Silver Trucks - Introducing the New Silver M-Class

We should have the new Silver M-Class trucks up soon over in the old skateboard trucks section of our site.

BANGIN! Chima Ferguson Plus Demo Stuff

Also found some footage of the Real skateboard demo at Krush and Subsect, you can see it here.

Anti-Hero Skateboard Update

Anti-Hero brings you 6 new boards, perfect for spreading holiday cheer!

The Allen is hands down, my favorite. Such a good follow up to the first two boards. And Axle Nose? Sweet noooooseee of mine....

Looking for a blog to check out every 6 months? This is it! http://antiheroskateboards.wordpress.com/

2009 Holiday Issue Skull And Candy Cane Christmas Deck

2009 Holiday Issue
Limited Edition of 500
Skull & Candy Cane

We will have the '2009 Holiday Issue Skull And Candy Cane Christmas Deck' in a few weeks, let me know if you want us to hold one.

New FKD Bearings

Just got the new flyer down at the store, so enjoy.



Also, we get people in all the time that mix up FKD bearings with Flips HKD bearings.

Flip Team Tour Dates

Zumiez is a store for ass bags, but the other shops are legit, so go support them if you live in the area.

NEW Krooked Boards for the Holidaze

The Krooked Block Eyes series is in stock just in time for the Holidaze!

Bobby's board is the always popular 8.38, Corpsey brings us a 8.12, and the Gonz comes in at just over an 8. Three rad boards, three perfect shapes, and 3 perfect graphics. Get em while they're hot!

Also, for the first time ever, I'd like to introduce the Krooked Zip Zinger Nano Jr!!

Or as I like to call it, the Nano Nano. It's a little over 7 inches wide and 27 inches long. That may seem like it's a little small, but when you're standing on it, the shape actually looks like it would be a lot of fun (I haven't set one up yet). It's a perfect weapon for assaulting the streets on trips to the liquor store, burrito place, work....

Part 4 of Max Schaaf's Epicly Later'd is up! Check it out and see why Vert is not dead.



If you're like me and can't get enough Max, then head over to the Chrome Ball Incident and the post he put up with a bunch of old ads/photos.

What are those wacky longboarders doing today?

I longboard, have been for 10 years now. I would die trying this on my Sector 9 longboard.

Pawtucket RI Skatepark

Limited Edition Spitfire Purgatory Tee

In stock...for now!

Let me know if you want to pick up this up, or any other Spitfire Shirts we have in stock.

BONES RIDER CURREN CAPLES WINS A VQS SURF CONTEST

We all know 13-year-old skate prodigy Curren Caples has a flawless "surf" style. But what most people don't know is that the Ventura resident is quickly becoming as skilled in the water as is he is on cement. For proof, check the results of the recent Volcom VQS event on Kauai, where Curren happened to be there on a family vacation and happened to enter the contest on a whim. "They let him in as a 'seventh man' in the first round," said his dad Evan. "He was skins."

But Curren squeaked through the first heat, made it through the second, then the semis. Before he knew it, he was up against some of the heaviest little big guns in the surf world: Ian Gentil and Koa Smith. Granted, it was waist-high, semi-walled Pine Trees. But Curren went out, clicked on a couple rights, and ended up winning the contest. He's now automatically qualified for the VQS Championships in Newport next May. Curren himself is pretty casual about it all and is quick to praise the talents of Gentil and Smith.

But we know what this could mean. With a little more time in the water (his skate schedule currently keeps him away from the ocean for weeks at a time), Curren could be the first legitimate skate/surf crossover star since the Dogtown days.

Keep checking those surf mags for the other "Curren."

First Try Fridays with Alex Perelson

Gnarly!!!



Now watch the video




Now go check out our Real Decks or the new Real Skateboard Shirts

Fairfield CT Skatepark

More love for our friends over in CT, this is the new Sloppy Sam concrete park in Fairfield CT

New Bowl in North Haven CT

Check out the new bowl at Haven Skatepark in CT. The waterfall from shallow to deep looks a little sketchy!

NEW Thunder Truck from Ed Templeton

Brand New for the Holiday- Ed Templeton has hooked us up with a new signature Thunder Truck. Check this bad boy out on the flier below!

The truck is so new, it hasn't even been added to the availability yet, so email me back with how many you'd like in either the 145lo/hi (7.5-7.9) or the 147hi (8-8.2).

Lots of new videos up

Check out our youtube vids page - http://www.youtube.com/user/SpecialtySportsCom

We just loaded like 15 new video clips up (all skateboarding btw)

What's Hot From Sector 9 and Gullwing (New Trucks)

And now for the sales pitch from Sector 9 about the Gullwing Stalker

Hold on…wait a minute…check this out….

