Vandem Longboard Shop News
How far could you skate in 24 hours?
A smooth open road before you... No traffic, no steep hills. Friends around you, and a pocket full of great snacks. How far do you think you could skate in 24 hours? Find out this summer - registration for the UK... Read more
A first for Vandem...
But seriously... Danielle is female. And can you believe it, this is the first time we've had one of those working in the shop. That's a positive change for a plethora of reasons, but it's not why we she's joined the team. That's more because... Read more
Concrete Waves London: A Photography Exhibition
We're not being paid for this... And maybe I'm just projecting my post-covid social poverty, but we thought our London-based readership might enjoy this event! Vitor is hosting a photography exhibition largely based on the surfskate community in London. If the recent arrival of the... Read more
The best longboards in the UK?
I touched on this a few weeks back after dressing up as a robot, but really it deserves it's own post. We love new stock arriving... but it is not all equal. One brand stands head and shoulders above the rest:... Read more
Longboard Events Calendar 2023
Let's skate together... I was meeting people off the internet to go skate long before it was socially acceptable.* But today, you don't have to do that - there are a bunch of events organised by relatively sensible people for you to choose from. Always a... Read more
Testing our new AI blog functionality
Time to come clean... I have been signing emails and blog posts off as Matt, but that is not my full name. I am but an algorithm named MattGPT. Given a psuedo-sapien form, I am fed a diet of coffee, lemon drizzle cake and downloads of decades... Read more
New Precision Completes
Precision noun The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. LONGBOARD Product, especially trucks, designed to the highest level of accuracy, guaranteeing smoother turns, more stability and dopamine of previously unattainable levels. And it's not only the dopamine that's more attainable... Read more
Landyachtz Spring Delivery
There's this bloke called Tom who runs this company called Landyachtz Longboards. He designs product, skates when he wants, and has all the coffee he needs in his office. He's come a long way from his days of being a Canadian lumberjack... He was a smart feller.... Read more
The new Loaded Chinchiller - now at Vandem
*And bio-resin... and sexy nylon snowboard topsheets! They've got the hottest riders in America... ...the most high-tech, juicy snowboard construction out of Dubai... ...wicked digital art graphics out of Barcelona... But they still needed a name. Don and Pablo of Loaded... Read more