MANLY RENTALS FIELD GUIDE
Do Tricks at Manly: A Compact Guide to Hiring Trick Skateboards on the Northern Beaches
A practical guide to hiring trick skateboards at Manly Beach — options for ages 6+ with multiple hire durations and a focus on learning ollies, flips and other technical moves.
Do Tricks at Manly: A Compact Guide to Hiring Trick Skateboards on the Northern Beaches.
At Manly Beach you can hire a trick skateboard and trade waterfront strolling for the sharp rhythm of wheels on concrete. This experience centers on learning balance and control, progressing from foundational moves like the ollie to more advanced tricks such as kickflips and grinds, and treating skating as a form of personal expression across skate parks and urban spots.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Designed for tricks
Trick skateboards used for hire are built for technical manoeuvres: they feature smaller, harder wheels and narrower decks compared with cruisers or longboards, which gives better speed and control on smooth concrete surfaces.
From balance to kickflips
The learning curve starts with stance, speed control and steering by body weight; the ollie is the foundational move that unlocks jumps and aerial tricks, and from there riders can steadily work toward flips, grinds and combinations.
Manly as an urban playground
Beyond the beach itself, Manly’s concrete promenades, skate‑park surfaces and nearby urban features provide the kinds of smooth terrain where trick skateboards perform best and where skaters can explore signature lines and personal style.
What the day feels like
What it feels like
You start by picking a board and a hire slot, then move quickly into on‑concrete practice: short, intense bouts of balance drills, then repetition of basic manoeuvres until the ollie clicks. As confidence builds, sessions open up to experimentation with flips and grinds, the whole process demanding patience and steady practice while rewarding small breakthroughs in technique and style.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this hire fits best.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Multiple hire durations are available so you can choose short or extended sessions.
Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared to ride a trick skateboard, which uses smaller, harder wheels and a narrower deck suited to smooth concrete surfaces.
Pickup and returns are handled at the shop: Shop 2, 49 North Steyne Street, Manly NSW 2095.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
What is the minimum age to hire a trick skateboard?
The experience is offered for ages 6 and up.
Where do I pick up my hire board?
Pickup is at Shop 2, 49 North Steyne Street, Manly NSW 2095.
How long can I hire a board for?
There are multiple hire time options available.
What makes a trick skateboard different from a cruiser or longboard?
Trick skateboards have smaller, harder wheels and narrower decks, characteristics that make them better suited to technical moves like ollies, flips and grinds on smooth surfaces.
Where are the best places to practise tricks in Manly?
Smooth concrete promenades, skate parks and nearby urban features at Manly provide the surfaces and obstacles suited to practising ollies, flips and grinds.
What is the typical learning progression for trick skating?
Riders begin with balance, speed control and steering, move on to the ollie as the foundational jump, and then progress toward flips, grinds and combinational tricks with practice.