As we previously reportedJett26 are hosting a Xmas sale full of skate brands this weekend in their warehouse in Bristol that included a bunch of fresh threads from King Apparel. We just received a pleasant email informing us that London is fully involved in the holiday discount business too, as East Gallery in Brick Lane hosts a King Apparel fronted warehouse sale that features footwear from Lakai, Vans, Etnies, DVS and more.
Peep the flyer for the details. The sale takes place on the weekend from December 9th to December 12th, just remember that the Crossfire Xmas Jam is on the 11th so save the shopping for the other two days!
The IPath team took it to L.A. to shred some of the finest concrete on the west coast with the locals. Expect great things from the likes of Ryan Lay, Fred Gall, Steve Nesser, Ryan Reese, Jack Sabback, Jaws, Jon Goeman and more. Great things…
Watch the results of the Cali Shine Box Sessions and pretend for the next few minutes that snow isn’t real…
Andy Rayner and a small roster of Notts rippers went to X-Site skatepark recently and returned with the kind of edit we’ve come to expect from Mr. Rayner, one that takes your average web surfer’s nonchalant approach to web edits and leaves them pleasantly stoked by the end of it.
Craig Smedley, Will Golding, Phil Long, Sam Mcateer, Doozer, Jason Pearson and Ollie Beeby all tear apart X-Site with some unexpected ledge bangers thrown in for good measure. Watch below.
If you don’t already subscribe to the Enjoiyourmeal Youtube Channel then you should get on that post-haste as it’s one of our favourites.
To round up 2010, Josh has chosen not to whack up one ‘Best of…’ edit but make a series of fun themed edits. The first, ‘Cheer Up‘ is a feel-good compilation of bails both gnarly and ridiculous with a couple of bangers thrown in for good measure.
Expect screw-face inducing arm flailers from the likes of Daryl Dominguez, Lucien Clark, Alex Lally, Brownie, Casper Brooker, Manny Lopez and many more. Watch below and get hyped on more to come… and of course, that front nose.
New footage from these guys is one of the best possible ways to finish off the working day. So as you computer heads log onto Facebook to skive one last time and you students… well, continue skiving as per, have a watch of this sick edit from the Crailtap park that’s had a bit of a (Red) makeover.
Mike Carroll, Marc Johnson, Eric Koston and Vincent Alvarez all smash it in this, some of the things done on the whippy quarter to hubba are totally bonkers. Enjoy below.
Throughout the last decade, Worksop-native Dan Beall has emerged as one of the most bigged up skaters to come out of the infamously tight Sheffield scene. In between posting e-musings with James Cruickshank on the Pigeon Shit blog and controversially supporting Leeds Utd he has landed a spot on Nise Skateboards, shot a megaton of photos with the prolific Burrell and racked up loads of proper British footage; glass-encrusted terrain, industrial estate backdrops and grinds on grit bins. The scene video hotspot has produced some of the UK’s raddest skaters without a doubt, and amongst them, Dan Beall is definitely one to keep your eye on in the new decade.
We asked fellow Worksop head and Blueprint pro Mark Baines to do the honours. Read the interview below to learn more about someone you will be seeing a lot more from in the next few years. Nice one, Baines.
I grew up in Gateford, Worksop, in between Sheffield and Nottingham.
How was it for skating there, was there much to skate?
Skating in Worksop was amazing. For the first 2 or 3 years there wasn’t a park or anything so it was strictly street skating. The spots that we skated aren’t really about anymore. Like my school, Valley, that was pretty much where we skated every day after school and it wasn’t too far from my house so I pretty much lived there. Also the legendary B&Q which I’m sure you’ll have skated many a time?
Yeah we all grew skating there too, not bad for a car park. Who did you grow up skating with?
I started skating with a few boys I went to school with but they stopped a few years after to get involved in other stuff. Then I got to meet Greg Somerset and Dave Dave who are a bit older than me. They had been skating loads longer than me and had travelled about places so I just used to tag along with them.
Fakie 360 Flip
You don’t live in Worksop anymore, where do you live now?
I live in Sheffield now been here for about 5 years or so.
How is that compared to Worksop?
It’s a lot different mainly because Sheffield’s a big city and Worksop is a well small town. There’s always something happening in Sheff and there’s loads more people about that are into the same sort of stuff as me. It’s also a big advantage having the House down the road so if it’s wet there’s always somewhere to skate, whereas in Worksop if it was raining we would have to break into old factory’s and usually get fucked for trying to have a skate.
Do you work? Or are you just skating at the moment?
Not at the moment but over the summer I was working in Nottingham teaching kids to skate. That was good just watching kids that have never skated before and by the end of the week they were dropping in and stuff and you could tell they were fully hyped on it. It’s really sick to give kids an opportunity that I didn’t have when I was growing up.
Yeah that’s cool, kids are the future of skating so it is good to give them a decent start. Onto some football related business, you’re a Leeds United fan, you know we all hate Leeds United right?
