VIDEOS

Watch: Chima Ferguson’s “Nice to See You” Raw Footage

Remember Chima Ferguson’s segment in “Nice to See You”? Of course you do. That footage was nuts. Now you can see the 35-minute rough cut for a peek at all the blood sweat and tears that went into that heavy Vans part. No doubt in our minds that the legend put in 110%. Mad respect.

TEAM CHANGES

REAL Welcomes Jimmy Wilkins

REAL officially welcomes Jimmy Wilkins in this video part featuring other members of the REAL crew namely Max, Mason, Nicole, and more.

REAL Skateboard announced that Wilkins was joining the team last May. The five-time X Games Vert gold medalist got a surprise from Tony Hawk who helped with the reveal and Chris Miller who did the art for his first pro boards.

Wilkins has the most consecutive wins (tied with Bucky Lasek) in the X Games Vert category.

VIDEOS

Santa Cruz Skateboards Releases Teaser for their New Video

Watch the teaser of “Misprints”, the latest video by Santa Cruz Skateboards set to premiere on YouTube on June 28, 2022.

Directed by Joe Perrin, “Misprints” features Tom Asta, Maurio McCoy, Kevin Braun, and Devin Flynn. The crew traveled between Philadelphia, New York, Nashville, and more over the last year to film for the video.

The 4th episode of Saints and Sinners also recently premiered. You can watch it here.

CULTURE

Watch How Old Decks Transformed into Custom Benches in this Video

Watch Welcome Skate Shop staff and their friends turn old decks into custom benches in this video released by Vans as part of their efforts to promote artists and creativity. Welcome Skate Shop is based in Leeds, UK.

What’s great about this bench is that you can remove the top (the one made with old decks) and now you have a skateable bench. It has storage too so you have a place for your new skateboards or whatever needs storing.

A skateboarder may need to replace their decks in a few months to a year, depending on how hard they grind and how often they ride. Probably millions of skateboards are discarded each year and most of them end up in landfills.

This is just one of the ways worn-out decks can be repurposed. There are also initiatives to recycle and repurpose old wheels to keep them out of landfills.