Bad News Dept: Montreal's Top Challenge is Cancelled. The '08 edition of this multidisciplinary event has been cancelled, according to event organizers, who reported,"A new comitee to protect the Parc du Mont-Royal has convinced the city to stop allowing permits for events that last more than 24 hours..."
This reduces the major events for '08, leaving only Munnsville for large, East Coast races.
Revolutionary ideas and grass roots action brings Red Army Surplus Co. to the forefront of the DIY scene. With striking bold graphics and an ernest desire to bring skating to a local level, with their ongoing ditch series and skatepark fundraisers they are doing just that. Silverfish was lucky enough to have an open communication with Miles. Intreagued not only the graphics but by the seemingly deep participation in the scene, he was gracious enough to submit a bit of his time for the fish and get more in depth with his thoughts and Red Army Surplus Co.
Like Ross from Lush said " you
don't get much more stylish than a good Coleman". The namesake of Cliff Coleman. No one has done more for the longevity and the recent explosion of sliding than Cliff Coleman, With 25+ years of sliding and teaching others he spreads the sliding stoke and is the Original Slider
With the recent release of their Slide Deck the infamous slide team holds fast to the UK sliding scene, The recently revamped and highly informative website provides retail and media access to this highly diverse and dynamic slide crew. An interview with Alex and Chris from faltown gives some insight into the slide culture and the future of the style.
While collecting resources for an article I contacted Lush Longboards. After a few communications, Ross was kind enough to answer a few questions regarding their sliding, slide gloves and the future of this emerging downhill sport.