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Stefaun's roots are in street skating. Therefore, it's only natural that his pool shape closely resembles the traditional, double-end, twin tip shape that so many street decks incorporate. Michael's Pool King deck is constructed using polymer composites and 5 plys of hard rock maple veneers. Pool Kings claim these are 8 ounces lighter than standard 7 ply wood decks of the same size and shape and retain their "pop" for a longer time as well.

 
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file icon George Powellhot! 04/13/2007 Hits: 326
In honor of george reaching this amazing milestone, we asked a number of readers for questions that they most wanted to ask George. He graciously responded. Congratulations on this achievement George. You’ve done some pretty incredible things for skateboarding. Here’s to the next thirty!
file icon Fall 07 Noteworthyhot! 09/22/2007 Hits: 552
BUSTIN BOARDS Bustin originated in Maryland as a grass roots idea brought to life by a group of friends. They set out to create not only original, progressive deck models, but also a collaboration movement between the artist and the customer. “We pressed out some unique and functional shapes and people got stoked,” says co-owner Ryan Daughtridge. The Bustin Boards crew spent nearly three years refining their shapes and their one-of-akind printing shop that enables them to print each board according to the creative inspiration of individual customers. Using their interactive Web site customers can design a personalized board based on a variety of fresh graphics from diverse
file icon Editorial July 07hot! 07/16/2007 Hits: 172
In June of 1961, East German leader Walter Ulbricht set things in motion for the
creation of the Berlin Wall. On August 9th of that same year the Wall was erected
and it became the most famous symbol of the Cold War. For someone of my generation
(born in 1964) it was inconceivable that the Berlin Wall could ever be torn
down. But in November of 1989, the wall actually did come down. The history of the
Berlin Wall is both fascinating and tragic. I am publishing this photo because I want
to clearly illustrate what happens when walls do in fact come tumbling down.
file icon Editorialhot! 07/15/2006 Hits: 353
But it goes beyond just increasing the number of female skaters. We’d like to see to see increased prize purses and coverage. Currently, the gap between male and female prize purses is absolutely enormous. Take the X Games for example. Cara-Beth Burnside took first place in vert and was awarded $2,000. Pierre Luc Gagnon also took first but wound up with $50,000. In fact, if you look at the overall prize purse for the X Games, male skaters had a total prize purse that was twenty times that of females. ($343,350 for the men vs. $17,000 for the women.). Thankfully, things are changing. Thanks to Burnside’s dedication, she has been able to get prize purses increased (most recently at the Slam City Jam).
file icon Editorialhot! 07/20/2006 Hits: 334
At 15” in width, the El Cochino deck takes most people by surprise the first time they see it. After all, it is monstrously wide. But as you can see in this photo, it’s quite possible to do frontside airs with the El Cochino. Many years ago, boards were 5” to 7” in width. Wes Humpston and Jim Muir started tinkering with deck sizes and skateboarding wound up with 10” and 12” decks. For vert skaters in the 70’s, the wider boards were just more functional to ride. As many of you know, decks haven’t just changed in width, they have also changed in length. The resurgence of longboarding has meant not only an influx of new riders but a return by many folks who left skateboarding. Wheels have gotten quite a bit larger than the 39mm from the early 90’s. The demand for wider trucks has also increased.
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