by The Editors on September 6, 2013
Have you seen Union Binding Company’s Contact Pro lately? Apparently, Gigi Ruf logged 200 days of on-snow testing and motored through 20 different prototypes on the way to creating this beautiful binder.
Aside from a soft EVA cushion, the only binding-to-board contact here is a small ring around the disk. A smaller disk means a smaller binding footprint. A smaller footprint allows your board to flex and perform more naturally. . . Compatible with any traditional 4×4 mounting system, the 3 Hole, along with Burton snowboards featuring The Channel, you can mount Union Bindings on any board you choose.
Union loves this binding so much that they created a special section of their website just to tell you all about it. Can you believe a snowboard binding manufacturer would go to those lengths to communicate with consumers? At Union, they do it for you.
[Link: Union Binding Company]
by The Editors on September 6, 2013
Encinitas, California based style shop UNIV is presenting a show titled Voyages featuring artwork by Andy Warde and sculptures by Stefan Janoski on Friday, September 13, 2013.
Andy Warde’s paintings create a webbed and illusional story that cannot be fully grasped with one visual appraisal. Andy combines geometric shapes, buildings, people, animals and even plants as an interpretation of himself. For more information about Andy, please visit andywarde.com. . . Stefan Janoski is known for his skateboarding video parts, global presence and his popular Nike pro-model shoe. His surreal statues in bronze and ceramic are sculpted with incredible detail and will be on display the night of the show.
The opening party begins at 6 PM with a DJ set by Chris Cote and music by Yovee. UNIV Work Shop is located at 1053 S. Coast Highway 101, in Encinitas, California.
by The Editors on September 6, 2013
San Diego, California based skate eyewear company 9Five is celebrating their fifth anniversary and in the action eyewear business that’s pretty close to a lifetime. Not only that, but they continue on the up. Congrats to Mike Metcalf and the entire 9Five crew.
by The Editors on September 6, 2013
Billabong’s women’s snowboard team just put in a week of work at Whistler and it looks like Jamie Anderson, Helen Schettini, Rebecca Torr, Alex Duckworth, Taylor Godber, and Jenna Blasman had a pretty good time. Check it.
by The Editors on September 5, 2013
What, you thought we’d have something else to say about it? You thought wrongly.
[Link: Spitfire Wheels]
by The Editors on September 5, 2013
Leatherman, makers of the fine folding multi-tools favored by Hollywood grips and handymen alike, has apparently been working with Signal Snowboards, Girl Skateboards, and Korduroy.TV on a new selection of multi-tools designed specifically for snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing. The snowboarding tools are already out, but here’s a little sneak on the skate tools:
The Grind and Jam skate tools are designed specifically for assembling and maintaining a board—adjusting/setting trucks, tightening bolts, filing grip tape, etc.—and fall into the company’s PocketTool line. The Jam can be used in conjunction with the Leatherman Style® PS mini-multi-tool, by just snapping it into the frame of the Jam. These single-piece tools are lightweight, fit easily in a pocket, or clip onto a belt loop. Users can skate with the tools on, or clip them to a bag. In addition to the pocket tools, Leatherman will also be releasing a black pocket knife set, one with a blade only and the other with an integrated set of screwdrivers. Both knives have a storable carabiner to carry/open a bottle and a Blade Launcher™ system for quick-deploy.
For more details on the surf and snow tools, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 5, 2013
Supra is taking the boys down south as far as central America as part of their Tour Especial.
The ten-day tour, which begins Wednesday, September 11, and runs until September 21, will primarily take place in Mexico City and San Jose with signings and demos at different locations throughout each city. . . The Tour Especial 2013 will feature a roster consisting of Jim Greco, Lizard King, Neen Williams, Furby, Spencer Hamilton, Boo Johnson, Pat Rumney, and Nick Tucker.
If you love South of the North, then by all means follow the jump for a complete tour dates, times, and locations. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 4, 2013
Mike Kershnar makes art wherever he goes. For real. Here’s just a little taste from the Element presentation of Field Notes (not to be confused with Field Notes). The guy pulls things together and it looks good. Guess that’s what artists do.
by The Editors on September 4, 2013
Caroline Johnston, 44, fell to her death at New Zealand’s Whakapapa Resort on Saturday, August 31, 2013 after ducking past warning signs in pursuit of her lost snowboard, according to a story in the Otago Daily Online News.
Constable Conrad Smith of National Park police said the woman was walking back from the West Ridge chairlift towards the Waterfall T-bar in an area known as the Amphitheatre on Saturday when she lost grip of her board. . . It slipped down hill and she went after it. . . “She’s gone past warning signs and dangers signs to look for her board and she’s fallen off a cliff,” Mr Smith said. . . The woman, who had left her friends who she’d been skiing with earlier, fell 15m vertically before tumbling a further 100m-150m.
Johnston was a British-born TV director who had moved to New Zealand in 1999. Our thoughts are with Johnston’s family and friends.
[Link: Otago Daily Online News]
by The Editors on September 4, 2013
We’re always suckers for Devo and John Cardiel for that matter, so when we saw this three-way collab between Chrome Industries, Cardiel and Japan’s skate/fixie crew T19 on a Chrome ORP with a Devo soundtrack we couldn’t pass. Presenting the Cardiel Orp by T19.
The T19 ORP features T19’s signature blue and a custom T19 patch designed by pro skater & graffiti artist Hirotaka Sasao, a.k.a. “Chaka”. Originally developed in collaboration with John Cardiel, the Operation Readiness Pack (ORP) is lightweight and water-resistant. It can be used as a daypack or rolled up and stowed in another bag for travel ease. Features include 100% taped seams for increased water resistance, a roll top closure to accommodate a range of cargo sizes with side compression straps for improved packability, and an internal laptop pocket that fits up to 13″ laptop (Chrome Laptop Sleeve or Tactical Sleeve recommended).
We don’t even care how silly this video is. So there.
[Link: Chrome]
Have you seen Union Binding Company’s Contact Pro lately? Apparently, Gigi Ruf logged 200 days of on-snow testing and motored through 20 different prototypes on the way to creating this beautiful binder. 
