Concrete Wave Articles

The 'Fish Report is your number one reason to buy Concrete Wave magazine!  It's amazing!  Ho ho...  Okay, for Summer 2011, we've got news about MFOS,. the Adrenalina marathoins, the Longskate EXPO and the $10,000.00 dollar board-graphic contest.  Photos of Downhill Disco, too...

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When I was asked to write about speed wobbles for the magazine, it made me realize that while I had spent the better part of my life on a skateboard, I didn’t really know that much about the wobs. Sure, we all have our stories, complete with tales of how we survived them. And from these we’ve created all kinds of homespun theories, many of which seem to contradict each other. One skater I asked said he crouches down and touches the nose of his board to gain control during wobble onset; another said not to crouch or make any drastic body movements. So how do we know what is good advice and what is fiction? I decided to explore the wobble phenomenon from two perspectives, alternating between the scientific and the experiential, in hopes that between the two a better understanding of wobbles would emerge

Silverfish Longboarding's 2011 Board Guide.  Graphics and basic description of longboard and slalom skateboard types, along with general setups common to each discipline.

The number one reason to read any Concrete Wave, according to the New York Times literary poll:  the "Fish Report", by Silverfish Longboarding.  This edition features rants, raves, commentary on the development of the sport and recognition for the winners of the 2010 Movember Mo-Grow contest.