I first met Rob in the summer of ‘98, at the local skating rink in Corpus Christi, TX. “City Skates” was the place to be at the time. They had the traditional skating rink in the middle, and off to the side was a miniature skate park set-up. Ballpark nachos, sick grind rails, girls in booty shorts, ghetto rap music....
Last week a video hit the web showing a brand-new concept in frame mounting. This new system promises to simplify and speed-up the process of changing over your frames. We touched base with creator Lukas Sladek to find out more. Here’s what he told us… * * * * Hey Lukas, seems like the internet really likes the idea of....
Long drives. Bumpy roads. Sticky fingers. Dutch Masters. Cold beers. Old friends. New York. The second annual Slickest Blader Competition at Oil City Skate Park in Oceanside, Long Island went off without a hitch. Dax DaSkater (Facebook handle) organized the event to give skaters an opportunity to show their skills and make some cash before summer street season in NYC....
The Rounds is a space for ONE contributors to get together to discuss a specific topic, event or controversy related to the blade scene. Please feel free to add your voice to the conversation in the comments below. * * * * John Adams: We are three months into the polar vortex here in the US which means only the....
Rollerblading already had a Happy Black Jesus, that was Arlo Eisenberg. (By his own reckoning.) Rollerblading already had its street.....
Well, that went off better than we hoped. When the idea was hatched for our little April Fools’ Day post.....
See all those blades? That’s the Zumiez store front at 840 Broadway in Manhattan. And yes, that’s a HUF skateboard.....
Skiblades — know about ‘em? If you live in a place like the mid-west or a frosty, mountainous area then.....
It happens all around us in blading — people quit. Even just yesterday Billy O’Neill ended his pro blading career,.....
Coming through with loads of that Cali flavor while us east coast and mid-westerners are freezing our asses off, Ben Schwab and Victor Galicia show off their new Xsjado Avant 3 blades while shredding their palm tree-clad neighborhoods. Shot & chopped by Lonnie Gallegos/Francisco and crew. Tunes by Froth – “Lost my Mind.”
A couple of months ago I received a Facebook message from the Italian company Roll Line. They asked if I was interested in testing out some of their new powerblade products. Being open to trying some new things on the wheels, I happily agreed to give them a try. When the packaged showed up, I was overwhelmed — there was more product than I ever expected. Basically their entire powerblade line, and most importantly their flagship piece, the Cage chassis/frame.
Drew Bachrach’s short film Kook won the Audience Choice Award at the Zero Film Festival in Los Angeles. If you don’t know, Kook is a
“Brian Weis and Myself skating Modern and Landslide skate park over the course of a winter. 13/14. Filmed By Brian Weis, Don Bambrick and Ryan
“Buy the whole Valo V video with Vimeo OnDemand at vimeo.com/ondemand/13415 Re-edited by LBJ,Lil baby Jesus, aka Diçhfurd Ahlers, Also known as GL-Joe real name
Champion Baumstimler / Fifty-50 Ad / 1998 #tbt #bladehistory
IT’S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! The Kentucky Battle is celebrating 14 years of blading, contests and comrades, and they want your help. Acquire the hi-res
Hayden Ball and Chris Couture getting in their tricks at the Imperial Beach skatepark.
One line each from Chris Couture and Hayden Ball.
One month. One switch up. Only one place to post your edits… HERE.
Charles Dunkle / Stub Soul / Razors Ad / 2000
“CIRCOLO SUPPORTS TRI TRI – RUDOLF { Filmed by Ryan Benner, Aaron Pyle, Joel Campbell, Brian Fowler & Tri Tri – Rudolf }”
