éS Footwear have release the trailer for their latest video éSpecial, due out in September and it’s going to be free.
Featuring fancy footwork from Rick McCrank, Rodrigo TX, Justin Eldridge, PJ Ladd, Danny Garcia, Bobby Worrest, Javier Sarmiento, Raymond Molinar, Nyjah Huston, Cale Nuske, and Silas Baxter-Neal.
View the trailer by clicking here and don’t forget to check our competitions page for a chance to win signed éS goodies.
I used to ride a BMX when i was a kid and these slip on Vans were all you could get.
Back then they were made for BMX, in fact if you did not have a pair, you were probably wearing a pair of Dunlop Greenflash and were seen as unscene. Funny that 20 years on you could be wearing either and be seen as ‘fashionable’.
The designs of these classic slip on Vans have not changed that much. The materials have though and they are now very comfortable and are built to skate in. Basically when these were slipped on around my tootsies, I could hear each toe let out a small gush of happiness.
These Tony Trujillo Slip On’s are Thrasher branded and roll with the Skate Rock logo on the back heel. Get hesh with the classics at www.vans.co.uk
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The Beastie Boys are up for us interviewing them, so knowing that many people who visit this site are also big fans of the trio, we decided that YOU can interview them to.
Have a think about what you would like to know from the band and leave a message in our contact section, regardless of the header that you will see when you click through there.
We will get them typed up and get them over to the Boys sharpish like…do it today.
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Straight from Kev at UKSA. This is really important so read it, sign the petition and don’t let happen. Stand up for your rights!
In an amazingly odd move the management of the new London bridge skatepark have imposed a rule banning skateboarders over 18 from skating the park.
Sign the petition organised by Seth and Slam at…
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/892230000
Here’s a quote from the parks management…
“In the case of Whites Grounds, we are not permitted to allow unaccompanied adults on the site at any time as young people. If a young person was to be assaulted or groomed during our supervised sessions, we would be held accountable.”
You also have the chance to write a comment on the petition so please keep it articulate and sensible. This is a crazy rule that needs overturning so get signing. This rule at the London Bridge park is, to coin a phrase, political correctness gone mad.“…unaccompanied adults”??? That’s a bizarre twist on things!
For a start the park is SUPERVISED, unlike many in the UK, and should serve as deterrent enough to any improper behaviour.
One of the best things about skateboarding is that it is all inclusive and trying to keep adults and children apart is unnecessary nannying that has clearly been thought up by somebody with no real knowledge of skateboarding.
This rule fairly reeks of naive thinking that skateboarding is just something that kids do. This attitude is something all skateboarders have to battle against everyday and further highlights the misunderstanding that
many seem to have about the activity.
A grown man with a skateboard is not a potential paedophile and does not need to “grow up”.
The park is also frequented by a large number of sponsored and professional skateboarders from both the UK and abroad on their visits to London. Most of these are over 18 and banning them from the park is depriving younger kids from skateboarding with respected peers that they look up to and can learn a lot from. London is home to many sponsored and professional skaters. We have very few public parks of a worthy standard and their presence at these few decent skateparks is something that helps keep the scene alive.
Can you imagine David Beckham being denied access to playing on a public football pitch? That’s exactly what’s happening here if the over 18 exclusion stays in place.
The management behind the London Bridge park need to seriously reconsider their actions and consult other local councils responsible for public skateparks in the UK. They’ll clearly find that their rules are unprecedented and completely unnecessary.
Thanks for your support,
Kevin Parrott
United Kingdom Skateboarding Association
www.ukskate.org.uk
Birdhouse have put up the trailer for their latest video offering The Beginning on their site, with the premiere being announced for October 12th in Huntongton Beach, then 55 regional and international premieres to follow.
Epic skating and some heavy slams being dished out by Tony Hawk, Matt Ball, Steve Nesser, Brian Sumner, Jeremy Klein, Willy Santos and Shaun White. Who knows, this might even be better than The End. Wouldn’t put money on that mind you, that video was incredible.
See the trailer for The Beginning by clicking right here, right now
“Ass, titties, ass, titties”. Heroin have thrown up the trailer for Document’s Big Push 2007. Looks gnarly already so this video should be amazing.
