Came in on a budget and in a hurry. Walked out the door in…read moreabout 15 minutes after the owner was able to find me a decent pair of shoes for a very generous price. I've never left this shop disappointed.

Support your local skate shops! No reason to ever shop at Zumiez or Mainland this is what…read moreskateboarding is about! Bought a shirt with their logo on it. Cool selection. The two dudes working were super helpful and friendly!

https://suno.com/s/WFj6RpM4A7TeX5YV…read more Verse 1 Down at the bend where Oak Street hums, Where the barbers buzz and the lunchtime drums, There stands George -- big as a blessing, soft as a sigh, A Wookie‑hearted wheel‑sage with starlight in his eye. Verse 2 He don't just fix a bike -- he reads the road you've ridden, Finds the story in the spokes, the truth you've half‑forgiven. Subway's baking bread, Pizzaville's throwing heat, But George is the warmth that keeps the whole block sweet. Pre‑Chorus Dogs getting groomed, laughter hiding in the club, Verde Market's singing while the kitchens simmer love. Southside Philippines, northside Vietnamese air, And George stands in the middle like he's holding all the care. Chorus Big feller, big heart, big hands steady and true, George tunes a bike like he's tuning up you. Cha‑cha man of the crossroads, keeper of the ride, Every wheel rolls straighter when George is by your side. Verse 3 Your new basket gleams like a sunrise grin, Old basket bows out -- says, "Let the next tale begin." Jessie at the park nods, "Yeah, that's Pops‑grade lore," And George wipes his hands like he's heard it all before. Bridge Some folks fix metal, some folks fix time, Some folks fix silence with a laugh or a rhyme. But George -- he fixes motion, he fixes the day, He sends you rolling out lighter than you came in the bay. Final Chorus Big feller, big soul, big laugh shaking the street, George is the rhythm where the cha‑cha meets the beat. Oak Street's guardian, Wookie of the bend, He don't just fix your bike -- he makes the road your friend. Outro So ride on, Pops, through the Bakersfield blend, With a George‑tuned wheel and a story that won't end.

Replaced two inner tubes and tuned up the gears and straightened out handle bar…read moreBike ready in 3 hours

Sick skate shop in downtown Bakersfield. People are cool and…read morethere are spots to skate around.

Service is unmatched. Value is great! Shop as a whole is so sick. I love their Little Jerry Shop…read moreDecks.

I'm always one to try to shop at locally-owned stores and support small businesses. I had heard…read morethat Bakersfield Skateboard Company was the place to go for getting your kids a unique skateboard, and that turned out to be 100% true. Greg and Gabe were super helpful and knowledgeable, and fed into my kids' excitement as they picked out their first boards. I was able to get all 4 of my boys skateboards that they are absolutely stoked about. Got them some cool skate shop t-shirts as well. The vibe and the friendly customer service is something you just don't get from the big corporate-run places. Plus, these guys are able to get clothes and gear from smaller, boutique brands that you can't find in the big box stores. I wish more stores like this existed. Definitely stop by Bako Skate Co. for all of your skate and apparel needs!

I find the selection good lot of cool things and the employees are super friendly and helpful and…read moreknowledgeable of the stuff

Stage Fright Clothing was a fun discovery during a recent trip to Bakersfield. Not only do they…read morehave an impressive selection of music and horror-themed t-shirts, the store offers a variety of gifts and other knick-knacks to spoil yourself with. Though the shop isn't huge, there's a lot to look at. I was beside myself browsing the patches, socks, killer POP! figures, and even more smitten on their creepy Valentine's cards. And let's not forget about the giant Krampus to snap selfies with too! Prices are fair, especially since there are a lot of unique items that you won't find anywhere else. Plenty of parking as it's downtown, just mind the signs before leaving your vehicle.

Just tried exchanging a shirt I was gifted with tags still on it and in perfect shape. The lady…read moreasked if I had the receipt but I don't, it was a present. She told me her store policy is that she can't exchange without receipt even though it's unwashed, still folded and with perfect tags from Mainland attached. She agreed the shirt was from there and asked if I knew the credit card it was purchased by. It may have been purchased by X-wife or cash by one of my sons... let's just say I won't be reaching out to X so I left the shirt with the lady anyway.... Customer Service FAIL! What do people do when they know they are wrong? Hide in shame as shown

Great local skate shop. Went to buy trucks and wheels a while back and (I believe she was the…read moremanager) was awesome, took the time to pull out all the trucks and find the best fit for my deck. They had the proper size at a different location and had them shipped to this store. Great communication and super enthusiastic it seemed about skating in general. The deck was an odd old school Madrid board so trucks needed to be wide. Overall awesome shop!!

