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Proto Clamps | Pro Scooter Shop
Proto Clamps | Pro Scooter Shop
Proto Scooters has played a pivotal role in the progression of freestyle scooter components over the course of the last several years, which has allowed them to innovate in ways... Read more...
Intermediate-Level Tricks | Pro Scooter Shop
Intermediate-Level Tricks | Pro Scooter Shop
In our Pro Scooter Shop "Basic Tricks" article that we posted a while ago, we broke down the fundamentals of some of the more simple scooter tricks, which laid the... Read more...
Lucky NeoChrome Covenant | Pro Scooter Shop
Lucky NeoChrome Covenant | Pro Scooter Shop
Lucky Scooters has always been a brand that prides themselves on the premium quality of their beautiful line of complete pro scooters. They offer a selection of completes that ranges... Read more...
Scooter Pegs | Pro Scooter Shop
Scooter Pegs | Pro Scooter Shop
Freestyle Scooter Pegs are an interesting element of freestyle scooter riding because they were originally introduced to the world of freestyle scooter riding in the last several years. Before scooter... Read more...
Tilt Scout & Sentry Bars | Pro Scooter Shop
Tilt Scout & Sentry Bars | Pro Scooter Shop
Tilt Scooters has slowly, but surely released more and more premium quality freestyle scooter components onto the market over the course of the last several years. Their slow, yet consistent... Read more...
Grit Scooters | Pro Scooter Shop
Grit Scooters | Pro Scooter Shop
Grit Scooters is one of those brands that is known for making a splash in the industry when they release new product. They also manufacture some of the most reliable,... Read more...
Hella Classic Colorway: Zack Martin | Pro Scooter Shop
Hella Classic Colorway: Zack Martin | Pro Scooter Shop
  If you guys had a chance to catch a glimpse of our last blog article then you should already understand what Hella Grip is all about. However, what you... Read more...
Hella Grip | Pro Scooter Shop
Hella Grip | Pro Scooter Shop
Hella Grip is one of those lifestyle freestyle scooter brands that we at Pro Scooter Shop firmly believe everyone should know a little bit more about. They are so immersed... Read more...
Bar Hopping | Pro Scooter Shop
Bar Hopping | Pro Scooter Shop
As a freestyle scooter rider, the overall look and feel of your scooter is one of the most important aspects of your set-up, and your handle bars are one of... Read more...
Freestyle Scooter Riding | Pro Scooter Shop
Freestyle Scooter Riding | Pro Scooter Shop
One of the single greatest aspects of being a scooter rider is the fact that the possibilities are essentially only limited to the restraints that you place upon your own... Read more...
Lucky Crew Complete | Pro Scooter Shop
Lucky Crew Complete | Pro Scooter Shop
The Lucky Crew complete pro scooter is essentially the ultimate entry-level scooter, and that is what we tell each and every customer that comes in to visit Pro Scooter Shop.... Read more...
Basic Tricks | Pro Scooter Shop
Freestyle scooter riding, much like any other sport, features within it, a small list of tricks that are widely considered to be the fundamental tricks that everyone should learn when they first begin riding a scooter. Some people may be bold enough to choose to ignore the basics and move on the more advanced scooter maneuvers, but that can only negatively effect you down the road. Learning the basics is one of the most important things that you can do for yourself, especially when you start attempting those more advanced... Read more...
Joey Moore | Pro Scooter Shop
Joey Moore | Pro Scooter Shop
We at Pro Scooter Shop are very pleased to announce that we have just recently added Alpha Omega heavy hitter, Joey Moore to the Pro Scooter Shop family. This dude... Read more...
AO Delta 2 | Pro Scooter Shop
AO Delta 2 | Pro Scooter Shop
The Alpha Omega Delta 2 is essentially a more refined version of the original Delta scooter that Alpha Omega released. Although the Delta 2 is a much more simplistic scooter... Read more...
