New Mexico is at the south end of the Rocky Mountain range. Geologically, everything here was brought about by volcanic activity. (You can see something like 60 plus extinct volcanoes from the foothills of Albuquerque.) Due to the fact that everything is made from hard granite, nothing erodes—and this means steep, unbanked roads. We get …
Peep it y’all! Live streaming downhill skateboard racing from “Newton’s Nation” at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSWs Australia. The live broadcast is brough to you by Skuff TV. 8 hours of streaming a day, for the 3 days of the event (Fri-Sunday), starting 10:00am Australian EST (00:00AM GMT). That’s 4PM (PST) California time, and since they are one day ahead of …
One of the raddest and most distinct features of this growing section of longboard skateboarding is that of the custom skateboard builder. I’m talking about builders such as Larry Peterson of Longboard Larry and Scott Moore of Subsonic Skateboards, and that’s just naming two of the many. Custom builders, like these, bring us back to …
We’ve had the pleasure of shredding with this lady on a number of occasions. Alicia Fillback is a real cool person and one of the raddest freeride skateboarders on the planet. Style, grace, and gnar! Check out this new video of Alicia doing it right: Shredding Majorly!
The event season is well underway and we’ve been out and about trying to cover as many of them as possible. The reason we document so many events is because no matter it a race, demo, tour, or jam; much of the growth of the larger scene happens, on-site, at these events. It’s all about …
Some are gonna hate this video while others are gonna enjoy the shit out of it. That said, we really loved it, and although it’s wholly not our sip of sarsaparilla, we respect all of the diverse influences and perspectives that are going on in skateboarding these day, and in particular, we like what …
Ithaca, NY is badass and Comet Skateboards is badass. If you are in the NY area, can get there, we most definitely suggest going out to these celebratory events of shred. A number of the international Comet team will be in Ithaca—should be epic. Anyway, peep the details: “Comet is officially opening its first retail …
The NHS/Road Rider dudes hit us up and invited us to come check out their Laguna Seca Invitational race that’s happening this Thursday, April 19 in beautiful Monterey, California. We love downhill skateboarding and we love road trips, so it was a no-brainer. Plus, not only are many of our friends completing in this race, …
“After much speculation and anticipation, the race heats for the 2012 Catalina Island Classic have been finalized. The list of confirmed and paid riders has been set. We placed all the names into alphabetical order and assigned a number to each racer. We then drew numbers out of a hat, matched them with the corresponding …
Around 2pm Friday, April 13th Liam Morgan was riding his motorcycle down a four lane street in his hometown of Alameda, CA. While approaching an intersection he merged into the right lane to avoid a truck signaling to make a left hand turn. At the same time, another vehicle traveling the opposite direction entered the intersection to make a …
Wheelbase contributor & Comet Skateboards Team Manager, Blake Smith, just released a new video featuring east bay ripper Byron Essert. The video went live sometime in the middle of the night and the lengthy switch stance action is already causing a social media reposting blitz. We personally like the black and white treatment of the video, as …
This weekend’s 2012 Downhill Disco was off-the-chisel, -chain, and -charts! Crazy obstacles, hella skaters, and gnarly shredding. We’re currently working on putting together a sweet full-length article of the event, as we speak. Check back regularly as the article will be dropping real soon. In the meantime, take a close look at this crazy photo of …
Danny Conner is what ya call an OG. He’s been in the downhill skateboarding game for a long time now and it’s awesome to see him still fired-up with a passion to ride. Last year, Danny invited us to his annual race out in the California desert, needless to say we had a blaster, and have …
Dear Mclovin’, How do i change the “hey look there’s a pair of boobs on wheels” mentality that the guys have when i skate with them. I mean it’s great, because i get special treatment and all that jazz, but it does get a little annoying at times. What do i do? Get …
These dudes have skated across the entire US, we 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 …
Greetings and salutations from the place we call home! This month, Doug E. Fresh, the Sunset Sliders Chief Engineer, brings us a whimsical edit of how the Sunset Sliders conduct an invasion of Lurkadurkistan. Now that our Bus has her fitting-touch of color and pizazz, we have begun an invasion—starting first in the critical location of home. Stage-one involves a …
Comet Skateboards just released this fresh video of their newest Canadian team rider, Colton Killoran. You may remember Colton from the Wheelbase interview we did with him a while back titled:”Colton Killoran Interview: Redheader Shredder” or maybe from some of the BC Collective videos. Either way, this latest video has some cool clips and is one …
The EQ 36 is a 36.5″ top-mount freeride board and a new addition to Bustin Boards‘ growing line of performance skateboards. The EQ 36 is 10” at it’s widest point and features 9/16” concave, ½” rocker, and a ½” radial drop—making for a 26” effective foot platform. The EQ 36 offers a 29 ½” wheelbase, symmetrical shaping, and is constructed of …
Glorious springtime is upon us, the fragrant flowers are bursting with blooms, the grasses are greener than ever, the rabbits can be seen hopping from paddock to shaddy tree stump, and the downhill racers are shedding their old sponsors. Oh, what a lively time of year indeed! Anyway, Patrick Switzer has left his longtime board …
Lookee what we have here! Introducing Muir’s 2012 Downhill Disco presented by Wheelbase Magazine and sponsored by a whole slew of your favorite shred brands. It’s all going down on on April 14th in San Diego, Ca. We had a blast skating and covering last year’s event, so when Scott and Seth from Muir asked us to …
“Amanda Powell is the only lady I know in L.A. rushing to the Malibu hills as often as possible to skate what most guys are terrified to skate—firing-up her scooter and hitting the hills is Amanda’s daily routine. When she isn’t job-hunting from her computer she is eating PB&J’s, mobbing a canyon run, or shredding …