Feeling the cold this month? The Scottish skate scene are always miles ahead on the big freeze front, so to combat such shite weather, Shralp Ya Bass have released their annual beanie run today. Grab one for £13 today (including postage) over at their Big Cartel site.
Vans have rolled out a new collab shoe this week featuring Anthony Van Engelen and Spitfire Wheels. Skateboarding’s most prolific logo can now be found on the sides, tongue and insole of Vans’ classic skate shoe, the AV Native American Low. Out now.
In the lead up to Metallica’s 30th birthday party celebrating the legendary ‘Kill Em All’ album, Vans have put together a special, limited edition Half Cab as a tribute.
Featuring ‘black to the floor’ black suede and toughened canvas upper, this exclusive pair of Vans goodness should be a must have for all Metallica fans. The sole even hosts the ‘Kill Em All’ album artwork encased in a clear rubber vulcanised sole! It also has the lyrics to classic track ‘Motorbreath’ etched onto the sole too.
When can you get a pair of these on your feet? Well, Slam City will have them in from Monday 22nd October, so if Nothing Else Matters, get some over at www.slamcity.com
Following the premiere of the new Death Skateboards movie ‘Ordinary Madness’, the Death family have released three new pro decks this week, all made from strong, 7-ply Canadian maple. Rob Smith’s new Wonderland deck comes in at 8″, Benson has a brand new 8.25″ beast and Boots rolls out his latest Blob III. These are all available from your local skate shop right now.
This is the bloke that runs Crayon Skateboards, sat on a bench in a right pickle. He’s a lovely fella. He works his socks off to bring the team what they need and is as dedicated to skateboarding as they come.
Press play for one of the funniest skate promo’s you will see this year and pick up a ‘Pickle Porter‘ with graphic illustration by Philip Morgan this month at your local skateshop. Guaranteed smiles for miles!
Dykie’s ‘Pickle Porter’ by Crayon Skateboards from Crayon Skateboards on Vimeo.
A pair of these arrived on my desk last week and just opening the box gave me a satisfied smile that one can only recieve when appreciating shoes that are designed and run solely by skateboarders. The relationship between Emerica and Andrew Reynolds is one that should be recognised and saluted. Throw in Altamont and you know that these are going to be a strong purchase and that’s exactly what your feet feel like once slipped into these puppies. They are pure quality.
Andrew Reynolds wanted some ultra-slim, low profile boat shoes to skate and chill in, and the Reynolds Cruisers are the result. The mix of suede and denim work extremely well and should last way longer than your average thin suede-only skate shoe, especially if you are partial to blasting holes through the sides of yours due to ollie abuse, which should never be a problem.
The tongue gives extra support and the gum sole sticks to griptape like nothing else. In fact, after a few skates in these, moving around became easier ending in perfect grip. Overall, once worn in these work a treat. Try some for yourself this Autumn.
Heroin Skateboards have released their new pro decks featuring signature models for Daniel Shimizu, Gou Miyagi, Chett Childress and Deer Man of Dark Woods. All come over 8″ in size but if you are looking for a smaller rig then the Chopper deck from the New Ball Series is available as a 7.75′.
There’s no worse news than when someone you skate with breaks a bone, so last night’s news that Scott Madill broke an arm skating that crappy little bowl in Putney Park was annoying to say the least.
Aside from generally tearing it up whenever possible on a deck, Scott has been making some new tees under the Flicknife moniker and has a new “Shoot From The Hip” tee out this week in white ultra-weight cotton. These are limited edition and only £15 from flicknife.bigcartel.com
Have a butchers at what he’s been up to and get well soon Scott!
Girl Skateboards have a brand new deck series about to hit your local skater owned shop this Autumn. The Real Big series has decks from their full pro team ahead of the ‘Pretty Sweet‘ video that will drop on November 16th.
If you ride wide then Brian Anderson has the 8.25 and if you you blaze like Biebel then his 7.875 should do the trick. Look out for them.
They’re all at. Cliché now have a cruiser on their roster and it’s called the Trocadero. Boris Proust and Luc Angles share the news in this new video.
Cliché Trocadero plastic cruisers from Cliché skateboards on Vimeo.