About The Dark Slide

The Dark Slide is a skate shop and record store based in Des Moines, Iowa (Merle Hay Mall), with an online catalog at thedarkslide.com. Founded in 2005, the shop is known for skate gear—especially old-school and reissue favorites like Powell Peralta, Santa Cruz, Vision, and Hosoi—plus apparel and collectibles.

On Bow Shock Marketplace, The Dark Slide brings Baker, Santa Cruz, Independent, Spitfire, and other core brands into a shared checkout with partner shops. Add decks, completes, wheels, and shoes from The Dark Slide next to gear from other shops in one cart.

Shop The Dark Slide on Bow Shock Marketplace to add items from partner skate shops to one cart.

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