CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED: Simulated gore/blood. The Landyachtz crew hit us with this horror-inspired edit dubbed Dead Board. It’s just what we needed to get our ghoulish gears in motion on this spookiest of days: Halloween! Some new dude at the Landyachtz warehouse (played by Danny Smith) decides he wants to shred the dead and fixes himself […]
All good things must end, but the great things will live on even after “the end” has arrived. Five Mile Skateboards announced today via Facebook that it has closed its doors after a decade of making some of the most radical downhill skateboards our community has ever seen. Five Mile’s wildly bending decks offered some interesting (and […]
With boards, bags, and cameras in hand, the MuirSkate Longboard Shop crew rolled out to Bainbridge, Ohio to compete in the 2014 Soldiers of Downhill race. Their media crew was kind enough to grace the rest of the internet with the presence of their edit, filled with radical downhill skateboard racing, bails, and some heavy […]
VIDEO Seth Brown WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy Some claim that the Broadway Bomb is a race, some suggest it’s a skateboarding critical-mass, others say it’s a protest, and there are even those who refer to it as a “skateboarding parade”. To us here at Wheelbase, the Broadway Bomb is little more than an excuse—an […]
If someone posts a video of some downhill skateboarding in SF, you bet your boots we’ll be watchin’ it. If it’s rad, you know we’ll be watchin’ it and postin’ it. And if it’s jam-packed with bangin’ action from the likes of Michael Carson, it’s safe to assume we’ll be watchin’ it on repeat many times […]
Popular Mechanics is a classic magazine (since 1902 in fact) focusing on various popular technologies. Today they are really fired-up about commuter skateboarding and specifically via the use of “longboards”. They just posted an article about their thoughts and insights on the Popular Mechanics website which features three boards they suggest “will make you a […]
And now a mid-weekend dose of inspirational content to get your skate gears rolling! The Kaonka Skateboards crew has got a lot of creativity under their collective belt. We hope this gets you fired up to skate in the coming days. We’ve already begun perfecting our boardslide to switch 5-0 to noseslide c-c-c-combo breaker!
Apparently, our friends over at Riviera Skateboards—specifically Amanda Powell, Brad Parker, and Dubee-Dubes—have been stacking’ clips and enjoying all the radical terrain California has to offer. From winding mountain tops to the lapping waves of the Pacific shore, these shredder. . .well, they shred it with style! Make sure to watch this puppy all the way […]
Some years ago, Zak Maytum was introduced to a fellow named Ric Widenor. “Longboard Ric”, as he is called, introduced Zak to the concept of slide gloves and forever shaped Zak’s path to becoming a radical downhill skater and owner of Venom Bushings. But that’s enough about Zak for now. Let’s talk about Ric! This […]
During our morning rounds across the world wide interweb we happened upon this recap for the LoRaLo Skateboard Festival held in Lödersdorf, Austria. From the looks of this recap, the scene in Austria is strong! We’re stoked to see the community getting rad on the slopes and the ramps. Good work crew! We’ll be seeing you […]
Dear Ed, What’s your advice in dealing with traffic cops and other people who stand in the way of awesomeness? -Steven
Like most everything Sam Hay does on a skateboard, this edit does not disappoint! This edit features our buddy Sam goin’ HAM throughout his favorite hills in the Southern California area on Arbor Skateboards‘ Sucrose Initiative wheels. It’s a stack of bangers, so be prepared to give it all time to digest. A second viewing […]
Hot on the tail of another epic edit, Bruno Sirera has released some Spanish Insanity in the form of this magnificent collection of downhill skateboarding clips via the Bear Trucks YouTube Channel. Bruno not only tears it up with some #NoGlove style, but he’s also one-upped the #menswear game with a Super Mario costume radical […]
WORDS & PHOTOS David Marano Traveling with seven to nine dudes in a van at any given time from LA County up to Canada is no easy task. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a hell of a good time, but when it comes down to it, putting in work is what we’re in it for. Thank […]
The Gullwing Truck Co. crew is keeping it local, real, and classic with some helmet cam’d pack runs in this edit. It’s the first edit in a three-part series featuring team riders William Royce, Daniel Luna, Tibs Parise, Fabian Gutierrez Roa, and Micah Green doin’ their downhill thing in the Southern California hills. It’s an old-fashioned bro-down and […]
Bruno Sirera, Toti Bicicleta, and PerroPro have once again combined forces to bring us some kick-ass skateboarding footage. #EspañaExtraña features the crews adventure throughout Spain and makes use of skateboarding as a tool for exploration. Read on for details from the crew members themselves: Bruno & Toti are back on this unique adventure in the […]
. . . But wait. Didn’t Louis Pilloni already ride Gullwing Trucks? Aw, who knows?! (Wait, actually we do!) The important thing to note now, though, is that he’s actually, officially, proven by a welcome video on the Gullwing crew. We’re stoked on basically everything Louis does and on this edit in particular. Take it from Louis, […]
Skateboarding is Everything—it is a paint brush, a weapon, it’s sports, a cozy seat, a shield in battle, it’s weird, it’s cruisin’, it’s a magic-wand, a walking stick, a crutch, a cane, a space ship, a pillow, it’s fitness, it’s a totem, it’s a game, a plaything, a badge of honor, a best friend, a […]
In order to further celebrate the release of Issue Two of our Print Edition, we will be hitting the streets of New York City on October 17th (this Friday!). If you, too, will be roaming the streets lookin’ for something to do on this particular day, we suggest that you join us for some all […]
We have received news of Russia’s first official race to take place on public roads! The “Rosa Khutor DH Race” is set to take place on November 7-9th and features a 2km track on a former Olympic facility. Rather than obscure further details through the grapevine, we have copy-pasted all the good stuff right here […]