Expect all the usual skating from Heroin as well as some serious pissing around.
Globe’s bearded one Chris Haslam is on that Epicly Later’d programme on VBS. No point telling you what VBS is because if you haven’t seen it already, you must have been living under a rock, or you’re dead. Or both.
Anyway, Haslam shows us around the ‘set’ of his recent section in United By Fate and hopes there isn’t asbestos in the roof.
The Outsider Festival is taking place in Singleton Park, Swansea, on September 1st.
The festival will have a whole load of stuff to do, watch and listen to, with graffiti demos, radio control cars hacking it all over the place, skate and BMX competitions, and trail bike displays.
Music will be pumped into your ears via Sons of Thunder, The Groundnuts & Independents, Filthy Habits, Galanastra and Nozzle.
Oh yeah, and it’s free to get in, so you’ve got no bloody excuse not to go.
Death Skateboards have launched their assault on where your votes land soon for this years Big Push with a new video teaser on the Docu site.
Look out for the DVD that will come free on the front of Document Magazine in September.
Choosing which trucks you’re going to be riding is almost as personal and specific as deciding which deck you want to destroy.
Shape, size, colour, which company your loyalties lie with, will all be forceful factors in which lumps of metal you’ll attach your wheels to. And seeing as trucks are the longest lasing piece of equipment in the skate arsenal, it’s an important choice.
I have to say, I’ve tried a fair few trucks in my years of skating and always stuck with the classics. Once you get into your rut and know what you like, it is very hard to change. And why would you need to change? What you have is good, it is healthy, and you will defend your choice to the bitter end. I don’t see the need for gimmicks on probably the most important bit of your setup.
I have however, experienced some weird things going on with stalwart truck companies changing their designs and ruining them forever. This is what led me onto something I’d never tried before. Like a schoolboy getting cornered by the older kids while they smoke behind the bikesheds, the half-excitement, half-scared feeling as someone nudged me and said, “Here mate, you wanna try some Royals? You might like it”.
Picking them up for the first time felt odd. Very light, very smooth, and this weird pattern on it saying ‘Chocolate’. The bright colours almost hypnotised me and I felt drawn to putting them on my board, all the time hearing that nagging voice telling me that this wasn’t what I was used to. But like that little schoolboy’s first ever drag on a cigarette, the rush was awesome. That giddy feeling of something you know you shouldn’t be doing, but it feels so fucking good that you don’t give a shit.
These Royals are like that. An odd feeling at first, and you really aren’t sure if you like it, but after the first couple they feel amazing. I got over the all-over print look very quickly, but if you are one of those people that has to have the latest fashion trend good-looking setup, you might want to think about your deck choice a bit before. Combined with a Potato Wheels deck for a while, my board looked like the bastard lovechild of Thomas Burberry and Louis Vuitton.
That paint job, might I add, is the fucking scariest thing I have ever experienced whilst riding a skateboard. All this ‘ultra-slick’ gimmick stuff they have on decks and whatnot means fuck all. Just paint the things and they are smoother than a pornstars crotch. Getting into just a bog-standard 5-0 felt like I was riding a rollercoaster at Alton Towers at first, as the paint provides a near frictionless base for grinds. Once the paint comes off a bit, they were much more controllable though.
Another thing that really impressed me was how long it took to wear the bushings in. The stock ones that come on most trucks are usually on the harder end, and these were no different. But they took less than 2 hours to fully soften up and have fantastic control without being looser than an Essex bird on a Saturday night.
One final thing that really surprised me compared to other trucks I’ve had was once I’d done up my truck bolts, they never came loose. I suppose it’s because I’ve never skated anything other than raw trucks, but the painted baseplate gives an extra grip on your nuts. Much like an Essex bird on a Saturday night.
Having always been a bit sceptical of truck companies and not wanting to ever leave the niche I had found in my years of skating, I was pleasantly surprised by these Royals. I don’t know why I was because the build quality is second to none, they don’t have any ridiculous gimmicks, and above all, they do their job exactly how they are meant to. I’m not sure I’m fully converted yet, but I’ve tasted the possibilities and I would definitely consider having a set again. Now all I have to do is find the right deck and shoes to colour co-ordinate myself and I can go out in public…
Moose.