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Rider | Nick Taylor Location | Camps Bay, South Africa Photo | Robin Taylor
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Contributing Writers Dr Spice, Joseph Karchemny, Daniel Hawes, Dan Sparagna, Haggy Strom, Brent Shipley, Callum O’Callaghan, Martin Seigrist, Christopher Vanderyajt, Ari Gold, Sean Meaney, Jackson Shapiera, Luke Sorensen, Jimmy Riha, Herman Smith, Odin Mackay, The Mad Mob, Lincoln Hillard, Jamieson Mackenzie. Contributing Photographers Janine Yates, Gabe Gwynne, Matt Kienzle, Scott Hayes, Racheal London, Dan Sparagna, Dave Pang, Ben Westover, Tim Wright, Kate Tellefson, John Harle, Brent Shipley, Alejendro Muller, Duiglio Musso Ramirez, Daniel Guzzardi, Peter Rauch, Christopher Vanderyajt, Jean Jacques, Jon Steele, Sean Meaney, Florian Panther, Abdilla Ahmed, Manette Alcala, Matthew Tildesley, Louis Pilloni, Jon Mandl, Luke Sorensen, Robin Rosenbaum-Andras, Scott Moore, Dean Barnes, Ashley Donaldson, Robin Taylor, Mark Nisbet. Contributing Illustrators & Designers Luke Sorensen, Martin Seigrist, Greg Turra, Diana Gracida Cover Photo | Racheal London Rider | Daniel Hawes Stylen @ the Ruapehu Gravity Festival 2014 New Zealand.
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New Gear On The Block
Glyde - Pandemonium Deck
www.facebook.com/Glyde.Skateboards
manufacturing processes. All new models are all constructed with heat-pressed laminates of hard Canadian maple and triaxial fiberglass. These lighter, more durable and 100% Canadian-made boards will also have the advantage of being competitively priced. Soon, they will be introducing the long-awaited NKD. With its 3D concave, deep wheel-wells, micro-drop and 26-28’’ wheelbase, this board is a beast! The WIM version has an added tail. Restless… Ride More!
Skateboards will keep you locked in and in control down hills and around corners. The 6” kicktail sports a W-concave to keep your back foot in command and ready for big driveway ollies and flip tricks in ditches. Bring a little havoc to your neighborhood.
Riviera - Thai Fighter Longboard www.skateriviera.com
Original Arbiter DK - Deck
Landyachtz - Canyon Arrow Longboard
www.originalskateboards.com
Warning: For maximum stoke, this board is made To be skated as if the only way to escape satan is out skate him. When used correctly wheels will be slayed, cored and mounted on walls and kept as trophies. A mean rocker with a micro drop in the platform make it the ultimate weapon for stalking, lurking, drafting. 36 inches long 9.75 wide with 26-28 inch wheelbase. Raise a little hell … ‘Pandemonium’
Restless Longboards - 2014 Range www.restlessboards.com
After the release of the Arbiter KT, the Original Crew was inspired by riders’ responses. So, they mirrored the kick, used the Arbiter KT’s deeper tub concave, and shortened the wheelbase options to create the Arbiter DK, an all around shred stick looking to dominate the hills or the Jersey barrier down the street. Ride one, shred all.
Madrid - Havoc Longboard www.madridskateboards.com
www.landyachtz.com
The Thai Fighter was made for the openminded skater that wants an all in one board for his/her quiver. This board will handle moderate to high speeds on the hills and in the streets and feels like a street board with some meat to it. You can ollie, slide, grind and mach your way in and out of spots and features with it as well as cross step and style out when you choose to. Their specialist Amanda Powell rides this beauty on the daily and uses it to her advantage in every session! Board Size: 10.0 x 38.0, Wheels: Divine City Slashers 64mm / 78a, Wheelbase: 19.75, Bearings: Abec 5 Speed Bearings, Trucks: Paris Trucks – 180mm
Bustin Boards - EQ Longboard www. bustinboards.com
Restless is proud to announce the beginning of a new era. Restless have made tremendous progress with Support Your Local Core Store Today!