Have you ever wanted a quieter, smoother and less chatter of a ride? This is the truck for you!!! With a Urethane bushing shock system built inside the hanger you will silently fly by your buddies before they know what happened…and now turn into that corner with confidence because your board is gripping the road better than you’ve ever felt! Try some today and see what the hype is about…

We should have them in stock soon, just ordered a ton of them the other day.

Hoffart Shows How To Bondo Cracks

A lesson for you all.

New 'No League' series from REAL and Busenitz, Ramondetta, Dompierre

The No League series from REAL is in!

The site has them still as 'out' because they are just coming off the truck, but they'll be ready to ship by the end of the day. Im pretty stoked on this series- it has a wide range of shapes/sizes, solid graphics, and some rad softgoods to go with it. How cool is that soccer style jersey?

Max's Oakland themed No League board is one of my favorites and after watching episode 1 of his Epicly Later'd, it will probably be yours too. Check it out

Chaz Ortiz BONES Vid

New Brian Anderson SPITFIRE Wheel and Video

I'm stoked to say that we have a new Spitfire wheel for one of my all-time favorite skateboarders, Brian Anderson! Check out the video he put together to explain the idea behind the wheel and for some clips of him cruising through SF (nose manual powerslide???).

He's next up over at Epicly Later'd on VBS, check out the trailer:


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We're stocked up on the new Fall Spitfire Wheels! New wheels from BA, Ramondetta, Silas, Lizard King, Koston, and more...

Real and Spitfire AM Davis Torgerson gives one hell of a tour of Minneapolis over at the Etnies site.



Pretty stoked for the weekend- going to a show tonight, skating all day tomorrow, then my buddy is having his birthday at what I like to call the 'fat kid' bar. They have fried twinkies, tater tots, macaroni, nachos, and chili dogs all at the bar.

A Day in the Life with Eric Dressen!!

Part 3 of 4 of the Specialty Sports Fall Online Catalog is live but who cares about that, check out this awesome 'Day in the Life' of Eric Dressen video. He talks about what he's up to now, tattoo's the bighead on his buddy, and then tears up his local park.

Be sure to pick up some of his new Lifer wheels in a 51 or 56mm! Don't forget about the other Lifers too- Salba and Grosso have some pretty rad wheels too.

Drehobl, Peabody, and a bunch of other dudes are on a northwest skatepark tour right now. Check out the latest update via Thrasher. That park looks awesome, who's down for a NW tour??

REAL Max Schaaf 4Q Board!

Max Schaaf, as many of you already know, runs an awesome blog filled with old pictures of motorcycles, skateboarding (the last post with the Gonz was really cool), the bikes he builds, and whatever else he's stoked on. It's definitely worth adding to your list of websites to check out.

Needless to say, REAL did a collab board based on a drawing his good buddy and local tattoo artist Nick Rodin did. 4Q meets Olympia Beer...winning combination in my book!

It's an 8.25 and ready to ship! Get em before they're gone.

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New Spitfire Clear Cuts!

Spitfire's new Clear Cut wheels are in stock and they're sick. Don't believe me? Just ask Brad Cromer.

How rad was that backside flip? Brad (not me) definitely took advantage of the hard urethane core and the cutaway shape, which gave him a firmer and lighter ride thus allowing such a proper backside flip (and the Krooked board and Thunder trucks, of course, but that goes without saying).

If you haven't already, head over to the http://www.fourstarclothing.com/ website and watch their new Euro tour video. A bunch of your favorite Spitfire riders are in it- Howard, Schaaf, Malto, Bledsoe, Gonz, Torgerson, Brophy, BA, Mariano...

Lee Bender Update

Number two in a multi-part series: From the heartland, a look at a few of the real people adversely affected by our health care system today. Part two looks at Lee Bender, a former pro skater who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Despite comparatively good coverage he faces over $36,000 in debt for treatment over the last 18 months.

This video update from Lee updates his status, shows some rad skating, and sheds some light into how we can help make things better for him.

Proceeds from his Actions Realized REAL board go directly to Lee to help him out.

10:30am Snow on Mountain Creek NJ

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First snowfall of the season! We took this photo at 10:30am, it's now 10:57am and it's still snowing.

Time to grab some new snowboard gear or clothing before it's too late.

AH X Halloween Collab!

The good people over at Anti-Hero teamed up with the good people from Halloween and threw together this rad Limited Edition collab board.

PreBook it today! Only 200 were made, 8.12 inches wide, and they ship Oct 21st.

ANTIHERO-VOX Collab Contest!

Got this from Brad over at DLX:



How's your backtail nosegrab?

