Vandem Longboard Shop News

Taken any nibbles out of yours? I love helmets.* I saw the egg helmet demonstration as a child. Though impressed the egg didn't break, I was there for chaos,... Read more

Grab yourself a bargain... It's become markedly wintery already. At walk time the dog went and hid, and when I went to grab my skateboard I saw the same look in its eyes. It's crusty, crunchy bearing eyes. It's been lovingly abused all... Read more

I am hijaking this blog ...to tell you how happy I am that Loaded are bringing back my favourite of their boards, the Bhangra V2. I don't think longboards are long enough anymore. All these new fangled cruisers and mini pintails that the 21st century... Read more

Thanks, champs From the phone ringing all week in anticipation, Through train delays, no bacon sarnies and extreme heat, A hundred or more stoked, smiling faces in a park in Bath, And somehow even more of that, 16 miles later in Bristol. Thank you. ... Read more

Summer's here - and just in time! Last weekend I got sunburnt. In Wales?! This weekend you'll be at risk too. In Bristol! Just in time, we've got the complete haul of prizes in for the raffle this weekend. Don't ask... Read more

*Grabbing of Danielle or Matt will not be tolerated What's more exciting? The fact that you could be the proud new owner of all of this skate gear for a mere charitable donation by way of raffle tickets... Or the prospect of skating with... Read more

Skateboarding sucks! "Skateboarding sucks so much! When you twist your ankle, you have to wait one month before you can skate again..." If you take one thing from this email, let it be the following video. One of my favourite pieces of skateboarding cinema... Read more

🐉 It's a common question in the shop: I want a cruiser that I can also take to the skatepark - what wheels should I get? The trouble is, everything that makes a soft wheel great across town means they feel sluggish, slippery and... Read more

What's a scratch worth to you? 5% off, 10%? I mean, they're sort of designed to be scratched, albeit not by the factory. What if it's just a bit of sharpie? How about 20%... Read more