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High School Skateboarding Tour Encourages Kids to be Smoke Free  The ASA has put together a high school tour - here's the info about it: "Tuesday, September 7, in Denver, Colorado, the fall edition of the 2010 ASA High School Tour gets underway, embarking on an 11-week tour across the United States. During on-campus assemblies at 55 schools in 11 cities, the Tour will support the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids with action sports exhibitions by top-ranked skateboarding, BMX and inline skating pros performing on a mobile 13' high half-pipe. Attention grabbing performances, entertaining commentary, real-life testimony, trivia contests, brochures, announcements and autograph sessions are all designed to educate students about the dangers of tobacco use, the risks from second-hand smoke and ways to combat the peer pressure to start smoking."
2010 ASA High School Tour Fall Schedule:
- September 7-10 Denver, Colorado
- September 13-17 Minneapolis, Minnesota
- September 20-24 Chicago, Illinois
- September 27 - October 1 Cleveland, Ohio
- October 4-8 Columbus, Ohio
- October 11-15 St. Louis, Missouri
- October 18-22 San Antonio, Texas
- October 25-29 Houston, Texas
- November 1-5 Fort Worth, Texas
- November 8-12 Dallas, Texas
- November 15-19 Austin, Texas
Posted on 6 September 2010 | 12:26 pm
When To Throw a Helmet Away  Skateboard helmets are designed to take one good whack. After that, the rule is, chuck it and get a new one.
So how strong does that whack have to be? That's where it gets messy! Depending on how strong your sense of self preservation is, versus your being a tight wad, divided by your laziness and cross multiplied by concerned parents... ... Read Full Post
Posted on 4 September 2010 | 3:28 pm
Doing Stupid Stuff on Skateboards to Impress Girls  Have you seen Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World yet? I loved it. It's very ... different! And a lot of fun!
Here's a conversation from the movie that Scott has with one of the evil X's that he has to defeat - the guy's name is Lucas Lee, and he's a professional skateboarder who became a huge action movie star. Like Jason Lee in real life ... only instead of being in chipmunk movies, Lucas Lee is in hardcore action films. Well, ridiculous hardcore action films! ... Read Full Post
Posted on 2 September 2010 | 12:19 pm
Street League is a Hit; Huston Takes First Stop  A little while back, I told you guys about Rob Dyrdek's new contest tour, called the Street League DC Pro. Sound familiar? It's a series of thee competitions, and all about professional street skateboarding.
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Posted on 30 August 2010 | 1:54 pm
Do NOT Buy These "Back to School" Skateboard Sets!  It's back to school season, which means that companies who make cheap garbage disguised as skateboards come out to play. I got an e-mail encouraging me to tell you to buy some new back-to-school skateboard packages, but they are all dangerous horrific death traps, so I figured I should post for you to NOT buy them, to save you money and injury. They are these Kryptonics combo sets:
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Posted on 25 August 2010 | 2:10 pm
Huge Amature Contest in Texas - Skate It Up 2010 This is a series of street skateboard contest where the top 3 winners of each preliminary event are entered into the finals Oct 3rd 2010; here are a few details.The war begins Aug 28th 2010 in downtown Houston, TX @ Lee & Joe Jamail Skate Park. Reliance skater Elijah Moore along with several local pros will be on hand to kick it off. Each preliminary event will be held at different parks throughout the city. The Finals are held @ SouthSide Skate Park. Christian Hosoi, Brian Sumner & other pros will be on hand to judge the finals. This contest is free to enter and watch you'd better get there fast a limited number of spots for skaters will be available at each location. Grand prize for 12 under, 13-15, 16-18 is a trip to Camp Woodward! Open div will be cash and prizes. Top three skaters in each division and each event will win prizes. Check out Truthriders.com for more details.
Posted on 25 August 2010 | 12:13 pm
Skateboarding Academy Awards Honor the Best Films and Videos  The LA Skate Film Festival is a new project designed to honor the best in skateboard filming. The Academy of Skateboard Filmmakers looked at around 100 videos coming from 19 countries, and came up with the nominees for this first time event. Are you curious about who's been nominated? Of course you are! Here's the list:
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Posted on 24 August 2010 | 12:30 pm
Bedazzle Your Griptape with Art On Grip  Have you ever cut shapes and patterns into your griptape before you applied it to your board? Once I used the poorman's version of that, where you cut the grip in half and then lay it so that you leave a gap between the halves. Some skaters use stencils and spraypaint on their griptape. There are companies who make griptape in different colors, but for the most part they aren't as grippy as high end black grip.