Looking to wreak havoc everywhere you go without having to mess with your setup? With rocker, flared and CNC-cut wheel wells, and a 9.8” wide platform, the new Havoc from Madrid
The new EQ is Bustin’s latest in all-wood tech. Less rocker than its predecessor and a touch more concave, with some added elliptical-w, make this already race friendly board even more tuned for the hill. In addition the lay-up includes a new, honeycombed, CNC routed, hollow core-ply in order to drastically reduce weight in the deck while maintaining strength and stiffness. Super light and super stiff makes the new EQ a solid contender for the 2014 race season.
The Canyon Arrow; the simple yet sophisticated top-mount you have been waiting for. Handle your steepest and most technical roads with style. This top mount speed board is made up of 100% Canadian maple and features a rockered foot platform with mild W concave. Multiple wheelbase options, from 24.75” – 28.5”, allow you to dial in the exact feel you are looking for underfoot. The Canyon Arrow is downhill skateboarding in its rawest form.
Rayne Reaper - Deck
www.raynelongboards.com
Fresh Produce Adding to Rayne’s well-established drop deck lineup, the Demonseed and Nemesis, Rayne is now delivering on a smaller version, the Reaper. This techy, fun, short wheelbase downhill freeride deck will help advanced riders push their limits, while smaller riders will appreciate a deck that’s a better fit for their size. Specs: Length 37.5” Width 9.75” Wheel Base 30 / 30.5 / 31”
Rayne Terror - Deck
www.raynelongboards.com
Taking from the popular Supreme and Rival decks, Rayne has rounded out the series with a smaller, more compact version, the Terror. With new Terror comes updated kicks for not just the Terror, but Supreme and Rival as well. Rounding off these updates is set of graphics from Canadian artist Tim Barnard featuring your favorite rap artists, superhero’s, and breakfast cereal characters brawling it out to live in infamy. Specs:Length 38.75” Width 9.25” Wheel Base 26 / 26.5 / 27”
This hybrid deck crosses over a love of radial drops for DH leverage, control and lock-in, with an urning for a kick tail to get up, over and around everything and anything. Like a fun button for around town, now you can ollie, manual, blunt and firecracker your way from place to place instead of just pushing. Walking is for chumps so come over to the darkside! Length: 36”, Width: 9.75”, Wheelbase: 23.5” / 24” / 24.5”.
Abec 11 - ErnieZ Wheels www.abec11.com
For those that loved the BertZ but wished they were a tad bigger, Abec 11 brings the 65 mm ErnieZ. These are a super fun wheel for all round fun, with a rounded outer lip and a chamfered inner lip these slide like butter but grip when you need it. 81a duro gives plenty of plush and speed, and with a width of 42mm and a contact patch of 33mm, they’ll break free without a huge effort. 25mm sideset hub, they are Abec11’s retro formula so you know this urethane rocks.
Skoa Precision Trucks is proud to release the Vapor. With design input from team riders Connor Fergusson, George Mackenzie and the crew, the Vapors have been engineered to blast standups and perform on technical downhill courses. Skoa Vapors have a flipable hanger, 47 ° baseplate, and come with Venom tall bottom barrels. All of this delivers great lean, turn, and overall control.
Sabre - Forged Precision www.sabretrucks.com
Developed with Mark Short, Will Edgecombe and George Vincent, this wheel is for the person who wants to do stand up 540’s, 720’s and the like. Made from the new formula “Neurothane” which is extremely durable and very predictable with an easy breakaway into the slide. 72mm x 43mm wide double radius, 30mm contact patch, spoked core. 83a, lovely wheels.
Cult - Chronicle Wheels www.skatecultwheels.com
Three years of development in the Sabre labs has resulted in this. The first Cold Forged Longboard truck in the world.. There is not enough space to discuss the advantages of cold forging as opposed to casting or CNC but the main points are lighter and stronger. The Sabre forged hanger has axle studs made from cro-mo steel. The blue 180mm has 3mm rake on a cast 48 degree baseplate and the grey 190mm has zero rake on the forged 38 degree. Fabulous trucks.
