Sunglasses Made From Skateboards (Video)

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People will make sunglasses out of anything these days and the guys from Vuerich B are no exception

Snow Skating In Detroit: Filmed At 300 frames Per Second

by:doglife

from: http://skateboardingmagazine.com/

Just got back from our team trip in Detroit. Definitely had a great time and filmed some super sick shots for the new video.

Tony Hawk Wins The All ’80s Day Vert Challenge

Legendary pro skaters from the ’80s, including Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Kevin Staab & Mike McGill took center stage in Orlando for the Quiksilver All ’80s All Day Vert Challenge during Surf Expo at the Orange County Convention Center.



The day’s events will also feature a twist on the usual best trick jam session – the announcers will pick ten tricks from the ’80s and the skaters will compete for prize money associated with each trick. The announcer will decide on his favorite version of the trick during the competition, including “best version,” “worst version,” “heaviest slam” and others. Fans can submit their favorite ’80s tricks for the jam session to ShredOrDie.

Shaun White Half Pipe Skate Session 2010

This guy is amazing....always training 


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Shaun White borrows Tony Hawk's demo ramp for a shred session on the Paramount Lot in Los Angeles.

If You Create It, They Will Skate It

By: doglife
From: http://skateboardingmagazine.com


What you see is what you get. If I were to explain it in the most basic of terms, there was a stack of wood and there was skating. Doubles to be exact. The best part about skateboarding like all other forms of activities that can be elevated to art, is obviously they are open to subjective discussion. No “good” and “bad” or “yes” and “no”, but a lot of interesting things between the extremes. And no matter what ideas I had, the real answers lay in the creativity of the six skaters and the photographer. Because many times there is no story, no explanation, only concept and execution. If the resulting photographs are the execution; and if they are cryptic and puzzling, then perhaps explanation is cryptic and puzzling. In nothing there is always something. Something for the viewers to interpret for themselves.

Shaun White Wins Dew Tour In Salt Lake City

Is there anything this guy can't WIN?

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Shaun White claimed his second Dew Tour victor on Sunday. White out scored X Games 16 vert gold medalist Pierre-Luc Gagnon during the final jam with runs that had all sorts of hard tricks in them. White earned a total score of 94.75, a full 4.25 points higher than second place finisher Gagnon. “To be honest, I put the same amount of pressure on myself no matter what,” said White after claiming his second-consecutive win on the Dew Tour in Sunday’s skate vert competition at Energy Solutions Arena. “I always want to win.”

And even though he’d already laid down the toughest tricks, including back-to-back fakie fives, a heelflip 720 and his own creation, the Armadillo, he attempted a backside 900 on his final run. “Just narrowly missed it,” he said grinning. “I didn’t plan to do that until Vegas, but I got all excited.” Despite two consecutive wins, White is fifth in the Dew Tour standings, which means he has a lot of ground to make up if he wants to earn the overall prize of the Dew Cup.

The World’s Largest Skatepark: New Jiangwan City, Shanghai, China

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SMP Skate Park is an enormous outdoor spans 44,936 square feet and is the largest skate park in the world. Each year SMP holds an international skate competition known as “The Showdown.” If you’re a skater, its hard to think of a more fitting place to compete. Not a skater, not a problem! Enjoy the activities from a 12,300 square foot viewing deck and plaza!

Here is a demo that was put on by the Dc Shoes in the street course section of this massive skatepark.

Riders will find an exceptionally long vert ramp with two extended roll ins, bowls that spine into other bowls, a massive full pipe, pipes that lead from one section of the park to another, flat banks, quarter pipes of all sizes, a mini ramp, fun boxes, hips, grind poles, hand rails, wall rides and more. Whether you are an amateur or highly experienced, SMP has something to offer for everyone!

What happens when you leave a skateboard and a tank alone in a dimly lit room? (video)

By Vlad Savov

You get all-terrain vehicle babies, is what. Ben Gulak, the youngster that brought us the Uno electric unicycle, is back with a new transportation device, this time aiming to woo military procurement types with a rugged and extremely versatile one-man transporter. The DTV (Dual Tracked Vehicle) Shredder has enough torque to tow an SUV, but is also flexible enough to turn within a circle of four feet and scale slopes as steep as 40 degrees. To be honest, though, nothing we say can do justice to just how badass this thing really is, you'll want to see the videos after the break for that. Our favorite part? The Shredder can be remotely operated and its makers even advertise its ability to carry offensive weaponry and serve as a "robot attack platform." What self-respecting supervillain wouldn't want an army of those?

