Kendama, a traditional Japanese skill toy, is a fascinating blend of simplicity and precision. It consists of a handle known as the ken, a pair of cups called sarado, and a ball or tama, all connected by a string. At one end of the ken is a narrow spike, or kensaki, designed to fit snugly […]
SMACK DOWN FB Jam: Bringing Vancouver’s Fingerboard Community Together On the evening of October 20th, 2024, the SMACK DOWN FB Jam took over Front Supply at 1641 Venables in Vancouver, drawing over 50 fingerboarders for an unforgettable event. Hosted in collaboration with key sponsors like Blade Fingerboard Park, Rage Quit Clothing, Oscuro, StormryderFB, and 24hr […]
Tech Decks, those diminutive yet dynamic finger skateboards, have etched themselves into the annals of popular culture since their inception. Emerging onto the scene in the late 1990s, these miniature marvels swiftly captured the hearts and imaginations of individuals spanning generations, becoming emblematic of a burgeoning fascination with scaled-down skateboarding. What distinguishes Tech Deck from […]
The Ave Green Bench boasts a rich skateboarding history, from featuring in your favorite videos to sparking an east coast rivalry. This bench has a story that’s as legendary as it gets. Originally installed as a pair at an office building in Santa Ana, California, the green curved bench swiftly found its way to a […]
Fingerjam III – You shoulda been there! JJ – A brand new young competitor took the contest by storm, claiming first place in 3 out of 4 events. He started the day by destroying everyone in the bowl contest with insane flip trick variety as well as using the entire bowl to his advantage. Needless […]
BRR TRUCKS – WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PRO FINGERBOARD GEAR. We brought in the latest pro gear from Blackriver Germany. The new trucks are amazing and the response has been overwhelming. However we were surprised how many fingerboarders were over challenged by the trucks technical structure and new features. Most fingerboarders never had a […]
BLADE PRO SHOP FINGERBOARD PARK @ CALSTREETS. Fingerjam is a Fingerboard Contest event born out of necessity. Fingerjam needed to happen. But unlike other events / contests, this one was going to be for all the locals who have only ever had the chance to view them from behind a computer. Fingerjam is an event […]
WELCOME TO THE CULT OF THE FINGERBOARD Many people got their first exposure to fingerboarding in the Powell-Peralta video Future Primitive from 1985. Lance Mountain gleefully “rode” his homemade deck around a kitchen sink as Tony Hawk and Mike McGill looked on. Of course, well before then, people made their own fingerboards, but that sequence […]
Since 2009, Blackriver Trucks have been the top quality fingerboard trucks that are appreciated everywhere. They look like an expensive piece of jewelry, they turn as delightful as it possibly gets, and they are meant to last. I’ve been using high end FB equipment since 2011 and when it comes to trucks, BRT is always […]
From before BLADE PARK was even finalized Friday night till the moment doors closed the next day the shredding course had fingerboarders anxiously squeezing in as many tricks as they possibly could. The highly addictive set up was carefully designed by Justin Litchfield and Adam Longair. It featured an array of Blackriver-Ramps provided by Rick […]
Many people got their first exposure to fingerboarding in the Powell-Peralta video Future Primitive from 1985. Lance Mountain gleefully “rode” his homemade deck around a kitchen sink as Tony Hawk and Mike McGill looked on. Of course, well before then, people made their own fingerboards, but that sequence with Lance put fingerboarding on the map. […]
The second world cup is over and this year it really deserved the predicate “transnational competition”! Fingerboarding is international. Period! This is nothing to be discussed any longer. there is no need to name all the single home countries of the riders. Instead we would like to expand the list of people participating to also […]