R.A.D.- Bushings www.sector9.com
Hawgs - Boss Hawgs Wheels www.hawgswheels.com
Loaded Tesseract Family - Decks www.loadedboards.com/boards/tesseract
Meet the bossest Hawgs in town. Stoneground and centerset, Boss Hawgs have a ridiculously smooth and predictable slide while leaving lines of pure, unsalted butter. The wide FSU core distributes your weight evenly across the surface of the wheel ensuring a more consistent wear. If you want a sick freeride wheel right down to the core, get on some Boss Hawgs now! Available in Rare 76a (blue), Medium Rare 78a (red) and Well Done 80a (grey). Support Your Local Core Store Today!
Cult - Creator Wheels
www.skatecultwheels.com
The story goes with this wheel that the sales guy at Cult tested them and was so in love with this wheel he insisted that they be made ... The wheel of choice for Axel Serrat and Jorge Pernes. This is the smaller offering of Neurothane from Cult. 65mm x 50.5mm wide, 35mm contact patch, 78a, small core.
Skoa Vapor - Trucks www.skoatrucks.com
R.A.D. Bushings will give your board the response and feel you have been searching for. Many people underestimate the value of a high performance bushing which is why R.A.D. makes it easy by offering exactly what you need. Available in three durometers (White-86a, Red-89a, Blue92a) with two bushings, two stamped flat washers, in a reusable container. 100% R.A.D. American urethane. Don’t underestimate the effects of premium bushings.
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Nork - Helmets
www.norkhelmets.com
TSG - Dawn Helmet (New Colour Ways) www.ridetsg.com
Rayne - Idle Hands V2 Gloves
www.raynelongboards.com
Tired of toting around that clunky old skate tool? Sector9 brings you the allin-one carabiner skate tool. Each corner of the carabiner has a wrench (3/8”, 1/2”, 9/16”), and a removeable double headed allen key/screwdriver is cleverly held in place by magnets. The carabiner also works as a bottle opener, as well as clipping on to your belt or keys. The ultimate portable skate tool!
Paradox - Griptape
Nork helmets are downhill helmets of the highest quality. Triple certified, in a range of colours and optional vinyl patterns, they are the goods. Performance is their catch word. They have multi-faring channels to reduce drag, a maximised vertical window for the best vision in tuck, vents that channel acoustics and comfort padding for a perfect fit. The shell has been designed to absorb impacts to protect your noggin and they are aerodynamic to keep your speed. Nork is comfort, safety and performance in one helmet.
New Olders - Helmets
www.cargocollective.com/newolders
New Olders helmets are a Brazilian made company that specialise in downhill skate helmets. Featuring flip visors, removeable padding, respiration vents, as well as an unparalleled wide visual angle and acoustics make these a top of the line skate helmet, for skaters and lugers alike. Padded buckle and protection for chin and neck make these safer and more comfortable than much of the competition. Plus, they have aero options for extra speed. Go fast and ride safe. Support Your Local Core Store Today!
After a quarter century of head protection it was about time for a helmet with style echoes from skateboarding’s halcyon days. The Dawn rocks classic ear protection style with a safe hardshell construction. It is the first certified classic full cut skate helmet available and comes with all the favoured TSG fit and ventilation features. PP Hardshell, EPS Impact Foam, Low Fit, Snug Fit, Tuned Fit System, 14 Aerodynamic Vents and Internal Air Flow Channels. Available soon in 5 colours, black, red, yellow, green and white.
