When you’re stepping into the longboarding world, one of the first choices you’ll face is whether to ride a drop-through or a top mount. This decision isn’t just cosmetic—it directly affects how your board performs, feels underfoot, and responds to different types of terrain. Understanding the distinction between these two mounting styles is key to […]
The Art of Long Distance Push (LDP) Skateboarding Long Distance Push skateboarding, or LDP, is about covering serious ground with style and efficiency. It’s the longboarder’s answer to endurance running: pushing for miles, pumping through flats, and staying in rhythm with the road. Pushing is the classic method—one foot pushing off while the other balances—but […]
Step into the time machine and dial back to September 16, 2011—a time when longboarding in Vancouver was still carving its own path, ready to emerge into the gnarly beast we know today. Before dedicated longboard shops popped up around every corner, Rick Tetz of CalStreets, Michael Brooke of Concrete Wave, and Graham X Peat […]
Celebrating the Legacy of Concrete Wave Magazine & CalStreets: A Tribute to Michael Brooke and Rick Tetz Concrete Wave Magazine, a beloved Canadian skateboarding publication, was founded in 2002 by Michael Brooke. Building upon Michael’s rich history in skateboard publishing, the magazine quickly became a cornerstone of the skateboarding community, offering a fresh perspective and […]
A few years ago I developed a therapeutic intervention called Longboard Therapy. Since first coming up with the approach, I’ve had the privilege of meeting and speaking with many amazing, dynamic individuals in the longboarding world. Their passion for the sport is real, genuine, welcoming and full of stoke! But it isn’t just the physical […]
While most of the longboarding nation was buried in snow and ice, only dreaming of the spring when they could get their longboards out, Houston was balmy and the race scene was as hot as usual. The NoBull Longboarding Team hosted its first “Battle For Peace” race. The race format was typical full contact Texas […]
Amanda is a good friend of mine, as well as my teammate. Amanda is always a happy and positive person to be around. She’s a beautiful girl, but knows how to kick it with the guys! She is truly multi-talented, whether it’s skateboarding, surfing, or snowboarding; Amanda is passionate about what she does and an […]
This past February, I was sent to California to photograph the first RDVX film tour. I was super excited about this assignment as it would be the first time I was going to Cali to shoot, even though I knew most of the spots we would be visiting had been photographed many times. Before leaving […]
Bustin Boards is a grassroots company that is entirely run by skaters. These guys know what is demanded of their boards and thrash them like none other. Bustin truly has a diverse quiver of boards, so anyone who walks in will find something for them. Whether you want to bomb the biggest, fastest hills, with […]
“I rode my wheels in the rain and now they are ruined and won’t slide!” How many times must we hear this complaint? How many more times must we educate and explain that this is just part of how wheels wear? If you aren’t quite sure what we are talking about, let’s spell it out. […]
The Guajataca Downhill in Puerto Rico has a rich history and is about to hit its 10th anniversary this January. Concrete Wave is proud to be a media sponsor of this event and encourage you head out to the sun of PR. We will be featuring a story about the event in our November issue, […]
There are some differences between Aera and Arsenal trucks, especially for downhill and free riding. When it all boils down, they are both amazing trucks. It just depends on what you want to use them for. To dig deeper into this topic we decided to do a some research. The best explanation was found in […]
