510 Skateboarding

I’m thinking this shop is relentlessly bomb! I come here when my set-​up is just all busted and get some new parts and this shop has bomb things to get. The people that work at the shop are dope because they skate a lot so really if you wanna get skateboard things its just all comes together in peaceful harmony: D

Best shop in the 510! Guys are always friendly and helpful, and throw in a few free stickers with a purchase. Keeping my Old And Not Good crew shredding as best we can!

It’s a local skate shop, so I’ll take it easy. The workers there are pretty chill, hook me up with a good price. The only downside is that they don’t have a large selection of boards. I came in looking for some krooked boards and there was only 1 available. It really bummed me out but it’s cool. I got myself an SF underground board from them that hyped me out, and I still skated today. So that’s pretty dope!

Great shop! Great service! I’m a beginner, and the cool clerks here helped me pick out trucks and wheels, and then they set up my new board. These guys have a great sense of humor, and I’m gonna need one too, cuz I’m about to fall on my ass! Thank you 510!!!

I went to buy my first board today and the guys at 510 were great! Gave me some tips on what kinds board to buy, shapes etc. Super helpful and cool. The put my board together for me and gave me some pointers on how to maintain it. The prices were reasonable and a great selection of boards. Def check em out!

Even though they are the only game in town, they still take REALLY good care of their customers. I hadn’t purchased a skate board since the last millennium, but the store manager Noah took the time to bring me up to speed and help me figure out what would be best for my son. And then my other son. Both visits were stellar. Joe Bob says check it out.

Many months ago, we saw a UPS truck roll by 510 Skate from across the street on a weekday afternoon. My roommate, Pocket Kelbs, immediately urged me to go check out the new shipment.
«But dude,» I reasoned, «It’s all the way on the other side. What if you crease your Tiffany’s?»
«It’s a gamble I’m willing to take.» And with that, his turquoise feet (with a silver swoosh) dashed across to 510 Skate.
If there’s any questions as to why my roommate’s name is Pocket Kelbs, it’s because he has an affinity for playing cards and a sense to know a good gamble. And so the Gods of Poker blessed him with a pair of Pocket Rockets that day.
The UPS Truck was holding a re-​up of MF Dooms.
For $ 150, Pocket Kelbs and I each scored a pair of the black box heat. High top, lace locked, and the icy sole for the hypebeast’s soul. If they had Instagram back in the day, we would’ve rocked the feed. It was a NikeSB arbitrage. We eventually each flipped the Dooms for a happy profit :)
I guess that’s why we like 510 so much. Fond memories aside, this is also a store with nice things and nice people. The trendy brands of the mid-​2000 era were racked side to side. Wesc, Stussy, and Obey were all in attendance. The guys who worked there didn’t mind that we called once in a while to see if any new NikeSB rolled in, (this was before Twitter) and that’s how we scored the Skate Or Dies. The inventory is a little pricey. Expect around $ 30 for tees, $ 90 for jeans, and $ 110 for shoes. Hey, a hypebeast is an expensive animal.
Today, Pocket Kelbs has enough heat to survive a Chi-​town winter. Although NikeSB has given way back to Retro Jordan’s and that we rarely shop at 510 anymore, we can both reflect back to a time when NikeSB ruled the shoes forum and the store was our go-​to shoe mine.
Lol at scoring on that re-​up tho *high five Pocket Kelbs*

Great place, staff was friendly and approachable. Fixed me up with some new ball bearings and answered my questions in the meantime. Would shop there again.

These fools are hecka chill! I was trying to impress this girl I met on tinder by doing some tricks up in north beach when my board shot out and got run over by a BMW.
I lost half my board, so when I came in here to set up my new shred sled, Sailor & Alad hecka hooked it up with 2 old wheels and some freshy stickys to slap on my board. They even let me put on some William Onyeabor, so we were jamming the whole time I was in there.
On a scale of 1 to Kush, these fools are KUUUUUSH

Recently bought a complete board here and had great experience. The staff was helpful and friendly. They repaired my old board and included a $ 10 discount for buying a complete board, which is nice. The shop is pleasantly laid out and they were playing Frank Sinatra on the stereo (In a skate shop!!! How awesome is that?). The selection of equipment is a little less than I expected (a lot of the space is devoted to clothes and shoes — the only reason I cannot give 5 stars) but what they do have is quite nice.
If you need a skateboard and you’re in the East Bay it’s worth a look.

The best skate shop in the east bay.
The selection is great, all high quality items, and tons of choices.
The staff is super friendly and helpful. They know their customers by name and remember what they like/​are typically shopping for. They put the trucks on my board for me even though I didn’t buy it there too! Great customer service!
Whenever they don’t have what I’m looking for (rarely) they offer to order it or point me in the direction of another store that might.
The physical store looks great too, always clean, cool art, good music.
I love going in to the shop. Great place.
My only qualms is I’d like to see some more girl sized shoes.
Keep up the great work guys!

