Customs X SML Wheels by CCS

A select contingent of the SML Wheels riders savor a sunny afternoon of skating in their personalized Customs X SML apparel and griptape. Sammy Montano, Akwasi Owusu and Aaron Kim demonstrate their styles for the CCS cameras in their custom-made gear. Soon enough the crew is juiced and the mellow session gets escalated to the top level. You know how it goes. Pick up a set HERE.

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Raise The S.K.A.T.E. Stakes With Enjoi and Customs X by CCS

Enjoi head honcho Louie Barletta saw the drag-and-drop Customs X design tools and immediately saw the potential… to humiliate his teammate Zack Wallin.

In an effort to give Zack a fighting chance, CCS headed to San Jose to officiate a high-stakes game of S.K.A.T.E. where the winner gets to use Customs X to design a devastating custom-made enjoi graphic that the loser must ride. With dignity on the line and ringer Samarria Brevard in Louie’s corner, every trick counts. The action is furious and the drama is high. Will Louie triumph? Can he survive the Zack attack? Is there a doctor in the house?

Check out enjoi and Customs X by CCS right now for limitless graphic options for your personalized decks, grip, and apparel HERE.

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CCS Customs X Hopps

Go all city with Hopps and Customs X by CCS. Represent where you’re from, where you’re at, or where you’re going with customizable Hopps skateboarding gear including decks, shirts, hoodies, and grip tape. Customs X lets you personalize your big city experience, pick your favorite Hopps pop flavor, and reduce the friction with a tailor-made Hopps wax graphic. Check out Jahmal Williams’ personal picks, explore the Customs X tools on your laptop or mobile device, get your made-to-order products shipped straight to your door, and then it’s time to hit the streets and enjoy the ride. Click HERE to get started!

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100 Kickflips In The Nike Force 58 With CCS Team Rider Mason Silva

CCS met up with Mason Silva at his old stomping grounds of El Segundo Skatepark to test his knowledge of shoe color names and fire off a cool hundred kickflips to sample the latest offering from Nike SB: the Force 58s. Along the way he gave a little blood, grifted CCS Brand Director Matt Price out of his burrito money, and, of course, took the tricks up a grade or two cause he’s Mason Silva.

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CCS – 100 Kickflips In Knee Pads? Testing Out Protec’s New Pro Pads

The benefits of having a proper set of Pro-Tec knee pads are well established. The ability to knee slide out of your bailed vert tricks can give you greater confidence to push your boundaries, help establish proper form on the ramp, and assist in the long-term retention of having knee caps so you can, you know, continue to have knees.

For many skaters, the real concern with knee pads is how it will affect mobility and performance when not sliding down the big transitions.

With this in mind, CCS Brand Director Matt Price dusted off the classic 100 Kickflips chestnut to do a little scientific real world analysis. He took the Pro-Tec Pro Knee Pads to the streets (er- skatepark) so you can witness how they perform under the intense pressures of Matt’s mighty stomp. Will they elevate or hinder the flicks and what will be the resulting wear and tear… on Price’s knees?

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