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New Skateboard Design: The Strongest and Lightest In The Market

By Cheryl Roelofsz
From http://www.walyou.com/

The new carbon fiber skateboards from RollsRolls incorporate a new deck concept, provisioning for better riding and making them the lightest and strongest longboards currently available in the market.

The deck lowers the center of gravity which provides better riding and ease of movement. Each model is priced differently and the prizes range from EUR138 to EUR410, and one article even mentions $350.

The Woody 97 and Woody 85 both come with Randall Trucks 180mm; The Woody 97 sports 97mm ABEC11 Flywheels and the Woody 85 sports 85mm Seismic Speed Vents in Clear Blue. The dropped standing position of the beech deck also offers additional stability. The clever arch and concave designs provide a comfy match for any rider’s foot, minimizing the pains and cramps while maximizing control and movement, even when wearing shoes designed for barefooting. Even though the deck may be slightly smaller than with other boards, the “dropped” deck has superior flexing properties specifically manufactured to soak up the impact. Your feet will really love you for this. All of these factors make the Woody perfect for skating long distances. When you order, each board can be made to your specific requirements, so be sure to mention additional weight to ensure the flex would be perfect for you.

The Sportster – the unbeaten board of world records in long distance skateboarding since 2003 – has a similar design, although a tad less curvy. It’s fitted with a carbon deck either with a black, red, or beige surface. The underside is Carbon/Aramid. Just like the Woody, it sports Randall Trucks (alternatively get Holey) and ABEC11 97mm Flywheels. The lower dropped deck comes in handy with pushing, pedal, and foot breaking. As mentioned before, the low standing platform is not only an energy saver, but also controls speed. A superb feature in the Sportster is the highest stiffness around the longitudinal axis for guaranteed precision steering. The Carbon board will literally last you a lifetime as carbon does not “fatigue” – a common problem with wooden boards; making it the strongest and lightest longboard, at a mere 3.4 kg. The Aramid on the underside also ensures obstacles in the road won’t catch you unaware.

You can be sure that with a Woody or Sportster Rolls Rolls Skateboard, the whole experience will be just as the site promised: skating on a cushion of air. You would never want to walk again… If these designs made you grab for your checkbook in an hysteric fashion, you would most certainly also enjoy reading FlowBoards Reinvent SkateBoarding and How To Build A Self-Balancing Segway Skateboard.

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Tony Hawk Nails a 900 on Barcelona Beach Before 25,000 Fans

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Jason Lee: Once A Skateboarder Always A Skateboarder

From: http://skateboardingmagazine.com/

It’s too bad My Name Is Earl has been canceled, but Jason Lee is back with a new show on TNT called Memphis Beat. I like to remember the old days when Jason Lee was a pro for the newly founded Blind Skateboards. In the old days, he wasn’t too different from the quirky guy he is now. The part that always makes me chuckle is when he was singing in Video Days, which I have posted below. Also, here are a few other Jason Lee video clips you may enjoy.

As an influential skateboarder from the ‘90s, plenty of people say Jason Lee is a sellout who ditched his decks for Hollywood. He even was one of the first skateboarders (along with Tony Hawk) to receive a signature shoe with Airwalk. But when you have an opportunity to go where the money is, sometimes you just can’t pass it up. At least we’ll always have these classic clips of him doing what he did best.

Here is the video clip of Jason Lee performing “There’s a war outside of your window”

Jason Lee’s part in Video Days.

Jason Lee’s still go it. 360 Flip on the set.

kollin leschinsky 5 year old amazing skateboarder

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8 Awesome Skateboard Images: No Fisheye Lens Needed

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In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes an extremely wide hemispherical image. The fisheye lens was originally developed for use in meteorology and astronomy and called "whole-sky lenses", fisheye lenses quickly became popular in general photography for their unique, distorted appearance. Photographers and videographers use fisheye lenses so they can get the camera as close as possible for action shots, for example in skateboarding. Here are some examples of skateboarding action shots taken without the use of the fisheye lens so it its possible to get a great quality skateboarding image without using a fisheye and getting that distorted effect.

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Magdalena Ecke YMCA - Encinitas, California

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Magdalena Ecke YMCA - Encinitas, California

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Lake Elsinore Skatepark - Lake Elsinore, California

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Skate Street Skatepark, Ventura California

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Skate Lab Skatepark - Simi Valley, California

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San Jacinto Skatepark - San Jacinto, California

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Hollywood Skatepark, Los Angeles, California

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Vans Skatepark - Orange, California

Tony Hawk and Andy Macdonald Doubles Tricks

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10-year-old Tony Hawk Old Schools in Gardening Gloves (1978)

twitpic.com — An older brother bought Tony a used skateboard at age 8 and his father constructed a ramp in their backyard. At the age of 12, he landed his first contest win and turned pro by the age of 14.

