SBMag & R8 Wallpaper
March 25, 2008
SBMag and Revel8 wallpaper featuring R8 rider Ben Wannamaker switching it up on a flat down in Japan.
Archive for March, 2008
SBU - March 22nd Edit + Crashes
March 24, 2008Starring Matt, Art, Ty, Joey, Chris, Dan & Juice.
Crashes
Burly handrail + flips
March 23, 2008
Two days with Dmitriy Shvedov in Tyumen, Siberia doing some flips and a burly handrail.
Russian Team @ Romania 2008 - Photo Set
March 17, 2008
The WSA posted up a slide show of over 370 pictures taken by the Russian team at the Euro Cup in Romania.
White Noise: Death From Above 1979
March 17, 2008
White Noise is music to shred with!
I find it hard sometimes to view any band labelled as Dance-Punk anything more than a passing fad of a hybrid genre of music. Death From Above 1979 is the exception. With a less generic pop sound typical in the genre, the unique sound is no doubt due to the fact the band refused to hire a lead guitarist, relying only on bass, drums, and a lot of synthesizers. DFA79 sounds a lot more punk based, with elements of drum & bass and a lot of synth sounds.
The Toronto based duo was active from 2001 - 2006. They called it quits after a year of pondering artistic differences. DFA79 never signed with a major label but their studio album You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine got some commercial success by being featured in video games like SSX, Tony Hawks, and even being used by Motorola.
You can download a few of their tracks Little Girl and Dead Womb straight off the band’s website deathfromabove1979.com. And their MySpace has the videos Romantic Rights and Blood on Our Hands up for grabs at myspace.come/deathfromabove1979
Allz 94 Review
March 17, 2008
People tend to shy away from shorter skiboards these days and I find its really a shame. There is a lot of top notch shredding to be had on shorter sticks. Allz 94 are the perfect example of mid-small skiboards that feels more like bigger mid sized alternatives.Allz 94 have a shape reminiscent of the late great Canon M7s but with a few centimeters off the top, giving a pretty big tunring radius of 6.5 meters, one of the biggest in the sub 100 sized skiboards. Combine that with a medium stiffness, and these feel and ride more like bigger skiboards compared to other shorter skiboards on the market.The 94s would rather you stitch your lines wide if you want to avoid tail scrappage. At 12.5 cm wide at the top and bottom, and 10.5 at the waist, they won’t keep heavier cargo sitting a top the soft snow, but small to medium sized riders should get some lift in not-so-deep snow with help from some pretty long and smooth tips. Setback feels less awkward on the bigger turning radius of these sticks on groomed runs, so you can allow yourself to set these back a bit if you’re going to be both plowing soft snow and riding groomed runs.
The width of these boards compliments the larger turning radius and stiffness, giving quick a quick edge to edge transfer for maximum edge handling of those wide turns. Keep the edges tuned and the 94s will cut through ice like skates, and the stiffness helps keep their mid-wide profile holding their edge.
The mediocre stiffness of the 94 boosts popping power off lips and on those tail/nose press/butters. Some might find them a little too small for big airs, but the wider radius keeps landings stiff and straight, and not twirly whirly. On rails they feel a little less solid than wider boards, but they are quick and nimble because of their size.
These classic skiboards are really going to please those looking for a different riding experience. Today’s skiboards tend to be wider, longer and with a super tighter radius. These offer up a different theory; mid-wide, shorter with a wider radius. East coast, icy mountain shredder would really enjoy the Allz, as well and those who like doing wider carves on groomed runs. For those looking for a ”back in the days” feel to their sticks might need to pick these up! Skier convert looking to go short will find the Allz an easy transition.
Allz did a great job on their first project, and really excited to see sophomore line up.
In North America you can pick these up at SBOL, for those of you across the pond in Europe, get these at Skiboards.lv
Borja Fernandez WoodWard Inline Edit
March 16, 2008
Revel8 rider and Euro Cup medalist Borja Fernandez is also a professional inline skater.
Here is a profile of him at WoodWard SkatePark.
Euro Cup / Rom Open Rail Jam Footage
March 13, 2008
Here’s a 10 mintue long video of the Euro Cup / Rom Open Rail Jam, a crowd and rider favorite. Stylish/crazy tricks, funny/rough crashes. Lighting and quality isn’t that great buy you’ll still be able to make ou the tricks and riders (hint: spot the facial hair/jackets/sticks under their feet!)
Skiboards.lv EuroCup/RomanianOpen Photo Set
March 13, 2008
Skiboards.lv posted up some events shots and amazing behind the scenes photos of the Euro Cup / Romanian open that took place in February.
