are simply great, and you will find a big selection right in our e-shop
sunglasses from skate brands – everyone loves them
under specials you will find, for example, the cult shoe glue ShoeGoo, because shoes take a beating. Also the current Thrasher Magazine and other skateboarding-related things.

If anything is unclear or you have questions, contact us by email and we will help you!