El Skate Shop - The Wildest Skateboard Shop in the West

El Skate Shop began in 2002 as online shop AND brick and mortar shop in Huntington Beach, CA. At 177 square feet we were fairly certain we owned the title of "Smallest Skate Shop in The World".

We also went by the slogan of "The Almost Non-Profit Skate Shop" where we priced our inventory very low in order to make easier for people to keep skating. You could buy blank decks from $16 to $20. Grip was $3.

As of 2021, elskateshop.com is mostly an archival site. However, we still do sell grip tape, wax and hardware and may one day get back into the business of selling skate goods.

Past team riders included Dallas Rockvam, Aaron Babila, Chris Treiber, Chris Hernandez, Mike Davidson, Matt Bublitz, Amber Moffatt, Darrell Norman, Eric Ricks and Ryan Fitch.

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Jason Dill

August 10, 2015 commander Leave a comment

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Jason rides for Alien Workshop. Alien makes some of the best skateboard known to man. I swear from the feed back I gotten in the past 15 years on skateboard decks, Alien is like rated #1 or #2 in over quality. Everyone seem love Alien wood.

If you have never heard of Jason Dill watch this and study.

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Jamie Thomas

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Jamie Thomas. I don’t know what company Jamie Thomas started skating for, but I first remember Jamie Thomas on Toy Machine. Those were the days. Continue reading →

James Craig

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James Craig has been a long time pro for Blind Skateboards. Probably approaching ten years now. In the early 2000s James had dislocated his knee four times in one month. Continue reading →

Bucky Lasek

July 29, 2015 commander Leave a comment

Is Buckey Lasek still number 2 or what. Watch THE END by Birdhouse to understand what I am talking about.

Birdhouse The End – Bucky Lasek Bonus Footage

Bucky Lasek’s “Buck-It List” Part

Bucky Lasek held down Birdhouse Skateboards for years while Tony Hawk was running around being a celebrity. He was kind of like the in-house vert specialist when Tony wasn’t around. Bucky was a king of vert ramps as well. It seems that he has moved on from Birdhouse.

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Arto Saari

July 29, 2015 commander Leave a comment

“Did they name the Sorry video after him. After all he did have the last part. Not to mention he almost died twice filiming it.”
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Chad Fernandez

July 28, 2015 commander Leave a comment

Why does the Baker Krew have mad beef with Chad Fernandez?

Chad Fernandez – Skatestache

Chad Fernandez – The Storm

Chad Fernandez -“Interface”(1997)

For a time Chad Fernandez had mad back covers of Transworld. Probably between 2000 and 2003. Back then he rode for World Industries and it seemed like he was the only pro on the team. He was one of the first guys to spend a lot of time skating the Hollywood High 16 and the Staple Centers set.

This Skatestache part seems like newer stuff from him. It’s pretty gnarly. The guy has balls for sure. He’s definitely a natural when it comes to skateboarding.