Sheck Mania Continues!

Aside from him killing Thrasher's Bust or Bail contest this weekend, did you know you can enter for a chance to win an afternoon with Ryan Sheckler? Did you see this TransWorld video behind the scenes at a recent Sheckler signing? Have you seen FKD's X Games clip? How about all the Dew Tour footy on Ryan's personal site? If not, don;t call yourself a Sheckler fan! Ok, you still can... but just tell 'em you got all the dirt here.

Sheckler wins Bust or Bail!

Well, etnies pretty much owned the Thrasher Bust or Bail contest this afternoon in San Fransisco. Ryan Sheckler showed up and took first (backlip, backlip to fakie, tre flip, hardflip and backside flip the 16 stair) with our flow rider, Andrew Langi, taking the rail route and landing in third (crooks, feeble, nosegrind, front blunt to fakie).

Congrats, boys! Lets show Andrew a little blog love, shall we? Here's a sequence from Maloof and a pic of just one of many cute Langi fans. Stay tuned for updates on video footage!

Bubblegum Punk Sale!

Sun Diego BBQ Clip!

Taj On Transworld...

Taj has been blogging up a storm over on Transworld. Blogging, illustrating and riding... such is Taj. He and Sandy even came up with a list of

10 things BMXers say about a handrail that would really freak out the guy pissing under the stairs.

Good stuff. Check it out.

Last Chance: Bubblegum Punk Giveaway!

The etnies Bubblegum Punk Giveaway is ending soon! Don't miss your chance to win a complete, very limited edition etnies Bubblegum Punk Band Kit. That's a guitar, amp, mic and drum set... plus Bubblegum Punk apparel and shoes AND music and gifts from Von Iva. It's not too late now, but it will be by Monday!

Enter now!

New ThirtyTwo Site!

The new ThirtyTwo site's ready for your perusal. Go ahead, poke around...

Check out new ThirtyTwo Boots and Apparel, new Team Pages, everything you ever wanted to know about 32 Tech... so have at it. And don't forget to tell us how awesome and easy the new site is. It's just nice to hear every now and then...

Other than that, enjoy.

Yours,
The 32 Crew

BBQ Sequences!

The Sun Diego demo was a blast. Fun times with Leeper, Malto, Tyler and Mikey for sure! Sorting through some photos and video now, but in the meantime, enjoy some Malto sequences!

Happy Birthday Mikey!

We here at etnies would like to take a moment to wish a very happy birthday to our dear friend Mikey Taylor!

Sandy's Been Busy

Sandy Carson's been busy... and he's got the flickr tags to prove it:

Here's a wee photo gallery from my month long trip to Washington. Bmx, roadbiking, hiking, camping and goofing off. The captions are on the photos...

Seth Holton took the orcas photo. Jim Bauer shot the trails one.

Cheers,
sandy

Bestwick's Got The Skinnie

Skinnie Magazine did a little write up on Jamie Bestwick and his bike auction...

BBQ Skate Jam Today!

Morgan's How To: Tailwhip To Icepick

There's a certian quality to Morgan's voice that's so soothing... so reminiscent of kindergarten story time. Makes me really wanna learn everything he knows. Teach us, Morgan... teach us and we'll happily MySpace you all about it.

Spend The Day With Morgan!

Levi's and Tilly's have been hooking you up with demos and sweet giveaways. And now, on the Levi's/Tilly's table, is a TRIP FOR TWO to session an undisclosed park location WITH THE ONE AND ONLY MORGAN WADE.

Check the details and enter here.

GvR '08! The Tie Breaker!

Webness!

Look who's winning the "Vote for your favorite And Now" part survey!

Speaking of Malto, he and Tyler look to be having lots of fun in Canada on the Fourstar tour.

What else? Mikey's got a Light Leak!

JOB Switch Stance Tube!

Jamie O'Brien knows the ins and outs of the green room. And yes, he's riding it switch! Watch and learn...

John McCarthy Surfs Aileen's

etnies UK surfer John McCarthy, also of Lahinch Surf School fame in Southern Ireland, has been representing etnies alongside Irish Champions Cain Killcullen and Easkey Britton. Here's his account of the most recent massive swell to hit Aileens. Photos by Mark Alex.

