It’s not every day that our favorite recreational activity gets attention from the slightly-more-mainstream media, let alone some attention in a positive light that doesn’t involve “chillboarding” or sidewalk surfing. It has come to our attention that the Huffington Post, a liberal/progressive content aggregator, has taken an interest in the world of downhill skateboarding in …
The title says it all, folks! (Well, most of it anyway…) S-One Helmets have hit the lengthyboarding industry head-on with V1 of their Longboarding Team. The first three slippery sliders to grace the roster are Peter Eubank, Nic Escamilla and Ari Chamasmany. These fellas have been heavy in the left coast scene for a while …
Exploration, skateboarding and shenanigans? You know we’re down! Landyachtz sent their crew to Orca’s Island this past summer with no plan but to explore what the island has to offer and to document the happenings in the form of this “Skate & Explore” edit. [Spoiler: Turns out this place is off the chain, equipped with …
Longboard Larry (Larry Peterson) has been making hand-made skateboards in Oregon for well over a decade now, and his one of a kind shred-sleds are some of the most unique, fun-to-ride, and beautifully crafted skateboards you’ll ever place your feet on. Peep this little video vignette featuring Longboard Larry. Legend. Tribute. Respect!
The homies over at Gullwing Truck Co. just released the footage from from their recent road trip to Colorado and beyond—aptly titled Rocky Mountain Vortex. This is exactly the type of raw video that makes ya want to rally the clan and hit the road for yourself. Brews, bros, and boards—a winning combination! Mercado and …
If you are down with the Skate Everything ethos within skateboarding—a true-school movement which continues building steam and breaking down barriers of ignorance the world over—then definitely make sure to peep this rad new Elephant Brand Skateboards video called Fun. This vid is filled with a broad cast of skaters, styles, and boards; and features …
Today, Comet Skateboards introduces a brand-spankin’ new website as well as a rad new “About” video featuring some sweet shred-clips and celebrating the Comet Skateboards vibe, family of shredders, and their overall dedication to quality skateboarding. Good stuff, dudes—keep on keepin’ on!
The Midwest Tour was the longest series of skateshop and campus visits Landyachtz has done yet. With help from clubs and crews along their route they were able to capture a ton of sick footage. Between all of the fireworks, shotguns, RV-rallying and karaoke they even found some time to skate. This is it, …
Daddies Boardshop has just been Greased! Liam Morgan is the newset member of the Daddies Boardshop Pro Team. Congrats to all parties involved—now let’s party!!!!
There’s been a whole lot of internet buzz surrounding Loaded‘s new Chubby Unicorn—some good, and some bad. The dust and buzz has yet to settle and this new video-release, featuring the Chub and a cast of Loaded riders, is sure to stoke-the-fire and keep the community’s interest piqued and percolatin’. Sweet vid and ripping …
The rippin’s been ripped and the clips done been clipped! We have received 30 of the raddest “Skate Everything” video submissions from all over the globe (everywhere in the US; Brazil, Germany, Canada, and the Dominican Republic), and featuring skateboarders ripping and representing all-terain, styles, and equipage. Stokin’!!!! This is a major win for all …
Our friends over at Comet Skateboards have just released the first two boards in their new Guest Boards series. One of these boards is for Noah Sakamoto and the other is for our editor in chief, Marcus Bandy. Marcus’s board is called A Sheer Rad Occurrence and its design “incorporates the principals of raw, street skating alongside an …
Super silky-smooth switch-slides by Liam Morgan whilst shredding the legendary streets of San Francisco with the epic video-quality of a RED camera—the Caliber Truck Co. crew doing it major! Kudos! A super rad video—one that makes ya want to go fast, dip those trailing toes off the rail-edge, and slide for days! Strong work to all involved. …
Washington State’s premium downhill skateboard brand, Five Mile, founded back in 2007 by Cody Shea, is making some big changes moving into 2013. The announcement was made earlier this week of a newly formed partnership with Resource Distribution, home of Paris Truck Co, Riviera Skateboards, Elephant Brand Skateboards, Project Hardware, and Divine Wheels. We expect …
We know, Colorado isn’t technically part of the Midwest. . . but Colorado does have the Rocky Mountains and the Buffalo Bill Downhill! On top of stopping off at shops and campuses, the Landyachtz Midwest crew also got to race go-karts as well as skateboard between some hectic nights at both the Venom HQ …
San Francisco is the shit, these dudes put in some work for sure, and this new Loaded Kanthaka board looks real fun. Stay tuned for our product review on the Kanthaka coming soon. In the meantime, peep this new 18 Cubits video—also read below to hear what Loaded Boards has to say about all this: …
In response to Caliber Truck Co. buying Skate House Media a new miniramp, the Paris Truck Co homies have just released this new print ad showcasing the ramp they built for us over here at Wheelbase Magazine. Wow! Thanks Paris! We hope that cooler is filled with ice-cold beer. Ha ha! Joking aside, it’s so rad to …
Here’s the scoop. Highway Gospel is a badass documentary film about downhill skateboarding. It’s gritty, it’s real, and tells the tales of a some of Canada‘s downhill pioneers. This film is launching a US Tour and scheduled to premier on November 29th in: San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City, Orlando, and Portland. They need to sell a …
Riding Giant’s Head is like nothing else you’ll ever do on a skateboard—one of the best freeride runs in the world, hands down! A couple months back we met up with the Sunset Sliders bus to go see this world-renowned road of raddaddy. We hopped in with the crew in Portland, Oregon—a crew already …
Fresh from Guff’s Oven is the third video featuring Landyachtz’s Midwest Tour. Have you ever caught a jumping Asian carp with a bow and arrow? Well, these dudes have. Out of Ohio, the van gets well-fitted with some fireworks, fills up with some proper BBQ, and skates some local gems. They had to say goodbye …