If you have a good one (or a crappy, stalled out one like me), film that bad boy and send it in! It could win you one heck of a prize package from Vox and Anti-Hero.

Contest link: http://www.dlxsf.com/hewitt/vox-antihero-contest/


Thanks,
Brad

New Matt Berger BONES Video

Still an AM, but one day he'll be pro I'm sure.

Limited Edition Powell Skull & Sword Deck

Limited Edition of 250
Skull & Sword
Gee Gah 9.75”

Now Excepting Prebooks (just email me if you want one, or stop down at the store)

Specialty Sports Stuff

So we just added/cleaned up a huge section of the site. Figured snowboarding has been getting love so it's time to hook up the skaters. Anyway we have a huge about of cheap skateboard clothing (cheap price, stuffs really good bla bla bla)

Skateboardboard Clothing
Skateboard Beanies & Scarfs
Skateboard Belts
Skateboard Hats
Skateboard Jackets
Skateboard Jeans
Skateboard Keychains
Skateboard Long Sleeves
Skateboard Patches
Skateboard T-Shirts
Skateboard Shorts
Skateboard Socks
Skateboard Sweatshirts
Skateboard Wallets
Skateboard Youth Sweatshirts
Skateboardboard Youth T-Shirts
Women's Apparel

BONES flow rider Matt Boyster charging The Monolith

BONES skateboards flow rider Matt Boyster charging The Monolith in San Jose.. He washed out at the bottom, but supposedly is the closest out of anyone.

No one has made the drop yet. I attached a picture of CAB riding the same wall to give you a better idea of how crazy this wall is.

Koston Guest Boards...

The Krooked Eric Koston guest boards are almost gone. There are about 40 left in the warehouse and they definitely won't make it until the end of the week...so pick up this rad 8.06inch guest board today!

The Joe Brook Krooked Guest Boards are in and doing really well. If you don't know who Joe Brook is (Slap Magazine's photo editor) check out this video we threw together to give you a little insight as to why he was chosen for a guest board.

While we're on the subject of Krooked, we got some Krooked short sleeve t-shirts up, $15.95, you can't beat that.

As usual, give me a call/email with any questions you have...I'll be here all day!

Antwuan Dixon Thunder

Antwuan Dixon's first Thunder Pro trucks are in stock!!

This guy has one of the best lazy styles ever, his hands barely come above his waist! So sick...Check out his part from Baker has a Deathwish here



Get buck and pick up his new truck today!

New Tech: Powell Skateboards LIGAMENT Technology

All Powell Skateboard decks come with Skate One's new LIGAMENT technology.

* Greater pop for higher ollies
* Stiffer, longer lasting flex for increased board life
* The confidence that comes from knowing your deck will never break in two
* All the above at no extra cost



Good skaters are hard on boards. They don't miss little tricks, they miss big ones, and they break decks. Sometimes they break themselves too. We developed LIGAMENT™ technology for our team after watching one of Jordan Hoffart’s especially nasty video slams at the bottom of a big rail gap.

LIGAMENT technology consists of inlaying three long strips of high strength polymeric strap into the middle of each deck. These reinforcing straps are strong and flexible, like the ligaments that connect your muscles to your bones. Even when you break the board, the ligament straps will hold your deck together allowing you to ride out of it, instead of doing the groin-tearing splits. LIGAMENT™ decks weigh the same as a 7-ply maple deck, but have more pop, stay stiff longer than ordinary boards, and prevent the deck from ever breaking into two pieces because of the the three ligaments in each one.

Powell LIGAMENT decks are manufactured by Skate One, in Santa Barbara, California. They combine our thirty-three years of skateboard manufacturing experience, the world's finest materials, and Skate One’s new LIGAMENT™ technologyto give you more pop, longer board life, and extra confidence when you go big.

The Powell team gave LIGAMENT boards two thumbs up after months of testing. So much that we will be making all our Powell Skateboards with LIGAMENTS by the summer of 2009 because they are superior to a standard 7-ply, and we know any skater who has ever broken a board will appreciate LIGAMENT™ technology when it saves his groin.

Look for LIGAMENT on the rail of a Powell deck for greater pop, more confidence and increased board life.

Zinger Completes are back!

About 50 of the Krooked Zip Zinger completes just came back in stock!

They're as low as $94.95 each. These won't last long and are one heck of a deal...

Let me know if you'd like to pick any of these bad boys up!

Hesh Law World Premier!!!

Once Hesh Law is out we'll have it in our skateboard DVD section.

A REAL History Lesson

Just got this email from Brad over at DLX.. it's a long one:

I can't take credit for this awesome email- fellow DLX Sales Rep Pete put this together today. Pretty rad collection of old REAL ads/photos.

Go skate!
Brad

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