AO Stealth 3 | Pro Scooter Shop
AO Stealth 3 | Pro Scooter Shop
The Alpha Omega Stealth 3 complete pro scooter is certainly one of the finest complete pro scooters available on the market today. It incorporates style, performance, and versatility all into... Read more...
AO Delta | Pro Scooter Shop
AO Delta | Pro Scooter Shop
  Buy AO Delta Alpha Omega is a freestyle scooter brand that covers all of the bases when it comes the look, feel, and quality of their complete pro scooters.... Read more...
Pat Schneider Woodward 2016 | Pro Scooter Shop
One of Pro Scooter Shop’s very own team riders, Patrick Schneider just recently took a trip down to Woodward West for a hectic weekend of scooter riding with tons of other campers. During the extent of his time down there, Patrick also managed to stack a fairly substantial amount of premium riding footage. Patrick is a technical wizard with a huge variety of tricks and this video does an excellent job of showcasing that fact. His versatility on his scooter is also a large part of why he was recently... Read more...
MGP VX 5 Teams Sale | Pro Scooter Shop
MGP VX 5 Teams Sale | Pro Scooter Shop
We at Pro Scooter Shop are very excited to announce that with the arrival of all of the brand new Madd Gear VX 6 products, all of the VX 5... Read more...
MGP VX 6 Pro | Pro Scooter Shop
MGP VX 6 Pro | Pro Scooter Shop
As we have mentioned in some of our previous blog posts, Madd Gear’s newest line of VX 6 products has finally reached the market and we at Pro Scooter Shop... Read more...
Happy Halloween
We first off wanted to say happy Halloween to everyone out there in the scooter community. There’s a few things we want to remind everyone who’s out and about tonight. First, stay safe out there. There’s tons of young kids killed every year because people are driving too fast in neighborhoods and they hit kids. We don’t want to hear that this year. Please drive slowly and be aware of all the young kids out there. Second, collect some candy! Halloween is the perfect night to throw up and not... Read more...
River Wheels Overview
One of our best selling wheels would for sure be the River wheels by River wheel company (AKA Proto). We stock six different colors of these bad boys and they come in either rapids or glides depending on the color you get. Glides are more recommended for the park as they have a softer urethane that helps you flow the park without pushing once. If you love to blast the quarter pipes and go fast then the glides are most definitely for you. They come in 3 different colors: blue,... Read more...
How To | Building a Custom Complete| Pro Scooter Shop
Building your very own custom complete pro scooter can be an intimidating process. As I explained in my previous blog article, it’s hard to know which parts are right for you, which parts are compatible with each other, and what sizes you need your parts to come in. However, the positive aspects of building your own custom complete pro scooter significantly outweigh the negatives, as I already mentioned in my previous blog article. This is especially true when you take the time to do the proper research and make sure... Read more...
Benefits of Building A Custom Scooter | Pro Scooter Shop
For many entry level scooter riders who are just getting into this crazy new freestyle scooter trend, building your own custom scooter can seem overwhelming and stressful as there are so many different scooter parts to choose from. On top of that, it is hard to know which scooter parts are right for you and which ones are not. However, building your own custom scooter certainly has its benefits as well! Building your own custom scooter allows you to customize the look, feel, and overall performance of your scooter. It... Read more...
Lucky Toaster Wheels | Pro Scooter Shop
Lucky Scooters has been releasing premium scooter wheels for several years now. Just recently Lucky has released the new Toaster wheels, which is an all new core design with its own urethane compound that provides a very grippy, fast riding surface for a better overall feeling under your feet. The new core design also offers an extremely lightweight feel and is uniquely bonded to prevent dehubbing and chunking. Some other features that the new Lucky Toaster wheels come with include:  -Lucky Rebound Technology -86A durometer rating -Custom Urethane Compound (new... Read more...
