Brands of Skateboard Gear
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Pads - Crash Pads Upper Body
The Crash Pads Upper Body is like long sleeve shirt with high-density 1/2 inch shock absorbent foam pads sewn into strategic places. The upper body pad can be worn by itself, or under other clothing - either way, it will protect your arms and body from crashes and whipeouts in any active, aggressive or extreme sport. The Crash Pads Upper Body is designed to be combined with any of the Crash Pads shorts, or it can be worn alone. It's high tech, and very comfortable.
Pads - Crash Pads Pro Pant
The Crash Pads Pro Pant are high quality padded shorts, for protection from wrecks and wipe outs. Crash Pads are comfortable, flexible, and strong padding systems for any action sport - they feature from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches of high-density abrasion resistant padding without restricting movement. Excellent for skateboarding, ice hockey, snowboarding, BMX, motocross, mountain boarding, aggressive inline skating, skiing, hockey and skating
Crash Pads Underwear
Crash Pads Underwear (style 2000) are pads you wear under your clothing, for protection from wrecks and whipe outs. Crash Pads are comfortable, flexible, and strong padding systems for any action sport - they feature from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches of high-density padding without restricting movement. Excellent for skateboarding, hockey, snowboarding, BMX, motocross, mountian boarding, agressive inline skating, skiing, ice hockey and skating
Spasmo Shirts
Spasmo T-Shirts designs and makes original shirts, printed in limited editions. Ever tried finding a trully original shirt? It can be tough, but with Spasmo's online collection you're sure to find a slick looking T-shirt that fits your style. Not to mention, they're always looking for more artists, and the Spasmo site gives away free shirts every month!
Accessories - Snow Pack & Sports Cover
Snow Pack is a revolutionary new approach for icing painful joints. The pack is filled with small "mini-gels" that, when frozen, break apart into a snow-like substance that's flexible, lasts longer than 2 hours, maintains an even temperature, and is completely reusable.
CD - Steve Caballero Bandology Vol.1
This CD is a collection of music from four bands that Steve Caballero was involved in - The Faction, Odd Man Out, Shovelhead and Soda. (bands spanning from 1982 to 1996), plus two bonus songs. The CD has a huge variety from punk to rock, and since Steve plays guitars and bass, there's even variety in the vocals on the CD.
CD - Bones Brigade Video Tunes
Back in the 80s, a series of skateboard videos hit the scene - Bones Brigade Video Show, Future Primitive and Animal Chin. If you remember these videos, you'll love this CD - 25 songs from these early skate videos, all original and made for the movies. A great old school compilation for any old school skater, or for newer skaters who want to own a piece of history. This was the start of it all.
Deck - Powell Pro Graphic Series (dragon heads)
Powell's Pro Graphic series features Tough-Ply boards with K-i11 concave, each with a Powell pro rider's name along with a sweet dragon head graphic. These boards are tough and thick, and the graphics are some of the best. Powell makes thier own decks, and they know what they're doing.
Deck - Angelboy Series
Angelboy skate decks are high quality decks, made to skate on. The boards have an extreme amount of concave - an increasingly popular shape to buy. The graphics are a good blend of tough and toon, making them popular across a wide range of skaters. Angelboy also comes in a large variety of shapes and sizes, making their decks attractive to both young skaters, and more advanced riders.
Osiris Ali pro model skate shoes (Ali Boulala pro model)
The Osiris Ali is a very unique, quality skate shoe. Designed by pro skater Ali Boulala, The Ali is made of sturdy action leather, double stitched, with a super thick looking rubber sole. The unique part of the shoe comes with it's style - with accent leather strips woven into the toes and the sides along with bright stitched accents give the shoes something of a punk or 80's look. It works well. Take a look at the review for more.
Deck - Girl 10 year OG re-issue series
Girl skateboards has a special deck series this year, thier "10 year og re-issue series", with each rider taking thier own color scheme on the old graphic. The image is a stark and bold, with a 10 year re-issue logo slapped on the nose.
Wheels - Bones One Hundreds
Bones 100s are the "price point" wheels by bones, meaning that you get the most for your money. They're better than blank wheels, both in how well they are made and how well they ride. But, is the little bit more you spend worth it? Bones says yes.
