Archive for January, 2008

Nasty New Zealand Longboard Skateboard Market

Joe Lindsay a local longboarder and previous skurfboards contest winner wrote a great article in 2006 about the New Zealand skateboard market . The worst thing is that this article is still totally relevant today in 2008. A topic that is on the minds of most kiwi longboarders.
Just to give non - New Zealanders a […]

Venturi Black Feather Longboard Review

Today I received a little parcel from the Venturi guys in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The parcel contained a note and a nicely packaged mini DVD introducing all Venturi products but more importantly their freakishly high tech and sleek Black Feather Longboard. Wow have they got some presentation talent over there. Venturi are known to […]

Skurfboards Exclusive - Truth About The Dogtown Skateboard Story

This article has never been published before. It was written by a good friend of mine who was heavily involved in the 1970’s skateboarding scene. It will leave you with a different idea about the whole skateboard revolution, and the skaters involved. It’s long but well worth the read.
ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA UBER BOYZ
“Dogtown Wasn’t The […]

Flight of the Longboards - Skate New Zealand Update

flight of the longboardsAdam Colton and friends are on the plane now destined for narly New Zealand. There seemed to have been a few hiccups along the way with the background organization and stubborn authorities. Not to fear the 2400 km (1500 miles) Skate New Zealand challenge is all go.
The first three destinations for […]

Happy New Year!

Loaded_dervish_longboardOne of my “mini”new years resolutions is to increase the amount of articles on skurfboards. Also a few of us have been conjuring up a “master plan” to create a longboard tool that will help out help the longboarding community in a great way, hopefully you all will get to see it in progress mid […]