This Friday we’ll be heading up the California coast for the 3rd Annual Menlo Park Skate Jam. Fun in the sun and three-days of shrednastyness is expected to blow the mind and excite the hang-lows. We hit this event last year (peep the article here) and had a blaster of a good time. If ya have a …
Apparently, we fell asleep. . . Anyway, when we woke up from our nappy-nap news of Blood Orange‘s new Liam Morgan video had taken over our Facebook feed. So yeah, Liam shreds as usual and does so with much style. If ya haven’t seen this video yet, do so. If ya have seen it, well …
Alright y’all, the Jacagua Extreme Downhill shred event is coming up this weekend in Santiago, Dominican Republic. A whole bunch of skaters from around the world are headed down there to Get Rad! Wheelbase homie Pam Días will be there, shredding hard and shooting pics for an exclusive post-event article right here at Wheelbase Magazine. Also, …
Comet Skateboards welcomes Dave Tannaci of the Sunset Sliders to the team with this new video and a team page too. Peep it!
In general, hitchhiking is seen by society as freeloading and sketchy. Downhill skateboarder or not, you’re just gonna have to accept that. As a skateboarder hitching rides up hills, you’ll probably look dirty from the dust and debris you picked up from that bail you sustained a few runs back while coming in too-hot on …
The Moto Radventure is Wheelbase Magazine’s first annual celebration of, and an exploration into, the undeniable connectivity between skateboarding and motorcycles. With the recent explosion of downhill skateboarding, it is now more apparent than ever just how connected skateboards and motorcycles really are. A huge thanks goes out to AJ & Scott of Muir …
Here’s an interesting new commercial targeting the UK market from the car company Smart Car. The commercial features two skaters riding the same longboard. The two riders are freestyler Kilian Martin, and the other is a european street skater named Alfredo Urbon. We are not sure what to say about this commercial—it’s kind of out-there—two dudes skating …
Tom Sims (1950-2012), a pioneer of skateboarding & snowboarding has left us. Rest in Peace, brotha. Respect. “A true pioneer, Tom brought forward thinking concepts and innovations that forever changed the landscape of the snow and skate industry. His constant quest for the deepest powder, the longest downhill road and the smoothest wave has been and …
Boosted Boards is tackling the technology of motorized skateboards with some snazzy video production, and what seems to be new electric technology. They’ve teamed up with Loaded Boards, which explains the Vanguards and the Orangatang Wheels, but what about those Bear Trucks? Hmmm? Anyway, if pushing isn’t your cup of tea, then check out theses dudes Kickstarter page and donate some …
Every Saturday in the month of September we are giving away an awesome Paris Truck Co. “Care Package” (package includes: a set of trucks, a tool, and a t-shirt) 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 …
50°F, rain, and a stiff breeze—welcome to Hamburg! This most beautiful city of the world is said to be pretty moody—we have a lot of rain here (Fortunately still not as much as in England!). Our summers tend to be short and our winters are too long and too cold. All inhabitants who skateboard here …
Here’s a delectable new edit from the Caliber Truck Co. crew featuring Nick Ronzani and Aaron From The Block shredding it up all over the beautiful Bay Area. This one’s hot outta the editing bay and freshly uploaded for your enjoyment. Take a bite!
The Comet Takeover is a 9-ply maple flush-mount downhill-deck featuring a wheelbase of 27″, width of 10″, and an overall length of 39 1/4″. This board has a .5″ directional rocker, a medium concave, and four substantial wheelwells.
The Andrew Mercado of Gullwing Truck Co. just sent us this badass video featuring a plethora (yeah, we just said “plethora”) of shredding and carnage from this year’s 8th annual Chilli Bowl contest held at Potrero Skatepark in downtown San Francisco, Ca. Here’s the scoop: “San Francisco, CA Aug, 25 2012. Toad & Salmon’s Chili Bowl 8 …
Sessioning a mini ramp with friends is definitely one of the funnest things you can do on a skateboard. It doesn’t matter if you consider yourself a street technician, a pool shralper, a downhill mobber, or whatever—if you continue to skate in the long-term chances are you are gonna spend some quality time shredding on …
Road Rider and their team (Kyle Wester, Malachi Greene, and Hayden Conroy) have put together a downhill skateboarding commercial that is scheduled to air this Sunday, August 26th at approximately 2:24pm PST/5:24pm EST on ESPN2 during Street League. Downhill skateboarding on prime time television! Oh, hell yes!!! Stay tuned. Monday morning Road Rider will also be releasing …
This rad video was sent to us by Ian Joe Dutch and it’s an ode to the Portland, Oregon shred scene. It’s nothing but good vibes and raw shredding. Forever Rip features a broad cast of Oregon rippers, such as: Ian Joe Dutch “Octillion”, Billy ‘Bones” Miners, David “Fingerbang” Rudgers, James West, Casey Morrow, Jon Huey, Ethan …
“Oh yeah!!! Back again for a third year—bigger and better than ever before! Soldiers of Downhill 2012!!! Get stoked and mark your calendars because you won’t want to miss this one. Prepare to get gnarly October 20th and 21st in the hills of the small town Bainbridge, Ohio. Two days packed with partying, shenanigans, and more fun than you can imagine. Registration …
The Hawgs FSU is a 70mm 80a performance freeride wheel and comes in either a stone ground or glossy contact patch. This wheel features an exclusive, wide, low-profile center-set core; symmetrical design overall, a wide contact patch, and a chatter-free urethane compound.
Our homies at Rip City Skate present to you the 2012 Cathlamet Downhill Corral Festival. This 4th annual event is a three-day skateboarding jamboree held in the small but welcoming town of Cathlamet, Washington. Cathlamet is about 90 minutes NW of Portland Oregon, on the Columbia River. Check it out: Friday the 24th there will be a giant slalom …