Archive for January, 2007

British Longboard Team Prepare for the Challenge of a Life Time!

In July 2007, Longboard Skateboarders Sam Benson and Jay Duggan will set off on a 3000km Skateboarding Journey, following in the footsteps of BoardFree’s Dave Cornthwaite.
Sam and jay have been skateboarding for 3 years, and only saw it as a hobby until they heard about Dave Cornthwaite’s Marathon journeys for charity. Jay came up with […]

Flexboards

Flexboardz is an innovative design of "board on wheels". Radically different from the skateboard and it’s anachronic trucks, it is a "flexible structure" which deformation under your feet controls the ride like on a snowboard or a surfboard !! It’s independant tiltable wheels architecture provides a much better grip/carve together with an incredible stability (no […]

Foam Core Longboard

They did it! The ptits guy from POLITIClongboardACTIVIST did it! They carried out their first board in foamcore. I’ve never ridden a board as sleek as this, so I’m not sure how it handles. But it is certainly on smooth design! I looked for further info on these guys, but can’t find anything. They certainly […]

Fingerskate Pro!

I came across this intense video just now. Some guy at an office with to much time on his hand has put up this fingerskating video! Its awesome! The things you can do with your fingers and a little piece of plastic!

How to Buy a Longboard Skateboard

For years, the media has been saturated with events like the X-Games, and movies like Jackass and Lords of Dogtown. Skateboarders have been portrayed largely as hooligans and street punks who have nothing better to do then ride their skateboards. Honestly, looking at the professional skateboarding scene, this is generally true. There’s nothing […]