Chino Skatepark 2, originally uploaded by Sassberto. This was a weird clover with 4 foot shallow-end trannies and an 8 foot deep end. The proportions are out-of-wack – you drop 4 feet down the waterfall into the deep end, making it hard to keep a good flow without flying over the thing. Still fun, the [...]
Chino Skatepark 3, originally uploaded by Sassberto. The big flow section at Chino has 4 to 7-foot transitions, a spine, various rollers and a big sub-box thing. The BMX guys were kicking some ass in here, which unfortunately meant I barely got to skate it. Kinda hard to share the road with BMX’ers, as they [...]
I got stung by a bee yesterday. 99 degrees in Poway, third straight week of Santa Ana winds. Skate mission to Chino, Fontana and Upland skateparks is going down this Saturday, pics to follow.
It had been a long time since I checked out the Washington Street Skatepark, a skater-built park under the 5 freeway highway 101 in San Diego. This park was initally built by a small group as a ‘renegade’ park on city land. The city eventually put the kaibash on it for a couple years and [...]
So I broke a kingpin the other day. Rarely happens, but my current set of trucks have been with me for at least 8 months, 2 bushing replacements, the truck worn down almost to axle. But I still want to ride em. They are set up exactly how I like it. And since a kingpin [...]
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Truly the end of an era. I’m just glad I got to skate it a few years back. More Photos of the carnage More Info…
F’d Company is reporting that skate shoe maker Axion is not more.
Savier is done. Strike 2 for Nike. DC Shoes bought by Quicksilver for 85M!
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