Transitions

"Spine, Halfpipe *, and street course." Behind Shafer Bakery, Dearborne Heights, Michigan *, 48183. 299-2095 Search *
    (Categorized under Skateparks > In USA > Michigan)

Roberts Skate Park

"A 14,000 square foot facility constructed of concrete... Ramps, stairs, quarter pipes *, a grinding block, and fun box *." Also a flat area that transitions into a snake run emptying into a four-foot and a seven foot bowl." 730 North 78th Street, Omaha, Nebraska *. 402-444-5900 www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks/ skateboarding/roberts.html Search * Related
    (Categorized under Nebraska)

SCRA Summer Skateboard Camps & Clinics

"Beginners will learn skateboard mechanics and basic riding skills such as balance, carving, riding transitions, and dropping-in. Advanced skaters learn grinds, ollies, and airs, and have the chance to learn to drop in on bigger ramps, and learn flip tricks." www.oski.org/html/skate- sscamps3.htm Search * Related
    (Categorized under Skateboard Camps)

The Physics of the Ollie

"To pull off spectacular tricks, crafty skateboarders bend the laws of physics." All about the physics and history of the Ollie, the Frontside 180, "Big Air", and the 900-degree flashpoint. (extract: ...she enters the upward curve, called the transition, she straightens her legs and rises. By...motion each time she passes through the transition, a skater gives herself incremental boosts of...) (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2001 Archive)

A Performative Critique of the American City: the Urban Practice of Skateboarding, 1958-1998

About skateboarding, cities, and urban culture. An amazing essay by Iain Borden * on the interrelationship between cities and skateboarding, in which the author seeks to "focus on the compositional and representational mode of skateboarding, to consider how it represents the city without maps, and how it speaks something of the city, without recourse to theory or texts." Quote this in your term paper and make your teacher happy. (extract: ...more moneyed LA residences offered a curved transition from floor to wall. Skaters carved up...being encountered in relation to height, tactility, transition, slipperiness, roughness, damage to skin on touching...) (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2001 Archive, Museums/History)

Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta Interviewed on SkateboardDirectory.com

Our mondo Dogtown * interview with Stacy Peralta *, Tony Alva *, and a few other East Coasters, touching on subjects including Tommy Guerrero *, Sean Penn *, Gator *, staying pure, Mark Gonzales *, Christian Hosoi *, and pool skating. (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under Dogtown and Z-Boys, Lords of Dogtown, 2002 Archive, Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva)

Ghetto Skateboards

Decks and wheels *, as well as a skatepark * claimed to be "a transition wonderland". The park is indoor and consists of a 60 foot wide miniramp with all sorts of ramps built around it. Located "in the Dade City/San Antonio area just north of Tampa *." www.GhettoSkateboards.com Search * Related
    (Categorized under Skateboard Companies, Skateboard Companies > In USA, Skateparks > In USA > Florida)

Tommy Guerrero: Soul Food Taqueria

"Look, if Jason Lee * can go from pro skateboarder to 'actor,' why the hell can't Tommy Guerrero * make the same transition into music?" www.ink19.com/issues/july2003/ musicReviews/musicG/ tommyGuerrero.html Search * Related
    (Categorized under Tommy Guerrero)

Miki Vuckovich Biography

"Growing up on 70s rock and firing off some snapshots at a stadium show just before his tenth birthday, Miki Vuckovich * transitioned into the new wave and punk cultures that correlated with his teen years. Since then, Miki's images have appeared in various skateboarding and music magazines." www.freewebs.com/soundandfury/bio/ miki_vuckovich.htm Search * Related
    (Categorized under Pictures/Photographs > Photographers)

Element Skateboard Company Update May 2005

With mentions of Bam Margera *, Tosh Townend *, Jake Rupp *, Jeremy Wray *, Colt Cannon *, Vanessa Torres *, ams Brent Atchley and Nyjah Huston *, the Element * YMCA skate camp *, and new Element wood and bearings *. (extract: ...and a vert ramp * to satisfy your transition needs. In addition, one of the highlights...) (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2005 Archive, Element Skateboards)

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