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New material landed on the Europeskate desk this week so get ready for the next Europeskate Pic Of The Day for April 20th 2010 which was taken by Jesse Grubbs.
Sean Greene is the skater captured in the middle of a huge backside flip to the other bank. For the strobists: lp120 camera left and 430ex back to the left side.
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Posted on April 20, 2010 with Comments Off
Todd Bratrud’s “The High Five Skateboards” takes off with Steve Fauser, Brian Heck and Preston Harper on the team. If you don’t know who Todd Bratrud is then you’ve been living under a stone for a long long time mate!
Just in case, I snatched this info package for you to get informed:
Todd Bratrud is an illustrator and artist born in 1975 in Crookston, Minnesota, on the same day as the wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. He currently living in Costa Mesa, California. He lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota until he moved to Santa Cruz, California in 1999 to become the art director of Consolidated Skateboards. He has created hundreds of graphics for skateboards, stickers, advertisements and apparel for companies like Consolidated Skateboards, Flip Skateboards, Birdhouse Skateboards, Enjoi Skateboards, Black Label Skateboards, Creature Skateboards, Real Skateboards, Volcom and Nike. He is also an illustrator and blogger for The Skateboard Mag. Examples of his skateboard graphics can be found in the book Disposable, published by Ginkgo Press.
Make sure you also read the great “About” section on the site which was put together by Chris Nieratko.
» head over to the High Five Skateboards website
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Posted on April 20, 2010 with Comments Off
Ben Raybourn shows us all how to ride smooth as butter in the tight San Pedro pool landscape – which by the way looks like a bunch of fun to ride – wonder how much I would get done in that thing? Watch Ben get to work in this video…
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The 3rd annual King of Spring skateboard showdown took place April 17th 2010 in New York City with $3000 dollars in the prize purse and Jordan Maxham coming out in first place. Enjoy some video action after the jump.
King Of Spring 2010 from 48BLOCKS.COM on Vimeo.
King of Spring 2010 from Kellen Dengler on Vimeo.
» Haven’t seen enough? Head over to the Transworld Skateboarding website for a bunch of photos!
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Brent Atchley has got a style all his own and for the past few years he’s been showing it off for Element skateboards. He had a breakout part in their 2005 vid, “Elementality Volume 1.” He kept it rolling and turned pro for the brand putting out another pro debut video part and then a part in 2007’s…
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This week the Internets are coming in hot with tons of quality footage from the lesser paid ranks of sponsored skateboarding. Down to charge harder, skate product longer, sleep on floors and get things done, the ams are taking over. First we have the elite Lakai am team showcased in this extended web…
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Lakai recently released an epic nine minute long high definition edit featuring many of their best amateur riders.
The video features the skating from such ams as Vincent Alvarez, Daniel Espinoza and the son of the Birdman himself, Riley Hawk.
What makes this video most enjoyable is that they hit up many different types of terrain instead of just going between park and ledge spots.
The video gives a great insight into one of the best am teams in the business and, let’s face it, everyone loves high definition footage!
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Sml Wheels recently chopped up a promo to celebrate the release of Austyn Gillette’s new pro wheel, Austyn Almonds.
Clearly Austyn is a man of many talents, as he provides the music for this interesting little edit.
Watch as Austyn bombs hills and attacks gaps with effortless style on his new wheels, which apparently don’t get flatspots.
I think we will be the judge of that, thank you!
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Just when you thought you were as smitten as humanly possible and had just set down your bong, ready to fall deep into a THC educed coma, here comes coolest thing since… well since weed! The High Five skateboards is the newest project by everyones favorite drawing man Todd Bratrud. I dare you to go look at there website with out trying to order a Cosmic Nug Board. So put down your munchies and lick the orange Cheese dust off your fingers and head over to thehigh5skateboards.com. You won’t be bummed, as long as your really really high.
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Today Etnies announced the Sheckler Foundation’s first Skate for a Cause event, benefiting the Make-a-Wish Foundation, will be held on May 29 at the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest. Running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Skate for a Cause will include a demo, three best trick contests and a skateboard carnival village with games and activities. Click through to read the full press release.
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