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 …
The Moto Radventure is Wheelbase Magazine’s first annual celebration of, and an exploration into, the undeniable connectivity between skateboarding and motorcycles. With the recent explosion of downhill skateboarding, it is now more apparent than ever just how connected skateboards and motorcycles really are. A huge thanks goes out to AJ & Scott of Muir …
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 …
Sessioning a mini ramp with friends is definitely one of the funnest things you can do on a skateboard. It doesn’t matter if you consider yourself a street technician, a pool shralper, a downhill mobber, or whatever—if you continue to skate in the long-term chances are you are gonna spend some quality time shredding on …
The town of Britannia Beach is about 40 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada, nestled between the expansive blue waters of Howe Sound and an ever-rising, dark mountain forest. The area used to be an old copper mining settlement beginning in the very early twentieth century; before that it was home to its indigenous inhabitants, the …
Wheelbase homie, Seth Brown of Muir Skate, recently flew up to Goldendale, Washinton to attend the “2012 Maryhill Festival of Speed“. Upon his arrival back home he put together this Wheelbase exclusive video showcasing the event from his particular lens. Get stoked! Also, make sure to peep a few of Seth’s images from the …
Attach of Danger Bay is definitely OG—a downhill skateboarding event that has been held every third weekend of May for eleven years running—rain or shine. This annual event is hosted by the legendary Bricin “Striker” Lyons of Coast Longboarding and goes down in Pender Harbor, Canada—a beautifully badass ferry-ride north of Vancouver and smack dab …
Our homies over at Rip City Skate & PDX Dh are truly hands-on when it comes to their local skate community. One of the ways in which they get involved is by throwing rad grassroots freerides and races, such as this one, whenever possible. Their community building efforts have helped foster a diverse and thriving shred community …
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 …
The idea for the Way Out Westward tour was simple. The goal being to gather as many ripping skaters as possible, pile them into a van along with some quality videographers and photographers, and then set out to spread the Gospel of Shred. We began our adventures in Abuqurquie, New Mexico at Timeship Racing’s SLAP …
Boomtown 5 was a blast! Janky ramps littered the hill everywhere. The road itself was definitely steep and windy enough to get the blood flowin’ and the ‘thane lines thoroughly distributed. The cast of skaters in attendance was both large, and in charge. The weather was fine, the industry kicked down some serious support, and …
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 …
The 2012 Catalina Island Classic was, hands-down, one of the most epic downhill skateboarding events we have ever been a part of. Not just because we were a media partner, but more so because it was an epic weekend of skateboarding and chilling with the homies. The Island itself is such a magical place, with …
The Laguna Seca Invitational happened just about a month ago on Thursday, April 19th ; up in the rolling hills above beautiful Monterey, California. This event was the first downhill skateboard race at Laguna Seca in over 30 years and consisted of a one-day, hit it and quit it, 34 man invitational race; and was presented …