Come one come all, You are officially, and cordially, invited to join our after the Agenda Tradeshow shred-session that will be held in San Pedro, CA on January, 7th at 12 noon. If you haven’t yet skated San Pedro, then this is your chance to ride some of the rawest and underrated terrain Southern …
Our friend from Mexico, Ivan “Ruddz” Dimitrov just hit us up with this rad little video featuring footage of a downhill race LONGBOARDS.MX put together a few months back in Monterreal, Mexico. Monterreal is somewhere in central-ish Mexico in the state of Coahuila and the road looks dope! We’re pretty sure that it’s the road to one of the …
I’ve been bombing hills all of high school—hitting races, filming videos, going on skate trips, and other adventures of that sort. For example, I’m writing this month’s Wheelbase column from the backseat of the PDX Skate Bus—heading to Santa Barbara on a six day skate trip. My other schoolmates have 2 days left until break …
Hell yeah! Legendary skateboarder and all-around gnarly dude, Mike Vallely has just announced the launching of a new skateboard brand aptly named “Elephant Brand Skateboards“. Mike’s new Elephant Brand is coming correct, and right out of the gate, with a wide offering of boards ranging from traditional street decks & retro flavors, to various longboarding …
After listening to Seth Pettersen’s latest EP, Skate Away, our stoke-meter went off the charts and landed on “Freakin’ Sweet!” We’ve never had the opportunity of doing an article with a musician before, but since we were so inspired by Seth’s hypnotic and flowing rock ‘n roll stylee—as well as his soulful skate vibe—we dropped …
Anthony Flis is a skate-rat hailing from DC. He’s been skateboarding for a while now and was raised by his fellow Eastcoasters to respect, and skate, everything. They showed him how to shred bowls and bomb hills alike. Such an early influence is quite visible in Anthony’s current eclectic approach to skateboarding. The dude can …
Transworld Skateboard Magazine just released their top 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time and Mark Gonzales tops off their list at #1. And guess what? The Gonz loves riding everything, including longboards. In fact he’s been riding longboards for longer than many of you have been alive. Here’s a quote from the interview when …
To those of you who haven’t seen this video yet, prepare yourself for some major stoke. This Dan Couch kid definitely shreds huge. The partnering of the Seattle backdrop, dope song choice, some smooth editing, and Dan’s ripping combine to create a very fun video to watch just before going out and hitting the streets. …
The year is 2011, but the future is now. . . We are the Sunset Sliders from San Franpsycho, California and we’re here to make dreams a reality. “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” is our monthly Wheelbase column and will focus on the most important parts of skateboarding: sweet-times, community building, donuts, and …
The homies over at Loaded just released the second version of their race gloves. We’ve used, and like, the first versions; so we are looking forward to checking out the new version two. Here’s the first words from the Loaded camp: “Get suited up for extreme high speed gardening with Loaded’s second round of race …
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Marcus Reitema and the IGSA have just released the 2012 World Cup Race Schedule. We plan on winning every event so definitely be ready for that. Anyway, check out the new schedule and get serious about loosing big against our elite new team of racers: Wheelbase Professional World Cup Championship Standup Downhill Race Team. Our …
Hello all you Artdogs and Shredmasters of Rad, We’d like to take a moment and introduce you to the new, limited-edition Comet freeride shape that will be used exclusively for The Wheelbase Board Graphic Challenge.
Jason Salfi is the founder and owner of a radical skateboard brand called Comet Skateboards. If you haven’t heard of either, this is your chance to get in the know. If you have heard of Comet Skateboards and of this Jason Salfi character, this is your chance to learn even more about a skateboarding visionary …
When I think about the global skate community it blows my mind. There are skaters riding skateboards in just about every nook and cranny of this planet you can imagine. The growth of longboard culture within the skate community has paved the way for a broader, more diverse future for skateboarders the world over. It’s …
The continued growth and popularity of downhill skateboarding and other diverse forms of riding skateboards are gaining more and more attention these days. The safety gear brand, Triple Eight, has just dropped a press release stating that they will be offering a couple new downhill products in their 2012 line up. We only know of …
These dudes have skated across the entire US, I think Canada, definitely South America, and maybe Mongolia—who knows? This time around though; Adam, Paul, and Aaron skate across Africa’s Morocco. To most, skating across an entire country might seem a bit counter-intuitive on a number of levels, but these dudes get their rocks off on …
The proliferation of “slide jams”, like this Halloween Slide Jam and others, are perfect examples of an exciting paradigm shift in skateboarding. While some in skateboarding focus on Primetime Jockfests, we like to focus on small events generated by, and revolving around, local shred communities.