TSG - KneePad Longboard D3O www.ridetsg.com
Return of the popular Idle Hands with some updates and tweaks! The new idle hand comes with Rayne’s ergonomic Velcro system and puck design brought out on the High Society gloves. The split palm patch lets your hands move and breath, and the dished puck makes slides more comfortable, while protecting your hands better than ever. Pull them on and go hands down at Rayne.com
Brooklyn Workshop - Shoes www.BrooklynWorkshop.com
Bustin Boards is proud to accept the worldwide distribution rights for the Brooklyn Workshop Shoe Co. home of the new, redesigned mid-top shoe starting June 2014. ‘The tipping point for me was hearing first-hand from our riders that these shoes lasted twice as long, on average, as any other skate shoes they’ve owned’. says Ryan Daughtridge, President of Bustin Boards. The new mid-tops will be offered in four unique colourways, all sharing the same long-lasting special sauce that put the shoes on the map.
Sector 9 - Carabiner Skate Tool longboarders’ www.sector9.com
Custom tailored to needs, the KneePad comes in a slim, pre-shaped design with true anti-slip fit. The intergrated D3O impact pad and side pads are soft during normal use but powerful at the point of impact with high performance shock absorption. They come complete with replaceable PE caps featuring new protective side-slide extension. Replacement PE caps will be available in black, cyan, red, yellow and white.
www.paradoxgrip.com
Paradox Griptape have redesigned grip from the ground up. Paradox has a flexible lining to prevent crystals from shedding while you’re shredding. Improved adhesive formula allows for repositioning your grip if it isn’t lined up correctly, and the grip has a blend of 70/80 grit for more varied traction. They have also developed the first cold-weather specific grip, and they also think green with the most biodegradable packaging on the market. It has even been approved by a Shaolin grandmaster to ground yo’ Chi!
Risch - Book
http://www.seifertuebler.com/product
The Risch book is a beautifully conceived photo journal of the conception, creation and manufacture of the Risch helmet. Overlaying the very artfully shot photos, are a dozen very small blurbs and quotes to put the photos into context. The first part illustrates the creation, the second half of the book is a combination of Risch team portraits and action shots from Almabtreib. It is one of those photo journals that take five minutes to read but you could look at for hours. Inspiring stuff.
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Phrunt - Clothing
Solo Shot - Camera Tripod www.soloshot.com
Reddies - Energy Suppliments www.reddiesenergy.com
Gnartopia Expeditions
www.facebook.com/GnartopiaExp
www.phrunt.net
You’ve heard the rumours of a skate brand coming back to life. You’ve seen the stickers slapped up around skate parks and hiding on the back of signs as you drive past and you’ve thought ‘What the fuck is Phrunt’? Well Phrunt is back! the iconic skate clothing brand which dominated the Gold Coast and Brisbane in the 90’s has hit the shelves again. Steveo and the boys are hard at work getting styles together. Check out the website www.phrunt.net for all the new news and follow them on instagram @phrunt. Message the boys or get down to Darkside skateboards to pick up some Phrunt gear.
Canon EOS Iphone app - Remote Camera Controller www.canon.com.au
Wanna get some awesome footage but don’t have a cameraman? The Solo Shot uses a tracking device that you wear on your arm to monitor where you are, always keeping you in focus anywhere within a 30ft to 2000ft distance. It can pan, tilt and zoom and it can pan at 80º/ second, always keeping you in frame. It also allows for multiple controllers to the one camera, multiple cameras from the one controller or multiple cameras from multiple controllers. The scope is endless, plus there are more developments coming. This IS the future of filmmaking.
Reddies is an energy suppliment that is lightweight, strong and easier to carry around than a can of fizzy. What you get is a packet of five paper-thin strips that dissolve in your mouth, so it’s very fast acting. It’s sugar free, yet surprisingly sweet, and cheaper per serve than energy drinks. The active ingredient is caffeine, so for a very quick buzz, Reddies are a hit.
