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 …
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. …
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 …
New Mexico is at the south end of the Rocky Mountain range. Geologically, everything here was brought about by volcanic activity. (You can see something like 60 plus extinct volcanoes from the foothills of Albuquerque.) Due to the fact that everything is made from hard granite, nothing erodes—and this means steep, unbanked roads. We get …
Mark Short and I (Will Edgecombe) took a skate pilgrimage to Brazil in late 2011, and were hosted by Sergio Yuppie and his family. Over the course of 4 weeks, illuminated by the vivid Santa Catarina sunshine, I had the opportunity to document a bit of his skateboard building process.
The idea behind the Road Agents article is a simple one: It is designed to showcase thriving scenes & regions from across the globe—straight from the mouth and lenses of the actual riders themselves. This first installment hails from Texas, the words are from my main man Chubbs, and the images are from a talented …