by The Editors on June 3, 2009
The body of a 34-year-old snowboarder from Bern, Switerland who disappeared at the beginning of the 2008-2009 season while riding near the Swiss resort area of Les Diablerets, was found this week by a hiker, according to Planetski.eu.
His body was found by a hiker in the canton of Vaud. A His body was found by a hiker in the canton of Vaud. It’s believed the man was walking with his snowboard when he triggered the avalanche. His body was found at the bottom of the Dar waterfall.
[Link: Planetski.eu]
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
Tailtap.com’s Buddy Carr has collaborated with New York based graphic designer Antonio Carusone on the Hello Skateboard according to a post on CLDFX.com.
“Built around the simple idea that form follows function, Hello is not just another skateboard wrapped in a pretty package. Hello has been well thought out and designed for getting everyday skaters around the local campus, onto the board walk for surf checks and for casual rides at the local skate park. Hello’s smaller deck size allows it to store easily in lockers, under desk’s or small spaces. It’s softer wheels provide good grip, while also absorbing the bumps along the road. The trucks, with their ultra turning geometry and high rebound urethane bushings, allow for quicker turns, all of which add up to a fun and highly enjoyable ride.
Looks like something Kanye West could roll with. . .
[Link: CLDFX.com]
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
Rob Vassallo, the owner of Australia’s Jett Performance Products, says his designs for a battery powered heated vest that he showed to Rip Curl in 2005 are now being used by the company in their H-Bomb wetsuit and he is not getting paid, according to a story on News.com.au.
“They loved the technology and, after I provided mock-up samples, they sent prototypes to the US for feedback and finally, in 2006, they ordered 500 units,” he said. . . . Rip Curl unveiled the wetsuit last year as the H-bomb using a surfing video shot in Iceland. . . Mr Vassallo said that a week later Rip Curl told him it had lost faith in Jett’s ability to make the wetsuit.
Rip Curl says they have only sold 200 of the suits and that they “absolutely refute the idea that we have stolen anything from Rob Vassallo or Jett,” according to spokesman Gary Dunne. Vassallo, of course doesn’t not agree.
[Link: News.com.au]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
It’s not SuperCross, but still another win for Shaun Palmer at the 9th Annual Monster Energy MX Crossover at Sacramento, California’s world famous Hangtown track.
Palmer, who’s backed by Monster Energy for his snowboard racing, was dominant in both motos at the pro MX track just outside Sacramento, pulling the holeshot and winning the opening moto, then tracking down BMXer Aaron Cooke (who holeshot the second moto) early and cruising to a seemingly effortless 1-1 finish against a field . . . which included Chris Roach, Matt Goodwill and Jim Moran . . . down to literally beginner MX racers like Monster Energy’s own Nate Holland (four-time Winter X Boardercross gold medalist) and U.S. Open snowboard great Tyler Emond.
No surprise. We’re just glad to see him sticking in with his winning ways.
[Link: Dirt Rider]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
Stardoll (Fame, Fashion and Friends) is another one of those sites that we don’t understand at all. But apparently the little girls understand. Stardoll is the “largest online community for girls who love fashion, shopping, decorating, creativity, and making new friends from around the world” and Ryan Sheckler is there and ready to dress up.
Apparently, Stardoll has more than 20 33 million users and Ryan is more popular than Beckham. Wonder if there is a “buy it now” button anywhere on the site?
[Link: Stardolls via @Valerotti]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
Sony has recently added 16 content providers to the Playstation Network allowing Playstation 3 owners to download video content including Video Action Sports, according to a story on Multichannel News.
With the additional content, the PlayStation Network video-delivery service will have nearly 1,900 movies and 9,400 TV episodes, covering reality, mixed martial arts, sports, anime, manga and animation genres. . . Sports content will include bouts from HDNet Fight’s “Inside MMA,” wrestling from TNA’s “iMPACT!,” UFC PPV events and Video Action Sports’ “That’s It, That’s All.”
Wrestling, MMA, and Travis Rice. Almost makes us want to run out and an grab a Playstation 3.
[Link: Multichannel.com]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
Portland, Oregon’s action agency Nemo Design was just named number 78 on Oregon Business magazine’s The 100 Best Green Companies list in Oregon. With walls that this, who can blame them.
The 100 Best Green Companies were selected based on sustainable practices sections from the 100 Best survey process, completed by 372 employers last fall. Participation in the 100 Best survey is voluntary and free of charge. Companies had to employ at least 15 Oregon workers at the time of taking the survey.
Who was number 1 on the list? A developer. Hmmm. . .
[Link: Oregon Business]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
Brazilian big wave charger Maya Gabeira is featured in an extensive profile (and video interview) in The Independent.
Underneath the veneer is a young woman driven to pursue a rush that few of us will ever know, punishing her body and testing her resolve as she breaks into a macho and fiercely-territorial boy’s club – all for a few big waves. . . “I thought it would be so cool to have a girl who could do it, just like the boys,” she says. “I thought it was an impressive sport, and so radical and intense, and it took so much dedication. And I thought if I ever saw a girl doing it, I’d be impressed? Right now, I can’t even visualise that that girl is me.”
Not that we’re arriving late to the Maya party, but this girl is rad.
[Link: The Independent]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
Now, from our rarely updated “Smart Things Policemen Do” file comes news that the Police Department in Taft, California has decided that rather than hang out at the skateboard park writing tickets for kids skating without helmets they’re going to hang out at the park and give helmets away to kids for free. Genius. . .
Taft Police, with help from the Taft Rotary Club, are going to make sure that local skateboarders have helmets on when they go boarding. . . Police will be at the Taft Skate Park on Saturday to hand out 140 Mongoose skateboard helmets. . . The helmet giveaway will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.
But they’re not all rocket scientists in Taft. No, only kids who are at the park with their parents will get a free helmet. Which kind of defeats the purpose, in our opinion? Kids with parents who care enough to visit the skatepark with them probably already have helmets. But it still is a nice thought.
[Link: The Midway Driller]