Yeah mate everyone seems to hate us but I’ll let it pass at the min while you’re stuck in league 1 and aren’t going anywhere anytime soon hahaha. I like the fact everyone hates Leeds because it brings more of an atmosphere to the games and I can have a good dig at my mates when we beat them.
Ollie up, wallie off.
Why not Notts Forest or Sheffield Wednesday?
Well it’s all down to my dad taking me to watch Leeds back in the day. If my dad didn’t have a big influence on who I supported I would probably support Forest or Sheff United, never been into the Wednesday Scum haha!
Watch your mouth…Who are you riding for now?
I’m riding For Nise Skateboards and Slugger Skate Shop in Chesterfield.
Below: Backside Tailslide
Tell us about Nise as it’s a new UK company right?
Nise is a Nottinghamshire based company that is co-owned by Benjamin Durnan-Fletcher and Tom Siveyer, two top blokes. It started as a skateboarding school about 3-4 years ago and have been making boards etc since then.
How is it pronounced?
I believe it is pronounced NICE. It stands for Nottingham Indoor Skateboarding Environment.
Who else is riding for the company?
At the minute it’s mostly Nottingham based with Joshua Checkley, Chris Mann, Tom Cumming and Luke Coates, also riding for them is Richie Mann reppin the north. Craig Smedley and Will Golding ride for the urethane team as well.
What plans do Nise have for 2011?
The plans for 2011 include a trip in April to Poland on a filming tip, the skate school is expanding rapidly so that’s going to be a big part of next year also there is quite a few artists involved on doing the next range of boards that are looking pretty damn good.
Who’s your crew you skate with in Sheffield now?
There’s a big cru in Sheff but I mostly skate with Ash Hall, Shaun Currie, Cruickshank, DEAD Dave, Chadman, Burrell, Matt Grant and loads of other heads. There’s always someone about skating so it’s hard to say.
A good scene in Sheffield right now then?
Yeah it’s going off in Sheff at the min everyone’s killing it and seems to of escaped the Dev green vortex. There are loads of new spots poppin up as well which is always good. There’s also a few scene vids that are close to ready.
Would you consider living anywhere else?
Yeah course. If I was to move out of Sheff it would probably be abroad somewhere, no idea where though. Somewhere hot maybe? It’s easy enough to get about in the UK so if I was to move it would be somewhere far far away.
You went to the UKSA comp recently, what’s your verdict on contests after that one?
I thought I’d go down to see if I could get into skating comps again, I had a bit of a bad one and am probably going to avoid comps from now on. I can see why these sorts of things are good for skateboarding but it’s well not my vibe.
Nosebonk
What are your plans for 2011?
Not really got any plans for next year as of yet, the only thing I’ve got planned is finishing my part for Cruikshank’s video which should be ready for January-ish. Other than that I just want to travel more and go places I haven’t been yet.
Any people you want to give and thank you or shout too?
I want to thank all my boys, Poh, Oli, Ash, Shaun, Baines, Dave Adlington, Cruickshank, Jerome, Chadman, Burrell, Chung, Dave Dave, Greg, Matt Grant, Neddy, Hirst, Rye Gray, Henry, Gordo, Ben and the NISE cru, Nathan Morris, Kennelle at Slugger, Lucciano Becchio, my bird Lyd and anyone else I’ve missed. SAFE.
Neddy spent the day with Dan earlier this year and came back with this edit filled with typically fluid bangers. Watch it below…
Across the UK, skater owned shops are currently getting fresh packages from distributors dishing out the new products for the Holiday Season. Understandably, there’s lots of quality goods included in these packages and condensing our favourites into one Line Check didn’t seem as appealing to us as running two of them. So before you head out with the intention of blowing your Xmas savings, have a look at our selection of some top shelf products that are arriving in your local skate shop now.
Antiz have never been afraid to tell it like it is, so with the help of Ben The and Ludovic Gabriel they have produced the ‘Ass‘ Series. Just like everyone has an opinion, everyone has an ass; and the Antiz pro team are no exception to that rule.
Skate Mental have a huge range of decks available right now but those are our chosen six above, including O’Neill’s of-the-moment ‘Call Of Duty‘ deck and Matt Beach’s super rad Tre Flip model that provides Ewoks with the publicity they have always deserved.
Kill City are keeping things street in South Wales with their ‘Spray Paint‘ and ‘Marker‘ models. Note how good those sizes are; for those of you out there with pixie feet who haven’t made the jump up from 7.5″ here’s a good excuse to man up.
Tyler Bledsoe’s debut pro model for Alien Workshop is in shops now with a suitably trippy graphic to cause your own Mindfield to relapse. Crayon hooked up with the CSC mascot, ‘Boxman‘ and his model designed by the wonderful Philip Morgan is now available fresh from the press. Hype! are making a name for themselves with some superb web edits and quality decks to match and Karma hooks up with the insomniac Alex Maw who knocked up a couple of rad designs for their latest decks. We’re stoked on these.
Ace Trucks are starting to become a common name in UK stores so if you’re looking for something new to get your grind on with then try these out. They are selling fast having already made an impact on a competitive truck market in the US and are set to do the same here.
