I realize that the correlation between skateboarders and cigar smokers is likely very low and a venn diagram depicting the pair’s relation would be even more laughable than than the mental image. But I don’t really care because I know that there are some skaters out there who would totally rock this deck with an abundance of ironic glee. The ...
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Fresh: Skateboard Deck by Anthony Cozzi
Anthony is the man. Not just because he’s an avid Gearfuse reader, but because he designed this badass skateboard deck called Fruit. The entire thing is wrapped in fruit, giving a your board a fresh new look in a world full of World Industries and Element. The best part is that although extremely limited, you can still get your paws ...
Read More »Stereo or Skateboard?
Oh, wait. Yeah, sorry. It’s a skateboard deck with a boombox painted on the bottom. Boy do I feel like a dumbass. At $60, it was hard to tell since both are priced accordingly. Link [via]
Read More »Skede: Skateboard Chair Featuring Your Deck
Here’s a creative idea: take an old, radical skateboard deck and turn it into a usable chair. Aside from recycling and bringing new design to the living room, the Skede chair is available with a deck from Control or without a deck. That means you can add your own or Ryan Ash can add his broken NOFX skate deck. No ...
Read More »IPSVM Is A Dizzying Design
Can you imagine skateboarding on this design Loren Kulesus has created without falling through it or snapping it in half? If it weren’t just a concept maybe you’d actually get a go at riding it. Though, I strongly advise against it. Notice the numerous amount of holes in it? Yea, this thing is lacking some good old-fashioned solidness. I bet ...
Read More »NoPattern Skate Decks
Colors and vectors and shapes, oh my! Chuck Anderson’s creations for NoPattern’s decks are incredible. Looking more like vector-based wallpaper for your computer than a skateboard deck, Anderson clearly pulled out the big guns for this series. At $55, they’re priced to move and will most likely sell out unless you hop all over ’em like a jackrabbit. Just don’t ...
Read More »Private Eyes, They’re Watching You
Video games aren’t the only things I dream I’m in. Occasionally I’ve been known to have absurd notions that I am sponsored by a skateboard company and that it puts my eyes on a deck it calls “Private Eyes”. Then the realization that that’ll never happen brings me home. Now, Zazzle.com is making my dreams come true (minus the getting ...
Read More »The 10 Best Companies That Create Skateboard Deck Designs
Inventor Spot wrote up a list of 10 companies they feel create great skateboard deck designs. The companies listed are well known skateboard developers that focus on designs that are anything but ordinary. Element undoubtedly made the list, as well as a few of my other favorites such as Krooked and Baker. What really disappointed me about the list was ...
Read More »Element Push Deck Rides Like A Beauty
Remember that carbon fiber Element Push deck? We were impressed by the craftsmanship of the board, so the folks at Element sent us one to check out. Specifically, the Atchley Stealth. The precise manufacturing that goes into making this deck is incredible and I’m glad we got our chance to take it for a test ride. We’ve even got a ...
Read More »New Element Deck Pushes The Envelope
The lightest most durable decks to hit store shelves, Element’s new “Push Construction Positive Negative” series of decks is leading by example and showing old-timers that wood isn’t good. Element had previously released a featherlight helium deck which trapped air in between the layers of the deck. Combining that with with carbon fiber material has spawned the first three pro-skateboarding ...
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