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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Blood Orange started as a bushing manufacturer over a year ago and is currently expanding into a much larger and diversified brand. The team is already stacked, and—as you can see from this new video featuring Byron Essert—they are here to bring the Stoke. In order to find out more about what the Blood Orange …
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 …
“Amanda Powell is the only lady I know in L.A. rushing to the Malibu hills as often as possible to skate what most guys are terrified to skate—firing-up her scooter and hitting the hills is Amanda’s daily routine. When she isn’t job-hunting from her computer she is eating PB&J’s, mobbing a canyon run, or shredding …
“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 …
Scoot is a ripping downhill shredder and has been skateboarding steep and winding roads for many, many moons. He was born in Mission, BC, Canada back in 1987 and now resides in East Vancouver. Scoot has won races all over the world, including Maryhill ’07, as well as others in Germany, Puerto Rico, Canada, and …
The Arbor Collective is doing big, big things, and their talented freeride skateboarding team is definitely a integral component to this forward momentum of Radical. We’ve been watching all of the Arbor “Get Elevated Tour” videos over here at Wheelbase and have gleaned some major Stoke each and every time one of these puppies goes …
The longboarding scene in Florida, like everywhere else in the world, is growing at a substantial rate. More and more skaters are joining the ranks and shredding their local spots on a broader range of equipment. William Royce is one of those who have always been ripping on skateboards—long or short. Up until this year, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A couple days ago we received the official Otang press release stating that Jackson and Orangatang Wheels had parted ways, and that Jackson had hopped on over to the Sector 9 urethane program. We were happy to hear that all involved were stoked on the move and working toward the future. Anyway, we got to …
Nowadays, every grom can do switch standups and crazier stuff than I would ever think of trying (Shout out to Chance Gaul and his 360 early grabs in SD), its hard to find people who really stand out, but guess what? We found him, and it’s not just because he has red hair. This summer …
Louis is a skateboarder’s skateboarder—his love for skateboarding runs so deep that it has taken over his entire life. This dude sleeps, eats, and shits Skateboarding. Although Louis’s main style of riding is downhill, he is at home skating anything and everything. Mr. Pilloni is also one of the hardest working dudes in longboard skateboarding: He …