Freestyle equipment can be hard to get hold of. Most skate shops these days refuse to stock anything other than the mainstream 8.25″+ popsicle decks and 139mm or 149mm Independent trucks, so anyone looking for a slightly different take on skateboarding has to head to the internet to get their fill.

As such, we’ve compiled a list – broken down into geographical region – of places where freestylers worldwide can get their hands on proper freestyle boards, trucks, skid plates and wheels. Hopefully, it should be fairly comprehensive, but if you run – or know of – a shop or manufacturer that sells freestyle-specific equipment, let us know.

USA

Mode Skateboards

Mode makes some of the highest-quality equipment in North America. Run by Terry Synnott, they sell skid plates, wheels and three different hand-screened freestyle boards.

Moonshine

Moonshine have been around for a while now and have the biggest freestyle team going. They’ve got a series of pro models of varying shapes and sizes, with more to come soon. Whatever style of deck you’re looking for, Moonshine probably has you covered.

Decomposed

Decomposed has been around for a while and acts as a virtual one-stop shop for freestyle. With a constant flow of new shapes and products – including bargain completes – it’s a great place to both get your first freestyle setup or pick up a replacement set of trucks or wheels.

Sk8Kings

Sk8kings is run by the Carrascos, a family with a long history in skateboarding. While primarily supplying the slalom scene, they also make a range of freestyle boards and wheels – and stock all the trucks and accessories you’ll ever need.

Seismic

Seismic manufacture a range of wheels, bearings and accessories for longboarding, slalom and freestyle; the 55mm Focus is their offering for freestyle, and is the highest-grade urethane available.

Waltz Skateboards

Waltz Skateboards is the new project from former Mode rider Mike Osterman and fellow Youtuber Daniel Trujillo. Currently they have two boards out – both unidirectional derivations of the classic Capital Mini shape.

CANADA

MLM Skates

No, this store has nothing to do with multi-level marketing schemes – Kevin Harris has that one wrapped up in Canada – but instead is named after Canada’s “Mongo” Lloyd & Brazil’s Lucas B. Melo. I believe this is Canada’s only dedicated freestyle webstore, and Mongo’s doing what he can to make freestyle accessible and affordable north of the border. For that alone, he deserves the community’s support. Go buy a deck and tell him we sent you.

Skull Skates

These guys are legendary, and should need no introduction. They do three freestyle shapes (oddly listed with the street decks), skid plates and the Momentum freestyle wheels, but you’ll need to go elsewhere for the trucks. It’s definitely worth looking at Christian Heise’s model, though. It’s beautiful.

UK

Offset Skate Supply

This is the European home for Moonshine skateboards, and also stocks an array of freestyle-related products, including Seismic and Moonshine freestyle wheels, FILM and Paris freestyle-sized trucks, and a selection of skid plates, making it the only one-stop-shop for freestyle in the UK.

Longboards UK

Longboards UK is the online shop of Oddballs, a pair of weird skate/longboard/slalom/circus shops in Camden and Brighton. As the name suggests, they primarily sell longboards, but stock freestyle-sized trucks and (usually) freestyle wheels. On occasion they have been known to stock the odd freestyle board, too.

GERMANY

Yoyo’s Shop

Yoyo Schulz was the sole supplier of the European scene for a long time. Now his webshop has effectively closed, but if you contact him he always has some supplies. He also cuts a range of tail and nose skids which are regarded by many as the best in the business.

Never Enough Skates

Never Enough is effectively the European version of Decomposed – only with a better website. Their decks are generally slightly wider than the typical 7.25″ modern freestyle board, but they offer reasonably-priced completes as well as all the typical supplies.

Little Wheels

I’m fairly certain Little Wheels used to do freestyle boards. Nowadays, they only seem to do freestyle wheels and skid plates, both of which I believe Bernhard makes in his basement.

Marshall Skateboarding

Marshall Skateboarding’s selection is predominately based around Decomposed boards, Powell reissues and budget-level trucks, which makes them pretty good for the beginner or newcomer.

ROMANIA

Nose and Tail

Marius Constantin – the most hard-working and noble promoter of freestyle in the world – has been lamenting for too long that it’s difficult to get freestyle products at reasonable prices in Romania, so in typical Marius fashion, he’s stepped up to the plate and made his own webshop. If you’re in Eastern Europe, this is the place to go for freestyle gear. I know he also sends out signed photographs if that’s your thing.

HUNGARY

Cirus

Cirus have been quietly tinkering away out in Hungary for the best part of a decade now, manufacturing boards themselves and selling both directly to customer and further afield through Offset Skate Supply and Nose and Tail. Their webshop has a couple of freestyle shapes available, but they don’t stock anything other than decks, so you’ll have to source your trucks, skids and wheels elsewhere.

BRAZIL

Per Canguru’s Shop

Per Canguru is one of the most legendary freestylers in Brazil and sells a whole range of products in order to get freestylers in his country started – including some great wheels that are very hard to get anywhere else.

Sugarfree

I believe this is run by Tai Tai, who organises events out in Brazil, but I may be wrong. At any rate, they sell one freestyle deck. I don’t know anything about it because I don’t speak Portuguese. Sorry, Tai Tai!

JAPAN

M80 Skateshop

M80 is, from what I understand, the center of Japan’s ever-growing freestyle scene. I wish I could tell you more than that, but my knowledge of Japanese is severely limited.

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