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RipTide Sports is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the 24 hour Miami UltraSkate event on February 15th, 2024!The Miami UltraSkate is the largest long distance event in America, but instead of riding across the state, participants have 24 hours to go as far as they can around the Miami Speedway. RipTide is sponsoring the food for participants. Competitors can either skate by pushing/pumping, using a paddle, or riding quad or inline skates. Riders can ride individually or in tea …

We are excited to announce that RipTide is sponsoring the 2024 Toronto Mini PEV Games on February 17!The Mini PEV Games are hosted by the Toronto Electric Racing League at "The Playground" by Artists' Play Inc. (388 Carlaw Avenue #207 Toronto, ON M4M 3P1 Canada) on Feb 17 from 10:30 am to 8pm. This is the first year that E-Skates are allowed to participate, and riders will need to ride a “Mini” board with a length not exceeding 34”. Electric Unicycles and Onewheels are also participati …

https://www.riptidesports.com/pages/bushing-recommendation.html In order for us to make an informed bushing recommendation, we would appreciate the following information:1) The brand of truck you are using plus the base plate angles and hanger width.2) The bushing brand, duro and shape that are in the trucks currently.3) How the trucks feel and what you want to change: Looser, tighter, more stable, less stable, more rebound, less rebound, etc..4) Type of skating you want to use the setup for …

RipTide Sports came into being as we could not find the feel we were looking for in our boards when it came time to hit the streets and hills of Santa Barbara!  Nine years later and we are even more committed to developing new accessories such as Bearing Lubrication Oil,  custom bushing formulas, durometers and shapes that will improve the feel and performance of your ride.  RipTide is also the only aftermarket accessory upgrade manufacturer that offers products for every sin …

Riptide APS & Krank BushingsBushings are an essential part to any setup, and when properly dialed in to a rider’s style and preference can make a once “Dead” setup both precise and responsive. Riptide knows this all too well, and continues to perfect bushing and other products to fit every skater’s needs. We have rolled on some form of Riptide for quite a while, and have found their bushing to be some our favorites for a dialed in setup; be it downhill, street, you name it and riptide has improv …