Tilt Scooters | Tomahawk Fork | Pro Scooter Shop
Well folks, Tilt Scooters has managed to do it again! However, this time they have done it with the all new Tom Kvilhaug signature “Tomahawk” fork, which was designed by Tom Kvilhaug himself, using 3D design software. This thing was built to withstand just about any impact and is ideal for any rider at just about any skill level. This fork is simply just another innovation to add to the list of awesome Tilt Scooters products, and Pro Scooter Shop is proud to announce that we currently have them in... Read more...
HIC Compression Installation | Pro Scooter Shop
Hidden internal Compression system, also known as, HIC compression, is one of the most innovative freestyle scooter components out on the market today. Revolutionizing the industry with its simplicity, HIC compression is the lightest and one of the most efficient compression systems available. Today, we at Pro Scooter Shop are going to show you how the installation process for HIC compression works, so you can install your very own HIC compression at home in just a matter of minutes. First of all, there are 4 main components to your HIC... Read more...
Complete Scooter Review | Lucky 2014 Crew | Pro Scooter Shop
Lucky Scooters is one of the top pro scooter manufacturers in the game today, releasing a constant flow of premium scooter products and complete scooters to help innovate and push the sport forward. Their complete scooters are some of the best pro scooters available on the market today, and they are offered at some of the lowest prices too. The Lucky Crew complete, although it is their low-end model, is one fine piece of scooter machinery. This thing has been designed to handle just about anything and is available at... Read more...
APEX Scooters | Pro Scooter Shop
We, at Pro Scooter Shop are very excited to announce that as of Tuesday, March 2nd 2015, we will be carrying a small inventory of APEX scooter products. This includes BOL bars, SCS Gama and v3 clamps, Quantum forks, as well as Bowie and Barnaynay pegs! All of which are some of the highest quality and most popular scooter products out on the market today, so if you are looking to get anything APEX related, don’t forget that Pro Scooter Shop has you covered! The one APEX product that stands... Read more...
TSI Hep Greg Threshold Deck | Pro Scooter Shop
The TSI Hep Greg Threshold deck has become something of a cult classic in the freestyle scooter world. For the entry-level scooter riders, or even some intermediate level riders, TSI may be a complete mystery to you. However, for most seasoned veterans, TSI and the Threshold deck have both become household names in the industry. Bigger and badder than any other deck on the market, the TSI Threshold was designed for the toughest scooter riders in the game. Designed by TSI’s own Greg Cohen, the Threshold was initially created with... Read more...
How To | Remove Bearings from Scooter Wheels | Pro Scooter Shop
Removing bearings from metal core pro scooter wheels can be a very tricky thing to do, especially if you are using bearing spacers in your scooter wheels, which you should be. However, we, at Pro Scooter Shop have a pretty useful trick that can help make the bearing removal process much simpler. All that you will need in order to perform this trick is a T-handle allen key wrench, a hammer, an axle bolt, and the scooter wheel that you wish to remove the bearings from. The first step to... Read more...
Complete Scooter Review | Grit Invader with SCS | Pro Scooter Shop
Grit Scooters is one of the leading manufacturers of complete scooters in the industry today, which says a lot considering the high number of scooter companies popping up nowadays. The Grit Invader with SCS is their prized complete scooter, designed and tested by their all-star team of riders; this scooter is the highest end product that Grit currently offers on the market. It is built to withstand the abuse of practically any rider, and also comes equipped with just about everything you could ever need in a complete scooter, including:... Read more...
Tilt Scooters Nimbus Fork | Pro Scooter Shop
We, at Pro Scooter Shop, carry a lot of different brands and a lot of different products, so when we have a product that stands out, in terms of quality, we like to highlight that product and celebrate it. Tilt Scooters has always been one of the leaders when it comes to bringing premium scooter parts to the masses, but their forks seem to even exceed that expectation. More specifically, the Tilt Nimbus fork, which is an innovation in pro scooter forks, has become a cult classic in the industry.... Read more...
