Captured & Released is a column by David Marano featuring those who explore the connection between skating and surfing. Featured rider: Chance Gaul
Features: This new Earthwing “Raisin Hell” deck is a 33” long, 9.75” wide directional double-kick featuring a 17.5 to 19” adjustable wheelbase, a short, square-ish snubbed-nose, deep concave, flared wheelwells, slight rocker, a sharp edge on the top rail, and is constructed of 7 plies of maple. Testing the Earthwing Skateboards “Raisin Hell” Deck: After we […]
Famed for its groovy vibes and funky ramps of goodness, MuirSkate Longboard Shop‘s Downhill Disco will return for the year 2015! Over the weekend of April 10-12 hundreds of skateboarders from all disciplines and areas will converge in San Diego (official location TBA) for a groovin’ downhill skateboarding par-tay! For those of you unfamiliar with “the Disco”, […]
WORDS Pete Eubank ART Kris Haro Often times when I hit a roadblock in day-to-day life I find myself daydreaming of swooping-sweepers and dropping-hairpins. I catch the thought and fixate on an area of my local skate territory and dream up the roads that must lie deep in the mountains. Therein sits an innate sense of adventure that […]
Introducing Unkle’s 2015 North American Downhill Event Schedule power-packed with a multitude of: Freerides, Skate Festivals, and Downhill Races. Our homeboy Lee Cation of the IDF has put together this rad event schedule/calendar for you to peep and to help you plan your 2015 skatecation itinerary. (Click on the above image for a larger view.)
Testing the Orangatang “Kegel” 80mm 83a: For our testing of this beefy wheel we spent the day riding down a Great Mountain Road. Features: The 80mm Kegel, by Orangatang Wheels, has a 56mm contact patch, an offset bearing seat, a stiff, high-strength core, and features Otang’s proprietary “happy thane”. Although this wheel comes in both […]
As reported by the Australian media: A 29-year-old man died yesterday of injuries sustained after he slid into the path of a truck coming up a Barrengarry Mountain road in NSW. He was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital but died soon afterwards. The 59-year-old driver of the truck was breath-tested for alcohol and a negative result was […]
WORDS & PHOTOS Ali Mehraban All activities in which you creatively immerse yourself require energy. The love for skateboarding produces this energy—a restlessness that overwhelms you until you meet the street. It is self-fueling, growing exponentially through experience. It is stockpiled in wet winters and released when the wheels are rolling. This metaphysical momentum surges through […]
WORDS Marcus Bandy & Greg Noble PHOTOS Erick Barrandey & Marcus Bandy I’m not looking to run my mouth much here. I don’t think the Bayou Battle warrants too much more talking and verbage. I’m feelin’ a less rattle more roll vibe right now. Anyway, I’ll just let this event and the Houston, Texas shred community […]
This new Luuste Brouwer & Peter Lahr boardwalking video from the Netherlands is done absolutely right and radical! Style and fluidity are critical components to making this type of skating look badass, and these two dudes have nailed it perfectly! Kudos!!! Presented by Simple Longboards and the “Coming Soon” clothing line Wasted Hours, this clean […]
If ya enjoy yourself some downhill skateboarding then we’re pretty sure you are gonna enjoy this new Volante Wheels video welcoming Ryan Bishop to the team. Solid filming and edit by Thomas Flinchbaugh. Stoked to see Volante dropping’ new content. (Side note: aren’t those Checkers he’s shredding on? Can it actually be possible he’s skating that way […]