Skateboard Grab Bag: Skateboard Commuters, Zac Efron Skates, The Ripstik, Skateboarding and Camps (Posted 8/4/2008)

Coverage of skateboard commuting in Los Angeles *, Zac Efron with a skateboard, the popularity of the Ripstik, and skateboarding in summer camps. Search *

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Cool skateboard wallpaper optimized for common monitor sizes. Choose from Guy Kampfen's clean bluntslide (photo courtesy of Lance Dalgart), the downhill * skater photo, the blue burst, or the skateboard picture for your desktop viewing pleasure. Search * Related

Tech Deck Live Massively Multiplayer Online Skate Park Scheduled (Posted 4/18/2008)

The "Tech Deck * Live" virtual world is scheduled go online this summer. "We are excited about combining the authenticity and fun of Tech Deck with the immersiveness of virtual worlds, providing a truly unique online experience for kids," said the Vice President of Spin Master Studios. Search *

Skateboard News Grab Bag: Comet To Ithaca; Human-Powered Offroad "Skateboard" (Posted 10/19/2007)

Currently-California *-based company Comet Skateboards *, which is set to make a biodegradable "Green" skateboard with partner e2e Materials, is moving to Ithaca to be closer to its partner. Also, 22-year old Kiwi industrial designer Ben Thomsen won the top prize in the Designers Institute's national award for his skateboard-like device designed to move on grass under human power. Search *

Vancouver Skateboard Coalition Aims To Forward Skateboarding (Posted 5/7/2007)

The Vancouver * Skateboard Coalition has led a free British Columbia * Youth Week event at the Plaza skatepark *. The event forwarded skateboarding and its culture. Said Jeff Cole, "We're trying to show that this is a positive thing. I think this is part of new youth culture and Vancouver is one of the spots it is really growing." Search *

Skateboard Environmentalism Promoted by Guapo and Daryl Hannah (Posted 4/18/2008)

Guapo Skateboards, LLC is the first skateboard company * to join the United States * Environmental Protection Agency's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities. "Guapo Skateboard Company is committed to reducing our environmental impact," said Al Coker, of Guapo. "Our goal is to give back to the community and to enhance skateboarding's image." Search *

Nike Skateboarding's First Video Premiers in Vancouver To Mixed Reactions (Posted 10/19/2007)

Nike * SB premiered their first skateboard movie in Vancouver, British Columbia *. "They're a big company that bought an image, which anyone with money can do," said Michelle Pezel of local skateshop Antisocial. Added Steve Guisinger of Consolidated Skateboards, "It's kind of like they're distracting these core shops, while they're hijacking the industry in the background." Search *

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