OJ Wheels have made a welcome comeback into the urethane spotlight this year and are our selected wheels alongside Andrew Pommier’s Tin Toy series for Momentum.
The winter warmers are in stock! Now, unless your skin is made of thinsulate material then you’ve probably noticed it’s absolutely bloody freezing outside; have a look at cozy jackets and shirts from Matix, Fourstar, Addict, Independent and Etnies right there above.
Ok, so we were so stoked on Beach’s 360 flipping Ewok that we had no choice but to include the matching tee in our t-shirt round up alongside other graphic gems from Girl and Hype! Uzi does it now…
Soletech may be reknowed for their innovative progress in shoe technology, but you shouldn’t think that less effort is put into their threads. éS and Emerica make some of the best clothes going and the cords and chinos you see above are nice, simple and ridiculously comfortable.
But if it is shoes you’re after because the ones your wearing are soaked through with melted snow then be sure to check out Habitat’s Footwear range. Like Soletech, they’ve got the talent and experience to dabble in more than just one area. We have a Habitat package to give away this month that includes a pair of their awesome shoes; click here to enter. And as per, DVS bring the goods with simple and effective designs in dope colourways. Port should be really considered more often.
Check back for more recommended products in the following weeks.
Back in the day, OJ Wheels made the best urethane in town, so it was with open arms that we welcomed them back into the limelight, as their recent resurgence – complete with new riders aplenty – resulted in an online presence as instantly reliable as their name was back when it was all fields and shops were closed on sundays. The wealth of experience OJ have making quality urethane makes the brand one of the most trustworthy names in the wheel-making game. We were given a pair of 53mm (also known as the optimum size for getting radical) Street Razors to cruise and bruise on, a set of wheels with a reputation for being many a skaters favourite wheel in the late 80s. Sadly I was too busy rolling on whatever urethane Mothercare made their pushchair wheels on back then to compare results now, but the buzz on the new formula was too much not to be stoked all the same.
I’m sure some of you would wonder why a company so reknowned for making the best ‘thane in game would change a tried and tested formula. Well, for once it’s not the fault of ridiculous transient trends (although the sizes available suggest otherwise), but the US Environmental Protection Agency simply doesn’t let that traditional shit slide in the land of green and machine. The good news is that when OJ are brought into a new arena, they pack a mean punch. Coming in at a slick 99a durometer, OJ’s design permits for a smooth slide solid enough to satisfy any powerslide activist while not compromising on flatspot defence. Wheels are my most frequently purchased piece of hardware (sod the steps, I slide with the best!) and these have proven to be a reliably durable set that go easy on the bank too. Top shelf urethane since before I was born… they still got it.
Stanley
Check them out in action in this rad clip featuring the unmistakable stylings of Jason ‘The Kid’ Adams.
The crew at Three Amigos, Camden’s reknowned SOS hit up Unit 1 recently and made this fun edit in just an hours filming session!
Have a look below for indoor action from amigos Tim Prozorov, Cameron Allen-Snow, Felix Coonan, Peter Makarski and Science Skateboards’ smooth operator Ben Cruickshank. While you’re at it, check out their other recent edit that features five minutes of footage gathered over the last few months. Good shit.
The good folk at Habitat and Habitat Footwear have put together this perfect little package to get you ready for a cruise. With this collection you can sit down with a cuppa* and watch the fantastic Origin before slipping on some fresh kicks (the simple but practical Lark in a classic chocolate and royal blue colourway) and go street surfing on the 7.75″ Earth Day cruiser deck that’s about as rad as they come.
*Cuppa not included.
Have a look at our review of Origin here and then answer the question below for a chance to win it all. It’s dead easy… so long as you’ve read the review!
The deadline for this competition is December 17th.
The IPath team took it to L.A. to shred some of the finest concrete on the west coast with the locals. Expect great things from the likes of Ryan Lay, Fred Gall, Steve Nesser, Ryan Reese, Jack Sabback, Jaws, Jon Goeman and more. Great things…
Andy Rayner and a small roster of Notts rippers went to X-Site skatepark recently and returned with the kind of edit we’ve come to expect from Mr. Rayner, one that takes your average web surfer’s nonchalant approach to web edits and leaves them pleasantly stoked by the end of it.
If you don’t already subscribe to the 
New footage from these guys is one of the best possible ways to finish off the working day. So as you computer heads log onto Facebook to skive one last time and you students… well, continue skiving as per, have a watch of this sick edit from the Crailtap park that’s had a bit of a (Red) makeover.
Throughout the last decade, Worksop-native Dan Beall has emerged as one of the most bigged up skaters to come out of the infamously tight Sheffield scene. In between posting e-musings with James Cruickshank on the 
Tell us about Nise as it’s a new UK company right?
Back in the day, 
The good folk at Habitat and Habitat Footwear have put together this perfect little package to get you ready for a cruise. With this collection you can sit down with a cuppa* and watch the fantastic Origin before slipping on some fresh kicks (the simple but practical Lark in a classic chocolate and royal blue colourway) and go street surfing on the 7.75″ Earth Day cruiser deck that’s about as rad as they come.