Tag Archives: skateboarding
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121C Arc Aileron: “World’s First Lightweight, Pure Carbon, High Performance Electric Skateboard”
Sometimes it takes two brands combining forces to produce true innovation, and that has lately been proven with the collaboration of carbon fiber skate deck specialists 121C and electric skateboard brand Arc Boards. Together they have come up with the 121C Arc Aileron, billed as the “world’s first lightweight, pure carbon, high performance electric skateboard.” […]
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‘Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story’ (Trailer)
Video game franchises more iconic than Tony Hawk Pro Skater probably exist, but it’s a short list. So it’s fitting that the game that ultimately became just as famous as the man would now be getting a documentary about its history: Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story. Pretending I’m a Superman […]
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Iris Skateboards Turns Old Decks Into New Stuff (Video)
Skateboards have to be sturdy and durable in order to serve their intended purpose, but those qualities can also hold some potential once its lifespan as a skateboard is finished. It took George Rocha of Iris Skateboards to realize that potential in full, however, and the company’s process in turning old skateboards into new stuff is […]
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BoardUp: “The World’s First Self-Folding Longboard”
The first self-folding longboard in the world is now in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Not to be confused with “Bird Up,” the worst show on television, it’s BoardUp, a longboard that circumvents many of the issues associated with lugging such boards around by way of an ingenious self-folding hinge in the middle. […]
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Bulletproof Glass Skateboard Tested on ‘You Make It We Skate It’ (Video)
I think we all remember where we were when that glass skateboard was killed in the line of duty during an episode of You Make It We Skate It from the guys at Braille Skateboarding. But now, the departed Mr. Glass has been avenged by a new bulletproof glass skateboard, and surprise surprise, bulletproof glass […]
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Rollholz: Handcrafted Retro-Styled Skateboards
Hey, here are some questions: When did skateboarding become more about technology than skating? Who decided that skateboards needed to have touchscreens and wireless Bluetooth connectivity to be considered “cool?” Why do skateboards have to have Netflix now? The answers are, “I dunno,” “no one,” and “they don’t,” but that’s no reason not to appreciate […]
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SecondShot Damascus Chopping Knife Has Handle Made From Recycled Skateboards
Skateboarding in the kitchen is not usually a very good idea, but the people at SecondShot have a new product that will let you celebrate your inner shredder while you’re choppin’ broccoli. It’s the SecondShot Damascus Chopping Knife, a Damascus steel knife with a handle made from recycled skateboards. That handcrafted handle is five inches […]
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eon Turns Any Skateboard Electric
About eight months ago we told you about the Mellow Skateboard Drive, which can be attached to any standard deck to turn it into an electric one. Now there’s another similar product on the market. It’s eon, which is billed by its makers at UNLIMITED as “the first modular electric powertrain for light vehicles” thanks to […]
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Glass Skateboard Tested by Braille Skateboarding for ‘You Make It We Skate It’ (Video)
Hillary Clinton may be on her way to smashing the final glass ceiling in politics, but the guys at Braille Skateboarding are breaking glass of their own for the thirteenth episode of their web series You Make It We Skate It. I guess that counts as a spoiler, but you really should have known what […]
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Andy Warhol Skate Decks From The Skateroom and the Beyeler Foundation for Art Basel
I don’t know if Andy Warhol had a public opinion on skateboarding, and he died before it became the phenomenon that it remains today, but I do know that the artist’s famous pop-art aesthetic fits perfectly with skate culture. And I’m evidently not alone, since two pieces from a new line of Andy Warhol skate […]
