NOTE skateboard shop

Skateboarding and Skateboarders, you either love them or you think they wear too much baggy clothing and ride around on planks…
I’m pretty much somewhere in the middle, I can’t skate, and I wouldn’t say that i’m that much of a fan of any particular famous Boarder (Although Rodney Mullen has got some serious skills!).
What I do like however is the whole (Sub)culture of boarding, and because of this I find it very hard to pass by a Skate shop without popping in to see their wares. As was the case a couple of weeks ago when myself and Mrs Z had been for a Simple lunch. It’s odd that I had walked past Note several times in the past without ever really noticing that it was there.
Anyway, on this particular day I did notice it and thus I went in, and other than the fact that it was a skate shop, there was another reason why I was eager to pop in, from the outside I espied a hooded top, no ordinary hooded top mind you, this was a «Thrasher» hooded top.
For those that don’t know, or for that matter don’t care, Thrasher is a skateboarding magazine from San Francisco, and it is also the name of the single greatest genre of Heavy Metal that there has ever been, also arguably founded in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
Now the hooded top in question was dark grey with the word THRASHER emblazoned accross the front in bio-​hazzardous green. Now I ask you, what self respecting Thrash loving Zombi could resist this top? Not this one is the answer, so after a couple of seconds of Zombi doeyedness (Real word) towards Mrs Z it was bought for me as an early birthday present.
In addition to the greatest top ever made Note also stocked some seriously good looking skating equipment, the type of stuff that makes you wish you’d learnt to skate in your younger years (when falls didn’t hurt as much). I was especially taken by the collection on decks, some of which had some cool designs on them.
Every time i’m on Tibb Street from now on I will pop into Note in the off chance that they can somehow top the top that was bought for me… THRASH!!!

Another rad skateboard shop in the Northern Quarter is NOTE.
A few doors down from Vans, this is a cracking little store that’s been going for about ten years now. As well as a great range of decks, wheels and accesories, they sell a terrific range of sneakers and threads from US, UK and European labels like Etnies, DC, Converse, Emerica, Supra, Fallen, Matrix, Rebel 8, Skate Mental, Nike SB, Royal and Zoo York. The reason they get 5 stars however, is for their attention to detail and the fact they sell specific sneakers that have been designed and tested for better grip, flick and durability.
They also sponsor a whole team of skaters including Ben Grove, Kevin Eley and Tony DaSilva.

Great independant skate label, I remember some of the guys in college wearing their tshirts around 8 years ago definately cool and local. In a great spot in the northern quarter, supporting the thriving Manchester skateboard scene!