To end the Skateboarding related post drought, here is a video released by Gravis Shoes featuring Dylan Rieder. It’s long…but damn. He’s got really clean style, which seems to have flowed into the design of his pro shoe. This is one of the most unusual skate shoes I’ve ever seen, but for some reason, I like ‘em. [...]
Dylan Rieder Rips – Gotta Be the Shoes November 17th, 2010 · No Comments
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Better Late – Lakai’s Final Flare September 13th, 2009 · No Comments
So what? It took 3 years more to create than originally slated. It started as one thing and ended as something completely different. It pushed skaters to the point where skating wasn’t fun anymore. So What!? An instantly classic skate video and behind the scenes documentary, came from Lakai’s uber-anticipated Final Flare video. Here is Guy [...]
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Nike SB – Today was a good day August 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
Filmed in Los Angeles.If you watched the X games today, you probably saw this ad plenty, but just in case: I’m still torn about Nike trying to muscle into the skateboarding shoe world, but I guess it was only a matter of time.
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The Devil Wears Skate Shoes: Thrasher Jake Phelps May 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Miranda Priestly from the Devil Wears Prada lives! Maybe not exactly, but many aspects of her character are embodied by Jake Phelps, Editor at Thrasher Magazine. Based in the heart of the rawest skateboarding city, San Francisco, Thrasher is the most well known skateboarding mag in history. Over the years, the magazine has earned a rep [...]
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Bart Simpson’s Cover Shot and Photo Spread in Skatebook #3 May 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Who is the world’s most famous skateboarder? Even more than Tony Hawk, Rob Dyrdek, and Bam Margera, I vote Bart Simpson as the most recognizable skater on the planet. Because of this, it is no shock that he appears on the cover of Skatebook #3. This large hard cover book by Lance Mountain and Salman [...]
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Battle of the Berrics: Semi Finals and the Finals of the Biggest Game of SKATE March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
With more on the line, and the level of play much higher, a crowd gathered at the Battle of the Berrics for the Semis and Finals of the biggest SKATE tournament ever. This is a follow up from the original Battle of the Berrics Post. Here are the final 3 matchups between Mike Mo Capaldi, [...]
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iSkateboard iPhone App March 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Developed by Peter Fahey at Sneaker Pimps The ultimate skateboard directory for skateboarders made by skateboarders – this isn’t another extreme sports app – this is the real deal. This application was made by a network of hardcore skaters from across the world. iSkateboard is an application created to help skaters find street skate spots, [...]
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Battle at the Berrics: The Biggest Game of SKATE Ever January 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments
The game of “skate” (S-K-A-T-E) is to skateboarding as “horse” (H-O-R-S-E) is to basketball. Normally skating is an individual sport, and aside from contests, there aren’t many ways to compete with fellow skaters…unless you play “skate”. It may not sound like much, but when you get the best skateboarders in the world in a single elimination [...]
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The Reissue of the Sal 23 Brings on Classic Skate Shoe Nostalgia May 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Etnies Footwear is bringing back the Sal Barbier Skate Shoe aka the SLBs aka the Sal 23. This shoe was originally released in 1993 and was one of the most popular signature models of its time. Etnies, with the help of In4mation and Sal Barbier, is reissuing this classic shoe. There have been plenty of [...]
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Chris Haslam has Tricks for Days in Almost Round 3 (circa 2004) January 25th, 2008 · No Comments
This is Chris Haslam’s part from a 2004 Skate Video called Almost Round 3. It has been so long since I bought a skate video and the sport has come a long way. Who would have ever thought a bearded dude could skate so technically?? Most skate videos make me want to run outside and hop [...]
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