A few months ago, I received some photos from Simone Mondino. The images were of a freeride contest held in Osilnica, Slovenia. Simone has a brilliant eye and the photo that you’re looking at is my favorite. There’s something truly magical about all that lush forestry in mountains. I quickly learned where Osilnica was located […]
VELOSOLUTIONS FACTORIES OF FLOW Back in July of this year, my son and I had the opportunity to ride the brand new Velosolutions track in Brooklyn, New York. The track is absolutely a blast to ride and we spent a few hours soaking in the great vibe. A quick pump around the track will leave […]
All bearing lubes do the same thing, right? Wrong. Ionic Flux Black Steel lubricant is different because it uses a combination of molecular chemistry and nanotechnology. You’ll get maximum friction reduction (as a result of polarized molecules), and you’ll also get a lube with a nano additive that provides a self-restoring effect by polishing away […]
Skaters Over 50: Back in late 2013 I found myself wondering how many other skaters were around my age and still skateboarding. I was a member of several online skate bulletin boards like Skull & Bones, Bulldog Skates and Silverfish Longboarding, and as much as I enjoyed them, I thought something was missing: a place […]
The small town of Ashland, Kentucky, along the banks of the Ohio River, was host to the 2015 World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding Sept. 18-20. More than 60 competitors came from all over the USA, Canada and as far away as Latvia for three days of racing and fun in the tri-state Appalachian region. The […]
So.. You Can Longboard Dance? 2018 Worldcup Longboard Freestyle and Dance (flatland disciplines) 6th edition APRIL 21st and 22nd 2018 Klokgebouw Eindhoven The Netherlands competitions. Entry is free for spectators. Bianca Kersten heads up Flow Provider and she is in charge of the event. We contacted her from her home in Spain. For those who […]
A few things you should know about Bud Stratford. He’s known to have gulped over 10 Cokes a day. He smokes clove cigarettes. And Bud loves skateboarding and has done so for over 30 years. He also is a prolific writer and influential thinker within skateboarding. He’s been part of CW for over a decade […]
I first learned about the Kona Skatepark in the pages of SkateBoarder magazine back in the spring of 1977. I was mesmerized by the flowing lines of red, white and blue. The snake run looked positively insane. It would take over 38 years for me to actually set foot in the place. Your first time […]
This was year number six for one of the most awesome skateboard events that exists today, the World Round-Up freestyle skateboard championship, which only gets better each year. Bringing over 60 of the world’s best freestyle skaters from 13 countries to one venue in Canada is an equation for success on its own. But when […]
Many consider injury to be an expected “cost of doing business” when it comes to skateboarding. However, it actually ranks behind basketball, bicycling, football, soccer, and baseball in annual visits to the ER, so you may want to steer loved ones towards board sports over courts and playing fields. Regardless, it does happen, and when […]
Here we are in the first week of 2018 and like most people, you’re ripe and ready to hit (and stick to) those new year resolutions. But also like many of us, those resolutions will be sidelined somewhere in February as life’s distractions get in the way. That happens because most pledges to be better […]
The roots of this magazine go all the way back to 1975. That’s the year I started skateboarding. I must thank Frank Nasworthy for having the creativity and mental fortitude to release Cadillac Wheels in 1973. His idea launched skateboarding’s second boom and sowed the seeds for the magazine you hold in your hands. Frank […]