Ryan Sheckler seems to be following Eric Koston with his moves and we are certainly not talking about his dancing skills here….
The boy wonder who moved to Plan B from Almost Skateboards only a few months ago has recently left Silver and joined the legends at Independent Trucks.
Watch Ryan’s most recent video part in the Oakley Our Life video here.
It’s that time of the year when the weather here in the UK is going to only get better and better. Last year was one of the hottest summers on record and it looks likely that this year will be as good or even hotter.
So, with all of this good news about being outside, why not build yourself a ramp or a bowl? Amazon have a deal on for Thrasher Magazine’s paperback ‘How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and More..’ and it’s on sale for just £5.64.
Get in there and buy this from here!
DVS have joined forces with the SPoTlight Productions Team (from Skatepark of Tampa) to bring you the first of an annual competition to be held in Copenhagen Skatepark, the CPH Pro 2007.
This will be a non-profit event, any money made goes right back into the skate industry for making comps like this bigger and better. It will also help put focus on the current decline in pro board sales in another attempt to sway people away from the blank decks that do nothing for the scene.
The schedule of events are as follows –
Friday, June 29th
Street and Vert Practice all day
Open Bowl Contest
After-Party at Hotel Fox
Saturday, June 30th
Street Qualifiers
Vert Contest – approx. 6pm – 8pm with FREE BEER!
After-Party at Vega Nightclub
Sunday, July 1st
Street Semi-Finals
Street Finals
Street Best Trick
After-Party at CPH Skatepark
After-After-Party at Stengade30 Rubadub
And for those hardcore skate rats, there are to be 3 more competitions held before the Roskilde festival on the festival grounds very own concrete park and vert ramp.
The schedule of events are –
Monday, July 2nd
Open Bowl Contest
Tuesday, July 3rd
Open Street Best Trick Contest
Wednesday, July 4th
Vert Demo
For more information and updates on the event head over to www.myspace.com/cphpro
Yet another unfortunate closure of one of Britain’s top indoor skateparks.
Y2Sk8 in Peterborough has announced that it will be wrapping up business in about 12 weeks time.
But like all good closures, they want to go out in style, so try and make it down to the final all nighter to be held on the 28th April. It’ll take place from 7pm-7am so make sure to stock up on your Red Bull and Pro Plus.
Thanks for all of your entries to this years Crossfire Egghunt.
The Easter break is now over and the winner of the full Independent Package is….Stephen Bywater from Cornwall who correctly sent us the link to Chris Pastras’ interview where the lucky egg was hidden.
Stephen, your package will be sent out tmrw from HQ, so look out for the door to go Thursday. If you are lookin for more free stuff, enter this weeks comp for Birdhouse Willy Santos decks, the answer is in his interview on this very site.
After the success of the last girl’s jam, the Boardroom Skatepark in Leicester will once again be hosting another evening jam for the ladies only. It will run between 6 and 10pm on Saturday August 18th. For more information call the park on 0116 253 7198.
Check out what went down at the last jam by clicking here.
Unlucky for some…gnarly for others.
On Friday 13th, Split Clothing announced three new riders to their impressive roster of skate rats. Corey Duffel, Slash and Don ‘The Nuge’ Nguyen are now all rocking Split.
The clothes best be durable as these guys sure aren’t the casual sort! They join UK team riders Rodney Clarke, Adam Howe, Greg Nowick and one more rider tba! – But who will it be?
Etnies have been on the streets of Los Angeles giving away free shoes to homeless Skid Row locals. Pierre André Senizergues, owner and CEO of Etnies, along with his crew worked with the LA Mission to give out a hot meal and new pair of shoes to over 2,000 locals.
“Growing up I had the opportunity to meet a lot of homeless people while I was out skating spots in the city, and I really felt for them,” said Pierre André, owner/CEO for Etnies. “LA has one of the largest homeless populations in the country, and I’m really glad to do what I can to help.”
Despite all their best efforts, Ramparts will be closing very soon.
Council problems, leases and the like has meant that they are selling all their ramps, so if you and your mates have a few quid lying around, get in touch with them and get that 6ft quarter you’ve always wanted.
All less than 3 years old and designed by Fearless, these are no shoddy Argos kickers. It’s always a shame when a British park closes but at least try and help these guys out.
If you or anyone you know can find a new home for these then contact them at www.skateramparts.co.uk or drop an email to info@skateramparts.co.uk
Autobahn Wheels have signed three new riders to their growing list of Ams.
Eli Reed, Jose Rojo, and our very own Benny Fairfax are now wrapping their bearings and cruising on Autobahn urethane.