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Posted on 20 August 2010 | 6:02 pm
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Ryan Sheckler at X Games 13 X Games 13 Photo Gallery - see images and pictures from X Games 13 skateboarding competitions, from vert ramps skateboarding to street course skateboarding to the big air competitions and best tricks, including mens and womens skateboarding competitions at X Games 13.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
Streetstyle with Ryan Sheckler Ryan Sheckler Gallery - see pictures, photos and images of Ryan Sheckler, Professional Skateboarder from various X Games street and park competitions, and the AST Dew Tour. Ryan Sheckler is one of the most popular younger professional skateboarders out there. Theis photo gallery of Ryan Sheckler is packed with pictures and photos from the last several X Games competitions and the AST Dew Tour.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
Vans Skateboard Shoes Logo Skateboard Logos - a gallery of logos of popular skateboard brands, good for reference, websites, MySpace backgrounds, collages, desktops, or whatever you'd like!
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
Andy Mac Complete Skateboards The Andy Mac Rookie and Grom series complete skateboards are designed for beginner riders. They are built with high quality parts, are fully skatable, and make the perfect choice for parents who want to buy their kid a good skateboard, but don't have 100 dollars to toss around. Costing less than half what most complete skateboards cost, these beginner skateboards will give the new skateboarder a good experience without being too major of an investment.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
Zeke (Hutch Dano) from the Zeke and Luther show Check out photos from the Zeke and Luther tv show on Disney XD! It's about 2 kids (Zeke and Luther) who strive to come professional skateboarders. It’s also full of outrageous stunts. If you love to laugh, you’ll love this show. See photos from the Zeke and Luther show here in this picture gallery!
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
Skateboard Safety Skateboard safety is very important. Skateboard safety is a tricky topic. It's impossible to really stay 100% safe while skating, but there are things you can definitely do to improve your chances!
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
Choosing a Skateboard Chosing your first skateboardboard can be tough. Here's some basic guides to follow.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
A (wheel hardness / durometer) What does the A mean on skateboard wheels? What does it mean when the wheels are 95A, or 100A? This has to do with hardness durometer - read this entry in the skateboarding dictionary and glossary to find out more about A, and other skateboarding terms, words, language and more.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:09 am
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Build Your Own Skateboard skateboard deck size chart - choose the right size and shape of skateboard deck easily with this step by step tutorial on how to design and build your own skateboard. This board sizing chart is for beginner and intermediate skateboarders, and their parents, to help you pick a skateboard deck that is the right size and shape for you.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
Top 10 Skate Shoes Top 10 picks for skate shoes! Read about the best shoes for skateboarding on the market, and check out some hot reviews as well. This list of the top 10 skateboarding shoes should help you with your skate shoe shopping, to make sure that you get high quality skateboarding shoes. Find out the best skateboarding shoes in this top 10 skateboarding shoes list.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
Nose or Tail Forward? Is There A Difference Between Skateboarding With My Nose or Tail Forward? Skateboarding FAQ - This might seem like a dumb question, but it's actually pretty common! The tails and noses of skateboards today look pretty similar - does it make a difference which direction you ride your skateboard?
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
Dew Tour Guide Dew Tour Guide - all the info you need for the Dew Tour, with photo galleries, schedules, rankings, pro skater interviews and bios, and info from previous Dew Tour competitions.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
Top Free Skateboarding Games Check out the top 5 free online skateboarding games on the internet! These are the best online flash video games featuring skateboarding that are out there. Try them out - they're free!
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
Fury Trucks Skateboarding Logo Skateboard Logos - a gallery of logos of popular skateboard brands, good for reference, websites, MySpace backgrounds, collages, desktops, or whatever you'd like! You can see large skateboard brand logos from banners, stickers and decals.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
Ryan Sheckler Kickflip X Games 13 Photo Gallery - see images and pictures from X Games 13 skateboarding competitions, from vert ramps skateboarding to street course skateboarding to the big air competitions and best tricks, including mens and womens skateboarding competitions at X Games 13.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
How to Ollie Down Stairs Ollying off of stairs is a sweet skateboard trick - Ollie down stairs looks cool, and is very useful. The same principals behind ollying down stairs can work with other things too, like ledges or off tables. These step by step instructions on how to ollie down or off stairs will teach you everything you need to know!
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 6:59 am
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