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.

Check out some skater profiles like Wee Man, Bam Margera, Danny Way, Andrew Reynolds, Eric Koston, Riley Hawk and Geoff Rowley. We try our hardest to make these entertaining reads. If not, let us know and we'll revise em for ya.

Colin Mckay

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Colin McKay is a vert skateboarding veteran from Canada. He began to make waves in the early 1990s. He was one of the founding members of the original Plan B Skateboards team along with Danny Way. Colin and Danny instrumental is keeping Plan B alive through the mid 1990s and both of them helped relaunch Plan B this decade.

Colin McKay Plan B Video

Colin McKay “Second Hand Smoke” part

Colin McKay – The DC Video

Colin McKay – Powell Peralta: Eight

On Social:

Instagram: instagram.com/colinmckay

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  • Plan B
  • DC
  • Nixon
  • Independent
  • Red Dragon Skate Supply

Danny Way

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Current Sponsors: DC Shoes, Plan B, Nixon, Independent, Jessup, Capix
Past Sponsors: Hosoi, Vision, H-Street, Blind
Instagram: @dannyway
Twitter: @dannyway

Danny Way – Blind Skateboard Deck Danny Way Nuke Yellow 8.375″ x 32.2″. You can’t go wrong with this deck! Pick it up today.

Danny Way. Where do we begin? He is like skateboarding’s super man. No one in skateboarding has sacrificed more of their body than Danny Way (well that’s what comes to mind as I write this). He has had numerous visits to the hospital, broken a lot of bones and has had plenty of reconstructive surgeries.

Danny Way DC Video

Danny Way was on of the original members of the first Plan B Skateboards team in the early 1990s. After the death of Mike Ternasky, the original Plan B owner, Danny Way and Colin McKay tried to continue operating Plan B as a viable business throughout the mid 1990s. Facing the troubles of having to be both professional skateboarders (going on tour, getting footage, injuries) and business owners, they decided to call it quits in the mid 1990s.

After Plan B’s first collapse, Danny spent most of his time honing his vert skills. He became the most popular vert skateboarders since Tony Hawk and broke numerous records. Danny was the first skateboarder to drop into a vert ramp out of a helicopter. He also began clearing enormous distances via the Mega Ramp. He even jumped over the Great Wall of China on a skateboard.

Danny Way Great Wall of China

A lot of this amazing skateboarding was captured in the 2003 DC Video. Danny Way had the last part in this video and instantly became a skateboarding super star. DC Shoes has been a huge promoter of Danny Way for several years now.

In the mid 2000s, Danny Way and Colin Mckay relaunched Plan B Skateboards for the second time.

Factoids: When Danny Way did a heelflip lipslide on a rail that was perched seven stories high, Jim Greco was quoted as saying “To think I get worried about doing that trick on a seven stair handrail”. The first Skateboard Mag issue cover was about Danny Way.

Video Parts

Danny’s Part in Plan B’s Questionable

Danny’s Part in Plan B’s Virtual Reality

Danny Way Beyond Measure: Full Broadcast | World Of X Games

Danny Way: BEING | X Games

Danny Way And The Highest Air Ever

Real Skate Stories Presents: Danny Way- Raw Camera Tapes From Speed Freaks Santa Cruz Speed Wheels

Danny Way’s first pro contest win, Michigan 1989

Unseen Danny Way Street Footage

Waiting for Lightning (2012) | Full Movie

Danny Way Talks Slayer, Hosoi, Waiting For Lightning, and more on Free Lunch

Danny Way’s Pro Model Skateboard Decks

plan b Way mint skateboarding deck

Way Plan B “Mint” Deck

danny way flight school skateboard deck 8.375 inch

Flight School 8.375″ Deck

plan b vantastic danny way deck 8.25 inch

Plan B Vantastic 8.25″ Deck

plan b p2 danny way exploration skateboard deck 8 inch

Exploration 8″ Deck

blind skateboards blind danny way oc bladerunners re-issue deck 9.75 inch

Blind Re-Issue OC Bladerunners 9.75″

Plan B Way Crest 8.125

Plan B Danny Way Crest 8.125″

danny way h street giant

Danny Way H-Street Giant

danny way plan b public 8.0

Way Plan B Public 8.0

danny way plan b shells deck

Way Plan B Shells Deck

plan b d way deck

Way Plan B D-Way Deck

 

Clint Peterson

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“Mr. Underground skateboarder – Clint Peterson.”

Clint Peterson skating through Barcelona

Clint Peterson – Lets Do This

Clint Peterson (EP) Extended Play

Agents In The Field with Clint Peterson: Los Angeles

Clint Peterson was the star of Consolidated Skateboards in the mid 2000s. He unique style and creativity were a perfect for the “anti-brand” image of Consolidated. Eventually he headed for Stereo Skateboards and also was a great fit for that brand. It’s artzy fartzy and it’s so Clint. He now also rides for Osiris shoes.

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Facebook page: facebook.com/stereoclintpeterson
Twitter: twitter.com/clintscorner
Instagram: instagram.com/clintscorner

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