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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A SERIOUS REVIEW OF MARK SUCIU’S SERIOUS “VERSO”
Verso asks that we pay it a kind of attention many of us automatically do not. Knowing this, we choose to either look more closely or let it pass before our eyes the way the rest of skating does.
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BRIAN SUMNER ON LEAVING THE SKATE INDUSTRY AND FINDING CHRISTIANITY
"People are going to hate you for different stupid reasons, but people shouldn’t be divided over the faith."
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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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UNDERSTANDING THE NEAL HENDRIX ALLEGATIONS & POWER DYNAMICS IN SKATEBOARDING
How can skateboarders within the industry do a better job of keeping each other in check?
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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.