Wheelbase is a magazine born from the idea that the stories of skateboarding are best told by the skateboarders themselves—be it through photography, film, video, fine art, the written word, or otherwise—To put it simply, we have dedicated our lives to skateboarding and we love telling the tales of our skateboarding tribe. Wheelbase became a …
Our friends over at Comet Skateboards have just released their new 2012 line of boards and graphics. Looking pretty sexy-sexy. In other news, keep your eyes peeled for some soon-to-be released collaborations and radical occurrences. Get it. For more details on the new line peep this: Click Here
It’s official. The 2012 Catalina Island Classic downhill skateboard race and mini-ramp demo, presented by Riviera Skateboards, is scheduled for May 5 & 6, 2012. It will be a two-day event held on Southern California’s beautiful Catalina Island. Wheelbase will be there to cover all the action, and hopefully ride some wild bison too—we also heard there’s some …
Ripping shredder and Wheelbase home-skillet, Amanda Powell, has parted ways with Loaded & Orangatang and is now riding for Sector 9. We are currently working with her on an awesome new Wheelbase Interview, so stay tuned for more discussion on this topic in the coming weeks. We wish our best to all involved in this move, and we are …
In true Cloak & Dagger fashion, Dubes Eldorf, of Divine Urethane Co., Paris Trucks, and Riviera Skateboards has just posted the above picture to his Facebook page. The image is of what seems to be a 1.2 mile downhill race which will include a $5,000. plus cash purse. All else has been undisclosed and left to …
If you like skateboards and skateboard building as much as we do, then you are sure to enjoy this beautifully-crafted and stunning visual documentary featuring master skateboard builder, Scott Moore, and his Subsonic Skateboards. “Scott Moore makes quality Subsonic Skateboards in his basement wood shop underneath Rip City Skate here in Portland, Oregon. He has every board building …
The Orangatang Balut is a performance slide wheel that is 72 1/2mm tall, 44mm in width, with a 35mm contact patch. It weighs in a 4.7 oz, and has a centerset bearing-seat. The wheel’s symmetrically designed hub is hollow & spoked, and is covered with Orangatang’s new slide-formula urethane: ‘Euphorethane’. The Balut comes in the brand’s …
The homies over at Divine Urethane have just launched their new website as well as their premier video starring rad dog rippers Kody “no-play” Noble and James West. “Prepare yourself for the Apocalypse!” . . . if your still alive after the dust settles, also make sure to check out our Wheelbase Product Review …
The Wheelbase crew attended the Agenda Trade Show held in Long Beach, CA a couple weeks back. We got our lurk on pretty hard with Canadian, Matt “McLovin‘” Livingston of S&J. We had a great time throwing the proverbial shakka and just generally broing down as much as we could. We chilled with a broad …
Ooooo eeeeeeee! Introducing the brand spankin’ new Orangatang Balut wheel! We just received a couple sets of these strange lookin’, light-weight Balut wheels over here at Wheelbase Headquarters, and we are foaming-at-the-mouth in anticipation to shred ‘em and start filming for their very own Wheelbase Product Review! Anyway, we need to go shred, so check …
. . . and here we go! Introducing the Top Ten finalists for the Wheelbase Board Graphic Challenge. Brought to you by Comet Skateboards, Divine Wheel Co., and Caliber Trucks!
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 …
Here’s a rad little video of Ethan Cochard getting nasty in the rain. Ethan rides it hard and puts it down wet in this exquisite edit welcoming him to the Vicious Grip team. For more info check this out: Vicious Blog Post – Welcome Ethan Cochard
Hell yeah! Legendary skateboarder and all-around gnarly dude, Mike Vallely has just announced the launching of a new skateboard brand aptly named “Elephant Brand Skateboards“. Mike’s new Elephant Brand is coming correct, and right out of the gate, with a wide offering of boards ranging from traditional street decks & retro flavors, to various longboarding …
Transworld Skateboard Magazine just released their top 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time and Mark Gonzales tops off their list at #1. And guess what? The Gonz loves riding everything, including longboards. In fact he’s been riding longboards for longer than many of you have been alive. Here’s a quote from the interview when …
The homies over at Loaded just released the second version of their race gloves. We’ve used, and like, the first versions; so we are looking forward to checking out the new version two. Here’s the first words from the Loaded camp: “Get suited up for extreme high speed gardening with Loaded’s second round of race …
Marcus Reitema and the IGSA have just released the 2012 World Cup Race Schedule. We plan on winning every event so definitely be ready for that. Anyway, check out the new schedule and get serious about loosing big against our elite new team of racers: Wheelbase Professional World Cup Championship Standup Downhill Race Team. Our …
Hello all you Artdogs and Shredmasters of Rad, We’d like to take a moment and introduce you to the new, limited-edition Comet freeride shape that will be used exclusively for The Wheelbase Board Graphic Challenge.
The continued growth and popularity of downhill skateboarding and other diverse forms of riding skateboards are gaining more and more attention these days. The safety gear brand, Triple Eight, has just dropped a press release stating that they will be offering a couple new downhill products in their 2012 line up. We only know of …
A grip of our friends from back East decided to spend this Thanksgiving holiday shredding through the Appalachian Mountains and ripping whatever other steep roads they could find along the way through the south and beyond. The tour is called Skatesgiving Tour and features a diverse cast of Eastcoasters, Southerners, and Northsider Riders. Comet Skateboards …