Category: Skateboarding News

Skate legend and international funny man, Lance Mountain has come a long way since his early years as a Bones Brigade member.

Recently Lance clocked off for the last time as Boss of his own company, The Firm, and went back to his roots as a pro for (in his words) “one of the best skate companies” – Flip.

Check out this interview and hear Lance explain his decision to stop the Firm, the importance of Graphics and the current state of skateboarding. It’s really good stuff, so take a coffee break and enjoy!

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I hope everyone went skating on Wednesday, June 21st – It was Go Skateboarding Day!

In any case, Chicago felt wood and urethane rumble and roll through its city streets as Emerica rode into town for Wild in the Streets 2006.

Apparently the day was a huge success and no-one got arrested- which is a surprise in a city like Chicago.

www.emericaskate.com

What better way to start your third decade on this planet than skating with your pals in a foreign land with free booze and wallrides galore?

Geoff Rowley just turned 30 during the Flip Feast Tour of Canada which travelled through Toronto and Quebec, but it wasn’t all about skating as the boys broke it out on a mad donut ride for kicks.

www.flipskateboards.com

Heroin’s skateboard stick insect, Colin Fiske has just arrived in England, so keep those eyes peeled for some mental wallride/slide variations.

Congrats also go out to Stephen ‘Rogie’ Roe who has found a spot on the Vans squad, Well done!

www.vans.com / www.heroinskateboarding.com

Woo Hoo! Dave Allen has turned pro for Death Skateboards!

Expect to see a lovely 8.5 wide deck adorning the feet of many a gnarler and ramp rider in the near future.

www.deathskateboards.com

For any of you lucky enough to live in Leicester, or take a wild trip on one of the previous Crossfire Riot Buses, you might remember a skatepark called The Edge.

Well, The Edge is no more and now the skaters meet at the Boardroom. Due to new ownership, Leicester’s Boardroom skatepark has had a major re-vamp with a sick mini ramp, bowl and street course. Check the photos and then go skate!

www.boardroomskatepark.co.uk

Jahlada’s first skateboard video project is in progress. Entitled “The Learning Curve”.

The DVD is set to drop in 2007 but sneak web previews are up for grabs to those who want to watch some London street footage featuring Chris Peacock, Mike Sutcliffe, Chris Ault, James Edson, Paul Rimmer, Leo Rhodes, Fred Albrow, Finn Andres, Carl Magalit and many many more.

Click here to visit the footage.

It would seem the premiere Euro skate shoe company Aeon Footwear is shutting shop in a bid to concentrate on skateboard manufacturing..? If this disaster strikes, that’ll leave a lot of foreign heavy hitters floating on the shoe market.

However, in light of the crashing market a new French board company, Metropolitan Skateboards is about to hit the streets. Headed up by skater/filmer/ badman David Couliau, Chloe Bernard and David Dupas, these goods should be aimed at a higher aesthetic than other French companies.

Finally, seeing as we’re in Euro land, Belgium has given birth to two new things:

A magazine- POP, and a pro model for national scandal meister David Martelleur on Yama Skateboards .

Never slow to leech the extreme youth market, MTV2 fell off their pedestal when they saw Danny Way get gnarly.

So, everyone’s favourite madman is up for an award at the MTV2 All that Rocks! Ceremony for Sickest Sports Moment. Danny’s up against Moto-X rider Mike Metzger with his Ceasar’s Palace jump, and Shane Dorian’s surfing of the big Tahitian tubes.

To vote for Danny, click here: http://mtv2.mtv.com/mtv2/ontv/atr/#/mtv2/ontv/atr/category.jhtml?categoryId=sports

Things are all a bit up in the air at the moment concerning Lyon getting a second free skatepark. Despite being home to France’s strongest skate scene and several skateshops, and two of Europe’s most notable skate companies (Cliché and Antiz), the town just can’t seem to get it together for a new concrete park to be built on the Rhone river bankside smack bang in the middle of town (below the graffiti ledges/miniramp for those who know…).

Apparently Jeremie Daclin is in heavy talks with the local politicians, and sketchs of a plaza with lovely connecting bowls are floating around somewhere… Note to Jeremie and Lyon officials – Look at Stoke and Prissick!