All 80's All Day Qualifying / FINALS

Qualifying Rounds

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The Finals

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Tony Hawk & Friends Skate Like It's 1989

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This is not your typical practice session. Tony Hawk and some of his pals practice for the All 80s All Day Vert Challenge. It looks like they have to ride on their 80's equipment: ramp and board included. Bonus points for wardrobe and hair.

Around the world in 850 days - on a skateboard

By BECK ELEVEN

In the spirit of true adventure, a Christchurch man has skateboarded across continents fending off wild dogs with a pole, partying with fiddle-playing rednecks and eating horse-penis salami.

DEAN KOZANIC/The Press

FOUR-WHEELER: Rob Thomson can claim the Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Skateboard after travelling 12,159km.

Now, 28-year-old Rob Thomson has come home with a Guinness World Record and a taste for wheeled transport of the non-motorised type.

This week, Thomson returned to Christchurch after a 2½-year journey.

By the time he arrived at his parents' Halswell home he had worn out three pairs of shoes, three sets of wheels, three skateboard decks and had endured three crashes over the 12,159km expedition.

He spent $15,000 during the 850-day trip, but returned with only a $1000 debt that he planned to pay off by writing a book about his adventures.

The Canterbury University graduate was working in Japan as a co-ordinator for international relations when his contract was up for renewal.

Instead of renewing it, he decided to take a "long detour home" and cycle from Japan to England.

Somewhere near Switzerland, the man who was "definitely not a skateboarder", ditched his two-wheeler in favour of four wheels.

"I only planned to trial skating 1500km from Switzerland to England to see if it was an efficient way to travel," he said.

"I'm all about efficient transport. If it was going to be some macho thing I had to push through, I wouldn't have carried on but it was fine more physically demanding than the bike but not so much that I couldn't take it."

Thomson's plan had been to fly home from England but the call of the skateboard was louder.

So, Thomson crewed for passage on a catamaran that took him to the Caribbean. He was stranded there for six weeks until another boat could take him to the United States.

Unfortunately, Thomson's visa for the Caribbean was only valid for four weeks so he took a razor blade to his passport and doctored the date by two weeks.

In northern Florida in 2007, he spent New Year's Eve with bikers. "Think of the biggest rednecks you can imagine and it was these guys, but they were so nice.

"We spent the night around a bonfire, one of their neighbours played the fiddle and they were shooting each other with Roman Candle fireworks. It was amazing."

With so many unusual interactions, Thomson was in no hurry to end the trip.

"I wanted to be able to do this and still have enough energy to communicate and connect with the local people. It wasn't about skateboarding, it was about getting round and experiencing where I was.

"I'm just keen to promote travelling under human power. It has so many benefits; it's sustainable and good for your health."

Thomson skated through the 45deg "furnace" of north-western China to the minus 23deg winter of Turkey.

By this stage he had been in contact with the Guinness record people and was travelling with a GPS to track daily distances and collecting witness signatures. The Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Skateboard was claimed somewhere in New Mexico.

Halfway across the United States, Thomson realised he was not ready to quit skating. He flew to China to skate on.

Thomson proclaimed the United States and Uzbekistan as the most hospitable nations.

"They are in such contrast to each other politically and religiously, but it shows the humanity of people no matter what their background is. They both had such a spirit of generosity."

Thomson said he got along with 99.99 per cent of the people he came across.

And that 0.01%?

"They were drunk."

The strangest food he tried was horse-penis salami in Kyrgyzstan, which tasted "like the smell of a sweaty, old, dirty horse".

In China, Thomson was invited to dinner by a nomadic family who killed a sheep for him. But there was no lamb dinner at the end of the evening they sold the meat and used the sheep's innards for his meal.

Thomson was looking forward to someone breaking his record.

"It's not something that requires much skill, just a lot of time and a bit of determination."

Ironically, despite its huge population, Eastern China was home to his loneliest hours and in Kyrgyzstan, where he did not see a soul for six days, he never felt lonely at all.

Alpine passes provided Thomson with the greatest thrill.

"Your lungs are full of breath, your legs are alive, the surrounding environment is quiet and still with massive views. The air is thinner but you just feel alive."

Not your normal street skateboarding

Sure there are your handrails, ledges, gaps, steps etc but every now and again you need to dig a little deaper and look for different things to skate and come up with your own style. Mix in some old school every now and again a few no complys never hurt anybody and busting out a boneless is always a crowd pleaser. Here is a video clip of just exactly that not your normal street skating. Its Richie Jackson!