The Andrew Mercado of Gullwing Truck Co. just sent us this badass video featuring a plethora (yeah, we just said “plethora”) of shredding and carnage from this year’s 8th annual Chilli Bowl contest held at Potrero Skatepark in downtown San Francisco, Ca. Here’s the scoop: “San Francisco, CA Aug, 25 2012. Toad & Salmon’s Chili Bowl 8 …
Sessioning a mini ramp with friends is definitely one of the funnest things you can do on a skateboard. It doesn’t matter if you consider yourself a street technician, a pool shralper, a downhill mobber, or whatever—if you continue to skate in the long-term chances are you are gonna spend some quality time shredding on …
Road Rider and their team (Kyle Wester, Malachi Greene, and Hayden Conroy) have put together a downhill skateboarding commercial that is scheduled to air this Sunday, August 26th at approximately 2:24pm PST/5:24pm EST on ESPN2 during Street League. Downhill skateboarding on prime time television! Oh, hell yes!!! Stay tuned. Monday morning Road Rider will also be releasing …
Shut up and Skate! Skate Tough or Go Home! Get Rad or Get Lost! All three of these calls to action are based on the same premise: Don’t talk about it, be about it! This “put up and shut up“ approach to skateboarding picked up in my earlier years has affected me greatly. The concept …
This rad video was sent to us by Ian Joe Dutch and it’s an ode to the Portland, Oregon shred scene. It’s nothing but good vibes and raw shredding. Forever Rip features a broad cast of Oregon rippers, such as: Ian Joe Dutch “Octillion”, Billy ‘Bones” Miners, David “Fingerbang” Rudgers, James West, Casey Morrow, Jon Huey, Ethan …
“Oh yeah!!! Back again for a third year—bigger and better than ever before! Soldiers of Downhill 2012!!! Get stoked and mark your calendars because you won’t want to miss this one. Prepare to get gnarly October 20th and 21st in the hills of the small town Bainbridge, Ohio. Two days packed with partying, shenanigans, and more fun than you can imagine. Registration …
The Hawgs FSU is a 70mm 80a performance freeride wheel and comes in either a stone ground or glossy contact patch. This wheel features an exclusive, wide, low-profile center-set core; symmetrical design overall, a wide contact patch, and a chatter-free urethane compound.
Our homies at Rip City Skate present to you the 2012 Cathlamet Downhill Corral Festival. This 4th annual event is a three-day skateboarding jamboree held in the small but welcoming town of Cathlamet, Washington. Cathlamet is about 90 minutes NW of Portland Oregon, on the Columbia River. Check it out: Friday the 24th there will be a giant slalom …
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 …
Dearest McLovin, I know that no matter how much time passes that there will always be a division between longboarders and skateboarders. Where I live you can’t even bring up the word, “longboard” without receiving a ton of hate. I know the division isn’t nearly severe in other places, but from where I am …
Mike V. said: “let the people know”, so we are letting the people know. Elephant Brand Skateboards & UnModern Industries presents the Mega Mega Mini-Ramp Battle Royale. This Saturday August 18, 2024 at 5pm, there will be $1,000 on the line and a one-off, hand-made trophy “THE BAD ASS MOTHERFUCKER” award. A crew of Wheelbase homies will be …
For all you rad dogs and rad cats over on the East Coast, here’s a push race to get ya stoked and make your feet slap the street. The Big Bang Bomb is going down in Brooklyn, New York on August 25th, 2012. Make sure to check out the details below and click on …
The Landyachtz crew is hitting the road for another rad tour this year. The plan is to hit universities, shops & hills all across the Midwest of the United States. We heard and saw a whole lot of good things from last year’s tour, and we’re pretty sure you can count on them spreading some serious …
The town of Britannia Beach is about 40 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada, nestled between the expansive blue waters of Howe Sound and an ever-rising, dark mountain forest. The area used to be an old copper mining settlement beginning in the very early twentieth century; before that it was home to its indigenous inhabitants, the …
Dave Angelus is a neo-hippy, a medicine-man, and one of the rawest skaters to ever step on a skateboard—dude’s got grit! This new Gullwing video is the shit, and definitely sets the standard for getting gnar on a longboard, and on all terrain. Watch this, get stoked, and go shred!
Going up! Eleventh floor. The Sunset Sliders Shack is our destination for this particular tour. Please, sit back, relax, and enjoy the smooth sounds emanating from these surroundings. Doug E. Fresh has hooked up a fine meal for ya this time around, supplying a heathy dose of Good Times with a well balanced addition of Community …
Every Saturday in the month of August we are giving away a set of “Swift” Bustin Boards 70mm wheels via our Wheelbase Facebook page. All you have to do is “like” the Wheelbase Facebook page and then fill out the simple form so we can contact you if you are chosen as our weekly winner. Tell the homies! Click right here to sign up: WHEELBASE/BUSTIN BOARDS FACEBOOK GIVEAWAY! Good luck everyone!