Skateboarding is a transformation of the mind. It rewrites the programing of those who embrace it and allows them to become the master of their environment around them. No longer are those stairs simply just a mound of bricks or concrete with a singular purpose but rather an open invitation to express the inner visions …
Welcome back to the Weekly Wrap-up, the only place where you can find switch Finger Flings as well as a few Hand Huckers before catching up on all the haps from the past week within the world of skateboarding. From racing mountan roads, to raging backyard pool coping, we are proud to back it all and …
WORDS & PHOTOS Jake Groove, shot throughout SoCal We are skateboarders. We are the ones you see bouncing between the traffic of the streets, speeding down mountain roads with the wind in our faces, slashing alleyways, and grinding ledges with the screech of our trucks. We find ourselves in different terrains, different spots, different features, and doing different …
WORDS & PHOTOS Josh Dunn The small town of Port Jarvis, New York was the epicenter for the gathering of a group of elite downhill skateboarders this past weekend to race in the IDF qualifier, The Mahackamack 400. This event attracted riders from all over the world, many of whom own one of the top spots amongst the current world rankings. …
Hello and welcome to this late edition of the Weekly Wrap-up for the week of June 4-10th. We apologize for not having this recap published by its regularly scheduled time but Wheelbase News was live and lurking this past weekend at the Mahackamack 400 IDF qualifier race gathering original content for an Event Recap. With …
With the 2016 Showdown at the Loops (June 21-25) scheduled and ready to go off, we were able to catch up with event organizer, “Deano” as well as Skate School Santa Fe owner Joe Lehm and chat about their history with Maryhill and how they plan to make this year’s Showdown one for the ages. Both …
With the official press release dropping today, the skateboard world can finally welcome the board manufacturer, Prism Skate Co. This company was founded out of pure ingenuity and a desire to provide a quality product that pushes the limit of what is traditionally accepted. Prism is jointly owned by long time skater Max Myers as …
Welcome to the end of the work week and the unveiling of another Weekly Wrap-up hosting all of the top notch skate happening that went down these previous seven days. No longer do you have to toil over the trying task of tracking multiple URL addresses all through the world of virtual reality in an …
ILLUSTRATION KRIS HARO The International Olympic Committee just voted unanimously to include skateboarding in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. WOW! It is important to note though that there is one more IOC session in August down in Brazil that will ultimately determine the deal for certain. That being said, most believe it has already been decided. If you …
WORDS Rachel “Bagels” Bruskoff ILLUSTRATION Kris Haro What a time we live in; the world is at our …