My son is a proficient googler. He knows if he wants to show me something it is in his best interest to google it. Since he searches everything he wants to buy online and believe me the boy has lots of wishes he finds the coolest websites.
Tonight he found element skateboards and his wishes just got bigger. You can find all the things you'll need to become rad skateboarder. My son's favorite part about this site was the fact that he could design his own skateboard. We spent at least 40 minutes just deciding which deck (the board) he'd get. They've got so many designs to choose from it was hard to pick just one. Then you've got to decide on a truck (the metal part that holds the board to the wheels) the wheels, bearings and believe me there are a ton of bearings, hardware and grip tape. I had no idea, but they've got it all, all the big name brands and all the gear you'll need including pads and helmets.
They also carry the long board which is really the type of board my son would like to get. They are much cooler looking boards and feel more like a surfboard. The designs on the long boards are almost too pretty to use. Don't tell him I said they were pretty though, cause they aren't pretty they are rad and bad and I suddenly feel old.