We got up at 4am that morning to launch the ski 1 hour south of Lahinch to surf a left handed slab. We got the ski in the water while it was still dark and got the call that the place was actually unsurfable because of the size of the swell. It was one of the biggest swells I've seen in a long time. On the way home we saw 30 foot plus faces on waves on all the points approaching the cliffs of Moher. Checked the waves from the top of the cliff only to see it perfectly lined up and barreling. A few prayers later we launched in Doolin the surf was just huge there. Over the next four hours an epic session went down. On my second wave I tried to dive over a close out wave on the inside and got sucked over the falls and washed onto the rocks. A few jetski's also got washed into the rocks but we managed to resurrect them all. Everyone survived it was a memorable day surfing, in the middle of summer.

The info behind this wave..
After I got that wipeout early on, it took the fear away a bit, so I started to get a bit more adventurous and started surfing, setting up a bit more critical and looking for barrels on the inside. I think this is the biggest unbroken wave I've done a carve on, it feels a lot like snowboarding but if you hang around for too long the mountain starts to chase..”

Ford Wins VQS

Ford Archbold spent his weekend winning the VQS in Huntington Beach. Yeah that's right, he won the whole damn thing!

Lorena & Louisa Footage

Lorena and Louisa tell it like it is... exhibit A.

Bestwick Takes 2nd!

Jamie came in 2nd place at Portland! That may lead you to believe—quite foolishly—that he gave one up to Kagy, but lemme stop you right there. Kagy's been after Bestwick's #1 spot since the first Dew Tour stop of '08, and our boy came out swinging! He's still sitting in 1st place for overall points and he'll no doubt go big to solidify that hold. Look out for Jamie at the next Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City. As the Bestwick-Kagy battle continues, this next one's sure to be sick.

New Road Fools Trailer!

Hop on the bus with 13 of the world's most talented BMX riders as we trek across the desert of the Southwestern United States in search of the best riding spots this hell on earth has to offer—plentiful street spots, unreal cement parks, backyard ramps, and merciless heat are all on the agenda... after we do some push-ups and fill out the police report for all of the stolen goods from the motel. Join the crew as we hit up Phoenix, Tucson and San Diego in 110 degree heat that never lets up but doesn't even begin to slow down this crew.

Road Fools 16

crew
Anthony Napolitan
Brett Walker
Brad Simms
Corey Bohan
Chester Blacksmith
Aaron Ross
Nathan Williams
Corey Martinez
Justin Simpson
Dakota Roche
Morgan Wade
Rob Wise
Kurt Rasmussen

Sheckler Wins Dew Tour!

And he's back in the game... Sheckler just claimed his his second win of the 2008 Dew Tour. The good folks of Portland were treated to an undeniable comeback (after injury left Sheckler with a 7th place finish in Cleveland) culminating in a big fat final winning score of 90.1! That's our boy...

More Titles for Keanu!

After winning the Pro Jr in Bali last week, Keanu flew straight home to Hawaii and placed 3rd in the Macy’s Pro Jr the next day. A few days later he surfed in the SIMA Surfing America U.S. Championships and WON TWO TITLES, both the UNDER 16 and UNDER 18 divisions! Beating out such notables as Kolohe Andino, Luke Davis, and Andrew Doheny.... Keanu's unstopable!

Full story at Surfline.com

Push-ups

On the way to Maloof Money Cup, me 'n Malto saw this dude on the corner of an intersection doing push-ups. Weirdo.

New Stuff & FREE Shipping!

Remember Phil Shao...

In honor of Phil Shao, on the anniversary of his passing today, Slap and Thrasher posted some goodness...

After you read this, go skating... because you never know when you won't be able to anymore. And while you're skating, skate for the people who can't, because that's what they'd want you to do.

Also, check out Phil ripping in etnies High 5, from 2005, when you get a minute. He's got a killer backside 180 at about 2:19 in this clip!

Randy Taylor Footage

Mutiny Bikes footage of Randy Taylor... fixing his hair and then layin' it down. So typical.

BBQ Skate Jam Next Week!

