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Most Popular Skateboard Hardware

Which mounting hardware do professional skateboarders actually ride? Ranked by usage across 59 pro setups.

What Pro Skaters Use for Hardware

Mounting hardware is the least performance-driven category in skateboarding — it bolts the trucks to the deck and that's about it. The numbers below come straight from 59 verified pro setups.

Diamond Supply Co. Hardware leads at 25.4%, with Independent Hardware at 16.9%. Together that's 42.3% of every pro hardware choice we track. Hardies Hardware is the largest alternative at 11.9%, pushing the top three to 54.2% combined.

By Discipline

Which hardware dominates each style of skating, based on the pros who skate that discipline:

  • street : Diamond Supply Co. Hardware leads at 27.8% of 54 pros tracked.
  • park : Independent Hardware leads at 50.0% of 8 pros tracked.
  • vert : Independent Hardware leads at 100.0% of 3 pros tracked.
  • transition : Independent Hardware leads at 55.6% of 9 pros tracked.
  • bowl : Independent Hardware leads at 55.6% of 9 pros tracked.

How to Choose Your Hardware

Length is the only spec that really matters — it needs to match your riser/deck stack height without bolts poking through the topside or sitting flush. Beyond that, it's color and graphics matching your setup.

If you're unsure where to start, the top two brands above cover 42.3% of pros and are stocked everywhere decks are sold.

Cross-Brand Pairings

What Hardware Gets Paired With

  • Diamond Supply Co. Hardware riders most commonly pair their setup with Thunder Trucks trucks (40.0% of 15 Diamond Supply Co. Hardware riders).
  • Independent Hardware riders most commonly pair their setup with Independent Trucks trucks (80.0% of 10 Independent Hardware riders).
  • Hardies Hardware riders most commonly pair their setup with Thunder Trucks trucks (57.1% of 7 Hardies Hardware riders).

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Full Rankings

1
Diamond Supply Co. Hardware #1 Choice
15 pros (3%)

Ridden by Nyjah Huston , Shane O'Neill , Torey Pudwill and 12 more.

2
Independent Hardware
10 pros (2%)

Ridden by Tom Penny , Tom Schaar , Rune Glifberg and 7 more.

3
Hardies Hardware
7 pros (2%)

Ridden by Tyshawn Jones , Yuto Horigome , Blake Johnson and 4 more.

4
Shake Junt Hardware
6 pros (1%)

Ridden by Zion Wright , Neen Williams , Jamie Foy and 3 more.

5
Diamond Hardware
5 pros (1%)

Ridden by Andrew Brophy , David Reyes , Justin Eldridge and 2 more.

6
Leftover Hardware
2 pros (0%)

Ridden by Chris Haslam , Franky Villani .

7
Mini Logo
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Andy Anderson .

8
Modus Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Cory Juneau .

9
Diamond Supply Co. Sean Malto
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Sean Malto .

10
Biggest Little Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Alec Majerus .

11
Revive Skateboards Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Andy Schrock .

12
Bones Hardcore Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Chris Roberts .

13
Sunday Hardware 7/8" allen bolts
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Dane Burman .

14
Sunday Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Jake Hayes .

15
Shorty's Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Jonny Giger .

16
Broski Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Keet Oldenbeuving .

17
SAD Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Kristion Jordan .

18
Hombre Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Mike Anderson .

19
Diamond 7/8" Allen Head
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Sewa Kroetkov .

20
Silver Hardware
1 pros (0%)

Ridden by Yoshi Tanenbaum .

Frequently Asked Questions

What mounting hardware do most pro skaters use?
Diamond Supply Co. Hardware is the most popular hardware among the 59 pros in our database, chosen by 25.4%. Independent Hardware sits in second at 16.9%. Together, the top two cover 42.3% of every pro hardware choice we track.
Diamond Supply Co. Hardware vs Independent Hardware: which is more popular?
Diamond Supply Co. Hardware leads Independent Hardware 25.4% to 16.9% across our 59 verified pro setups. Hardware is low-stakes gear — most riders choose whatever matches their sponsor or deck graphics rather than any performance difference.
Do different disciplines favor different hardware?
Across the disciplines we track: Diamond Supply Co. Hardware leads street at 27.8%; Independent Hardware leads park at 50.0%; Independent Hardware leads vert at 100.0%; Independent Hardware leads transition at 55.6%; Independent Hardware leads bowl at 55.6%. Hardware choice barely shifts by discipline — it's almost entirely driven by sponsorship and brand loyalty rather than skating style.

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