Articles Index
Wild Grinders Cartoon
Rob Dyrdek brings a cartoon comedy, set against the exciting backdrop of the sport of skateboarding, to Nicktoons with the new series, Wild Grinders. Inspired by Dyrdek's real-life experiences, each original half-hour episode follows the adventures of a group of friends... read more about Wild Grinders Cartoon!
PhatBlox Reduces Board Breakage for Heavy Skaters
PhatBlox is a system that strengthens skateboards and longboards. The PhatBlox system works with already existing boards, so you can still get the board you like. PhatBlox is a system that utilizes basic laws of physics to strengthen and stabilize a longboard skateboard. Since longboard manufactures have addressed the aspect of board flexibility in some limited manner, we suggest that PhatBlox simply enhances what already exists.
Opening Your Own Skateboard Shop
Opening Your Own Skateboard Shop Help and Advice - get some easy simple instructions and advice on how to open your own skateboard shop from three guys who have been in the business, and who know what to avoid and what to do! Starting and opening your own skateboarding shop is easy - read this article for some advice to follow when opening up your own store!
Windells Skateboarding Boarding School
Windells is located on Mount Hood in Oregon, close to Portland. Windells offers skate specific programs December through August, plus snowboarding and skiing camps throughout the year. They have holiday, winter, spring, and summer camps for all ages and abilities, including adult-only classes. The classes run about a week long each.
Top Pro Skaters of 2011
When it comes to ranking skateboarders, the process can be a little fuzzy. Well, more like a LOT fuzzy! How do you tell? They weigh each of their own sanctioned, pointed events the same, and then balance them all out. See the top 5 skaters for 2011 in each division!
Pro Skater Twitter Accounts
Following Pro Skater Twitter Tweets can be a lot of fun - you never know what they'll tweet! Maybe they'll mention where they're demoing, or just skating for fun. Maybe they'll tweet about their new projects or gear. Or the pro skaters will just tweet something funny! Check out this huge list of pro skater's twitter accounts, and follow some!
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Video Game Preview
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Video Game Preview - hear all about the new Tony Hawk game, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. Hear about gameplay, online play, what the game looks like, feels like, and if you should get Tony Hawk's Proving Ground for XBox 360 or Playstation 3!
How to Make a Skateboarder Costume
Make Your Own Skateboarding Costume for Halloween! Whether it's Halloween, you're going to a party, or you just want to look like someone the police would take an interest in, for anyone out there who wants to dress up like a skater, here're some ideas!
Sonic Generation of Skate Contest
Sonic Generations of Skate, a brand new contest, coming to the heart of the Venice Beach boardwalk! Sonic Generations of Skate is a completely unique team competition that pays homage to the three generations of vert skaters that have come through So Cal over the past few decades. Each team consists of one 40-something skater (first generation), one 30-something skater (second generation) and one teen/20-something skater (third generation) competing against other teams with the same mix.
The Tillman Fallen Skaters List
The Ian Tillman Foundation was founded in memory of a skater who died by falling off of his skateboard while not wearing a helmet. It sounds shocking that someone could actualy die from simply falling off a board, but it's true. The foundation works to raise helmet safety awareness and hosts skate contests.
Go Skateboarding Day
June 21st is Go Skateboarding Day. Began in 2004 by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC), Go Skateboarding Day is a day for anyone and everyone to take a break from everything, get together with family and friends and go skateboarding. Go Skateboarding Day is June 21st which happens to be the first day of summer in North America. Read this article to find out more about Go Skateboarding Day.
9th International Go Skateboarding Day, 2011
9th International Go Skateboarding Day, 2011 - Get ready because there are eight days and counting until skateboarders from around the world hop on board for the 9th Annual International Go Skateboarding Day (GSD) on June 21st, 2011. Since this year's GSD is on a Tuesday, events are starting... read more about 9th International Go Skateboarding Day, 2011
WWE and Skateboarding United Through Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory
WWE and Skateboarding United Through Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory - When I heard a few weeks ago that WWE hall of famer Rowdy Roddy Piper was going to be making a special guest appearance on Fantasy Factory, I couldn’t have been more ecstatic. Both the WWE (and other wrestling affiliates) and Skateboarding can tend to be some of the more overlooked sports, especially when competing with the big four...
