Is it Winter Blues? Or is it the new Pantheon Karma Rain Wheels?

Vandem Longboard Shop News

Longboard Scene and Events -

Let's Skate Together! 2026 Events

Sparkly onesies not required... But very much encouraged.Some of you will remember times when seeing someone else on a longboard meant a full-blown chase through the streets to ask who they were, where they got it, and if they wanted to skate with you.It isn't as rare... Read more

Landyachtz, Surfskate, Videos -

The only Landyachtz board to ever be discounted... Why?

When is a surfskate not a surfskate? Well, brace yourself.According to a popular surfskate website: I’m not a fan of Landyachtz surfskates at all. While it does pump and carve [...], it doesn’t function well at all. Brutal. So bad... Read more

Orangatang Wheels, Pantheon Longboards, Seismic, Videos -

Orangatang: Amazing wheels, even better names

Otang have the best Google-able names They kicked off strong in 2008 by having us Google "Orangatang In Heat".4President was also up there (did that wish come true? There's certainly orange involved), there's the Dad Bod...Let's not think too hard about... Read more

Carver, New Skate Product -

If summer is skate season, and winters for surf... when do we surfskate?

Some brands wait til Spring... But Carver waits for nobody!And maybe it makes sense - the surf is pumping all winter, so why not release fresh surfskates to go along with it?But then again, it's harder to score dry conditions to actually use 'em...A conundrum,... Read more

Arbor Longboards, Landyachtz, Schmitt Stix, Videos -

Things that make people smile

I once rode a tandem to Budapest and my main takeaway was that people smile when they see a tandem.My van isn't the most fuel efficient but... people smile when they see it.*And smiling is infectious and feels good - why shouldn't everything I ride make people smile?And... Read more

New Skate Product, Powell Peralta, Sabre Trucks, Venom Skate, Videos -

Bushing Restock: Powell Hardcore, Venom Tall 🐍

I once saw a sticker in a shop window That said: We've got everything you need, and if we don't have it, you don't need it! Very bold, I was inspired.And so it is that we try our best to hold ourselves to... Read more

Creature, New Skate Product, Santa Cruz -

The Best Way to Keep Skating Through Winter...

No, this isn't another newsletter Featuring us spinning round on the floor trying to surfskate in the shop.Today we bring attention to a few things: We all need to move more at this time of year It's most practical and fun to do that... Read more

New Skate Product, Pantheon Longboards -

Pantheon Karma Rain Wheels now available at Vandem

We've got a solution... It'll still be cold, it'll still be wet...But if you aren't sliding out every time you try and turn a slight corner, it might be slightly less miserable: These are rain wheels. We've never stocked any in the... Read more

Randomness -

Happy New Year from Vandem 👊

January sales? Not really our thing - it seems to me to be a kick in the teeth to anyone who made a Christmas purchase.It goes against our very nature and intent: to nurture each and every one of you who has bought, ridden or merely considered riding some type... Read more

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