Vandem Longboard Shop News

Longboard Reviews, Unsolicited Advice -

Product Breakdown: The Skate Tool

How much can tools differ, really? I'm glad you asked! Having these things in our hands every day, we feel qualified to comment. And having read this week that our arteries are full of microplastics qualified this as an opportune moment to make that... Read more

Bristol Longboard Shop News, Landyachtz, Loaded Longboards, Lush Longboards, Sale, Timber Boards -

_________ in the rain?

Apologies... To anyone who had to wait an extra day for their order this week. Whilst the shop survived the flooding unscathed, local schools being shut meant that daddy daycare briefly took precedence over shipping. But every cloud has a silver lining, and... Read more

Carver, New Skate Product -

Getting the youth back on the streets...

I have a confession to make... I am not writing todays newsletter from our Bristol shop. In the interest of quality journalism, I booked a trip to coincide with the arrival of the new Carver 2024 completes to truly feel the essence... Read more

Griptape, New Skate Product, Rocket Longboards, Seismic -

What's dark, and matters?

If you're as lucky as me... ...then the exact moment a regional newspaper photographer points his camera at you, will be the moment your griptape fails you. The wet muddy streets lately reminded me of this... Read more

Longboard Scene and Events -

Longboard Events 2024

Whether you like to go fast or slow... ...there's a longboard event that'll suit you, don't ya know. We can't recommend it highly enough. There's something special about jumping on the train with your gear to meet friends new and old. The years calendar... Read more

Bristol Longboard Shop News, Hackbrett longboards, Randomness -

Hackbrett Longboards: The Final Farewell

"Nobody is building boards this good" ...An easy claim, I thought to myself. I was fresh-faced, barely 17, and fresh off the bus in Freiburg. And these Hackbrett people, they seemed kinda kooky. Hack was driving an orange soft-top Suzuki Samurai adorned with Jägermeister... Read more

Competition time, Randomness -

On stickers

Everybody loves stickers... Especially me! Which explains why, on a recent trip home, I found so many in my old sticker drawer. There are some classics in there - years old, rare, never seen before in the UK. But they're no use... Read more

Loaded Longboards -

Happy 21st, Loaded Longboards

  If Loaded Longboards were human... ...they could now drink beer in America. If they were British, they'd already be 5+ years deep into a binge... but that's another story, hey, Lush Longboards est. 1999? Point is, Loaded Longboards have been here since the... Read more

Lush Longboards, Unsolicited Advice, Videos -

A longboard is for life, not just for Christmas

Greetings one and all! The Christmas period is over and, for better or worse, we are left with the consequences: Complete disinterest in another Quality Street Casual interest in when to put out the bins Lots of newcomers to skateboarding and this newsletter If you're... Read more

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