Posts Tagged ‘Ollies’

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    Behold! The Microsoft Surface skateboard

    By on Thursday, October 25th, 2012 | No Comments

    During its Surface press conference today, Microsoft showed off the most capable tablet ever made. The new Surface is actually a skateboard. Today, Microsoft unveiled one of the most expensive skateboards ever made. After demonstrating the durability of the Surface tablet by dropping it on stage (onto carpeted floor, might we add), Microsoft’s Panos Panay [...]

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    Boosted Boards: Electric skateboard carries you up hills

    By on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 | No Comments

    Get an electric assist for your skateboard. (Credit: Boosted Boards) Boosted Boards is promoting its electric-powered skateboard as the world’s lightest electric vehicle. The Kickstarter project packs 2.6 horsepower onto a 12-pound longboard. The skateboard is powered by lithium batteries, giving the rider up to 6 miles of range. It takes two hours to fully [...]

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    Skateboard lesson/session sets world record

    By on Sunday, June 24th, 2012 | No Comments

    Cody Lisch311 skaters accomplished a world record for the largest skateboard lesson With Go Skateboarding Day riding wild in the streets worldwide on Thursday, shoe giant etnies rallied hundreds of skaters to its Skatepark of Lake Forest in Southern California to set a new world record. Spread out across the newly expanded 60,000-square-foot concrete skatepark, [...]

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    Nevada Skateboard Competition Encourages Kids To Better In School

    By on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 | No Comments

    RENO, NV. (CNN) – An unusual tournament helps encourage kids to do better in the classroom. Ben Briscoe reports organizers believe their already making progress, getting through to skaters. “Alright, Lexi dropping in over by the volcano.” people in the skating world… “Nice manual over the manual pad.” …already can seem like they speak a [...]

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    Ruidoso Downs Skateboard Park

    By on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 | No Comments

    Click photo to enlarge Sebastian Lakew ollies over an obstacle at Ruidoso Downs’ skate park on Monday as from left, Cody Jones prepares to jump a ramp and Connor Reveley, Chris Waites and Felix Palmer wait their turn. Cohen Steiner grinds down the rail as Cody Jones heads for the ramp to build up speed. [...]

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    Ventura's Medina ditches skateboard for track

    By on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

    See this entire gallery at full size Kyle Medina was known around Ventura High as the skateboard kid. Medina would spend nearly six hours a day on his board, riding around the city and trying new tricks. But schools don’t give credits for grinds, ollies and kick flips, so Medina had to take P.E. if [...]

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    Snap folding skateboard slides in your backpack for easy transport

    By on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 | No Comments

    The creators of the SNAP Skateboard bill it as the world’s first folding skateboard. The aluminum board folds into three segments so that you can easily transport it when not in use. The hinged, aluminum board is designed for both tricks and cruising. Given that the skateboard has wheels and rolls you where you need [...]

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    Cary teen gains fame with miniature skateboard

    By on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 | No Comments

    Mallory is a fingerboarder – someone who does tricks on a miniature skateboard with their fingers. By placing the index and middle fingers on top the board, which is about three inches long, the person moves the board around. But getting it to make the jumps, twists, flips and ollies is harder than it seems. [...]

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    Spitfire’s Elijah Berle Named 2011 Best Am by the Skateboard Mag

    By on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 | No Comments

    On February 15, 2012, The Skateboard Mag made a big announcement. The staff chose Elijah Berle as the Best Amateur Skater of 2011. In honor of Berle’s win, here’s a quick look back at his skate career thus far: Contest History The Skateboard Mag’s announcement comes on the heels of a prosperous last few months [...]

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    Treaded Skateboard Turns Any Mountain Into Your Halfpipe [Skateboards]

    By on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 | No Comments

    The hard plastic wheels used on skateboards usually means they’re relegated to only gleaming the cube on smoother surfaces like sidewalks. That’s not the case with Rockboard’s Descender, which adds tank-like treads for all-terrain ollies and kickflips. Ok, so with 36 wheels in total (3 per set, 9 per tread) you’re probably not going to [...]

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