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50+ Years of Skateboarding, by Michael Brooke -

Chapter 14: The Power of Print

When Nick Pitt of Warwick Publishing asked if I'd be interested in writing a book on skateboarding, I had no idea at the time how much of an impact this question would have on my life. It was quickly decided that within two weeks, I would have... Read more

Longboard Scene and Events, Lush Longboards, Videos -

Bristol Board Meeting one month out

What's that? You only clicked on the email to get the free skate gear?Well you'll have to skate with us to get it... All it'll cost you is a few quid in raffle tickets and a great day out.This years Bristol Board... Read more

50+ Years of Skateboarding, by Michael Brooke -

Chapter 13: Jumping Over the Slush Pile

I often think about how different my life would have been if Todd Huber had not sent up the four issues of his Skate Trader zine. There was something about what Todd created that rekindled a powerful skate stoke in me. This was now the second time... Read more

Landyachtz, Loaded Longboards, New Skate Product, Videos -

The Loaded Tesseract II is here.

You may have noticed That I like to have fun with new products.I'll try and make a pun out of any name or small detail.However, I've just googled "Tesseract" and it's gone way over my head.

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50+ Years of Skateboarding, by Michael Brooke -

Chapter 12: A SkateGeezer Comes Home

Five bucks. That's what it cost me to access the Internet back in 1995. This got me an email address and an opportunity to have my own website. According to an inflation calculator, $5 is about $9.40 in today's money. In the mid-90s, the Internet was just... Read more

Arbor Longboards, Longboard Scene and Events, New Skate Product -

Cheap and buttery... but not margarine.

These wheels Arbor-illiant When it comes to offering value to skaters - and mums and dads of skaters - I'd say we do better than any other shop out there.We keep a keen eye on what's about for anything to add to that.But sometimes something slips through the... Read more

50+ Years of Skateboarding, by Michael Brooke -

Chapter 11: Extreme Dreams and Nightmares

When the skate company owners met up after the Action Sports Show in January 1994 to discuss the future, they were most likely unaware of what sports cable network ESPN was dreaming up. Had they known, the meeting minutes would have been decidedly different. Why do I... Read more

Bristol Longboard Shop News, New Skate Product, Pantheon Longboards, Paris Trucks -

We're opening on Saturdays

A shop, open on a Saturday? We may be late to the party on this one.But the cool kids always are, aren't they? Fact is, we're a tiny outfit and as busy as our lives are in the shop (extremely)......they're even busier outside of... Read more

50+ Years of Skateboarding, by Michael Brooke -

Chapter 10: A Gentlemen's Agreement

Chances are you've probably never heard about a critical meeting of skate industry leaders that took place over thirty years ago.  I only found out about it because it was linked in a section of the Dansworld Skateboarding website. As mentioned in a previous chapter, Dansworld was... Read more

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