How To Install SCS Compression System | Pro Scooter Shop
With all of the advancements in scooter technology in the last several years, people have been discovering newer and better ways to dial in their pro scooter set-ups. One of the more recent technological advancements has been the invention of the very innovative SCS compression system. SCS, as it is referred to, stands for standard compression system and its purpose is to supply a stable, direct connection between your fork and your bars, while simultaneously keeping your headset tightened and tuned to your specific preference. We, at Pro Scooter Shop,... Read more...
Choosing the Right Pair of Scooter Bars | Pro Scooter Shop
When buying anything, whether it is scooter parts, or anything else in this world, you want to be educated on whatever it is that you are looking to buy! Knowing a quality product when you see it can be a big help, so we, at Pro Scooter Shop want to give you a helping hand. If your old scooter bars are bent, broken, cracked or are just not quite the right size for you, then you are going to want to invest in some new ones. However, before you do... Read more...
Complete Scooter Review | Envy KOS Heist
  Envy Scooters has always been a brand that really understand what scooter riders look for in a quality scooter, and every year they strive to put out a better and better product. The 2014 King of Spades Heist complete scooter is no different! Equipped with some of the highest quality scooter components in the industry, the King of Spades Heist has some of the latest and greatest in scooter technology, which is why we have decided to do a complete scooter review on it for all of you guys!... Read more...
How To Replace Your Scooter Grips | Pro Scooter Shop
Replacing the grips on your scooter is not a task that you run into very often, but it will be something that needs to be done from time to time. Knowing how to replace your grips quickly and efficiently will help you get back to riding your scooter faster, which is what we all want to do, isn’t it? For those of you out there who have an air compressor, this may not apply to you, but for everyone else, here is Pro Scooter Shop's simple and effective way to... Read more...
Purchasing A New Fork: The Ins and Outs | Pro Scooter Shop
  Investing in a new fork for your scooter is a big decision, just like buying any other scooter part; you have to do your research! There are a wide variety of scooter forks out on the market and they all have different pros and cons to them. The goal is to establish what type of fork it is that you are looking for, whether it be a super strong, super sleek, or an extremely lightweight fork. You can’t find what you want if you don’t know what you are... Read more...
Complete Scooter Review | District V4 Integrated
This month we are reviewing the District V4 complete pro scooter, so for all of you scooter kids out there who are thinking of which complete scooter to buy, listen up! This scooter, although it is a little pricier than the complete scooters that other brands are offering, comes equipped with everything that any rider at any skill level needs to perform well. An extremely lightweight feel, integrated headset, and superior design are all things that you can expect to come along with this complete scooter! The District V4 Integrated... Read more...
How To Extend The Life Of Your Scooter Wheels | Pro Scooter Shop
Scooter wheels are typically the main component on everyone’s scooter that needs replacing on a regular basis. This can be a frustrating thing to keep replacing because of the cost of a new pair of wheels. However, we at Pro Scooter Shop have a few strategies that can help you guys preserve the life of your wheels and get your money’s worth out of each pair that purchase!  First of all, it is important to invest in high quality scooter wheels that you enjoy the feel of and that will... Read more...
Things To Look For When Buying A New Deck | Pro Scooter Shop
When you have worn down, cracked, or broken your current pro scooter deck and are anxiously looking to purchase a new one, it is important to take a few things into consideration first. It is essential that you base your decision off of your experiences with the scooter decks that you have ridden in the past. What did you like about each deck? What did you hate about each deck? Also, more importantly, what is your price range? These are all things worth considering while deciding what your next deck... Read more...
Buying Your First Scooter | The Grit C Y Complete Custom Pro Scooter
Lately, we at the Pro Scooter Shop have been receiving a lot of questions on Instagram (@proscootershop) about what entry-level scooters to buy for kids who have never ridden a scooter before, but are looking to start it up. The first thing you need to know when buying your first pro scooter is, what is your price range? Most entry-level scooter riders are looking for something that performs well at a low price. With that said, we would like to introduce you to the Grit C Y Complete Custom Pro... Read more...