Skateboards

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Treaded Skateboard Turns Any Mountain Into Your Halfpipe

6:00AM February 5, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The hard plastic wheels used on skateboards usually means they’re relegated to only gleaming the cube on smoother surfaces like sidewalks. That’s not the case with Rockboard’s Descender, which adds tank-like treads for all-terrain ollies and kickflips. More »


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360-Degree Trucks Make This Skateboard Ride Like A Surfboard

6:30PM January 31, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

Fixed skateboard trucks, no matter how loose, just can’t flex enough to match the carving ability and dynamic movement of a surfboard. The SurfSkate’s specially designed front truck, however, lets you carve tarmac like swells in the Pacific. More »


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‘Board Of Awesomeness’ Tops 48KPH With A Wave Of Your Hands

3:00PM January 10, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

Until the scientific community gets off its collective duff and starts researching the important and poorly understood field of Hoverboard technology, we’ll just have to comfort ourselves with the Kinect-commanded, electric-powered, and Windows 8-controlled Board of Awesomeness from Chaotic Moon. More »


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This Sculpture Is The Most Beautiful Piece Of Recycling You’ve Ever Seen

2:00AM January 10, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

This beautifully crafted sculpture of a dog isn’t special just because of the talent involved in creating it. It’s also the finest example of recycling you’ve ever seen: it’s made using old skateboards. More »


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Clip Yer Skateboard Onto Yer Bike The Safe Way, Bro

9:20PM August 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

This Skaterack could be a lifesaver, if you think about it — how safe can it be holding onto your skateboard while cycling, or having it on your lap or poking from a backpack? More »


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Watching Skateboarding Fails At 1000FPS Is Quite Fun

9:30AM August 9, 2011 | Casey Chan

Life needs to be in slow motion. Everything is a little more ethereal and a helluva lot more fun at 1000fps, you know? Just like these skateboarders who are falling and eating shit while screwing up skateboard tricks. They look like they’re dancing! More »


Cameras

What NYC Looks Like From The Belly Of A Skateboard

5:20AM August 3, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Wow, people will slap a GoPro onto just about anything these days — Hula hoops, combat helmets, even seagulls. Now, photographer Josh Maready is taking us for ride through the streets of NYC via the underside of his skate deck. More »


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Loyal Dean Longboards Blur Border Between Art And Transportation

11:40AM June 16, 2011 | Michael Zhao

Regardless of your views on skateboarding, it’s difficult to discount the beauty of these boards. Loyal and Dean are two friends with 25 years of woodworking experience between them and a penchant for art, sustainability and longboarding. More »


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Who Wouldn’t Want To Try A 360 Hardflip No-Hands Superman On This Skate Park Building?

12:40AM May 27, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Ok, so I may’ve made that trick up, and the Cité de l’Océan et du Surf Museum in France might not be a skate park. Just they try and stop the local kids from skating in that half-ramp, though! More »


Cars

Off Road Boarding Duo Undoubtedly Powered By Broken Bones And Adrenaline

8:00AM May 15, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Scarpar is an off-road skateboard we’ve seen before as a concept and is now available for pre-order. The DTV Shredder, which is being eyed by the military, is a new one for me. Both would be the end of me. More »