Inline Skater Bails
I had the camera at the Exhibition Skate Park (Newcastle) yesterday and by chance, caught a rollerblader slam pretty hard. The guy took a look at the footage, thought it was pretty funny and recommended that I put it on the web… so here it is By the way, I don’t know any of the [...]
Listen While You Ride?
It seems that quite a few skaters, as well as snowboarders, listen to music while they ride. The last time I was riding with headphones in I became really frustrated because they kept popping out… I either need some different phones or one of those helmets with the sound built in!
"Learning To" vs. "How To"
As a novice skateboarder and a developing snowboarder I’m in a useful position as there are loads of tricks that I can’t do, a lot of them pretty basic. Read on… In my opinion the “how to” trick tips in magazines don’t really help that much when it comes to learning new stuff as they [...]
YouTube – Getting Some Video Sorted
My friend Mal has pointed me in the direction of YouTube, a website offering a similar service to flickr, only for video instead of photos. If you don’t already know what it’s all about you should take a look, it seems pretty cool. This means that there is no reason stopping me from getting some [...]
Anthem on eBay
Just letting people know that I’ve put my 158 Rome Anthem on eBay. It is an excellent board that’s worth a look… Oh, and there’s no reserve so you might just get a bargain
Gear for Sale
I’m planning on putting some snowboarding gear on eBay – but thought it would be worth mentioning them here first. For Sale: Rome Anthem 158 cm 2003/2004 season Less than 3 weeks riding Selling because I don’t need two boards! Hopefully you don’t need to ask how good this board is… but just in case, [...]
Riding with Music
A lot of people these days seem to ride with music playing. I hadn’t tried it until my recent trip to Chamonix… where I spent the last couple of days riding with some tunes playing. Beforehand I thought that it was going to be distracting, but it was actually not. There’s a little bit of [...]
Native Skatestore: Newcastle
Just a quick note. A little before Christmas I bought my skateboard from Native Skatestore in Newcastle. It’s a cool little shop: loads of decks, decent shoes and clothes and a healthy selection of DVDs. Yesterday Mike got himself a new setup, and Grant replaced his nose-less/tail-less deck with something new. It’s time to start [...]