Time Out: Summer Darling

Ya know, sometimes... sometimes I just don't need everything to be so xtreme (no "e", just "x"). Our crew has been shredding all summer... from Maloof to US Open, Dew Tour and X Games(!)... it's easy to get caught up in all the action. The thing is, that it can be xhausting and I just don't want to be so xtreme these days. Plus, the beaches and warm weather are begging me to be lazy and pull up some sand. But alas, my awesome job entails sitting here at my desk... where I've happily started a love affair with Summer Darling. Their video for "The Open Grave" is my timeout YouTube vid of the moment. And I think it's time for a nice little mellow break... leave the xtremeness to the Flavor Collision Doritos and Flavor Blast Goldfish crackers... and GoGurt or whatever.

New Bestwick Interview!

Holla atcha boy! Bestwick took some time to field questions from Vital BMX members... including one "BKachinsky" and some other names you might recognize. Good footage, good questions, good answers... all in a bloody good English accent. Cheers Jamie! Is Bob really your uncle and Fanny your aunt?

SOLD!!!!

Jamie Bestwick makes good on his word. As promised, Jamie is donating a total of seven one-of-a-kind bikes—each ridden in a different competition—to be auctioned to benefit the Stephen Murray Fund. As the season rolls on, the remaining events include the rest of the Dew Tour stops and the LG World Championships. The latest bike to fetch the prettiest penny? Jamie's X Games 14 Gold Medal System Cycle just sold for $10k! $10,000! That's 10 zero zero zero dollars! Pretty damn impressive...

The Side Project

Our friends at The Side Project have a new site! And there's so so SO much to take in. Alize, Lauren, Lorena, Evelien and Rachel all have their profiles up; Lisa's got a blog all about her adventures in filming; there are loads of videos and photos, and you can add your own at the Forum. Skate like a girl... and tell everyone about it!

Soooo On Trend

etnies Callicut is featured in the September back-to-school issue of Seventeen Magazine. The article? "Top Ten back-to-school Trends". Hey, when you're hot, you're hot. Go to our As Seen In Gallery to see who else is talking about us.

More from AZ!

Mason Footage!

...Lost posted a video featuring some pretty rockin’ clips of our boy Mason Ho... Enjoy!

Rolling Perspective Winnipeg!

The etnies and Color Mag project, A Rolling Perspective, is still going strong... as evidenced by the over 400 people who skated the streets of Winnipeg from Sk8 to The Spot to Tub for its latest installment...

August 14, 2008

A Rolling Perspective
group show of self portraiture
Winnipeg

Event photos by Sandro Grison of color magazine

ThirtyTwo Coming Soon

A fresh new ThirtyTwo site's on its way... brace yourself and prepare to See The Light.

Coming soon... real soon.

Bedford Speaks!

"Live fast, pedal faster." Closing statements from the one and only Josh Bedford. See what else he's got to say in his new interview and sick photos—which could very well speak for themselves—at BMX Union.

Playtime For BK

It's playtime for Brian Kachinsky! This weekend he'll join the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Summer Session in Hamburg! Yeah, that's in Germany. Das ist gut!

What? Can't make it to Germany on such short notice? Catch all the BMX, wakeboarding, Pennywise, Anti-Flag, Mando Diao action here with Freecaster's LIVE WEBCAST. That's this SUNDAY, AUGUST 24th. And don't Hassel the Hoff.

13:30 - 14:30 BMX Miniramp - 1st Round

14:30 - 14:45 BMX Miniramp - 2nd Round

15:00 - 16:00 LIVE: Anti-Flag

16:00 - 17:00 Wakeboard Cable - 1st Round

17:00 - 17:15 Wakeboard Cable - 2nd Round

17:15 - 17:30 BMX Miniramp - Semi Final

17:30 - 17:45 BMX Miniramp - Xbox 360 Contest

17:45 - 18:00 Signing Session: Wakeboard Rider

18:00 - 19:00 LIVE: Pennywise

19:00 - 19:15 Signing Session: BMX Rider

19:15 - 19:30 Wakeboard Cable - Semi Final

19:30 - 19:45 Wakeboard Cable - Xbox 360 Contest

20:00 - 20:30 BMX Miniramp - 3rd Place & Final

20:30 - 20:45 Wakeboard Cable - 3rd Place & Final

20:45 - 22:00 LIVE: Mando Diao

22:00 - 22:10 Feuerwerk!

GvR '08! The Tie Breaker!

