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There are 6 types of Extreme Gear:
- Board Style: Standard riding gear. Stays the same when Grind Parts are activated.
- Chaos Emerald: Exclusive to Sonic. Uses Super Transformation while riding Blue Star. After getting 60 rings and hitting top speed, Super Sonic performs as if he were riding a power type gear.
- Crazy Taxi: Uses rings instead of gravity.
- Skate Style: Grind and handle easier.
- Bike Style: Able to smash through obstacles, (Power gear only)
- Hang-On: The background music has the tune of the video game. When you collect 100 ring, the Hang-On turns into the Super Hang-On with different music and a new gear.
- Wheel Style: Able to smash through obstacles and can do drift turns.
- Air Ride Style: Flying gear. Can take off from catapults and glide through the air.
- Yacht Style: Flies and drafts opponents.
- Magic Broom: Allows you to distract opponents.