A few years ago in central Texas I found this crazy boat ramp/road running down into the lake with a gate that was permanently closed by the US Corps of Engineers. Naturally, I figured it would be the perfect spot to throw an outlaw event, which would later become the most dangerous race in Texas: […]
ALL PHOTOS Spyder Rorschach The goal of Rattlesnake Ramble was simple: spread the stoke of downhill and get skaters together to have a great time racing! The race format was 2-man heats with a 3-man final. Rad skaters, and tons of crashes and technical racing. All around a great time! - Cole Trotta Podium: 1st: […]
We’ve been trekking out to Barrett Junction for 7 years now and not much has changed: the road is still super jacked, the desert is still harshly inhospitable, and the family of riders who participate in this annual event are still 100% downhill skateboarders. The accompanying video and images within this article tell our story […]
Since our office is literally right around the corner we made sure to attend this past week’s 2017 Agenda trade show here in Long Beach, CA with the intent of hanging out with our friends and peeping the new gear from our favorite skate brands. We achieved our simple goal and had a great time meeting up […]
WORDS & PHOTOS Jake Grove The Sector 9 Turkey Slide Jam is one of those local events that the Southern California downhill community looks forward to each and every year as it brings together riders for a day of chill shredding with friends. The Turkey Jam isn’t a massive, super competitive, or overly serious event; It’s really […]
Words Jake Grove Photos Jake Grove & Marcus Bandy This past weekend, the Exposure women’s skateboarding event went down for the fifth consecutive year, co-founded by Amelia Brodka, and with a mission to empower women through skateboarding. This year, the event held an amazing turnout once again, and attracted skaters, photographers, and spectators from all […]
WORDS Marcus Bandy PHOTOS Jake Grove Not this past weekend, but the weekend before that, we attended The Hilltop Haunting, which was a rad downhill halloween skate jam hosted by Muir Skate & Bustin Boards. The event took place on one of our local hills in San Clemente, CA. About 50 skaters and their homies showed up with […]
WORDS & PHOTOS Jake Grove Recently Muir Skate has been working through the Southern Californian scene to build up local skate communities and hype-up riders through local events. Meanwhile, Bustin Boards has been spreading the stoke through their “Skate Everything” movement, getting riders hyped on learning and practicing all forms of skating. A few weeks ago, […]
WORDS & PHOTOS Jake Grove The Menlo Park Slide Jam is one of those events that I had never personally been too, but always got stoked on it just from the coverage alone. Of course, the rest of Wheelbase Fam has been shooting, skating, and representing at the event for some time, and this year […]
WORDS Josh Dunn PHOTOS Marcus Bandy Recently, Bustin Boards sent a group of four skaters on a voyage of friendship and shredventure as they embarked on their 2016 Euro Shop Tour. The plan was simple: live out every one of our skate rat dreams by skating our way across Europe and visiting as many different […]