-
When Joe Garan of Greenwich isn't skateboarding or kiteboarding he's making sure others are outfitted properly to do just that at his Riverside Capsule Boardshop. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
A bigger skateboard for street skaters into freeriding and tech sliding Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
Joe Garan takes in a friend's well-used skateboard for a tune up that will include some first class Defiant wheels. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
These white wheels are a favorite at the Capsule Boardshop. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
Joe Garan prepares to recover the surface of his friend Oliver Berlic's skateboard with an adhesive backed grip tape for top traction. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
With the grip tape now attached to Berlic's skateboard, Garan carefully cuts off the excess tape around the board edges. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
Garan lines up the screw holes as he attaches the truck with wheels to the base of his friend's skateboard. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
Inserting the wheel bearings requires firm pressure to make the bearings flush with the wheels. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
The last step in Garan's renovation of his friend's skateboard is tightly screwing in the pair of trucks that are crucial to getting a good ride. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
Garan prepares to hand over the completed redo of Oliver Berlic's skateboard - usually a 15-20 minute process. Some of his customers, Garan says, like to do the work themselves under his watchful eye. Photo: Anne W. Semmes -
Joe Garan, owner of Capsule Boardshop in Riverside, prepares to re-cover the surface of his friend Oliver Berlic's skateboard with an adhesive-backed, sandpaper-topped grip tape that provides traction for boarders. Photo: Anne W. Semmes
© 2013 Hearst Communications Inc.
© 2013 Hearst Communications Inc.
