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First of all, if you or someone you know has an amazing skateboard collection, get in touch with us! There are thousands of skateboard collectors around the globe. We’ve done our best to find some of the most impressive collections out there! However, it’s possible that...

Whether you’re a veteran skater from the 70’s or just getting into skating – there's a lot of fun to have on old school skateboards!  Nowadays, the modern skateboard is practically a feat of engineering: from precision bearing tolerances to highly calculated deck concaves, we’ve come...

Imagine this. It’s your first year of college. You live in a dorm building on the school campus. Each morning just before 8am, students start filling the sidewalks on their way to class in all the buildings nearby.  As you wake up with a hangover and...

As you probably know, Z-Flex is old. In fact, it’s so old that they’re credited with creating many of the things we take for granted in skateboarding today – like wheels that aren’t made of metal or decks that you can do tricks on. Z-Flex...

Barcelona – a skateboard paradise in many ways. A quick Google search of “Barcelona skate spots” will yield you numerous pages of spot guides and discussions about all the amazing spots the city has to offer. However, for many Cruisin City fans who skate cruisers...

I think everyone has an interesting reaction the first time they see a Madness Skateboards deck in person. My first experience seeing a Madness deck was a Tuesday afternoon at MACBA in Barcelona. I was standing there as this dude skated past me with a crazy looking shaped...

The standard seven-ply maple deck is practically timeless. For over four decades, skateboard decks have typically been constructed from seven thin veneers of maple wood, pressed together with an adhesive between each ply. Quite simply, this deck construction gives a skateboard a good amount of...

As you’ve probably heard, New Deal Skateboards are back! 30 years after the brand’s inception by Steve Douglas, Andy Howell, and Paul (Professor) Schmitt, they’ve recently reissued a series of their most iconic decks – and more are on the way soon! But, with all...