Romain Bessiere has been on our radar for years and years. The Globeskater was possibly the 1st person to skate an ultraskate in 2006 (a distance of 313km) and since then has been making his way across a whole range of countries. He will always be skating, no matter the weather. Hit up Globeskater.com to seeContinueContinue reading “Profile – Romain ‘Globeskater’ Bessiere”
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Info – Push Teaser 2016
Jack Smith is at it again, this time working with Filmmaker Robb Albrecht to create a documentary about the history of long distance skateboarding. Something we here at Skatefurther are very excited about. Watch this space for more. Push Teaser – Spring 2016 from Robb Albrecht on Vimeo.
Journey- CROSSboarders
Have you ever had the urge to skatefurther? How about 69,000km further? Well Jay and Iain are off on an adventure and will probably be skating past you! The world is upside down and there is war going on everywhere…Racism and pointlessness is growing. And we don’t fit in anymore.. One day when you wakeContinueContinue reading “Journey- CROSSboarders”
Product – Tusk Precision Brackets
Tusk Designs are new to the market, their website went live just this week. We have yet to see the brackets in the flesh (watch this space!) but orders are already coming in from all over the place and their instagram has been bombarded. Tusk Brackets are set at 13° or 19° and come in gold,ContinueContinue reading “Product – Tusk Precision Brackets”
Scene – LDP Rio
We didn’t really know where to file this one; Rider Profile? Gatherings? Just plain awesomeness? We went for ‘Scene’. Yuri got in contact because he wanted to let the distance skating world know about what is going on in Brazil. Here is his story. Hi, my name is Yuri Santos and I’m the creator and organiserContinueContinue reading “Scene – LDP Rio”
Review – Don’t Trip Poppy
Here at Skatefurther we pride ourselves on getting the best reviews from the best people. Who better to ask for a review of his favourite truck than Andrew Andras – Ultraskate World Record holder. When I got into distance skating I remember thinking a longboard truck is just a longboard truck, right? Reverse kingpin, some bushings,ContinueContinue reading “Review – Don’t Trip Poppy”
Throwback – Skate USA 2005
This one takes us back. But not to the very beginning (more on that later!). Back in 2005 a certain Adam Colton and 3 friends skated the 3000miles (4800km) across the USA to raise money for The East Coast Round Wall Foundation. The trip took 2 and a half months and not only opened manyContinueContinue reading “Throwback – Skate USA 2005”
Info – Rayne Demonseed 2015
The new graphic for the 2015 Rayne Demonseed got dropped and we like it a lot. Has that kind of traveller/wanderer feel to it. The Demonseed is part of the Gateway Series, all with similar graphics. We are also loving the super simple 2015 website.
Event – Miami Ultraskate Recap
Where to start! This years Ultra at Homestead Miami looks to have been one of the best. So many things to report on and it finished just a few hours ago. Andrew looked to be on track to pass the 300 mile mark but the pace took its toll and he finished with 226 miles.ContinueContinue reading “Event – Miami Ultraskate Recap”
Info – 10 Tips for life on the road
We here at Skatefurther are stoked when people want to get involved in what we do. Here is the first post of many from Jack Courtenay our new Skatefurther representative in Japan – 10 tips for skating further. Hi, my name is Jack Courtenay, 23 from New Zealand. In 2013 I longboarded over 1500km’s inContinueContinue reading “Info – 10 Tips for life on the road”
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