Golf Skate Caddy transport device
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Gnartopia expeditions is your gateway to explore the world with your board. G.E was created 2 years ago out of a need to cater for people wanting to go skate with others in areas where they had not been before, allowing for riders to experience new terrain with the guidance of seasoned riders. They are a fun filled group who caters for everyone’s needs and wants, so depending on the group it could be all about speed and big hills, or it could be a day of freeriding looking for all the features that can be found around town. This allows for groms to go to terrain they would have never been able to reach before and seasoned riders to catch up.
www.golfskatecaddy.com
Riftlabs Kick - LED Camera Lighting
The game of golf just got better. Introducing the Golf Skate Caddy (GSC™) – a purpose-built, singleperson golf transport device – tipped to REVOLUTIONISE the game of golf. Literally feeling like you’re surfing the turf, the GSC adds a new dimension to the game of golf, where the mode of transport becomes part of the joy of the game as you glide to your ball. Every detail has been covered to create a unique and specialised personal transporter that is super fun to ride, reliable, lightweight, compact and poised to change the future of golf.
Kick is a hand-held portable lighting source, that’s compatible with most smart phones and cameras. It has some very cool functionality; using the app you can sample a lightsource (like candlelight or sunlight) and it recreates that same spectrum using its grid of 40 full colour LEDs. You can further tweak colours, intensity, or warm/cool settings with sliders. It even does strobe. The size of a phone, USB rechargeable and virtually unlimited types of light available makes this a great choice to grab that shot or get that rad slide lit perfectly.
www.riftlabs.com
A-Jays - Headphones www.powermove.com.au
EOS Remote: a free application for convenient remote shooting, image browsing, and other operations on Canon EOS digital cameras with Wi-Fi functionality. As you view live images from the camera in EOS Remote, you can remotely set the focus, adjust shooting values, and release the shutter. You can also browse images on the camera’s memory card, select images, and save them to your device. Support Your Local Core Store Today!
A-Jays Four are lightweight, Swedish made headphones. Featuring their flat, tangle-free cable design and soft, snug rubber buds, they are comfortable and easy to carry around. They also have a three button switch for volume and start/stop control of your music player or phone. Where they shine is their clarity: next to the ubiquitous white headphones we all have, they are noticeably clearer, without any drop in volume. Do your ears a favour.
Ruapehu Gravity Festival NZ Event Words | Joseph Karchemny
What's the one thing all dh/freeride skaters dream of? For most, it’s having the chance to mob an epic closed road with mates both new and old. For the New Zealand scene this dream became reality at the first and hopefully annual, Ruapehu Gravity festival on Mt Ruapehu. Rider | Gabe Gwynne Photo | Matt Kienzle
Not only was it a first for NZ, but the first time a gravity sports event has been held on a world heritage site. The Bruce Road is one of the country's most beautiful settings to skate. With average speeds around 65 kph and top speeds above 85 kph, it's 5.3kms of cat-eye free, nearly pristine black top, that begins above the tree line and drops down over what looks like the lunar surface before working down through the grasses and then to the trees. For the 37 skaters, both men and women age 16 to 38 from New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Brazil the stoke was overwhelming. One of the many hurdles for the festival in the lead up to organization was the safety. As hay bales weren't able to be used because Mt Ruapehu is a world heritage site as well as being protected by DOC (Department of Conservation) we needed to find a substitute for hay, since hay could and would have affected the fragile and protected ecosystem. The result ‌ bulk bag/wool bags filled with empty plastic bottles collected from the recycling depot at the top of the road. Fortunately these bags of empty bottles went untested by the skateboard participants of the event. The drift trikes which had the road from Saturday noon until Sunday arvo put the bags to the test on a few occasions with excellent results. For a few years now Ruapehu has been a destination for skaters from around the globe, but they have always had to skate the road with the possibility of oncoming vehicles. So for a day and a half, March 7th & 8th it was all about straight bombing. And to add more fuel to the stoke fire the event is applying for a 10 year lease with rumblings of IDF involvement in 2015, meaning that fire will burn for a long time to come. So keep your eyes on the 2015 events calendar, because you might want to start looking at flights to NZ!!! A massive thanks goes out to the team at Mt Ruapehu for making this happen and also to everyone who came out and ripped hard! Mad Mobs Top Photo | Scott Hayes Bottom Photo | Racheal London
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