The Landyachtz crew is hitting the road for another rad tour this year. The plan is to hit universities, shops & hills all across the Midwest of the United States. We heard and saw a whole lot of good things from last year’s tour, and we’re pretty sure you can count on them spreading some serious …
The town of Britannia Beach is about 40 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada, nestled between the expansive blue waters of Howe Sound and an ever-rising, dark mountain forest. The area used to be an old copper mining settlement beginning in the very early twentieth century; before that it was home to its indigenous inhabitants, the …
Dave Angelus is a neo-hippy, a medicine-man, and one of the rawest skaters to ever step on a skateboard—dude’s got grit! This new Gullwing video is the shit, and definitely sets the standard for getting gnar on a longboard, and on all terrain. Watch this, get stoked, and go shred!
Every Saturday in the month of August we are giving away a set of “Swift” Bustin Boards 70mm wheels via our Wheelbase Facebook page. All you have to do is “like” the Wheelbase Facebook page and then fill out the simple form so we can contact you if you are chosen as our weekly winner. Tell the homies! Click right here to sign up: WHEELBASE/BUSTIN BOARDS FACEBOOK GIVEAWAY! Good luck everyone!
The Dervish Sama is constructed of bamboo sandwiched between two layers of triaxle fiberglass. It features CNC cutouts for drop-through mounting, camber, concave, and symmetrical kicks on both ends. The board measures 42.8” in length, 9” wide, with a 31.5” wheelbase.
If you are gonna be in or around the Texas Hill Country this weekend, we highly recommend that you attend the Carve Skateshop ATX Race Series—Race #5 “Water Tower”. The Texas scene is dope as a pound of horse tranquilizers, and the Carve crew holds it down, with style. So if you are in the area get …
“Hecka tight. . . strong as beans. . . feel the different emotions” Those are just a few of the expressions Billy Bones uses to describe Landyachtz’s newly revised Drop Carve board. This deck looks like a truly shreddable sled. Peep Prince Dillon, Bones, and Finger Bang as they proceed to get busy on this new Drop Carve. Enjoy!
Where has Kody Noble been lately? Well, he’s been shredding hard up in Montreal, Canada, and on all types of boards and terrain. Kody is what skaters like to call an ATV (All-terrain Vehicle). We’re pretty sure he’s riding four different boards in this video—long and short—he kills it on every one. Kody is …
Check out this new vid from the boys over at Paris Truck Co. It’s a must-watch—featuring some rad spots that only the Northwest area can offer. There’s definitely heavy shredding kicked down by Paris & Divine rider, James West. Good stuff! We mustn’t forget to also give props to Cody Shea for such a smooth filming & edit. Kudos, …
Wheelbase columnist and Grease Dawg downhill skateboarder, Liam Morgan, is back in full-effect from his motorcycle injury! Peep this janky LBDR vid featuring Liam doing what looks to be the longest stand-up slide ever in the history of the world, the galaxy, and beyond. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Rayne‘s “Vandal” is a top-mount, downhill skateboard, featuring a stiff, vertical bamboo and fiberglass construction, a length of 35.5″, a width of 10″, as well as an adjustable wheelbase of either 25.25″ or 26.5″. This deck is built with a deep concave, distinct and various curvatures, as well as a sharp edge throughout.
Wheelbase homie Seth Pettersen‘s new album ”Natural Machine“ will be available on July 23rd (Monday) on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, and Rhapsody. When you Pre-order “Natural Machine” on Seth’s bandcamp page you’ll receive the immediate download of 3 tracks from the new album and in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or other formats. A link to the …
Wheelbase homie, Seth Brown of Muir Skate, recently flew up to Goldendale, Washinton to attend the “2012 Maryhill Festival of Speed“. Upon his arrival back home he put together this Wheelbase exclusive video showcasing the event from his particular lens. Get stoked! Also, make sure to peep a few of Seth’s images from the …
Attach of Danger Bay is definitely OG—a downhill skateboarding event that has been held every third weekend of May for eleven years running—rain or shine. This annual event is hosted by the legendary Bricin “Striker” Lyons of Coast Longboarding and goes down in Pender Harbor, Canada—a beautifully badass ferry-ride north of Vancouver and smack dab …
WARNING! 90% of this video does not feature riding down stairs! We are not too sure what to say about this crazy skateboard contraption, other than the dude that designed it (PoChih Lai ) most likely spent a fare share of his student loan money on the devil’s weed—which is totally cool—just sayin’. There’s also the begging question: “what …
Legendary skateboarder Dave Hackett just posted this flier for the Need for Speed “Downhill Skateboard Reunion” which is schedules to happen later this month on July 28th down in Oceanside, Ca. Looks like an epic event and an awesome opportunity to meet some OG downhill skaters, and see some rad downhill equipment from back in …
Every Saturday in the month of July we are giving away a set of “Grenade Green” Caliber Truck Co via our Wheelbase Facebook page. All you have to do is “like” the Wheelbase Facebook page and then fill out the simple form so we can contact you if you are chosen as our weekly winner. …
This is the best downhill video (see below), ever. Period! Wait, wait, wait—before you go off sending your hate mail to Wheelbase about how my opinion blows—give me a chance to explain myself. Being a skateboarding enthusiast I watch a lot of skate videos in order to get inspired to try new maneuvers, or just …
Dear McLovin, I was browsing on Youtube recently and I came across a lot of videos of dogs riding skateboards. These get heaps of views for some reason. I think there are other animals that would shred a lot harder than a dog. If all animals could skate, which one would shred the hardest, and …
The Sector 9 ”Butterballs” wheel is a white 80a durometer centerset freeride wheel featuring Sector 9′s Slide Formula and is available in two sizes—both 65 and 70mm.