Took my son in to get a new skateboard. They were really nice and helpful for a dad who doesn’t skate and a kid who had never built a custom board before.
They threw in a discount for buying all the parts, and had it assembled in 10 minutes. Made me look like a pro dad without having to pick up a wrench.

If your looking for a great selection of Decks, Trucks, and Wheels for a skateboarder at any level in the East Bay area 510 is where its at!
Staff is extremely knowledgeable and ready to set up skaters of all skill levels with the right board for them.
They also have an extensive stock of the latest shoes and clothing form skateboard brands.
If your a skater in the east bay a stop in at 510 is a no brainer.

I was a little intimidated by the workers inside (I think it might be because I’m a little shy when I’m in a place that I have not been in before) but once I asked questions they were very nice, helpful and knew exactly what I was trying to ask!

Great shop. Very good selection of equipment and shoes. Reasonable prices. Very helpful staff.
Built my new board at 510 and it was ready in 15 minutes. I’m a happy camper.

My son loves this little skate shop. More for their clothes than boards though. His style and favorites change a lot. 510 usually has the current biggest thing in boards and apparel. On more than a few occasions my son has found the very latest style of a new skate shoe. Most recently it was a style of Adidas shoe. They also carry Pink Dolphin which is still mainly sold online or at Odd Future shows.
Unfortunately they rarely have sales and not very good discounts.

My son tells me that the skateboard and clothing offerings used to be located within separate shops. His Mom previously bought him a skateboard here. Since we were in the neighbourhood yesterday, the Kid brought me in to with the idea of getting another set of wheels and a wrench. It was certainly an education, as I learned quickly that skateboards were not always an off-​the-​shelf item. And my son certainly knew the language.
The shoe and clothing selection was pretty cool too, and with a decent sales rack. This Hipster Dad even found something. However, I promised to let Gayle dress me for the next round, so my «quirky» fashion tastes will have to wait for a short while.

Look, I found them extremely helpful to pick out boards for beginners, as well as getting helmets when they did Cal Skate camp. They were perfectly friendly — but in my 6 or so trips here, I have seen a grumpy guy a couple of times. He wasn’t doing customer service at the time — probably a good thing — so didn’t effect me at all… and he was just pretty distracted and grunting answers at the young’uns asking him questions.
All in all, I like the place. When the kids go deeper and have to get boards/​wheels/​whatjamajiggers serviced, we’ll see how it all holds up.

I am in a bad mood after visiting this store for several days already
Manager there was horrible that day.
Here what happened. My son is proficient skateboarder so his boards are braking once a month usually. I was ready to buy a board but asked for the discount to be encouraged to come to this store again. Manager looked at me like I am his enemy. He said that it is rude to ask for the discount in his store. He said that he had a harsh time with his parents when they were upset to spend so much money on the skateboards. He called me rurde and almost burned me with his angry sight. I’ve turned around and left the store.
Good news is that I went to another store in San Francisco and bought a board for $ 30 instead on $ 50 at 510
*store is expensive
*customer service is bad
*manager has an anger management problem

You know, I hate to downgrade but skateboarding is a great thing. It can really change people’s lives. Therefore it’s a crime to inflate Unilocal reviews and potentially turn away the innocent.
a) I saw that someone wrote that this was a great place for girls trying to get into skateboarding. well it really isn’t. the women that hang around here are pretty hostile to any single woman who isn’t on the arm of some guy, and they usually have no idea about anything involving skateboarding.
Unless you’re dating someone in the shop, I’d avoid going here if i were a girl or it might kill your love of skateboarding (and if you are dating that person… do you like skateboarding less than a guy? choose skateboarding!)
inexperienced women mightl think that all skaters are like this place. I recommend checking out dlx sf instead because one guy especially knows his shit and will not destroy your love of skateboarding.
you don’t need to have anyone hold your hand, but you definitely need a place where people aren’t going to make you want to never skate again and this could totally happen at a place like this if you haven’t been exposed to the world.
I’ve also heard purple skunk being recommended so i’d try that out too! I haven’t been there that much but one of the girls who works there is part of Skate like a girl so it must be awesome.
b) I got some great dvds here so that’s why this gets 2 stars instead of one. Stay Gold, ah yeah! and it was a great place to get local skateboarding DVDs and eye my next purchase when I’m not broke, the metro pleasant hill skateshop one that has someone’s dad commenting on it in a funny way.
c) people that come in here have so much attitude and i’ve never felt a love of skateboarding emitting from anyone who worked here. instead it felt all about status and there was never any willingness to really talk about the boards in a meaningful way except stuff I would find googling the internet.
they are also not into giving advice on how to skateboard as well. I know that I’m not buying stuff every time i’m in there but such an unwillingness to even talk about the basics will really turn off cool people. and by cool i mean cool for real, not the cool where you wear cool clothes and act as if you were tough but aren’t.
d) this gets two stars because the facebook postings are cool. support the community! whoever is doing the facebook stuff is holding down their fort. maybe they’re the bullied guy hidden away in a corner because i’ve never met anyone who gave off that vibe of supporting the community… but that person exists! and they’re updating the facebook page! keep up the good work! you rule!