Vandem Longboard Shop News

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

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

"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

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

  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

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

What's your job title? I've had many. After compiling the 50 images above, though, I wonder if Chief Barrel Scraper could be the most appropriate. All those ideas. What a... Read more

Hopefully your shopping's done... ...because we're not shipping anything out now until we're back on the 2nd January. And I can't conceive of anyone wanting anything other than pure skate goodies! Read more

The tree's up... The lights are on, and I can really no longer argue that it's too early for shops to be blasting Christmas music. It is a special time of year, though, and guilt-free hot chocolates and back-to-back films are not only acceptable, they're... Read more