Posts by Rob Ridge
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10 OF THE MOST INSPIRING SLAPPYS
It’s stylish, it’s mysterious, and, best of all, it just looks like so much goddamn fun.
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10 OF THE MOST MAGICIAL WALLIES
Despite wallies being done to death, there’s no denying that once learned, the wallie is still fun as fuck.
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THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION
Ali Boulala’s Sorry part is the realest account of skateboarding ever produced by a professional skateboarder.
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SKATEBOARDERS WHO ESCAPED DEATH
Forget hospital bills and surgeries, if you fuck any of these tricks up, you're in the market for a coffin.
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10 OF THE MOST CREATIVE POLEJAMS
Getting weird on poles.
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10 OF THE GREATEST SKATEBOARD TRICKS ON ROOFS
Next time you’re sick of skating in front of your apartment building, try skating on top of it instead.
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10 OF THE GREATEST TRICKS DONE IN THE RAIN
Beyond ruining your gear you’re really just asking to get hurt.
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CHECK OUT ORCHARD SKATESHOP’S NEW VIDEO “STONE SOUP”
"Who cares about a shop video nowadays?"
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10 OF THE MOST REMARKABLE NO COMPLYS
Attempting to quantify “the best no-complies ever done” would be impossible, but here are a couple worth checking out.
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MY EXPERIENCES IN SKATEBOARDING
"I've been terrified of garnering the reputation of 'ramp-tramp' or 'pro-ho' just from spending time with skaters."
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WHAT WOULD MAKE SKATERS DITCH THE BIG SHOE BRANDS?
We asked younger skaters how small shoe brands could win back their business from the big budget behemoths.
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MEET UNITY, SKATEBOARDING’S MOST PROGRESSIVE CREW
"Never has my gay life intersected with my skateboarding life. If anything, maybe I’d worked to pull them apart."
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HOW CAN WE HELP KEEP SKATE SHOPS ALIVE?
For years brands and skaters have blindly cried "support your local," but we asked shop owners about other ways we can all provide actual help.
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WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH ILLEGAL CIV?
The Illegal Civ stuff feels like an ongoing soap opera, so to air out any confusion we talked to a few key characters.