Jason Choi goes bigger than you

I've never heard of this kid and I don't care who he is. This is skateboarding.



Thanks to SouthoftheNorth for sending this puppy over.

Sheckler goes Mega-Ramp

Despite the massive Facebook hate for Sheckles (and even more massive Facebook love... man, I thought I needed to get a life), Ryan has now joined the group of elite skaters who can launch the Mega Ramp.

Pic courtesy of Plan B.

Vert back in the X-Games

Love it or hate it, vert is a super important part of skate. I know the field of pros and participants is small compared to street, but you can say that about other industries as well. Like biathalon and ski jump... what would the Olympics be without them?


http://www.surfexpo.com/IndustryNews/FeaturesPressReleases/tabid/106/ArticleID/497/CBModuleId/528/Default.aspx

Skate Vert Back In The X Games

ESPN has decided to continue its 13-year tradition of vert competitions at this year's X Games. Over the past month ESPN has engaged in many conversations with the X Games BMX and Skateboard vert athletes in an attempt to transition the Vert discipline into one featuring a skatepark course design. While many athletes were initially receptive to the idea, the majority of them have indicated to ESPN that they would prefer to compete on a halfpipe.

ESPN will also continue its plans to hold SuperPark as a new discipline for skateboarding and BMX at the X Games while working with the athletes to better define exactly how the SuperPark course will be designed.

"The X Games has always had a commitment to the athletes and our consistent communication with them has allowed us to collectively grow this event to where it is today," said Chris Stiepock, General Manager, X Games. "In this particular case the communication took many turns but a consensus by the athletes has emerged that has lead us to reinstate Vert as an X Games discipline this year. We will continue to work with the athletes to make the X Games relevant and successful."

Pro Skateboarder and 14-time X Games medalist, Bob Burnquist, said: "I think it's great that ESPN will continue to have a Vert contest, and I'm looking forward to working with them to make sure the vert competition at the X Games is the best that it can be."

Skateboarding is good for your health

Good news! Skateboarding is actually a healthy activity.

Check out the latest from ESPN Magazine.

Zoo York Does Rehab

Big LE product drop from Zoo and Def Jam for the new Ghost Face Killah album.

Only 500 of these shirts and decks will be made available as a promotion for GF's new album.

Robust Flavor Gets Stupid on Supreme

The guys at Robust Flavor are pretty funny (to me anyway).

No doubt you've seen the Supreme x Kermit decks that have been running around the Web.


In true Generation: WTF style (calling BS where they think it resides) the guys @ UNIV/Robust Flavor have their own take on the collab.

Pretty ballsy to call out Supreme, but I don't think the Robust Flavor guys care about what you or I think of them.

I still prefer the Nike 6.0 Simpsons 6. DOH! collab, but that's just me.


Mad thanks to CtotheJL and Robust Flavor for the images.

Crazy Skateboard Things from Toy Fair

The next skateboards are being shown at Toy Fair and I can't wait to see kids shredding skateparks on these babies.

I couldn't find a caption for this one, so I have no idea what it's supposed to do. Maybe you pump it to go forward?

This one is called Orbitwheel.

Did I say say shredding? I meant falling all over the place and making me skate worse than I do, if that were possible.

Thanks to Core 77 for making people think this is a good idea (and the images).

Chris Miller Interview on Robust Flavor

Robust Flavor just dropped an interview with Chris Miller.

It's a little known fact that the French use the word "Le Miller" to mean "legend who still kills it." True story, just ask someone who is from France and they'll back it.


Head over to the Robust Flavor site to check it out.

Do police hate skateboarders?

I'd say not inherently, but this guy definitely lost it. Maybe he had a bad day, but I can't imagine him doing this to a group of kids that built setup a makeshift tennis court or basketball hoop.



I can't help but think this officer had better things to do with his time... like give me a jay walking ticket in San Diego (two tickets in two point five years... none in 30 in New York) or bust a drug deal or something.

Props to the UNIV/Robust Flavor crew for getting this to me.

And for the record, I am friends with a few police offices, so keep the "cops suck" comments to yourselves. This guy doesn't speak for everyone.

Shaun White's Lambo

Liv2Ride will love this.

Robust Flavor, the same guys behind UNIV, took a picture of Shaun White's Lambo.

I wish I had a Lambo.

Ultimate Boarder

Have you heard of the Ultimate Boarder competition?
The name sounds hokey, but a lot of the riders are legit.

The 'Squan's finest Shayne Posipil, element's Tosh, Aaron Astorga and Kurt Wastell are just some of the riders I'm stoked to check out.

Unfortunately, their site leaves a lot of info lacking (besides stats on how marketable action sports are today). Maybe they should reach out to one of those action sports PR firms and see if they can help get things going?

Pics from the Ultimate Boarder site.

Not everyone in snowboarding likes Shaun White

I don't know Shaun White. He's probably a good guy. But sometimes when you're too successful, get too much coverage or otherwise start to annoy people due to your on-screen X-Games moping, people may start to hate you.

Case in point, Liv2Ride, who joined Generation WTF to voice his opinion on the Flying Tomato (note to mainstream media, no one in snowboarding calls him that).

Before you knock LivRide, realize I know him and the guy likes riding. He didn't grow up in a family of riders, is self taught and drives an incredibly boring four hours each weekend to shred the Ice Coast of Mount Snow. What's snowboarding to him may not be snowboarding to you and as a passionate shredder, he's definitely entitled to his opinion. The same way some skaters dislike Tony Hawk (note to mainstream media, no one calls him the Flying Egg Man).

The Hundreds Skate Decks

Know what I like about this image?

Someone is actually skating. Nice. Kickflipping at that. I wish I could still kickflip.

Big props to the hundreds for putting the deck in a skater's hands. Top of it looks cool too, I wonder if they'll be able to release clear grip-tape too?

Info courtesy of CtotheJL. Image from The Hundreds blog.

Sneakerfiles x Popdeck

Big fan of Sneakerfiles, lots of content there.


They're doing a contest now with Popdeck. If I had any artistic skill, I'd get on that one. I've always wanted a custom/pro-model skateboard. And drawing on a blank doesn't really count.

Big Black's Spy Optic Shades

Ever watch Rob & Big? It's funny. I wish there was more skating, but it's not a skate show. That's why there's Fuel TV I guess.

Well, because of the show and Big's new found fame, Spy Optic is dropping BB signature shades. Anyway, not much to be said about these. Classic aviator steez, but with a white frame, which I think is pretty rad.

Nice!

Nike SB P-Rod Oreo's

Sneakerfiles just posted these.

Don't know much about them, but they're close enough to my Dan Murphy's in style, so I dig them. Love or hate Nike, they put out a lot of stuff.

Thanks to Sneakerfiles for the pic.

Fixed Push Skateboarding

I just blogged about one of the raddest trends in skateboarding.


This is definitely going to take off.

Skateboarding meets Parkour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGlbmpx_Rg

This video is a crazy mix of skating and parkour. Not totally my thing, but you have to respect it. It's pretty nuts, this guy is talented. Except for when he caveman's handrails... that's been done.

Nike SB J-Rod II Hi

Two Nike SB posts in one day? I know, I'm out of control.

I dig high-tops and everyone from Kick Fiend to Rule of Next and Hypebeast are loving these, but I just don't know.