Video - "The DC Video" by DC
Review of The DC Video from DC Shoes. Features the talents of Pro Skaters Danny Way, Colin McKay, Rob Dyrdek, Josh Kalis, Stevie Williams, Anthony Van Engelen and Brian Wenning, along with Ams Robbie McKinley, Ryan Smith, Greg Myers, Lindsey Robertson and Ryan Gallant.
Shoes - Etnies Lo-Cut 3
Etnies Lo-Cut 3s are skate shoes with style and a low profile. Simple design without a lot of hype or whistles, Etnies new Lo Cut 3s offer awesome bright and bold colors and designs with a flat thinner sole for a more intuitive interaction with your board.
Shoes - DC Decade, Danny Way's signature model
The Decade is Danny Way's tenth signature shoe, and DC Shoe Co's pride and joy. This is a remarkable shoe - it's packed, seriously packed, full of features, and yet the shoe looks clean and simple. It's pure quality, quality you feel instead of see. These shoes are the best.
Backpack - DC Cargo
DC Makes an awesome skate pack, solid and sturdy, with tons of pockets, and a secure place to put your board. This backpack is great for school, travel - anything that you want. Comfortable, durable and stylish, the DC Cargo is a great choice for a skateboard backpack.
Osiris PLG skate shoes review (Pierre Luc Gagnon pro model)
Osiris PLG skate shoes are the Pierre Luc Gagnon pro model, designed by him. These shoes are light weight, with a thick, solid sole. The upper is all double stitched action leather, with breathable mesh side panels. The shoes are durable and good for skating, but they take some time to break in, and the laces will get shredded after not too many tricks. Read the review for more info.
Osiris Hsu II skate shoes review (Jerry Hsu pro model)
Part of the Osiris pro skate shoe line up, Osiris HSU IIs are solid skate shoes designed by pro skater Jerry Hsu. The shoe's design is fairly simple and straight forward. Double stitched leather upper, with a solid rubber sole made with two types of rubber for better grip, the Osris Hsu 2 are good skate shoes.
Shoes - DC H2Zero Alias
The Alias is the second addition to the H2Zero series - shoes treated to be water / snow resistant and survive the elements. The Alias is a low cut running / skate shoe that's cool enough on it's own, but add in the H2Zero treatment and this is a shoe to own.
Shoes - DC Avenue, Anthony Van Engelen's signature model
DC Shoe Co's spring 2004 Anthony Van Engelen's signature model is called the Avenue. One of DC's hottest shoes, it mixes skate shoe technologies with street shoe style.
Shoes - DC Avatar
DC Shoe Co USAs Avatar skateboarding shoe is a good basic skate shoe, evenly balancing strength, comfort and performance. The DC Avatar is not an overly complicated shoe - it's a good choice for someone who wants a skate shoe that's basic but versatile.
Shoes - DC Virtua
DC Shoe Co's spring 2004 Virtua model skateboarding shoe offers a wide range of features along with slick stark style. Packed with extra features, these shoes are a good buy - as long as you've got the right feet.
Lozin Copers
Copers are skateboard truck covers that allow skaters to slide further, more smoothly, and with less damage to curbs and the environment. Copers also protect the trucks, and add life to old worn down skate trucks. Lozin makes a whole line of copers, in different colors and for different trucks - and they're even working on making copers that spark when you grind on 'em!
Vans Estilo skate shoes - John Cardiel signature model
The Van's Estilo is John Cardiel's pro signature shoe. The word "estilo" means "style", which these shoes have in a strong, subtle, skatable form. Cardiel wanted a shoe that could withstand all around action skating, and put a lot of work into making this skateboarding shoe come off with a simple style, and yet be packed to withstand the rigors of hitting the pavement, ramps, or anything else. Check out the review for more details.
Vans T-Shirts review (fall 2004)
Vans has been with skateboarding since the beginning, and has always had it's fingers on the pulse of the sport. When it comes to T-Shirts, the only thing to write about is their style - and Vans fall series of shirts have plenty of style and uniqueness. Read the review to see if Van's 2004 fall skateboarding T-shirts are the style you're looking for.
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