Recognition Tour Japan!

http://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/sisetu/fc00000441.html
http://www.bigsight.jp/general/access/index.html
http://www.interstyle.jp/index.html
http://www.denspo.com/outline/access.html
http://www.doublefaith.net/
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/koo626/c/93ff68c4cbf5f0fd5974354216e62aee

Transworld Moto With Tarah

X Games Gold... check. Now what? No sign of slowing down for Tarah, that's for sure. And as we've seen, it's never a dull moment in Moto. See what Tarah's up to these days in Transworld's, Catching Up With Tarah Gieger.

Javier Photos!

Javi Ortega just sent in more photos to share with you... such a giver.

Tyler's New Ad!

Switch lip to BSNBS? What?!! Sooooooo sick!

Hey Portland! Dew Tour's Coming

Hey there Portland!

Ready yourselves for the AST Dew Tour and all the Sheckness that comes along with it. Cleveland was fun and all, but I'm betting that Ryan's ready to rip for your gem of a town. Here's where to be and when. Get there.

2008 AST DEW TOUR, Portland, OR – SKB SCHEDULE

Wednesday, August 20th – Gates Closed
1:00PM – 5:00PM SKB Vert Practice
1:00PM – 2:00PM Open Practice
2:00PM – 3:20PM Heat 1
3:30PM – 5:00PM Heat 2
5:00PM – 10:00PM SKB Park Practice

Thursday, August 21st – Gates Open at 2:00PM
12:30PM – 2:45PM SKB Vert Practice
12:30PM – 1:30PM Heat 1 Practice
1:30PM – 2:30PM Heat 2 Practice
2:35PM – 3:00PM Heat 1 Warm Up
3:00PM – 5:00PM SKB Vert Prelims
3:00PM – 6:15PM SKB Park Practice
6:30PM – 9:00PM SKB Park Prelims

Friday, August 22nd – Gates Open at 2:00PM
12:30PM – 3:00PM SKB Vert Practice
2:00PM – 4:00PM SKB Park Practice
4:00PM – 5:30PM SKB Park Final
9:00PM-11:00PM Music – Gym Class Heroes

Saturday, August 23rd – Gates Open at NOON
11:30AM – 12:45PM SKB Vert Practice
1:00PM – 3:00PM SKB Vert Final

Stranger Than Fiction Premier

The Bali premiere of Taylor Steele's new surf flick "Stranger than Fiction" took place last week and some of the etnies team was there to take in the latest and much anticipated Poor Specimen release! Jamie Obrien, Eric Geiselman, and Kai Otton got their party on!

Taka Takes A Spill

Ya know, sometimes these guys make shit look so easy, I get to thinking that it really IS easy. And then something like this happens and it's a total reality check. It may be hard to watch so consider yourself warned... Taka Higashino got acquainted with some dirt at practice for Red Bull X-Fighters in Germany. Don't worry, he's alright... but it's still really gnarly. The kid's got balls.

Keanu Asing Wins Bali!

Hawaiian young buck and etnies shredder Keanu Asing wins the pro jr. in Bali!

Levi's Demo

Were you in Irvine for the Levi's Demos? Or did you miss all of this? Yes, it went down a week ago, but here are a couple fresh ones of Brett Walker. There, you're not that far behind.

New Clothes & Free Shipping

Spencer At Snowstock

Last week Spencer claimed Bronze at Burton's New Zealand Open, and now she's got some Kiwi Silver to go along with it. Spencer took 2nd in Big Air at the Billabong Snow Stock in Wanaka, New Zealand! Yeah Spence!

Spotted At Back To The Banks

I was sent this photo from Saturday's Back To The Banks contest in NYC. Lorena was spotted looking cute and... um. doing... something? She was out there for her homies slash sponsors 5Boro so it was part of her job to look that good in that t-shirt. All in a day's work I suppose.

Dill @ Manny Mania!

Mr. Jason Dill was crusin' around at Manny Mania today. He did some tricks on two wheels and had fun.

Road Fools 16!!!

Road Fools 16 is coming!

Snow Team Coverage!

Yeah, I know it's the middle of August and who knows when the snow season will start, thanks to Al Gore global warming. However, looks like the team's beating the heat with coverage, coverage and more coverage.

