WORDS & PHOTOS Jake Grove Welcome to our May, 2017 edition of Tried & True. Through this ongoing monthly product feature we are excited as always to showcase some new, classic, innovative, as well as top-quality skate gear from across the industry—gear that we’ve tried ourselves and found to be true to quality skateboarding fun. Sit back, relax, …
WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy & the Next Up crew The Next Up Foundation is a skateboarding youth mentoring organization in Anaheim, California and operated by its founder and skateboarder Vinicius Tinoco. After reaching out to “Vina”—as his friends call him—a few weeks back to discuss ways Wheelbase and myself might show support for his awesome youth organization, he …
WORDS & Photos Jake Grove The first weekend of every May hosts a unique and scenic skate event like no other: the Catalina Island Classic. Off the pacific coast of Southern California sits the small Island town of Avalon, with a mere population of 4,000 residents, a tight-knit community, and winding roads going every which way …
For many of us, Skateboarding is a vehicle for cleansing the mind of all the bullshit in life. BRAINWASH is our attempt at capturing the unique in-the-zone headspace that downhill skateboarding provides. A huge thanks to Dustin Hampton for shredding so hard for our cameras. And thank you S1 Helmet Co. for allowing us to filter this particular vision through the visor …