About Skateboarding
Does skateboarding make you a criminal?
It was reported Monday on KSL.com that in West Bountiful, Utah, while the manager of a small cafe was walking to her car carrying a bag of money, a "man...
What does ABEC mean for Skateboard Bearings?
On the heels of my last blog post here, I realized that a lot of people don't know what ABEC really means. ABEC stands for Annular Bearing Engineers' Committee,...
Don't by junk boards ... PLEASE!
In large Walmart-style stores and sporting goods stores across the planet, junk skateboards lurk, waiting for unsuspecting skaters and parents to buy them. I just got done writing to...
Piles of pro skater photo galleries
Have you seen the huge pile of pro skater photo galleries we have here? Just in case you've missed 'em, here are some of my favorites:
Rob Dyrdek
Ryan Sheckler
Eric Koston
Bam...
Add inches to your kickflip
Chris writes,
"I just started skating about 6-8 months ago, and I can land my kickflips like 75-90% of the time, but I can't get them high. How do I get...
Spring back on your board!
I don't know about where you live, but here in Oregon the weather has been picking up over the last few weeks! It's still unreliable, but we've had some...
Kick skateboarding fear
I've received several e-mails in the last couple of days from skaters trying to get over their fear. It's a common story - you skate for a while, doing...
New Warren Bolster shirts at Target
Do you know who Warren Bolster is? Warren was an incredible skateboarding photographer, back in the dawn of skateboard photography. His art and style helped push skateboarding into...
Free 2009 Concrete Wave Buyer's Guide!
Every year Concrete Wave magazine comes out with a massive skateboarding buyer's guide, full of skateboarding gear from all kinds of companies - huge ones you know, and others you...
Goofy vs. Regular video competition
Etnies just hosted a video competition during Goofy vs. Regular Eindhoven. Three filmers were at the contest to film and make their edit afterwards: Germany sent out Gerrit Piechowski, from...
PJ's Project Granite
PJ Ladd and DC Shoes are giving away DC gear, and the actual granite ledge that PJ has been grinding to film his footage for his new DC shoe adds....
Skateboard Comany Logos
Looking for some big high resolution skateboard logos? We've got 'em! Take a look at the Skateboard Logo Gallery - you can use 'em for Myspace, your desktop,...
Cheapskater Tip - Shoe Goo
With everyone looking to save money, what can you do to shave costs off of your skateboarding? Fix your skate shoes, instead of throwing them away! Shoe Goo...
Futures Am Series 2009
If you aren't familiar with it, the National High School Skateboard Association was started a couple of years ago by Jeff Stern. The organization provides high school students in...
ASA Action Sports High School Tour
Since 2000, the ASA has traveled the country visiting high schools with a mobile action sports tour, featuring top skateboarding and BMX pros. The riders and Tour staff educate...
Pop shuvit problems - Is your board landing behind you?
I received an e-mail from a skater named Tom who was having some trouble with his pop shuvits. He could get the pop in, but the board keeps landing...
The Fellowship of the Bearing
You've probably seen skateboarding videos, or if you're like me you have a whole collection. The quality of skate videos has developed a lot over the years, but this...
Go to skate camp for spring break!
Spring break is either coming up, or here, depending on where in the USA you live. If you live somewhere else, then I really have no idea if you...
Fantasy Factory preview
The good folks at MTV keep tossing stuff my way, to try and get you guys more interested in the TV show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. This week I...
Recession Session in Florida
At the Skatepark of Tampa this weekend, the Recession Session etnies Skate Jamis set for March 14, 2009 from noon to 5pm. Mikey Taylor, Jose Rojo, Sean Malto, Tyler Bledsoe...
