All Hail the Losers! Yep, I said it and I’m stickin’ to it. Why would I profess such a thing? The answer’s simple: I’ve been considered a “loser” for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I was what they called a “troubled child”. I got bad grades in high school, I had a …
I’m a crusty old man, for sure, but I’m cool with it—the adventures I’ve experienced are worth every arthritic joint and flabby encumbrance acquired along the way. It’s super strange though to think back on how long I’ve been addicted to the same damn activity of skateboarding. Sometimes when I’m kicking back after a road …
Skating down Barrett Junction is a Wild West type of downhill experience—harkening way back to the days of the true outlaw, a rougher and much ruggeder time when simply to survive was the struggle of the day!
Shut up and Skate! Skate Tough or Go Home! Get Rad or Get Lost! All three of these calls to action are based on the same premise: Don’t talk about it, be about it! This “put up and shut up“ approach to skateboarding picked up in my earlier years has affected me greatly. The concept …
There are a lot of things you could say about Andrew Mercado. You could call him opinionated, antagonistic; and, depending on where you’re standing, you might even mark him for a straight-up rebel rouser. But it’s important to understand that much of what’s said about a person by others ain’t the entire truth. You really …
One of the raddest and most distinct features of this growing section of longboard skateboarding is that of the custom skateboard builder. I’m talking about builders such as Larry Peterson of Longboard Larry and Scott Moore of Subsonic Skateboards, and that’s just naming two of the many. Custom builders, like these, bring us back to …
“When Dillon Stephens isn’t mowing down on questionable roach-coach street-meat or punishing his digestive system with homemade, deep-fried concoctions; he’s out there on the hills leaving his mark—grinding a set of wheels to dust on the most high-speed, technical roads that he can get his feet on. Dillon can be low-key most times and you …
Style is critical! And I’m not talking about some fashionista bullshit, nor am I speaking of any other showy display of Vanity. What I’m interested in is the particular way an individual does a thing that reflects Flow, Finesse, and Liquidity—and more specifically, how that fits into the act of skateboarding. Let’s just say that I …
The day of the 2012 Golden Gate Part Race began and ran its course much like any other Saturday spent in San Francisco with the Sunset Sliders; we woke up late, had some laughs over breakfast, and proceeded to shred until darkness ensued. That’s just how we roll. The following is a photographic and …
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 …
We just received the above photo from a skater who recently obtained one of our Wheelbase Shadow Shooter tees. On the surface, it’s just an amateur image of some college kid standing in his dorm room, and from the looks of his pants, waiting for an eminent flood of some sort. He, he, he! But …
After listening to Seth Pettersen’s latest EP, Skate Away, our stoke-meter went off the charts and landed on “Freakin’ Sweet!” We’ve never had the opportunity of doing an article with a musician before, but since we were so inspired by Seth’s hypnotic and flowing rock ‘n roll stylee—as well as his soulful skate vibe—we dropped …
Anthony Flis is a skate-rat hailing from DC. He’s been skateboarding for a while now and was raised by his fellow Eastcoasters to respect, and skate, everything. They showed him how to shred bowls and bomb hills alike. Such an early influence is quite visible in Anthony’s current eclectic approach to skateboarding. The dude can …
Jason Salfi is the founder and owner of a radical skateboard brand called Comet Skateboards. If you haven’t heard of either, this is your chance to get in the know. If you have heard of Comet Skateboards and of this Jason Salfi character, this is your chance to learn even more about a skateboarding visionary …
When I think about the global skate community it blows my mind. There are skaters riding skateboards in just about every nook and cranny of this planet you can imagine. The growth of longboard culture within the skate community has paved the way for a broader, more diverse future for skateboarders the world over. It’s …
“A sheer rad occurrence rules!” When I read that sentence this morning, a cluster of words I found hidden in the aging pages of a 1993 issue of Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, I was taken aback. I had to read it a few more times in order to register its full implication. Yeah, I know, it’s …
The concrete jungle that is New York City has been a hotbed of skateboarding for a long time now. Many shredders have taken on the endless miles of concrete, asphalt, and iron in order to forge their individual Paths of Rad. Countless numbers have weaved in and out of its traffic—auto, human, and otherwise—so as …
Kyle Chin is a skater with a vision; he sees skateboarding as an outlet of expression and a springboard for personal growth. His approach to skating is one of inclusion, expression, and education. At Wheelbase, we are down with all of that shit. We are also down with Kyle because he’s got some serious …
PROGRESSION is by far the word-of-the-year in our corner of skateboarding. A whole lot of people are using it to describe the growth in the popularity of our broadening skateboard culture. Even more are using it to describe what tricks are being done on longer skateboards, as well as the conditions those tricks are …
When I first met Max Capps he definitely stood out from many of the other downhill skateboarders I’d met. He was one of the first dudes I’d encountered in the community that really paid attention to style. Where I come from, style is of critical importance—what you do and how you do it go …