I'm not here to complain about the prices like everyone else but about an employee specifically and…read morethe way SHE handled the situation. I went in today November 25 at about maybe 4:30pm and I went to exchange some Ugg boots for the same thing and same size bc when I bought mine I gave them to my friend as a gift and she opened the box and sent me a video of her showing me that one of the shoes had a stain on it (which is why the photos I attached are a lil blurry bc it was a video she sent me And I downloaded it) so I came to exchange the shoes for the exact same thing. The girl that helped me had wavy ish kind of long black hair, tan skin and spoke Spanish. When I went I told her the same thing that when I bought the boots they had a stain so I wanted to exchange them and she looks at the boots for maybe 10 seconds, there's even cameras in the store if an employee is reading this plz go back and look at the footage she just takes a Quick Look at the boots and to my face goes "are you sure, it looks like YOU stained them" so she really stood behind the register and started accusing me of staining them when if she would have taken a better look at the shoes the first time she would have seen that the bottom part was never worn and it was all still clean. She only started looking really good at them and at the bottom of the shoe when I went into deeper detail about what happened and how I gave it to my friend. Then she proceeded to call her boss or manager or some lady and they talked on FaceTime in Spanish and the lady on FaceTime said I was able to exchange them. (Huge shout out to the lady on the phone for letting me exchange them because it seemed like the girl at the register really just didn't want me to get an exchange and I know that if it were up to the regular employee she probably wouldn't have let me, so I pray she's not any kind of manager bc this is the way she treats ppl) I understand there a no return policy and this store probably gets a lot of people trying to scam them but there are people out there that actually aren't trying to pull any kind of scam and genuinely got a bad pair of shoes and for her to stand behind a register and blame ME for getting the dirty is beyond me. I don't feel comfortable shopping here anymore because what anytime I need to do an exchange they are going to point the finger to me and say I did it ? I would even let it pass if she took a good look at the boots and felt around but she didn't she just looked at it for like 10 seconds and blamed me. I work retail too and I get a lot of ppl trying to get free things and if I suspect that, I go about it a completely different way the staff at this store needs to be trained on how to better adress this kind of situations. Also I know they have to examine the shoe to make sure everything Looks good before handing it to the customer to be bought and when I bought the shoe, I remember them just slightly opening the box and glancing at the top and then just handing it to me. They should take the shoe out maybe or keep it in the box, but just move it around so you can see the whole shoe so something like this doesn't happen to someone else. Once again it's a situation of just quickly looking at the shoe and not paying close attention. The customer service was good I was attended fast and a lot of ppl are complaining about the prices on google reviews but if you don't like the price, just dont shop here Simple as that so I really did like this place and I would have came here more often but after this interaction I would never feel comfortable coming back

Over price shoes up to $100…read more I hope people ain't buying those shoes for that much more from original price

AVOID THIS SHOP. TWO TIMES tried to order something online. First time they sent a totally random…read moreshoe. They said it was a mistake then they send the right shoe but the wrong size. The item that I wanted in my size is now sold out. Lol They dont even bother to answer the phone. Good thing I didnt trust this company Mainland Skate & Surf to begin with (look at other reviews) and bought (A THIRD TIME) from another website that is actually reputable. Horrible first impressions (x2) I am very skeptical now and WILL NOT be doing business at Mainland Skate & Surf in the future. MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO AVOID THIS SHOP.

This place is cool I just straight walked to the shoe section and was looking at the Nike sbs and a…read morecool girl helped me right away and went to go check if they had my shoe size. I bought a pair and they told me about the no return policy and I was cool with it cause I don't like returning stuff it just seems lame to me like come on you have to know what you are buying cause you are spending your hard earn money but none the less I like how they informed me about the policy and just went my was and was happy with the purchase. This is the only place that sells Nike dunks and will recommend going there if you are looking for some. Great value thanks