One can't have enough cruiser boards, right? Just couldn't pass on the pointy purple Krooked Zig Zagger. To stay in the racing theme, I put a racing grip tape stripe on top of that 8.6 inches wide board. Wheels are black 55mm OJ Super Juice,

Couldn't resist when I saw it: an Orchard shop board with subtle artwork and a solid 9 inch "Bully" shape. Mouse tail or balloon?I was inspired enough to go for a custom grip tape job. When I asked around what people saw, I got "

I love the shape of my Andy Anderson deck. But one thing that bothers me is the rattling of the flight deck. It's harder and stiffer than regular 7-plys, holds longer, etc. but the rattling is something I have a hard time getting used to. I'm

Snatched a special edition Toy Machine deck. Artwork by the talented Mr Ed Templeton.

I've been getting a little bit obsessed with cleaning out all the old bearings I have in old wheels. Taking bearings apart, cleaning and back together again has even some medidative aspect: it's repetitive but not boring; you have to focus but your mind can wander.

Pro-tip: grip tape art lends itself to being a great craft project with kids. Making the setup of a small 7.5 Nora Vasconcellos deck a fun afternoon activity. Everybody wins!

I've never been super happy with the grip tape job the shop did on my Eerie cruiser setup. The grip tape wasn't wide enough and there was this small ungripped sliver on the left side of the deck. It does sound OCD when I says this

I've gotten a little bit old of the wheels that I have. It's mostly the duromenter: 104A doesn't lend itself to go on other surfaces than smooth concrete park. And in combination with a super stiff flight deck I find it rattles a lot

The end of one of my favorite sneakers ever has come, the sole is through. The New Balance Numeric 346 is a minimalistic mid skate shoe. I had it for a little less than 2 years, with more time on the board the last 3 months. Maybe all that no-comply

When I decided to get more serious about hitting the skatepark more often again, and trying to learn how to skate transition, I did quite a bit of research on board sizes, trucks, etc. The board I initiall setup was an 8.5in popsicle, with 149 Indy Standard XI and

The trigger to get a skateboard in my forties was our daughter. She was getting more comfortable on her balance bike and small scooter every day. At some point she simply was too fast riding on the sidewalks in our neighborhood. Walking alongside was not any option anymore, it required