…is in Totterdown, Bristol, about five minutes from Lush HQ. So it being a sunny Friday afternoon, we went and skated it. Rob Borek and John Griffiths were, of course, up to the challenge… This is a Symbian… coming next week… This hill pretty much goes like this – stand on your board, shit your pants,.. Read More
Archives: October 2011
28mph Nollieflip
27Oct
Antuna
25Oct
The final protoypes for our Manu Antuna Tribute Deck turned up last week… This is our first rockered speedboard. It’s a bit shorter than the Vandella, with a further refined shape after many late-night motorway conversations in the van between Darren, Chris, Jesse and Rich. If you’ve no idea who Manu Antuna is and why.. Read More
Win a Symbian
24Oct
Hogtoberfest
14Oct
The weather is looking pretty sweet for Hogtoberfest. XSS and Octane Sport have organised a DH skills workshop, Girls workshop and, Giant Slalom, Downhill Freeride and Mini-Moto racing. With prizes from people like Dangerous Decks, Octane Sport, and Newton’s Shred, it promises to be a pretty sweet weekend of longboarding! We’ll be there with this small.. Read More
N-tense D-centz
12Oct
We went to the deepest darkest Southwest for some downhill fun with Devonians Matt Elver, Chris Vanstone, Jesse Tighe and Charlie Mason this weekend. It was basically everything you could hope for in a road trip, and a bit more. Pete and Matt, near darkness… In the Vandem… John and Rob contemplating what to throw.. Read More
Symbians and Elevators available for pre-order now
07Oct
They’re coming… the first batch of Symbians and Elevators is on it’s way, and we’ve made them available for pre-order from Vandem MFG, our online shop. Rich on an Elevator… Both these boards are sweet for sliding and freeride – but if you can’t decide which one you’d rather, read on… If you prefer topmounts.. Read More
Crystal Palace Slide Comp
06Oct
A pretty decent slide comp when down at Crystal Palace this weekend – around fifty skaters turned up and threw a jam split into “Hard wheels” and “Soft wheels.” Softies was won by Jorge Higgins, and our own Matt Pearce took home the Hard Wheels 1st on his 33.5″ Experimental Slide Proto. Matt, layback attack….. Read More
Introducing – Deluxe Race Gloves
04Oct
So then… we’ve been making slide gloves for quite a while now. About a decade, in fact. And early last spring, we wondered what would happen if we tried to make a no-holds barred, no-expense spared, price-is-not-an-issue version of our world-famous Race Gloves. And we came up with this – the Deluxe Race Glove. (ok.. Read More