JP's Nixon ad turned out to be a nice li'l etnies ad as well.

Here's Wille's DaKine ad.

The Boa in Onboard Magazine's August issue, the Buyer's Guide.

Leanne's ad for Runway's See What I See.

Jake Devine in Italy, as featured in the August Snowboarder mag.

In the same issue of Snowboarder, you'll find flow rider Thomas Harstat in his Skittles outfit and Prime boot.

Frode Sandbech captured this image of Danny Larson in Norway...

and this shot of Stale also in Norway...

and finally, Stale's night cap while the rest of Norway was sleeping.

etnies Plus & Oi Polloi

Introducing the etnies Plus Oi Polloi Collection for Fall 2oo8:

Bubblegum Punk Giveaway Update

Have you entered the Bubblegum Punk Giveaway yet? If not, this might motivate you... Von Iva sent over a box of totes and cds for the winners!

Check out the goods... and ENTER TO WIN!

Tim Brauch Memorial '08!

Dan's Coming Home Early

Looks like Dan's coming home early. His trip was cut short by a surfboard to the face... but he don't worry, he still says all is well!

Sliding Liberia Screening

Did you sleep on tix for the Newport Beach Film Festival premier of Sliding Liberia? Well later this month is another chance to see the brilliant footage of Dan Malloy and Chris Del Moro. Swing by Tom's in Santa Monica for a very special screening and release party on August 23rd.

More Tarah Footage!

Keep an eye on #68. That's X Games Gold Medal training!

Bestwick On The Daily Habit

Don't miss X Games 14 Gold Medal winner Jamie Bestwick on Thursday's Daily Habit! Check Fuel TV for local times.

Two more birthdays!

Yes, two more birthdays this week... tomorrow, actually. First, the one and only Kyle Leeper! I'm guessing he's out in Carlsbad skating flatground or mini ramp somewhere, with his dogs running around chasing him. It makes him happy. Regardless, enjoy it, Kyle!

Secondly, my favorite Austrian, Dominik Dietrich is celebrating his too. And I randomly bumped into him in San Diego last week, but had no camera on me to get bloggy with him. But if he's in the States, you can bet he's down at Zero ripping the TF and lovin' life. Happy birthday, Dom!

Last Days To Vote!

Surfer Polls close in T minus 2 days and counting... i.e. it's time to vote! Don't worry, it's super easy. Head to SurferPoll.net, click the Vote Now button and have at it! You'll be asked to enter your top 10 men and top 5 women, plus video of the year.

Our picks? So glad you asked...

Dudes:
Jamie Obrien
Dan Malloy
Eric Geiselman
Kai Otton
Brett Simpson
Mason Ho
Aamion Goodwin
CJ Kanuha
Ford Archbold
Ryan Carlson

Chicks:
Sally Fitzgibbons
Leilani Gryde
Mary Osborne

Video:
THE PURSUIT

Thanks all for the support!

Sally On Surfline

Great Mistake? Sally's record-breaking qualification for next year's ASP World Tour may have been somewhat accidental, but her multiple wins come as no surprise to anyone. It's safe to say her days on the come up are done... Sally's made the big time. Make no mistake about that. Read up as Surfline takes you through the past eight months of Sally's 2008 season.

Shredding at 9!

Check out our little nine-year-old Luke Marks shredding at home in Florida! When he's not surfing, Luke also likes to skateboard and cruise on his dirtbike. Evidently it runs in the family because Luke's brothers and sisters all rip as well!

Evelien Interview!

Evelien dishes on the ins and outs of skating for a living, talks about realizing she "actually skated well for a girl," and gives etnies TM Laura Lynn a little shout out in her CoolerMag.com interview. Read up!

9 years old, 11 stairs...

9 years; 11 stairs

This 'lil man is on flow from one of our reps in Cali and his picture showed up in my inbox last month, with a note suggesting I put it on the site. I agreed it was indeed, site worthy, so here it is. Whattup Alex Milder!

Breathability...

Mikey doesn't need air when he sleeps, but his reconstructed hand does...

Nina B Update!

What's up, Nina?

Heyo!

