We’ve never been to South Africa, and it’s likely it won’t happen any time soon (Sorry, friends!), but this double-up of raw runs from Landyachtz Longboards’ Crew Cuts YouTube channel is helping us feel like we’re there. The scenery looks rad, the scene looks more rad, and the raw runs dropped by Alex Meyer and Matt Bates …
The Testing: To test Loaded Boards’ “Overland”, we rolled out to the streets of Manhattan, New York and Long Beach, California. We tested it out with both traditional kingpin and reverse kingpin trucks along with some 65mm wheels. Features: The Loaded Overland is a directional, double-kick skateboard deck measuring in at 37” long and 9.375” wide. …
Jonas Richter, the “Brazilian Bullet”, gets to travel quite a bit! This summer, he’s been up and down the west coast attending races and jammin’ out on some local hills. This edit from Bustin Longboards provides us just enough of a glimpse into his trip that we’re (a) jealous and (b) itchin’ to get out and skate …
This tasty edit just popped up on a rad Facebook page via the rider himself, Dylan Pearce. Mr. Pearce spent time in San Francisco and managed to get a bunch of rad downhill skateboarding in while he was there. In the usual SF fashion, this edit features hills, concrete obstacles, kicktails, slides and more hills! It …
This is On Board, Wheelbase Magazine’s video-centric rider interview endeavor! For the second episode of this on-going series, we hopped on board with Louis Pilloni of Sector 9 Skateboards, Skate House Media, and a whole slew of other rad organizations! The idea behind On Board is simple: We pull riders away from the crowd at social gatherings …
The bummer of the summer has arrived! Giants Head Freeride has officially been canceled. The local authorities have noted “extreme fire danger” as the cause of said shutdown. As mentioned in the official press release (found on the Summerland website and quoted at the bottom of this post) some optional dates are available, but the Giants …
Let me start with saying that the Whistler race was a truly great finale to our tour up into Canada, and let me add that I’m uber fired-up on all the rad shots we captured while up there. Next up, let me just include that it’s super late and I must sleep, now. See, I’ve …
Somewhere in Spain, Max Ballesteros is getting so pitted and somewhere in Southern California we’re getting real jealous! Bustin Boards just uploaded this cinematically inspired PerroPro edit to their channel. As it turns out, this is the beginning of a multi-edit series featuring Max and Will Royce during their time in Spain along with Toti Bicicleta. We’re pretty much absolutely …
Whistler Longboard Festival comes along at a great time for us. The weather is nice, the mountains are epic, and the course is killer! What better place for Episode 7 of the #KeepOnTuckin tour—and the end of a two-week road trip—than in beautiful British Columbia?! This year’s Keep On Tuckin tour will serve as a …
The best ideas are not always the ones backed by the powerful and wealthy—but rather—the best ideas are the ones powered by Passion, Dedication, and galvanized by a strong sense of Community. - Ryder Bordeaux I believe the above is worth writing down, printing out, tagging up, recording, stenciling, and ultimately posting somewhere people …
Just one month left until we’re reunited with our east coast brethren at Central Mass 5! We are fired up for this event and the following batch of radical (and quite thorough) info from event organizer Mike Girard will serve as good reason for said stoke! From the confirmed rider list, to the mini ramp jam, …
Landyachtz Longboards has uploaded the fourth and final episode in their Skate & Explore: Shaka Zulu tour series. The crew made the most of their journey to South Africa by filling it with skating, local culture, and even some action at the world’s tallest bungee jump! If you missed any of the first three episodes, take …
Brian Petrie, founder and owner of Earthwing Skateboards, has announced via the brand’s Facebook page that the company will be leaving its roots in NYC for a warmer and significantly more humid climate: ATL. As mentioned in the post on Facebook, the move comes about after 15 years of running the show from Brooklyn, and …
What’s up ladies, dudes, and anyone outside of the gender binary. This is my new advice column! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Ed, and I’m a skateboarder just like you. I was born in Manhattan, live in Brooklyn (not in the “cool” part, though), and skate all over the …
Our first stop in Canada (and our sixth on the Keep On Tuckin Tour) was Vancouver, BC! Vancouver provided us with a wide variety of skateboarding terrain and a number of rad interactions with new people. After a quick stop at the Landyachtz warehouse to test the full pipe, we rolled through to the local …
Today is P-Swiss’ birthday! Comin’ off his win at Whistler, we have a feeling this fella is feelin’ pretty good about life right about now! And, to top it all off, this edit has been making the rounds providing some laughs and a large amount of stoke. Happy birthday, Patrick! We hope all is well …
Grand Rapids, Michigan may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about downhill skateboarding, but the DH skate scene in Grand Rapids—and Michigan in general—is blowing up these days, and in a major way! Testament to such growth and vibrancy in the Michigan skate scene was visibly reflected in this year’s …
The fifth stop of the Keep On Tuckin’ Tour provided us with some R&R in the form of an adventure in the Washington wilderness. Sure, we weren’t exactly “roughing it” in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van, but the fresh air, winding roads, and a quick dip in a chilly river gave us the extra boost we …
Our Keep on Tuckin’ crew hit the Maryhill Festival of Speed this year, and we had a hootinanny of a good time as usual with all our friends and fellow shredders. The following is the radnasty set of photos we captured and collected while on the hill, and feature the shutter-buggings of a handful of …
Episode 4 of the Keep On Tuckin’ Tour has arrived! For our fourth stop along our journey through the Pacific Northwest, we made camp in Goldendale, Washington. In addition to dodging flying embers and sparklers, beer-fueled ramp jams, and enjoying the local cuisine, we found ourselves in attendance for the 2014 Maryhill Festival of Speed. Stay tuned …
Rather than spend their time in some less-than-ideal conditions in Vancouver, BC the Landyachtz Longboards crew (consisting of Adam Yates, Bricin Lyons, Kyle Martin, Matt Bates, Kyle Wein, and Dave Leslie) made the looong trek to South Africa to take advantage of some prime shredding opportunities. This is the Shaka Zulu Tour and it features some of the raddest …
The internet is a wonderful thing! When you have access to it, you’ve got the world at your fingertips! But when you don’t, you spend several hours driving around Vancouver, BC looking for a coffee shop with fast enough wifi to allow you to upload Episode 3 of the Keep On Tuckin’ Tour in the …