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Skatercross vs Pump Track

So “skatercross” is thing now? Apparently there’s some sort of competitive circuit for it, at least that’s what Skateboard Supercross (SBSX) would have you to believe. You’re looking at an “Official SBSX Track” in New York City built by a Swiss mountain bike-centric company called Velosolutions. I’m not sure what they mean by official track, […]

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The best of pump tracks

I spotted a pump track video online via Michael Brooke’s Facebook feed, but he was tight lipped about it at the time and I forgot ot follow up on it. Progressive Pumptracks makes modular pump tracks from three different materials, wood, steel, and concrete. The wooden ones seem like they would have a short useful […]

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D.I.Y Jam, Hannover, Germany

A crew at one site invites other crews from around Europe to a weekend DIY fest. Crews compete, the spot wins. Great soundtrack, great concrete, a sense of humor and a sense of pure awesome fun. Watch this video from Gypsy Skate. – Tip via Tim Kulas

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Pump bump dump

I’ve been contemplating some designs for skate spots in my head lately. One idea that I’ve had for a while consists of parallel tracks of wave like bumps varying in frequency and staggered side by side. Watching this video was both disappointing (because it’s kind of been done) and validating at the same time. It […]