Ripped Knees

About Ripped Knees

Ripped Knees is an independent skate and action-sports store on Heaton Road, well known to the North East scootering and skating community and trading strongly online as well as in store. It positions itself as a leading UK stockist for the ETHIC scooter brand and works with names such as the Liverpool-based CORE, offering a deep range that it sums up with the line 'if we don't stock it, they don't make it'. The shop emphasises sustainability, promoting carbon-neutral shipping.

Its stock spans complete stunt scooters and individual parts (decks, bars, wheels and bearings), skateboards and hardware, roller, inline and ice skates and roller-derby gear, plus surfing equipment, protective pads and helmets, changing robes, Heelys and its own clothing. The store also offers a custom scooter builder service, letting riders configure a complete scooter to their own specification.

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