2012 is going to be a big event-season that, for many, will require a bunch of travelling. This means dealing with long-distances, overpriced airport food, and carrying around large bags of shred equipment. That said, one of the most important things you will have to deal with is finding a place to crash while you’re [...]
In this second installment we, the Sunset Sliders, bring to you a stellar story of growth, gains, gnarboots and of course girth. In this Northern California update, the segundo piso of skateboarding style, we introduce the incorporated city of Sunset Sliders, California. With the recent explosion of talent in and around the Bay Area, [...]
The stage is set—a place many call the “American Riviera”—a place rich in history; and more importantly for us, skateboarding history. The Santa Barbara area has been a skateboarding mecca for over thirty-five years. Arguably, some of the first longboard skateboards were made right here back in the 1970s by Tom Sims of Sims Skateboards. Not [...]
The OSO is a performance freeride board and is a featured addition to California Bonzing Company‘s growing line of performance skateboards. The OSO is a top-mount deck featuring symmetrical shaping. It is constructed of stiff, 9-ply maple with a deep and flowing concave throughout. The OSO also features healthy wheelwells and a double sided, collaboration graphic by San [...]
We organized this challenge as a vehicle to bring a large swath of the skateboarding community together who otherwise may have never connected. We worked hand-in-hand with our friends at Comet Skateboards, Divine Wheels, and Caliber Trucks in order to bring you this experiment in community building. The above brands are from opposite coasts, and [...]
Having been in the downhill scene for some years now I’ve seen many faces come and go. It’s been interesting watching the scene grow and the numerous skaters who have influenced the progression of our sport. One thing has remained a constant, and that’s the pairing up of skaters and friends that push each other [...]
Downhill and Florida—words that the average skater would not think to use in the same sentence. In a state where the majority of the elevation is at sea level—some even below—most would be surprised to find a sanctioned downhill race with over 150 competitors from all over the US as well as 4 different countries. [...]
Mark Short and I (Will Edgecombe) took a skate pilgrimage to Brazil in late 2011, and were hosted by Sergio Yuppie and his family. Over the course of 4 weeks, illuminated by the vivid Santa Catarina sunshine, I had the opportunity to document a bit of his skateboard building process.
Max Capps, with his signature California condor swoop. Photo: Bandy.
The stage is set—a place many call the “American Riviera”—a place rich in history; and more importantly for us, skateboarding history. The Santa Barbara area has been a skateboarding mecca for over thirty-five years. Arguably, some of the first longboard skateboards were made right here back in the 1970s by Tom Sims of Sims Skateboards. Not to mention the area being the birthplace of Powell Peralta, Shorty’s, Skate Zone, Church of Skatan—the list goes on. But I’m not here to play some history blowhard, I writing this today in order to tell you about my experience at a rad skateboarding race that went down just a few weeks back—a downhill event titled the 2012 Santa Gnarbara Outlaw.
Byron and Liam marinating in Oakland. Photo: Blake Smith.
Having been in the downhill scene for some years now I’ve seen many faces come and go. It’s been interesting watching the scene grow and the numerous skaters who have influenced the progression of our sport. One thing has remained a constant, and that’s the pairing up of skaters and friends that push each other and the boundaries of their skateboarding. Many of us in downhill have that one go-to friend who’s style of skating you understand as well as your own—the kind of skater who is always pushing you to skate faster, slide longer, and make it look better. Often, this skater-to-skater relationship takes both riders to a new level of shred. Dynamic Duo is homage to those close friendships created through a shared love of shredding and the bonds that help produce some awe-inspiring skating. Read More
Mr. Yeehaw! gearing up for a fast and ferocious 2012 season of Shred! Malibu, Ca. Photo: Charlie Treehorn.
2012 is going to be a big event-season that, for many, will require a bunch of travelling. This means dealing with long-distances, overpriced airport food, and carrying around large bags of shred equipment. That said, one of the most important things you will have to deal with is finding a place to crash while you’re visiting any given event. The best option, in my humble opinion, is to bring a tent and your camping gear and posting up near the hill or in your buddies yard. If you don’t have a tent, or didn’t bring it, then that means you’re couch-surfing in a local skater’s living room—getting deeply pitted by the flower-print upholstery of the sofa. Either way, yard or couch/carpet or lawn, you are staying at their house and should have some common courtesy in return for their generosity. Read More
In this second installment we, the Sunset Sliders, bring to you a stellar story of growth, gains, gnarboots and of course girth. In this Northern California update, the segundo piso of skateboarding style, we introduce the incorporated city of Sunset Sliders, California. With the recent explosion of talent in and around the Bay Area, we decided to start our own city and fill it with all the fine trappings that any crew of shredders could desire.
A public transportation system with underwriting from Caliber Truck Company helps to teleport all of our citizens from session, to event, to party, to session, and so forth. Sunset Sliders merely need wait by the newly created City of Sunset Sliders Bus-Stops in order to be whisked away to a bumping session teeming with fellow skaters. Another statute of our newly formulated city code was instituting 24-hour donut shops for the people! Fine cruelers will surely fortify the future for skateboarders in our fine city.
The joys of creating our own city don’t stop there for we, much like the Swazilandians in South Africa, find ourselves surrounded by the constructs set-forth by the surrounding cities of the San Francisco Bay Area. At times, it is necessary for our citizens to enter nimble ninja-mode in order to occupy top-notch roads without being noticed. To do this we allotted the totality of our public spending to the sciences and, lo and behold ,with that support we’ve figured out how to control our local weather on the microcosmic level. Now, when in need of evasive maneuvers, we can conjure a dense fog to blanket our brethren as we slip away unnoticed. . .
-Sunset Sliders
The OSO is a performance freeride board and is a featured addition to California Bonzing Company‘s growing line of performance skateboards. The OSO is a top-mount deck featuring symmetrical shaping. It is constructed of stiff, 9-ply maple with a deep and flowing concave throughout. The OSO also features healthy wheelwells and a double sided, collaboration graphic by San Francisco artist’s Yvonne Byers, Chad Lymbrand, and Austin Graziano. Read More
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