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Live from the Expo!

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This one cannot pass Skatefurther readers by without a big mention. Next Friday, March 11th, sees 32 of Longboarding’s most influential vendors congregating upon New York’s Lower East Side. The 2011 Longboard Expo is coinciding with Concrete Waves Award Ceremony and followed the next day by the ‘Warriors’ Push race. PushCulture.com will be streaming theContinueContinue reading “Longboard Expo 2011.”

Bessiere is in Senegal.

Globeskater Bessiere Romain’s latest skate epic has taken him to Senegal. From the pictures he is posting up on his facebook and GlobeSkater.com website, it looks like an amazing journey. As time goes on, the list of countries traversed by skateboard continues to grow. Bessiere is at the front of this list, where will beContinueContinue reading “Bessiere is in Senegal.”

Can you dig it?

This is going to be epic! 27 miles behind enemy lines, between you and safety stand 20,000 cops, 50,000 taxi cabs, 10,000 hipster bikers, crackheads, road kill and full on traffic. The Mission: Skate from the Bronx to Coney Island with your crew in less than 2 hours 3 minutes, Warriors Race 2010 winning time.ContinueContinue reading “Can you dig it?”

Episode 14 : Canadian Friends and the Break Up

Waking up at 4:30am to beat the traffic into La Paz was slow going and paid a toll on our lungs. Inhaling smog and dodging Traffic we make it into La Paz, Bolivia alive and enjoy empanadas. There we spend 5 days chilling out, eating good food, climbing roofs and venturing around with our Canadian ladyContinueContinue reading “Episode 14 : Canadian Friends and the Break Up”

Vancouver Vixen

For more information, got to the USA section of the Skatefurther forum, looks like it’s going to be a good one!

LBL pusher 2.0

We are so fortunate here at skatefurther to have such a close link with so many distance skaters from around the globe, board builders interested in distance skating and forum members interested in ‘pushing’ distance skating as a form of transport, fitness or mild obsession. We all know Rob Thomspon from his epic, EPIC worldContinueContinue reading “LBL pusher 2.0”

SkateVenture update

Just had a bit of a chat with Troy from Skateventure: Southeast Asia. Looks like they have had a couple of days off earning some food and keep playing drums and guitar. They get back on the road tomorrow. Troy and Huw have skated over 200km in 23 days, got food poisoning, been put upContinueContinue reading “SkateVenture update”

Romain Bessiere : Globeskater

hello After countless years and experiences while longboarding, I’ve decided to take it to the next level. Instead of a mere Facebook page, I’m going to start my own internet site which will sum up with pictures, and elaborate with words, all of my different journeys. I hope that you’ll enjoy and be a part ofContinueContinue reading “Romain Bessiere : Globeskater”

Rat Rod NYC: Warriors Race 2011 – back for more!

Back in August we brought you news of the Warriors Race which took place in NYC and as the name suggests, is not for the faint hearted. Dubbed as “the most challenging race in NYC, last year 51 riders split into teams to battle it out. The next instalment is planned to take place inContinueContinue reading “Rat Rod NYC: Warriors Race 2011 – back for more!”