It’s never very nice when negative rumours are confirmed. It would seem official now that Jake Rupp and Colt Cannon have parted ways with their longtime board sponsor Element.
Let’s wish each of them good luck with their future as pro skaters without pro models…
Check out www.coltcannon.com for Colt’s words.
If any of you ever made it over to Holland for a ride around, then you might have come across one of Europe’s biggest and best indoor parks – Area51. Well, after a two year hiatus due to relocation, Area51 has finally re-opened in Eindhoven.
The new design and location boasts a larger platform on the already incredible bowl, diagonal birch wood panelling over the entire 3100m2 of ramps, banks, rails and ledges, a bar that serves beer as well as soft drinks, plus a stage and a room for parties! Two events have already been booked into the venue:
October 14-15 – Globe Bowlbash
November 4-5 – Dutch Championships.
Area51 Skatepark Building Seu (Next to trainstation ‘Beukenlaan”), Strijp S, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Check out this footage of the hard work that went into building this premier park by clicking here.
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again- Skateboarding is mainstream.
I wonder what the Anti Hero dudes think of the new collaboration between New Era and DC Shoes that spawned the lovechild 20/94 …?
A blend between the latest craze in headwear and one of skateboarding’s finest shoes, the DC Lynx, the 20/94 (New Era founded in 1920 and DC Shoes in 1994, duh!) collection is a fashionistas wet dream. Just get ready to fight for a hat or exclusive pair of kicks – only 114 sets in production for 3 regions of the world! – because you’ll be up against all the jocks and sneaker heads who want to look too-cool-for-school too!
The Antiz boys know they’ll never roll around in Mercs and listed to the sound of Champagne corks popping all night, but a gnarly spot, a rusty moped and 6-pack will do them fine. Can you relate? You know you can! So, support a 110% skater-run operation and check out the brand new T-shirts designed and drawn by Antiz amateur Ben Thé. We’re digging the fat woman graphic!
Antiz are also working very hard on their second video which is definitely going to blow your minds, so keep posted here for updates and exclusives. On a side note, check out the website www.antizskateboards.com and check out the Burnside-inspired ‘crete that got poured under a bridge in Grenoble, France – that’s in the valley of the Alps incase you want to book a holiday! Support skater owned!
Just in case you weren’t down on the Brighton seafront over the weekend of September 9th and 10th for the first ever Extreme Dirty Weekend comp, here’s a little rundown of what you missed. Tut tut…
British vert skaters got a taste of the Vauxhall – Pete King mega ramp and this definitely brought out the talent. Little Sam Beckett won the under 16s comp and highest air flying a sweet 6feet out of the ramp. Sean Goff went three feet higher for the Pro first place, whilst Jason Lunn matched Sean at nine feet and the highest air for the over 16s. best trick went off as you can imagine when Andy Scott’s rolling around. Andy threw down a massive 540 varial. Also spotted on the ramp were Brighton locals RJ and Justin ‘Pasty’ Ashby. A second Extreme Dirty weekend is planned for 2007, so don’t miss out!
N.B. Brighton does not accommodate a vert ramp and is in great need of a proper skatepark facility. If you live in the area, and even if you don’t, please support the locals and try and help get something done for a city which once boasted Britain’s biggest concrete park ever!
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Ricky Oyola and Patrick Melcher get boards out on Death Skateboards!
Melcher named as new pro!
Oyola did it for the love! Extra! Extra!
Check out all the Death-led steez at www.deathskateboards.com
Light the beacons and lock up your wives! The Nike SB team is making there way to European shores to rape and pillage all spots between September 30 to October 8th.
This last date is the British stop at the Works Skatepark. Taking no prisoners will be Paul Rodriguez, Brian Anderson, Reese Forbes, Todd Jordan, Danny Supa, Wieger van Wageningen, Omar Salazar and Lewis Marnell.
Stu from Lovenskate just dropped us a mail to tell us about these brand new Lovenskate decks dedicated to the game we love to play- S.K.A.T.E.
Grab one of these, wack out your impossible pogo flip revert and use the handy chalk and cloth (that come with each board!) to notch up some letters on your opponents deck.
Surely in an attempt to meet underage girls and share nude pictures of Dibble with married men from Bognor Regis, the Death Skateboard team have gone lo-tech by opening a MySpace account.
Click here if you want add Dan Cates to your friends list. Do you really..?
Epic Skatepark in Birmingham is celebrationg it’s fourth year in business, so get you skateboards down for some festive shredding from 7pm on October 7th £5 on the door or free for members.
Apparently the park is getting a good revamp for this event and a complimentary drink and slice of cake is available to all those who make it down.
More info can be found at www.epicskateparks.com