Posted on 08 March 2010
Nicholl Park is home to a 10,000-square-foot skate plaza. The richmond california skate plaza does not have bowls and things the resemble a typical skatepark but instead it resembles an urban street setting with rails, ledges and ramps of varying difficulty. Below are some pictures and a video clip.. Enjoy
Tags: Nicholl Park, richmond california skate plaza
Posted on 06 March 2010
Chris Pfanner, Peter Ramondetta, Justin Brock, Ryan Mcwhirter and a crew of rippers took a day trip out to St. Helena Skatepark.
Tags: St. Helena Skatepark
Posted on 02 March 2010
Here is a video of Dan Drehobl, Darren Navarrette, Al Partanen, Andrew Reynolds, Grant Taylor, Leo Romero, Alex Horn, and Chris Haslam on their independent holiday. The Cayman Island Skatepark is so insane and huge. I think its still the second biggest skatepark in the world.
Tags: Cayman Island Skatepark, Dan Drehobl, Darren Navarrette
Posted on 28 February 2010
For years I’ve questioned the promise of 15 and 20 year warranties offered by some companies and, I have to say, they are too good to be true. Seriously, can anyone really expect any product built from concrete or steel to last 15 or 20 years, let alone have a realistic expectation that same product [...]
Tags: skatepark, warranty
Posted on 30 January 2010
On Sunday, January 17th, the youth of Long Beach, California got a brand new facility where they can exercise their passions and distract themselves from the hardships of living in what 1st District Councilman Robert Garcia called “one of the most dense and poor communities in Long Beach.” The new skatepark, which replaced existing equipment [...]
Tags: 14th street skatepark, long beach, long beach skatepark, skateboard, skatepark
Posted on 20 January 2010
Here are some pictures of the Pier Park Skatepark in Portland Oregon. Dreamland Skateparks built this monster and Steve Gump shot the photos. Construction of a 20 Foot High Full Pipe is a daunting task!
Tags: Dreamland Skateparks, Full Pipe, Pier Park Skatepark
Posted on 27 November 2009
SKATEBOARDERS and BMX riders say they feel “cheated” after an area they have used for more than 30 years was flattened without warning.
BMX fanatic Tom O’Boyle said about 100 people on skateboards and BMX bikes used the raised concrete humps at the back entrance of the Broad marsh banks every week.
But the young people who [...]
Tags: BMX riders, Broad marsh banks, skateboarders
Posted on 04 November 2009
The Ryan Sheckler action figure is the first fully functioning controllable moveable skateboarder. This toy is kind of a trip, check it out.
Tags: action figure, ryan sheckler, Ryan Sheckler action figure, skateboarder, toy
Posted on 27 July 2009
Here are some pictures from the X Games 15 Street Course that is being built at the Home Depot Center in Carson. From what I can tell this course is going to be big! California Skateparks just got done building the Maloof Money Cup Street Course a few weeks ago and that park was pretty [...]
Tags: Home Depot Center, Street Course, X Games 15