Archive for November, 2006

Dakine low roller boardbag review

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

The dakine low roller is a nice looking wheeled snowboard bag. The low roller is the little brother of the high roller. That makes it a bit simpler, lighter and probably more useful. It’s available in three different lengths (157, 165, 175) and five different colors (black, black/olive camo, charcoal/red, brown/brown plaid, brown/fairway plaid). Features: […]

DC Pride shoes

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

I’m really in to checker pattern right now and the Pride Black/lumberjack from DC gives me what I want. DC Pride shoes Photo by Zappos.com

Jamie Pierre world record cliff drop video

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Here’s a video clip with the world record cliff drop Jamie Pierre did in march. 255 feet (78m) gives you pretty long time to think when you’re falling. In the video Jamie talks about what went trough his head during the preparation, the jump and what he felt afterwards. That jump is just insane. Update: […]

Jeep commercial with Tony Hawk

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Check out this Jeep commercial below with skaters David Loy, Justin Figueroa and Tony Hawk.

Absinthe Films snowboard calendar

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

This 2007 calendar from Absinthe Films has twelve of the best photos taken during the production of “More”. The format of the calendar is 19×25 inches. It also has background info about the shots, who’s riding, where they’re taken and so on. It costs $33 and can be bought at the Absinthe Films store. Absinthe […]

Rising son

Friday, November 24th, 2006

“Rising Son: the legend of skateboarder Christian Hosoi” is just what the title says. It’s a documentary about Christian Hosoi’s life, the rise, the fall and the rebirth. It’s narrated by Dennis Hopper and has interviews with Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, Jay Adams and Jason Lee amongst others.

Etnies and Project 8 giveaway

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

To celebrate the release of Tony Hawk’s Project 8 video game which features etnies team rider Ryan Sheckler etnies have a giveaway. You can win a free copy of the game and a pair of etnies Sheckler. All you have to do is to fill out a form. Enter the contest