The “Pedal to The Metal” Crew Lights Up Launch Shop | Blow’n Up The Spot Part 1

Independent’s mission was to do three separate trips and combine them into one article and a big video blowout. Indy hit Denver, the Pacific Northwest, and the East Coast, DC to Boston. The cast of spot slayers consisted of Hewitt, Mountain, Raybourn, Kowalski, Russell, Chapman, Haslam, Kimbel, Worrest, Kirby, Winkowski, Gravette, Dickson, Witkin, Trujillo, Kremer, Drehobl, Baca and Zavala…

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Christian Hosoi | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 77

The show that has skateboarders talking – Christian Hosoi discusses growing up in Hollywood CA, growing up skating Marina Del Rey Skatepark, getting sponsored by Stacy Peralta, leaving Powell Peralta with the hopes of turning pro for Dogtown only for them to go out of business, Brad Bowman hooking him up with Sims Skateboards, Turning pro for Sims, Meeting Mark Gonzales for the first time, Leaving Sims for Alva, designing one of the first shaped boards, skating in Lingerie, starting Hosoi skates at 17 years old, the rivalry between him and Tony Hawk, going to prison for Crystal Meth possession, finding god while in prison and much more!

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Santa Cruz Skateboards “Right To Exist” Full Video

Santa Cruz Skateboards is proud to present “Right To Exist.” The first full length Santa Cruz Skateboards video since 2005. Filmed over the span of a year and a half and featuring Kevin Braun, Eric Dressen, Blake Johnson, Tom Remillard, Steve Alba, Mikey Curtis, Tom Knox, Dylan Williams, Tom Asta, Erick Winkowski, Emmanuel Guzman and Jason Jessee. Santa Cruz Skateboards was founded in 1973 by Richard Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman.

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