up : Pietro Bulfon

Some action and non action shots about rollerblading from Simone Magurno, a really talented italian photographer.

Simone is a regular poster at the Rollernews Flickr Group. Thanks Man !

Watch the Simone Magurno photo set

up : Matteo Guidi / Ciccio. I really love how the right photo tells us a story !

About the video :

Length : 7:08min
Editor : Barry Chung
Filmed by : Alan Mak, Barry Chung, David Li
Skaters : Brian Shima, Chris Haffey, David Li, Jimmy Chui, Siu Yin, Wang Cheng and more !

Download the video | source

Related News :

- Edits from Hong Kong
- B. Shima, C. Haffey & F. Morales in Taiwan : Photos by Duck
- Brian Shima & Chris Haffey, skating in China
- Shenzhen Happy Valley Contest (China) : Alfano 1st place

Deshi published online a nice photo gallery. You can read a Deshi Kelso II review here (text in spanish and english).

Deshi Soulplate Prototypes :

Images of the new Deshi soulplates are circulating in the messageboards, here some shots of the prototypes.

More photos of the prototypes here

Congrats to Erik Bailey (Valo Rider) for winning the MTL CLASSIC !

Full Results

1- Erik Bailey
2- Brian Shima
2- Charles Nantel
3- Julien De Champs
4- Brent Hicks

Watch some skating clips of Erik Bailey :

Download the clips
right click / save as | source

We are here, and will continue to be here.

Rollerblading won’t and can’t die. We are the ones striving to make things happen. We are the pro’s that you look up to.

We are the reason you should hold your head up high when someone talks shit on rollerblading, because we are here for you.

We make the clothes that you want to wear.

We support you because you support us and with this support we will continue to push Vibralux Denim beyond a t-shirt and beanie clothing company.

We love to skate and so should you.

Wear Vibralux and support your future.

The Vibralux Denim is online :
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For those that don’t know, Flickr is an immensely popular community website for storing and sharing your digital photos (more infos on this topic).

With the Slickr screensaver you will be able to display the photos from the Rollernews Flickr Group as a slideshow. Alternatively, you can also display photos from your local hard drive.

The Software works under Microsoft Windows Xp & 2000 (sorry Linux & Mac users).

Check this topic to know how to install the screensaver on your machines !

Download the video : wmv (25mb), mov (55mb)

Not long back from the Scottish rolling UK TOUR.

Stops : Dumfries, Liverpool, Stoke on trent, Birmingham (Nass), Burnley.

Related News :

- Nass 06 / Lg Action Sports – street Edit
- Nass ‘06 (lg Action Sports) : Shane Yost Vert Edit

2006. August 5 was a nice day for the bladers in Hungary. The weather was good altough the hole week sucked.

The Hedonskate team had arrived one day earlier “in good conditions”. Mirek from FAKEC.ORG and some french guys in a party van were also here in time. And the hot Goulash soup was waiting for the guys who had to get up early in the morning in the blader camp. [...]

Read the Contest Report
(huge photo gallery link at the end of the article)

Thanks Ovec !

Nike X-Games Ad :

Warning ! Skateboard videos ! (-joking-).
I posted the videos because i find them nice to watch. I like the creativity of the Nike Ads, even if i don’t do skateboard or wear Nike Sneakers.

Nike Freestyle :
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The LG Action Sports World Tour Comes to Berlin
The LG Action Sports World Tour heads to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin August 26 & 27

The LG Action Sports World Tour, the world’s only global competition series, is coming to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for its third European event of 2006!

Come out and witness more than 100 of the world’s best skateboarders, BMX riders and inline skaters competing for $130,000 in cash and prizes as well as valuable ranking points toward qualifying into the LG Action Sports World Championships. The event in Berlin is part of the only global competition circuit in action sports and includes tour stops in seven countries, culminating in the World Championships in Dallas, Texas this October.

But there’s more! The LG Action Sports World Tour is partnering with OFFPOP! Music Day, a music celebration that brings an international club culture into the open air. OFFPOP! Music Day features Europe’s largest outdoor dance floor across 20 stages, and will combine with the LG Action Sports World Tour to create an epic street festival in Berlin’s most famous location.

Besides the top pros in action sports, the event also includes mind-boggling freestyle motocross exhibitions and a host of interactive fan exhibits, including break-dancing competitions, athlete autograph sessions, video games, street artists and tons of prize giveaways!

Some of the top pros that are expected to attend in this international field of talent include: Simon Tabron (UK), Eito Yasutoko (JAP), Takeshi Yasutoko (JAP), Sandro Dias (BRA), Pierre Luc Gagnon (CAN), Mathias Ringstrom (SWE), Anthony Furlong (USA), John Parker (USA), Jake Brown (AUS), Taig Khris (FRA), Fabiola da Silva (BRA), Nel Martin (ESP), Shane Yost (TAS), Kevin Robinson (USA), Dave Dillewaard (AUS), Steven McCann (AUS) and World Champions, Tobias Wicke and Bruno Loewe, from Germany. For a complete list of attending action sports allstars, click here.

All of this amazing sports action and live music cast against Berlin’s most famous venue is completely free of charge to attend!

- More Infos / How to register, Berlin Date
- Lg Action Sports Dates : Amateur / Pro

Inline Street Skaters, Full List :

Sven Boekhorst, Bruno Loewe, Randy Abels, Chaz Sands, Oli Short, Anthony Avella, Stephane Alfano, Samo Bajec, Steven Aleil, Joey Egan, Nicholas Schopfer, Mathias Silhan, Fabiola da Silva, Jenna Downing, Martina Svobadova, Katie Ketchum, Fallon Heffernan, Chris Haffey, Randy Juarez.

Inline Vert Skaters, Full List :

Eito Yasutoko, Takeshi Yasutoko, Fabiola da Silva, Marc Englehart, Shane Yost, Taig Khris, Sven Boekhorst, Borja Fernandez, Nel Martin, Patrick Zimmerman, Rich Parker, Kevin Marron Lopez, Richard Sedlar, Benjamin Drescher, Lamine Fathi.

ASA LG Action Sports (Paris) Video Edit :

Download the video Edit
Normal Resolution (25 mb) – High Resolution (70mb)

Edit by Julien. Spotted on the 1413 website. The 1413 is organising a contest the 16th of September. More infos : Saint Ay Mad Contest (France).

up, left : Mushroom, right : Laurent Calame

The CH’TeBoof2 Crew (nice play on words guys, a bit hard to explain if you don’t speak french haha) posted some photos from the Bulle 2006 Contest.

Watch the photo gallery
(don’t miss the 3 pages, links at the bottom of the page)

Spotted at the Ispo 2006 Munich (check this post), here are the new Rollerblade 2007 Skates.

Rollerblade TRS Alpha A7

- midsole: glass charged nylon
- grind inserts: kevlar charged delrin
- h-block: delrin (extremely fast plastic)
- cuff: external
- frame: rollerblade ufs
- huge soul and royale areas
- bearings: abec 5
- spacers: aluminum
- easy entry
- fully customizable
- sizes: 3.0 – 12.5 color: white/black

Rollerblade Downtown III
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featuring a presentation of the skatepile shop, a Tom Hyser, Mark, Julian Bah & Gumby Edit.

Check the Skatepile Profile. Thanks El Julio.