Commonwealth Skateboarding — Attraction in Portland

Super cool place to skate! Can get packed pretty quick because it's on the smaller side. But you'll find some rad skaters there tearing it up and you'll have lots of fun picking apart those transitions and figuring out the paths u wanna take in such a compact space. A nice vert area with some cool details on the sides of it. There's another little half pipe buried back there as well. And then there's a sweet flat area with some movable items to grind and trick off of based on how u customize it. My only problems were the size which if you go at the right time I think can be solved. And then it is quite slick. But the skaters seem to learn themselves around that obstacle. Youll eventually just get a feel for how hard you can turn and how to slide into some slopes so u don't slide out. All in all real fun, there's even a shop next door to get some fun gear and whatnot. Give...

Huge deck wall featuring the big companies you like and the little companies you love, case full of formula fours in every shape, style, and colors you'd ever want along with a good mix of bones and OJ cruisers, FULL SIZE RUNS OF SHOES (including youth!), great selection of apparel, AND a concrete skatepark in the back?

You could put a literal bridge troll behind the counter and I'd still go there but, in line with everything I've already listed, the staff at CW are some of the most helpful shop employees I've ever met in my 20+ years of skating. I've watched them help pick out gear and provide incredible service to every person who has walked through the door, from the tiniest skate shrimps looking to get their first board to the seasoned vets who just need to swap something out. It doesn't get much better than...

Alright I show up with my younger brother David and I finally meet his friends. Mike the owner made me feel I was a part of something I belong to. My brother bought a board for me and Mike put the grip on and signed it for me. Got in there and i havnt skated for over 10 years. Watching King of the road made me want that again. Bt my music on and then it was on. Taking video and making memories till it was time to lock up wad a memory I will always remember from yesterday and ready to make many more with my brother and my new friends. Just talking about skateboarding and getting advice about how to get better was a cherry popping delight. Come on in and I'll see you there hopefully. Staters...