Setting Goals for Skateboarding
Setting Skateboarding Goals - Goals are important. They help you achieve great things and can be very helpful in the motivation side of things. So why wouldn't you use them for skateboarding? I mean a lot of people ramble on about skateboarding saying it should be however you want it to be and you shouldn't skateboard to 'get good' but I disagree, if you're a competitive person you'll want to get better, it's in your nature right? There's nothing wrong with 'practicing' skateboarding!
Gatorade Free Flow Tour - Amateur Skateboarding Competitions
Gatorade Free Flow tour is an amateur skateboarding and BMX competition that tours around the United States, with stops all over the country. The competitions are open to any amateur skater or rider aged 18 or under. Win a spot at the Free Flow Tour finals, and then win a Wild Card spot in the finals of the Dew Action Sports Tour, skateboarding or riding against the pros!! The Free Flow Tour is hanging out over $7000 in cash prizes, along with tons of free skateboarding gear and other stuff.
Street League 2011
Street League 2011 - Street League Skateboarding, the premier professional street skateboarding series worldwide, has announced the 2011 League schedule with live programming on ESPN, ESPN2, and an international webcast of each stop of the tour. The nationwide tour will kick off its second season in Seattle, WA this May and end with the Championship event in Newark, NJ.
What Skateboarding Is All About
What Skateboarding is All About - Skateboarding means something different to just about everybody. Think about it - you could mean riding a vert ramp, technical tricks in the driveway, riding a longboard across campus, bombing a hill with deep curves, slalom, skate park or anything else you like doing with a board with wheels nailed to the bottom. Read what skateboarding is all about.
Keeping a Promise to Skate, No Matter The Age!
A reader named Jose wanted to share his story of coming back to skateboarding after several decades of living. His life hasn't been easy, but I hope his attitude and encouragement can help people see that anything is possible!
X Games 16 Schedule
X Games 16 takes place July 29 - Aug. 1, 2010, exclusively within downtown Los Angeles between four world-class venues - STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre, L.A. LIVE and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Tickets are available now. X Games tickets range in price starting at $9 based on location and venue. The public will be given the option of purchasing various X Games 16 tickets as detailed below (all times Pacific).
Advanced Longboarding - Longboard Dancing Trick Tips
Longboard Dancing is the term made up by Adam Colton and Adam Stokowski, two avid longboarders who combined elements of freestyle skateboarding, surfing, dance and whatever else they found lying around into a new creative form of riding a longboard. These aren't tricks like in regular skateboarding, where the skater does a quick technical flip of the skateboard - rather, these are all about show, style, and incorporating all this into riding longboards.
Skate 3 Cheats, Codes and Achievements
Skate 3, by EA, has some great cheat codes that you can use to make the game even more interesting, and a lot more crazy. Find Skate 3 cheat codes, xbox achievements and points, unlockable characters and more.
Pro Skateboarder Twitter Pages List
Pro Skater Twitter Tweets and skateboarding company twitter pages are are a popular way to follow pro skaters and to keep an eye on what's going on in skateboarding. This huge list of pro skateboarder twitter pages should help get you on your way!
Skateboard Slang
Skateboard Slang - How to Use Skateboarder Slang. Whether you are a new skater or just trying to understand what your skater kid is talking about, understanding skateboard slang is important! Skateboard slang might be hard to grasp at first, but it's not that tough to understand once you understand skateboarding culture a little better. I'm going to walk you through some basic skateboard slang, and help you understand what the words mean.
James Gorecki: Professional Skateboarding Consultant
James Gorecki Interview: Professional Skateboarding Consultant - James "Jimmy" Gorecki is the Skateboarding Consultant for the popular Disney XD show, "Zeke and Luther". The show focuses on the lives of two teenage boys who dream of becoming pro skaters. Throughout the show there's a lot of skateboarding, and Gorecki's job is to make the skateboarding is as legitimate as possible. I had the opportunity to talk to James about his job, how he got it, and what he thinks about skateboarding media.
Buying the Right Skateboard for You
Buying the right skateboard for you can be a tough choice. While buying the right skateboard is not the hardest decision you'll ever have to make, it can sure feel like it to a new skateboarder! With how much skateboards can cost, plus with the huge amount of selection, finding the right skateboard for you is tough. Should I buy a complete skateboard, or build my own skateboard? Read this guide to buying the right skateboard for me for some help!