Tips & tricks

“Do you skateboard?” “Yes! I have a longboard!” This is about the perfect way to rile up a skateboarder, skaters don’t consider longboarders to be skateboarders for many reasons. I …

At first you might think there isn’t much to skateboarding deck rails, they’re just plastic strips with holes, look the same, and serve only one purpose. After some digging I …

One thing that makes skateboarding expensive are skate shoes. Many skate their shoes until grip tape eats through socks, or until the outsoles fall off. Usually you know when it’s …

Skateboards have a front and back, which we call the nose (front) and the tail (back). The nose of a skateboard longer and has a steeper angle than the tail, …

Duck diving is a technique to dive underwater when a wave is passing by you. It saves you from losing your momentum and energy from a broken wave and is …

I recently visited an awesome new skatepark. I was thrilled and actually felt nervous. I really wanted to rock the bowls and ride, only to find myself not being motivated …

I often get the question from new skaters and skateboarders that want to get back into riding. Even though there are a lot of differences between a skateboard and a …

A while ago I decided to buy a bunch of cheap Amazon skateboards. I checked the rating and all of them came with great reviews, many of them are actually …

Snowboarders are an instantly recognizable tribe, whether at mountain resorts or on the rugged slopes of unexplored territory. Their outfits are loose and baggy to provide freedom of movement while …

Over time, your skateboard will become slower and usually the solution is quite simple. Even though replacing bearings or wheels often solves the problem, there could be other factors that …