The collaborative crushboarding cronies crew of MuirSkate Longboard Shop and Wheelbase Magazine cruised out to Albuquerueuqueureque ABQ, New Mexico earlier this spring to take part in a non-event that definitely doesn’t exist, but could hypothetically be referred to as Ditch S.L.A.P. The recorded & edited collection of animated photographs (the R.E.C.A.P., that is) you see before you was collected by …
The 2nd annual Catalina Island Classic went down in style this year. The racecourse was winding & technical, the event organization was stellar, and this time around the skaters were allowed two days of shredding on the hill rather than only one. Insert a smile here. Tall and panoramic peaks surround us as we float …
James Kelly is one of the fastest downhill skateboarders in the world, hands down. This 23-year-old ripper hails from Petaluma, California and is known for his SkateHouseMedia affiliation, being a highly competitive racer, and for his fast and flowy NorCal style. James has been in the downhill community since way back and has been mentored and …
Wynoceros Grommetus is a subspecies of skater formerly found in several countries in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Sadly though, due to old crusty haters, declining stoke-levels, and the lack of wild & gnarly habitat, this little critter is now considered Critically Endangered and almost fully Extinct in the Wild. This elusive creature is …
The 2013 Muir Skate Downhill Disco was an epic three-day event filled with excessive shredding and some serious downhill festivities. San Diego is a badass locale and the downhill community is doubly as badass—slap those two pieces of the puzzle together “Disco-style” and what you get is one of the raddest skate-weekends of the year! …
Many of you have already seen at least some visual remenance or heard at least one tall-tale attempting to explain exactly what happened this past Saturday between the hours of 10am and 4pm, atop & flowing downward from each side of the legendary Gaffey Street hill in the City of San Pedro, California. Well, we are …
So I get a call from homie Connor Welles over at Road Rider a couple weeks back—he tells me that the Road Rider boys are putting together a small old-school spec-race up at the Sonoma Raceway, and he says that Wheelbase should come out and get in on the action. He further relates that …
Wheelbase Magazine is now rollin’ mad deep in NYC. We are officially all about the bagels, knishes, pastrami on rye and getting extremely lost exploring new neighborhoods via the subway. Bustin Skateboards team rider William Royce found himself in New York City during the finnicky-weather days of early spring, and we jumped at the opportunity …
Road Rider was established back in 1973, and hails from Santa Cruz, California. Although the brand lay in hibernation for decades, they are back on the scene with some killer riders, solid product development, and major style. The Road Rider crew has some, if not the, deepest roots in downhill skateboarding, and their recent video …
Scott Lembach is the epitome of “Beastmode”—If you’ve ever skated with him you already know this fact. He’s what us skaters like to call a “Charger”. He’ll shred any hill, pool, or whatever skateable terrain you put in his path. Scott is also the owner and general manager at Muirskate.com—one of longboarding’s premier online …
The Guajataka Downhill event is held annually in the small town of Quebradillas (Pronounced something like: “Cameron Dias”) on the northwestern shore of the tropical Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. This year’s 2013 event was much like those of years past, with thousands upon thousands of pina colada-toting spectators overflowing the length of the entire roadway, a huge pool of downhill skateboarders …
A few weeks back, just before the new year, we decided to get the Wheelbase Team together for a little “family outing.” Liam Morgan, McLovin’, Amanda Powell, Pete Eubank, Justin Preston, Marcus Bandy, Ryan Evans, and Dubes all piled in the Resource Distribution van, along with two mini kegs of Stone Brewery’s “Rumination” as well as …
Earlier this month, well over two hundred skateboarders from across the globe either hopped on planes or piled into various other people-movers, and converged on one of the longest standing skateboard parks in the world: Jacksonville, Florida’s Kona Skatepark. Each and every one of these skaters traveled to Kona for one reason and one reason …
Joey Pulsifer is the man behind Paris Truck Co and a founding member of Resource Distribution, home of Elephant Brand Skateboards, Riviera Skateboards, Divine Urethane, Project Hardware, Paris Truck Co, and most recently, the Longboard Resource shop. Joey is also one of the most talented street skaters to ever step foot on deck. Below is …
Skateboarding in New York City is mind-blowing—what else to say? This wild city provides a vividly colorful and sensory-overloaded environment that is a perfect catalyst for the Act of Shred. The endless asphalt lines and the infinite combination of banked brick, sweeping cement, and curvaceous cobble make for a plankboarding paradise unmatched the world over. …
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!
Please enjoy our coverage of the “Skate For Life” Slide Jam held last month in Harlem, New York the day after the 2012, Broadway Bomb. This awesome event was organized by the ever-epic Steve Kong of Earthwing Skateboards. We are proud & extremely stoked to have had the opportunity to attend “Skate For Life”, and as you …
Wikipedia tells us that Menlo Park is an affluent ($$$$$) town on the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay Area. According to these Wiki peoples, it’s one of the most educated areas in all of the United Stated with 70% of its populous having earned some sort of advanced degree. There were definitely some …
On Saturday, October 20, at noon, skateboarders from all over the globe and numbering close to 2,000 individuals converged upon the world renowned Broadway Blvd in the heart of Manhattan. A handful of these shredders come every year in order to race for cash down the eight mile stretch of road between 116th and …
Many of you have already seen the pics and video of Salt Lake City shredder Ryan Vitale colliding with a deer at this year’s Buffalo Bill downhill skateboarding race, but what you haven’t seen yet is a skater-to-skater interview with Ryan discussing what actually happened that fated day when dude met deer. Anyway, we have …