GFH Boards is offering a great deal to fellow “ 'Fishers ”. You are reading this correctly you can buy a set of 70mm 78a longboard wheels for only $15 plus shipping. This is a great deal if you are looking for another set or two or 10 for your quiver. These wheels are a center set hub with rounded edges and come in the two colors you see. These are not blems they are A+ wheels that have not been used in the GFH line for several years. They have been sitting on thousands and thousands of them and decided that they should share the thane around. Ordering is simple. Just go to the GFH Boards web-site at www.gfhboards.com and click on the wheels tab and select the wheel. When you are checking out you will be prompted for a prom. Simply type in WHEELDEAL and pick up as many sets as you would like. Make sure that it is all one word with no spaces.
Go Skateboarding Day + Father’s Day = Fun in the Sun!
What wasn’t perfect on Fathers Day last weekend? Okay.... maybe you're a dad and had to "fake happy" at the 14th necktie you received or maybe you forgot to send your old man a Hallmark greeting, but if you were in Huntington Beach you would have scored big with Go Skateboarding Day where dads, kids, moms and even a dog came out to celebrate the day complete with perfect SoCal weather.
Chaput's skateboarding Meetup group started the morning in the parking lot near the HB Pier. Chris had to charm the parking lot attendant into letting the big green Abec 11 stepvan keep its door rolled open. Inside the van was the usual quiver of assorted boards that garnered the attention of skaters and passers-by alike. After getting everyone set up with a board, the group headed south on the bike path toward the Edison Community Center. The first skaters to make it to the center were those on electric boards.... the last to make it was a little 6yr old who pushed the whole three miles. Once there, Abec 11 and Skatera sponsored a fiesta of food from El Pollo Norteno. The food was recommended by the Carrascos and successfully coordinated by the one and only, Sarah. The food was killer and really hit the spot.
Khiro has always had a tradition of securing some of the most influential skaters as their riders. As the essence of their team is truly the "hard core", the skillsets their riders contain usually transcend disciplines, styles and skills. This support of riders extends from the most established Gnar Dogs of skating, all the way to the new breed. The true future of skateboarding, those that will be setting the standards of skate style in the future and are already straight ripping today. Thanks to Khiro for supporting the future of skateboarding and submitting these rider bios.
Justin Rivera
Justin was born May 1, 1997 in Palm Springs, California and started skating when he was 4 years old. His dad stoked him on skateboarding and has been taking him to his local skate parks ever since then. Justin has been competing for the last 4 years. He rides regular foot and his favorite type of skating is anything with transition, he especially likes to ride the vert. Justin likes getting warp speed and catching big air. He gets stoked when he is skating with his brother Travis and friends learning new tricks. Justin’s influences in skateboarding are Lonnie Hiramoto and Omar Hassan.
His greatest supporters are his mom and dad. Justin’s favorite professionals are Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek, Lincoln Ueda, Lonnie Hiramoto, Monty Gibo, Buster Halterman and too many others to list. His local skate parks are Palm Springs and Palm Desert. His favorite skate park is Encinitas YMCA because it is the closest vert ramp to where he lives. He also likes to shred the Combi Bowl at Vans with the local pros. Justin’s favorite skate spot is an old abandoned pool at the Salton Sea. He cannot stand being indoors doing no activity at all and can’t live without his skateboard. His favorite music to listen to when he skates is the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His goals are to keep progressing and to do the Mega Ramp. Justin is sponsored by Spun, Nitro and KHIRO. Justin is very stoked and honored to be on the KHIRO team alongside with so many legendary riders
Travis Rivera
Travis was born on June 8, 2000 in Palm Springs, California. He started skating at an early age after watching his dad and brother skating around. Travis has been skating competitively for 3 years. He rides regular foot and has been known to ride switch just to mix things up. Travis loves to skate anything with transition with bowl skating being one of his favorite. Some of his greatest influences are his brother Justin and his dad who he always enjoys skating with. Travis likes learning new tricks and his favorite trick is a frontside layback 5 0 grind. Skateboarding to him means “having a good time”. Some of Travis’s favorite skateboard pros are Buster Halterman, Omar Hassan, Bob Burnquist, Lonnie Hiramoto, Monty Gibo, Lincoln Ueda and too many others to list.
His hometown skateparks are Palm Springs and Palm Desert. Other skateparks he likes to go to are the Encinitas YMCA because it has a bit of everything to skate, Vans for the Combi Bowl and the Salton Sea Pool. When Travis is not skateboarding he likes to play his guitar, listen to music anything Black Sabbath, ACDC & White Stripes, do art, play basketball and kickball. His goals are to keep progressing in skateboarding. Travis is sponsored by Spun, Nitro and KHIRO. Travis is very stoked and honored to be on the KHIRO team alongside with so many legendary riders.
The 2009 Avenger is now the newest board to have “Pleasure Dome” concave added to the already aggressive shape. The board is now smaller and lighter but has the same rigidity as previous models. The tighter platform makes quick maneuvering a dream – matched with the “dome” rider transition from stand-up speed checks to railing corners is mind blowing. Gone are the days of foot braking – wear out your wheels not your shoes!
What is the PLEASURE DOME? The PLEASURE DOME makes it easy for riders to master toe side corners, pre-drifts and slick stand-up slides by adding a second concave in the middle of the board! When engaged in sticky situations, this pleasure dome grips your toes where there is normally no concave. When in heel-side turns the pleasure dome ensures no foot slip.
The artist brings his contemporary blend of urban-organic surrealism to the new Mindstate and Koa Pin.
Venice, CA - June 23, 2009 - The Arbor Collective is proud to announce the release of two new skateboards designed in collaboration with artist, Blaine Fontana. Arbor’s new Mindstate and Koa Pin now feature original artwork from this influential lowbrow artist. His self-described contemporary blend of urban-organic surrealism adds powerful imagery to each of these important models.
The new Mindstate is a compact pintail shape and the latest addition to Arbor’s popular Flex Series. It has a slightly concave fiberglass-reinforced design that was developed to deliver a fun, energetic ride with loads of rebound for ultra-responsive turning. Fontana created a graphic for the Mindstate that reflects aspects of the Arbor state-of-mind.
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