On Saturday, September 10, 2011 “hundreds of longboarders” donned white dress shirts and ties and bombed through the streets of Toronto, Canada, as part of a “board meeting,” according to a story in the Toronto Star.
Pedestrians stopped to take pictures and several drivers honked in support of the event. . . A dozen police officers on bicycles followed the group to “keep the peace and make sure everyone’s safe,” said Staff Sgt. Andy Norrie, adding that skateboarding on roads is “technically illegal.” . . The organizers didn’t apply for a permit or give police any notice. “At this point, we’re not in a position to arrest hundreds of people,” Norrie said. . . Early estimates showed at least 300 skateboarders took part, he said, adding that more came later. Event organizers pegged attendance at 900.
Apparently, event founder Mike McGown and his crew skipped Go Skateboarding Day because it wasn’t Go Longboarding Day. Semantics ruin everything.
For those of you who didn’t watch a lick of the Caffeinated Corn Syrup Tour Salt Lake City here are the bullet points: Ryan Decenzo slayed the street course and Shaun White lost the vert contest. If you’d like a little more detail than that follow the jump for the results. [click to continue…]
Not only is the Tony Hawk Foundation continuing with its mission to help build permanent skateboard parks around the United States, now the organization is also providing helmets and skateboards to by used by kids visiting the skateboard parks.
The Donate A Skate helmet-and-board program distributes skateboards and helmets to youth in communities where the foundation has helped to open a skatepark. With the goal of encouraging young skaters to use the skateparks safely, and to reach those youth whose families could not otherwise afford the equipment, to-date the foundation has distributed over 400 helmets and 200 skateboards to youth at skateparks that received Tony Hawk Foundation grants.
If you would like to help Tony get helmets and skateboards on the kids who need them most, then please click here and make a donation to the tonyhawkfoundation.org. For more information, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
“Sessions is proud to keep Tim’s spirit alive through this skateboarding contest,” said Joel Gomez, CEO of Sessions, “and we are especially happy to have vitaminwater and etnies on board this year, as well as all of our sponsors. These events are always exciting! The invitation roster tells it all for the bowl event and the up & coming Am’s for the street event are incredible. ‘Never Forget’ Tim Brauch.”
This year’s pro and invite roster is stacked. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
Ever wanted to lock up your skateboard to a bike rack after a roll to the store? Yeah, we never have either. But that hasn’t stopped San Diego, California inventor Tom Piszkin from coming up with the “Valet My Stick” skateboard lock, according to a story on First Coast News.
“Theaters don’t want skateboards in, restaurants don’t want skateboards in, a classroom gets cluttered with skateboards, so there are lots of places where they are starting to be restricted,” he says. . . Piszkin came up with the ideal solution. . . It’s like a bicycle cable lock, but with a loop big enough to go around the skateboard truck, or axle.
To quote the skater interviewed, “I never really actually thought about a skateboard lock.” And neither has anyone else.
In the running for irresponsible mother of the year is an Australian woman who towed her 14-year-old son behind her car until he was going so fast that he slammed hard enough to end up in the hospital, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Police said the the car made a right turn onto The Woods Circuit and the teenager became unsteady and fell onto the road. . . He was taken to St George Hospital with bruising, lacerations and soft tissue damage.
Well, at least her son didn’t die and she learned a little lesson about skateboard towing.
It’s a set of shoe style we’ve never worn, but we know there are some people who’ll be after this limited edition Supra double pack featuring the Skytop II and the Society.
The uppers on both shoes are enveloped in varying shades of solemn, grey Nubuck, trimmed with black kidskin leather accents. Each style features a never-before-seen, single wrap, white honeycomb foxing, and a grey sole. Custom sock liners read, “Never Forget,” and each comes with an NYFD inspired hang tag. Only 413 pairs of each shoe were produced, and they are sequentially numbered on the interior of each shoe. Proceeds from the Commemorative Pack will be donated to charity.
The commemorative pack will be available at Suprafootwear.com and only nine shops worldwide. Follow the jump for more info. [click to continue…]
This collection includes a three-tee collaboration series with photographer Tobin Yelland, featuring three of the artist’s photos which seek to capture skateboarding lifestyle of the early ’90s.
We’re not exactly sure this LiquidRoam electric powered skateboard is exactly built for the current economic conditions, but if you have $2,875 dollars to spend on a skateboard, this may be the one to buy.
The RoamBoard Custom adds amazing color combinations that attract all the attention on the street! Bamboo deck construction provides additional carving feedback! Featuring a 36Volt, 10 Amp-hr Li Polymer battery pack, on board charger, 4 hour charge time, 450 watt DC motor, 3 l.e.d. fuel gauge on hand controller, charge cord included.
All that and a 15 MPH top speed and 12 mile range. You listening, Rob Dyrdek?
On Saturday, September 10, 2011 “hundreds of longboarders” donned white dress shirts and ties and bombed through the streets of Toronto, Canada, as part of a “board meeting,” according to a story in the Toronto Star.
