The guys down in New Zealand just had what looks like a great time even though their 10 km push event was doused with rain…
Arbor’s DH event this weekend was a Success!!
Keith Rebhorn squeezed out a 1st place finish by his fingertips!
We had a great weekend over here at Push Culture! We finally left Brooklyn at 5 o’clock on friday and headed east. That’s right through the city and all it’s glory, i mean traffic. So, about 2 hours later we were on our way through Jersey City and headed to Morristown. In Morristown we met Marc Dean, a really nice guy with a lot of experience and DH knowledge. He showed us his luge and chatted about going fast and other events; could have stayed all night but we had to get on the road so we could set up our tents at the Blue Rock camp site. Fortunately they had the the food and such we didn’t bring when we arrived at the camp grounds office- $50 to support the locals and it we headed to camp. It was good old camping with fresh air and a star lit sky. The next morning was breakfast over the fire, board inventory and maintenance, then off to the races! Continue reading
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Tagged arbor, DH, keith rebhorn, longboad, longboarding, matt kleman, pat schep, push culture news, PushCulture, race, sean graves
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Wonder Valley Road B – In Memory of Sean Smith and Savy Rhodes
Gonna be a great event in memory of Sean Smith who was killed earlier this year when he collided with a car while riding downhill, and Savy Rhodes.
You can find all the information regarding the event on their facebook page.
Arbor and Firewire Collaboration
Firewire and Arbor are proud to announce a collaborative surfboard offering that will arrive in stores this spring. The designs combine Firewire’s use of epoxy resins and EPS foam materials, which are less harmful to the environment, and Arbor’s signature, sustainably sourced, structural wood power ply technology.
Check out the full story here.
Update: The Warriors Race was Epic – Team Distance Push Race coming to NYC!!!
Update: New Pics from the Epic Warriors Race – The most epic race NYC has seen yet.
From Freshpaved.com: The Warriors went out to play-ee-ay! 26 miles of New York City streets, 3 boroughs, the Cyclone, Wonder Wheel, and 1 Thunderstorm. Way to get er done! Pictures below courtesy of Cynthia Regidor.
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Tagged bustin blog, fresh paved, freshpaved.com, mike dallas, Rat Rod, warriors
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4th Annual R.O.G.U.E. Race!! Canada Eh?
Update From Skatefurther.com:
Exciting news just in from Edmonton, Alberta… Long Treks pusher and current World Ultraskate Champion Paul Kent takes victory for the third year in a row at Canada’s most prestigiously gnarly push race. Backed up by Anna O’Neill, his sister-in-law, who also won the ladies race for the third year in a row! Can anyone stop the Canadian Royal Push Family? Congratulations to everyone who took part, this race really makes the world sit up and notice push racing. Check out the site here! Continue reading
Skateboarding for Peace in Afghanistan – One kid at a time
The Skateistan US entity just held its first major exhibition and fundraising event in New York (Red Bull Soho Space), with nearly 70 customized boards on display by more than 50 artists. Now that the benefit night has passed, the boards are all available for auction on eBay. The skateboards were used as canvasses by various up-and-coming New York artists, the installation artist Olafur Eliasson, street artist Cake, designers and, of course, skateboarders. One hundred percent of the final bids will go directly towards Skateistan’s efforts to provide skateboarding and educational opportunities to the boys and girls of Afghanistan.
The auction ends on Tuesday, August 31st, so take a look and get your bids in quick! Click Here for the Auctions…
This video gives a great picture of what this organization is up to…
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New O-tang’s added to the line up. And Kyle Chin makes them look real good!
The In Heat and 4 President just got a new brother of a slightly harder variety, he likes to let loose and slide far. He also drives a motorcycle and might steal your girl, so watch out and get ‘em before the next guy.
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Jet Luge
Wanna go fast? Really fast? you could always build yourself one of these…
Silverfish has an interview with Bob Swartz, the guy who created it, and lots of pictures here, check it out!
2010 STP Seattle to Portland Bike Ride
Yes, you read correctly it was a bike ride event. But that didn’t stop James Peters from going out for it!! He push the whole way with the bikers from Seattle to Portland – further engraining his legend status as an ultra skater!! Keep it up James!
Here’s the story in James’ own words from his site pavedwave.org:
A few days after STP number five, I’m finally settled enough to post an update. Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 stp, james peters, paved, pavedwave.org, roe racing, wave
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