Author: Zac

Beachy Shred – Brighton & Hastings skate weekender

Post author By Zac
Post date August 6, 2015

The weekend of 5th and 6th of September will be calling folk down to the coastal towns of Brighton and Hastings for two days of skateboarding goodness. Beachy Shred is a new weekend event with street and bowl jams at the Level in Brighton on Saturday and The Boyley in Hastings on Sunday.

Expect £2k worth of best trick prizes over the weekend, freebies, an after party in Brighton on Saturday night and a whole load of top people getting together for a schralp. Spread the good word and get this in your dairy.

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Nik Stipanovic’s Treat Yourself video

Post author By Zac
Post date August 6, 2015

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Passport ripper Nik Stipanovic is the latest from down under and in the spotlight of Thrasher with this new Treat Yourself edit. Raw spots reminiscent of the UK and a drive to ride. Can’t argue with it.

Want more? Head here.

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Laurie Sherman Skateboarding 1996 to 2002

Post author By Zac
Post date August 6, 2015

Photo by Richie Hopson

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Now here’s a treat coming from the archived tapes of Jake Barker from yesteryear featuring our good pal Laurie Sherman. If you knew this man then you’d know that he gives everything and is one of the best pals to have in the back of the car on a trip. His laid back approach to life is slightly different to when he steps on a rig as you will see from this footage shot between 1996 and 2002.

Still got it too. Good work Jake.

Tags footage, jake barker, laurie sherman, richie hopson, skate, skateboarding, video

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What is an unpossible? The front foot impossible

Post author By Zac
Post date August 6, 2015

jonnygiger You should know by now that Jonny Giger is a tech head but his latest homework has finally come to fruition. Get to know the unpossible – aka the front foot impossible that has sprung up ina few places this year already.

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Watch Ross McGouran skate a Lexus hoverboard

Post author By Zac
Post date August 5, 2015

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So here it is, the Lexus Hoverboard being schralped by our local ripper Ross McGouran. A good choice too knowing he skates all terrain so press play and check out the results.

Are there smoke and going down in this Spanish skatepark? Find out below in the making of the video and look out for an interview with Ross on here very soon.

This is how it works:

Tags Lexus Hoverboard, ross mcgouran, test, the first hoverboard, working hoverboard

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Hackers can now take control of skateboards

Post author By Zac
Post date August 5, 2015

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Security bods with nothing better to do than to spend time programming a way into taking over the control of skateboards are set to present their work in a technology nerd-off in a Las Vegas shindig this weekend.

All twonks that ride bluetooth-enabled electric skateboards are now under attack from hackers who have found an exploit in the way the bluetooth is saturated with radio frequency noise. In some of the lab tests they carried out, they were able to seize control of a board from jamming the signal from up to 30 meters away, stopping it dead, slamming it into reverse or speeding it up. Genious.

Let’s hope they make an app for it. Upending bellends who chose to ride these things because they were too stupid to learn how to pop an ollie sounds like the most fun ever.

Wired ran the full story.

Tags bluetooth, electronic skateboards, hackers, hacking team

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Door covered in rare skateboarding stickers on Ebay

Post author By Zac
Post date August 5, 2015

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Everyone at some point of their life covered something wall to wall in skate stickers. If you didn’t, you blew it, but now’s your chance to cheat as this door has hit Ebay this week and will be sold to the highest bidder.

This 8ft high wooden beast contains various layers of rare stickers between the periods of 1986 – 2012. Look closely and you will find a Save Southbank sticker from 1988, original Supreme, Slam City Skates, Powell Peralta, Mo Wax, Beastie Boys, Stussy, R.A.D, M-Zone and Banksy stickers. I even spotted the sticker that was given away at the video premiere of Public Domain hosted at the Marquee Club. Deep cultural history is stuck on here, up to 5 stickers deep in some places. Do you want it?

Its loving owner, who has moved houses with this since living at home with his parents, is reluctant to let it go without meeting its new owner on collection from North Acton, West London. The question is, what is it worth? What would you pay for it? Let us know in the comments below and bid for it here.

Good luck.

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Tags auction, skate art, skateboard history, SKATEBOARD STICKERS

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Chris Joslin’s No Hope part

Post author By Zac
Post date August 4, 2015

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Plan B’s Chris Joslin has more footage out from the No Hope video today set to a bizarre choice of orchestral tunes. Bolts the entire way though as usual.

This is from Victor Nhean’s Long Beach scene video that you can see in full if you scroll down this page.

Skateboarding Product Reviews

Altamont Jon Dickson Collection

Post author By Zac
Post date August 4, 2015

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Altamont have a new collection from Deathwish rider Jon Dickson out this week featuring his signature work overall, football jersey, trucker hat and pom beanie. Look out for these in various UK skate shops or pick them up online.