INTERVIEW Marcus Bandy PHOTOS Various Artist Anthony Shetler is the man! He’s a great skateboarder, a leader and builder of true skateboarding community, and an inspiringly creative entrepreneur. This East Coast OG has risen from dangerously heavy beginnings to become a powerfully passionate and balanced human being. Street savvy, humble, motivated, and infectiously stoked—I’m proud and honored to call Anthony Shetler my skate …
PHOTOS & INTERVIEW Marcus Bandy Rip City Boardshop in Portland, Oregon is one of the truly OG “Skate Everything” shops and one of our favorites, hands-down. We are stoked to hang out, shop, and skate with the Rip City posse every time we visit the PDX. Rip City was conceived by JP Rowan back in 2009 …
PHOTOS & INTERVIEW Jake Grove Looking back at all the different projects photography class has thrown my way I’ve realized that my friend Jasper Ohlson has been the subject for the majority of my work. With a solid understanding of photography and a serious talent for skating everything, Jasper has made for the best subject …
INTERVIEW & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy Not for the pay-out. Not for the fame. But rather, for the love of the ride! Many will come-and-go in skateboarding as trends and external incentives wax and wain, but those who will remain are the true-school skaters—like our Canadian homie, Eric Jensen—who ride any-which-way that they can, and because there is no other choice …
INTERVIEW & PHOTOS Ali Mehraban My first encounters with Jimmy were memorable for how blatantly terrible they were. Before Wheelbase, before Rad Train, and before I was even shooting downhill, I was at Blacks and needed to buy wheels off him; so my buddy and I head over to the gas guzzling Suburban Jimmy used to …
INTERVIEW & PHOTOS Ali Mehraban When I look back at my favorite pictures I’ve ever shot, a large part of those images are of Brett Ciabattini. It could be his top-notch style, or his strong jawline? Whatever it is, there’s something about working with Brett that makes for photos I cherish greatly. We spent a bit …
My first “close encounter” with Chance Gaul was back in 2012 when he shot me in the back with an Air Soft pistol while I was watering a parched tree near my tent—he was 15 then and mischevious as a hellcat (I’m not sure what a hellcat is exactly, but let’s just agree it’s a mischevious creature!). …
Byron Essert has been a close homie of mine for a few years. I remember seeing him skating around some of my local hills when we were both a bit younger. To be honest, at first I thought he was kind of a kook—until we really got down to it and had a good sesh …
BRAD PARKER; OLLIE BROOOOO. GIF: Sethmarcus Bandybrown. Most skaters have never heard of Brad Parker. That’s super Lame! We want to change that shit because Brad is most definitely one of the gnarliest and rawest all-around skaters that we have ever met. His creativity and mash-it-all approach is an inspiration, a breath of freshness, and …
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 …