Congrats Tarah on her X games gold!!!!! that course looked sick!!!!!!!!! dangggg!!!!! Summer has been a blast! I've been roadtripping with some gal bike riders from Colorado the last few days all over Ohio, PA and now NYC to ride street and check out the "king of new york" comp. The contest so far has been awesome, everyone's been going off; hopefully our presence will one day inspire a "queen of ny" ha!

Here are some pictures from the trip so far:

here's me following nadia at a dirt spot in columbus. yeah girl train! ha

here's jess ausec, subbin it up at the flow skatepark in columbus, ohio

on our way out to king of ny comp, nadia steinbrecher and i met up with ray himself (ray's indoor mtb park) and co-worker bobby D for my first time downhill mountain biking sesh at 7 springs in PA. I wish we would've gotten some action shots, but man my arms are still sore from hangin on! We basically got in about 15-20 runs, taking our bikes up the ski lift, then bombing down the mountain hitting 20-30ft tables at the end..holy air time! Scary, but awesome.

then directly from there, met up with jess again and we made it to king of ny at the owls head park in brooklyn, ny the next morning where we took a few rebel runs during the "king of ny"

stoked on some hips and tall quarters again:

nadia with a fast plant

today is part 2 of the comp and still more pics to come...thanks for readin :) lets shred!

Day 2 of the 2 Wheel Tour!

Day 2 of the etnies Two Wheel Tour began with a big thud as the wheels literally came off the bus and we were forced to stay in Salt Lake City for half a day while the crew replaced the axle! Bummed. Sometime around noon the boys were back on the bikes and the tour rolled on through Utah and into Wyoming. What a ride it was through the majestic red rock canyons of Utah and through the plains of one of our last wide open states, Wyoming.

As to be expected the boys kept the throttle wide open throughout the day, averaging speeds through pouring rain, cross winds, and swarms of bugs that would make Evil Knievel himself think we're crazy! Around midnight we jumped off the bikes at a hotel in Casper, Wyoming for some much earned R&R.

Swapping out axels...sucks!

Hardcore bikers right here

...the lunch of champions

Yeah, I beat the GOAT, this dinosaur
ain't got shit!

Ummm

California Chris

“If you can look beyond the traffic and city lights, California can feel like a world away. Food, folks and fun in California 2008” - Chris

ESC Book!

Now you can have your very own piece of ESC '08. Just click the image below to download this year's event program!

Juergen & Axel!

Axel killed it!

Congrats to our European riders, Axel and Juergen for their placings at the ESC last weekend! Juergen took first in Mini Ramp and Axel took third in Street! The ladies killed it too!

Finally! Taj's Blog

Taj Mihelich's got a newish blog on the Transworld site. For a while it read, "This is the blog of professional BMX rider Taj Mihelich. Taj will be on here as soon as he gets his new computer and will post some very interesting things. Stay tuned…" The time slash new computer has come. Enjoy...

Happy Birthday Fletch!

One of my favorite dudes ever, Eric Fletcher, is celebrating a birthday today... so hopefully Fretch, you're out there somewhere... doing something fun. Happy Birthday!

Aamion VS. Rabbit

etnies rider Aamion Goodwin is known for his knack of finding the biggest barrles... at 6'4, you know it's a big wave if he's standing straight up in a huge bomb! Aamion is also known as surfing's Man vs. Wild, as he is able to adapt to all travel situations and conditions...

We went golfing yesterday and it didn't take him long (hole number 2) to catch dinner.

“tee it high and let it fly!” - Aamion

etnies Girls On Top At ESC

The European Skateboard Championships went off this past weekend... and our girls held it down for the etnies crew. Ianire Elorriaga took 1st Place with Evelien Bouilliart right behind in 2nd! Candy Jacobs for etnies Holland and Kristina Westad of etnies Norway finished off the top four in 3rd & 4th, respectively. Congrats ladies!

The contest was heaps of fun but, as you can see below, the good times didn't end on the podium...

Win etnies shoes & Stalefish!

Our good friend, Sean Mortimer, has a new book out and we are giving a few copies away along with some free etnies shoes!

About Stalefish:

How is professional skateboarding different from, say, professional golfing? More scabs, for one. And is skateboarding actually a sport? In Stalefish, veteran journalist and former sponsored skater Sean Mortimer interviews Rodney Mullen, Steve Olson, To