PRODUCTS
UPDATE: Chris Haslam Unveils New Brand & Video Part
Following Geoff Rowley’s announcement over the weekend, Chris Haslam is the latest pro to launch his own board company. With so many new brands starting on what feels like a daily basis, shelf space at retail locations is inevitably tight. It’s obvious that not all of these new ventures will endure for as long as some of our favorite legacy brands. Yet, they are certainly cutting into the bottom lines of these tried and true staples that have been putting out the content that has shaped our lives for decades. The free market economy will decide who sticks around. We just hope it’s the ones that are putting out quality footage and photos, and not just really good at social media. Have a look at Haslam’s Brain Child announcement below.
UPDATE 02.11.19: Haslam sits down for a lengthy interview on the latest episode of The Nine Club. He talks about Brain Child starting at the 1:43:44 mark.
I do everything. I do the art; I do the graphics for it. I’ll probably do some of the video editing, and maybe some filming… I don’t have a team yet. I’m just looking. I’m open for positions.
I always felt like I wanted an outlet to do stuff. I felt like I had a lot of time out of skating; because my skating is pretty selective with the spots. I’m not just gonna go to Hollywood High anymore. I also have a lot of rules when I do film parts. I hate doing a trick on a spot twice in a video, minus this last part…
I thought this part was going to be my last part. Because I tried to get a board sponsor when I left Almost, but everyone was like [no]. [It was the] same with the shoes.
Anyway, I have a lot of time; and I like to draw stuff.
UPDATE 02.06.19: Haslam punctuates the brand announcement with a new part that released via Thrasher today. We’ve embedded it above.
PRODUCTS
Justin Sommer’s Immortal Deck Gets the Spotlight in Santa Cruz’s Product Challenge
Justin Sommer‘s debut pro model Immortal deck gets featured in the Product Challenge Series of Santa Cruz Skateboards.
The setup for this episode uses 8.25 x 31.8 Sommer ‘Immortal’ Pro Deck 149 Slayer x Independent Trucks, Alexis Ramirez Bronson G3s, Ricta Yuri Facchini 52mm 101a, MoB black grip, and Indy 7/8ths Allen Bolts.
Santa Cruz Skateboards Brand Manager Andrew Cannon tested out the setup for some transition, manuals, and ledge.
A True Grit episode featuring Sommer will also premiere soon on the channel. Watch the trailer below.
PRODUCTS
Watch Tiago Lemos’ New Video Part for NB Numeric
Brazilian skateboarder Tiago Lemos hit the streets of San Francisco, Oslo, New York, and his hometown São Paulo for his latest New Balance Numeric video part entitled “808”.
The “808” is also the latest signature model of Tiago for NB Numeric which was released in September last year.
Tiago became part of NB Numeric in 2019 after parting ways with DC Shoes. His first signature model for NB Numeric, named 1010 was unveiled in 2020.
PRODUCTS
Etnies Drops Jiri Bulin’s ‘Our Kids’ Part on Thrasher
Jiri Bulin unleashes a torrent of classic hammers in Manchester’s spots in this “Our Kid” Etnies part.
Originally from a small city in Czech Republic, Bulin has been a resident of Manchester for a few years now.
His other sponsors include Toy Machine, Pig Wheels, Black Sheep Store, The Eve Trucks, and Piilgrim Clothing.
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