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Nitro Circus – ‘Wheelz’

Nitro Circus is chaos. From its birth in 2006, it has gone through a reality MTV episodic series to its current tour of live shows all across the globe, and has never failed to live up to reputation. I’m sure you don’t need to be introduced to Travis Pastrana and pals though, we have all [...]

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The Science of Airborning – Art of Flight Spoof

As soon as he blasted onto the scene back in 2001, Travis Rice was not going to go unnoticed. He stamped his entry into the professional snowboarding world with a ballsy back rodeo to bolts on a 110ft gap super kicker at Mammoth Mountain in California. Since then he has tamed more competitions than you [...]

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Phantom: Ultimate Slow-Mo

The world has kind of gone backwards. Back in 1965, Intel co-founder  Gordon E. Moore talked in one of his papers of the idea that technology would double in speed every two years. At the time, many people laughed, but to this day (as far as I know) this rule of thumb has in fact remained [...]

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Wrongboards

It’s always funny when you look back at old fashions throughout the decades. A lot of the things that have been worn have also permeated through into skateboarding. In some cases skaters have started their own fashions – just think of Dill. It would be hard to argue that style isn’t an inherent part of [...]

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Victoria Park’s new Skatepark

The Olympics have brought a lot of energy to London’s East End. Every day new buildings are being built and new facilities installed to get the area ready for the large-scale event. As part of the emphasis on renewal, Victoria Park will be getting a brand new park from skatepark builders Wheelscape. The company claims [...]

Boardmasters Skate Vert Finals 2011

The Relentless Boardmasters Vert finals, down on Fistral Beach was bigger and better than ever. With riders from all over the world, such as Jake Anderson, Paul Luc Ronchetti and Marcelo Bastos all competing for the big cash prize and the title of the Boardmasters Skate Vert Champion 2011. The event finished with Paul Luc [...]