Skate Parks in High Demand in South JerseyCampbell, Braden
As skateboarders, we have always been around skateparks because we sought them out, but today across the globe, we have parks cropping up in the most unlikely places, and some are the envy of America. In China, the Cayman Islands, Oregon, New Zealand and Europe, we are looking at ...
Rio is also home to a historic concrete bowl-skating scene, which is by no means common throughout South America. In fact, there are even DIY concrete parks in the favelas overlooking the city. Rio is about as real as skating gets. The city's reputation for wildness in all regards is ...
cowritten by the beach boys’s brian wilson, was an anomaly that predates the emergence of skate punk—hard, dark, loud—and mtv. even as the sport developed, and broadened its reach as skaters moved out of drained pools and parks, off of ramps, and onto streets, skateboarding retained ...
“It’s on the school curriculum, you’ve got Vans paying for free access skate parks in central London, social enterprises using skateboarding to help hard to reach youth. It is being gradually integrated into the mainstream [but not in a way] that destroys its essence.” “It’s ...
Let’s fast forward to when you decided to move to south London after uni. If I remember correctly one of your first experiences of it wasn’t the nicest, ha ha. Ah yes… Got beat up. Got knocked out. Spilt Wotsits all over Bellenden Road. Wasn’t great, no. ...
What is most exciting is that these surfaces are so neat – you can skate on historic sites, through parks, on mountain tops and the most unique – on a cranberry bog! Do not forget to bring your camera. These are memories in the making and the scenery is perfect for social media frie...
Year on year Go Skateboarding Day gets bigger and better, with big events organised by local skate communities, shops and parks in towns and cities all over the globe. Over in Bristol, UK, Supra Footwear put on an event with local skate shop Fifty Fifty, and here’s how it tuned out....
A style of roller skating performed in skate parks. Axle This is a part of the skate allows an axis rotation of the wheel. Bail When a skater fails to execute a trick by falling rather than going through with it. Banked track These are tracks used in roller derby that have a slant an...