Based in the Netherlands, Sickboards has just constructed a new shop, inspired by places they have visited. They hope it will inspire other shops, and of course their customers. As founder Martijn Schrama explains, “The name Sickboards is sometimes confusing to people. They think we are a board brand. We did actually start out like […]
THE SEVEN-YEAR PITCH KOZAKOV CHALLENGE LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION Just over 100 kilometers northeast of Prague, the “thousand-spired” capital of the Czech Republic, a 4- to 6-million-year-old volcano slumbers high above the pastoral Bohemian landscape. While not the grandest peak in the region, for speedboarders worldwide this place is as epic as they come. […]
Defining longboarding’s purpose isn’t easy. Some will say it’s a tool for fun, for thrills, for commuting. Or perhaps it’s a vehicle for pushing one’s boundaries and even finding one’s self atop the humble plank and four wheels. All are legitimate purposes, though, and their pursuit produces a common byproduct: exploration. Skating through countries and […]
These days, it’s easy to get worn down by the effects of our modern lifestyle: traffic jams, pollution, fast-food diets, social media overload, the reality of “reality TV.” It’s only natural, then, that we search for a means of escape. For some, it’s getting lost in the pages of a good book; for others it’s […]
While many of us attend skate events, not many people consider what it’s like to actually be responsible for organizing and running them. We wanted to take you inside the mind of an event producer and explore what it’s like to face the challenge of hosting several hundred skateboarders in all conditions on a mountainside […]
I step on the board and leave the town of Aomori, located in the northernmost region of Japan’s main island, Honshu. I’m eager to skate on deserted country roads that will lead me deep into the hilly heartland, famous for its dense forests and many rivers. This is Tohoku, a mostly rural part of an […]
LIVING AS A LEGEND: By Kurt Hurley The Bridge has been running for two years now in Concrete Wave. My intent all along has been to grace these pages with legendary skaters who changed the history of skateboarding forever. Biker Sherlock definitely fits that description. Biker’s story has been documented in this magazine before: owner […]
As many of you know, this past October was the Broadway Bomb in NYC. For those who don’t know, the Bomb is an 8.6-mile outlaw race that starts on 116th Street, cuts straight through the heart of the city and finishes by the Bull by Wall Street. It is dubbed the most dangerous skate race […]
It’s 6:30 a.m. and I am dreading the rather dull hour-long commute into Vancouver. To make things worse, it’s raining and still dark outside. Flipping through the stations on the radio, I hone in on an upbeat song – and since I’m familiar with it, I sing along: “She’s got a heart of gold, she’d […]
I’ve known Victor for a number of years, and trust me when I say that his skate stoke is infectious. “I was 7 years old when I borrowed this kid’s skateboard that lived in my neighborhood,”he says. “The next day I went and took apart my sister’s roller skates, grabbed a 2 x 4 and […]
Over the past several years, more women and girls have started longboarding, a trend that shows no sign of slowing down. There is no doubt the Longboard Girls Crew has been an inspiration to many around the world. But Isabelle can trace her skateboard journey back to 1980. “I started skateboarding with the guys on […]
Stephen Jepson first tried skateboarding at age 25, in the spring of 1965, on a trip from Iowa City to Sycamore, Illinois. “I had gone to visit my girlfriend’s parents,” he says, “and their son was on his board outside of their house. He let me try it, and before I had the chance to […]