Skateboarding is not a sport. According to some of the biggest names in skateboarding, like Mark Appleyard and Frank Gerwer, skateboarding is not even an “extreme sport.” Skateboarding is an art, a subculture and a world of its own. It possesses many of the same traits as any sport or pastime but the tie that [...]

If your coffee doesn’t wake you up, maybe this Hall of Meat from Jake Carmichael will. Looks like he has just about perfected the art of the scorpion.

Skate decks eventually see its life shortened by snapping, cracking and/or wearing out. Purchasing new decks is a never ending cycle and this was evident by the tower of old decks that were reaching to the ceiling of my room.
We can’t throw away these decks because they hold sentimental meanings to us. I looked at [...]

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, skateboarding was almost dead. At this time, the title ‘professional skateboarder’ was little more than a formality, and not very many pro’s could make a living through the sport alone. Not surprisingly, all contests, demonstrations, videos, and companies were underground, and far from mainstream. Magazines throughout the 1970s [...]

In the 1920’s they made these three wheeled stamped metal devices with pedal car like wheels. Usually sold in pairs with a pair of poles to mimic cross country skiing. They feature a heel cup and some kind of adjustable metal toe clip deal. This thing had no way of steering so it looked like [...]

Aaron “Jaws” Homoki – Birdhouse Skateboards

Tillman the snowboarding dog will show off his downhill dexterity on a snowboard during the 121st Rose Parade. The 4-year-old bulldog has gained quite a following thanks his YouTube videos and national appearances, including a failed run on a CBS reality show. Tillman is also an accomplished skateboarding and surfing dog as well.

Tillman’s owner Ron [...]

You should be pretty comfortable with fakies before attempting this trick. You basically come up and lock into a feeble stall, snap the board into disaster mode and then do a fakie. Oh yea starting off on a small mini ramp helps as well.

This past weekend, the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) joined hundreds from the skateboard community in a fundraising celebration to honor and induct icons; Bruce Logan, Tony Alva, Tony Hawk and Danny Way; into the Skateboard Hall of Fame at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA.
“This event was long overdue and it turned out [...]

Sure, skateboarding was invented in the ’40s, and came into its own as a sport in the ’70s, but the ’90s were really the best time to be alive and skating, Need proof? Here are the top ten reasons why…
1. The Best Videos Where Made

Let’s see….Video Days. Questionable. Trilogy. Welcome To Hell. Goldfish. Spitfire video. [...]