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Chunnel.tv put together a nice tribute to skateboard veteran Mark Gonzales that is absolutely worth a few minutes to check out. They have included the 09 interview that Adidas filmed interviewing Gonzales about his thoughts towards skateboarding and his long career being successful at it. Also included in the tribute are a few earlier videos from the early 90’s as well as Mark tearing it up almost 15 year later in 06.
Mark Gonzales has had one of the longest careers in skateboarding, an impressive feat to say the least. He is also responsible for introducing a unique and artistic presence into the sport as you will see in the video “West Coast”.
Posted by Dan on Sunday, May 31st, 2009
A first in the skateboarding industry, California Girls Skateboards has released a line of over a dozen skateboards, featuring actual photographs of bikini models as the graphics on the boards.
Thats right (men… ahem,.. dudes) now you can skate the street with a board that looks just like the poster hung above your bed when you were 15, only this time Mom cant argue with you about it.
Available exclusively online, at www.CaliforniaGirlsSkateboards.com, every single California Girls Skateboards photo can be purchased on the customers’ choice of 8 different styles of boards – from modern sizes reflecting the latest trends, to “old school” 1970s style decks. Breaking the mold of traditional skateboards, where the artwork is only available in a single size, with California Girls Skateboards decks, the rider can customize his or her board with the exact graphic they want, on a board with the precise dimensions they enjoy most.
Boards and Decks takes no responsibility for injuries that may result from these boards.
Posted by Dan on Friday, May 29th, 2009
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Zazzle.com is a well built online portal that allows users to register for an account, upload their artwork and sell it on a number of different retail products. However, while they still offer lame mouse pads and coffee mugs like your local print shop they also provide the ability to sell skateboards with your own work on them. Similar to what www.cafepress.com has done for clothing, Zazzle is attempting to do for skateboards.. and uhm.. mouse pads, key chains, aprons and much more.. but most importantly skateboards.
Not only can you attempt to make a few bucks selling some boards you sketched on napkin at your local coffee shop, you can also browse from millions of custom boards uploaded from big profile names like Rob Dyrdek and OBEY to independent and local artists.
I stumbled upon some creative skateboard designs while browsing Deviant Art the other day. The series to your left is called Oxidizzy. It is offered on Zazzle across their North American Maple line of board construction. I like the repeating patterns and urban style that Oxidizzy pulls off on this set, they definitely hit a trend in the market with these illustrations. You can check out more information on their website www.oxidizzy.com
So next time your sitting inside because your best friend ditched you for that cute brunette you had your eye on the other day, check out the Zazzle Skateboard collection for what seems like a never ending supply new board designs and go hit the streets on some new ink.
Oh yeah, and if you or someone you know has purchased a board off Zazzle leave us a comment, I’d love to get a first hand review of the actual board quality and construction.
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Posted by Dan on Monday, May 25th, 2009
 I got these gloves the other day off of www.brociety.com for around $20.00. Originally, priced for $50 I figured it was a good deal. However, before I even get started let me inform you that they are on sale at www.backcountry.com for only $15!
First impressions of the gloves were that the colors from the online picture vs. the actual gloves are a little off. All the colors are a bit darker, including the brown and green.
They are thicker than I had expected. With a nice soft and warm fleece-like interior, these gloves will definitely keep your hands warm on a cold day. However, they are also thin and waterproof meaning they will also work great for some spring riding. No more sopping wet heavy mittens with these on my hands.
They even came with a small sample of some NIKWAX waterproofing leather wax. Rock on Burton, you may not get it right ALL the time, but you sure do a hell of a job most of the time. I would recommend the Burton Staple gloves to all my friends.
Posted by Dan on Monday, May 11th, 2009
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