N2FLOW JOURNAL

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Practical setup help, local skatepark guidance, and gear knowledge from your Southern Pines skate shop.

Clear answers for new skaters, experienced riders, and families getting started.

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How to build your first complete skateboard

Putting together your first board? Here is how to pick a deck, trucks, wheels, bearings, grip, and hardware that work together.

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02

How Elaine T. Baillie Skatepark came to Southern Pines

From a volunteer-run warehouse in Pinebluff to a permanent public park in Southern Pines, this is the nearly 20-year history of Moore County's skatepark movement.

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03

When should you replace skateboard wheels?

How to spot flat spots, coning, cracks, and wheels that have shrunk past their useful size.

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