Best Of March | 2012 Highlights

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As the year comes to an end, let’s take a look back at some of the 2012 Highlights Starting with January.

(Never mind the out of whack facebook like numbers – they got messed up during our upgrade earlier this year)

Triple 8 first ever downhill specific longboard helmet is out retailing for $300. Longboardwarehouse give you a first look.

Triple 8 T8 Racer Downhill Longboard Helmet Is out

Calgary, AB: Michael Brooke: ‘… Longboarding will save Skateboarding…’. Nuff said. Catch up with Concrete Wave’s founder during an interview at the WInsport Canada Cup 2011 by Bucsu Boards

“Longboarding will save the skate industry…” — Michael Brooke

The ALL NEW 2012 Rayne Supreme and Rival. Check out the freshly released photos and the specs.

The ALL NEW 2012 Rayne Supreme and Rival

Just a silly one to entertain you this weekend. Longboard + a mini Tony Hawk’s Loop of death. Hilarity ensues. Let’s wait for the POV camera angle

longboards and loops do not mix

Minas Gerais, Brazil: Longboarding DROP JF is out. Enjoy the new flick. Caio Cezar, Bernardo Borges G. Negrao and Thiago Gomes Lessa shredding the hills at Juiz de Fora.

Longboarding DROP JF [full video]

Weekend Warriors Longboarding: Episode 2 | Geneva Longboarding is back and this time the gang leaves his time leave Beaver Falls, PA to Chester, WV through through Ohio.

Weekend Warriors Longboarding: Episode 3

The ZBoard is an electric skateboard that comes with weight sensor pads, essentially a gas and brake pedal. This product started as a kickstarter project and is now taking pre-order. Did you fund this?

The ZBoard Electric Skateboard with weight sensors

FInland: Since there is now video from the Icetastic Event, we though we’d look around to find how spiked wheels would work on snow/ice. This is what we found

Desperate time — pushing in the snow

For years the holy grail of all skateboard tricks, the 1080, has eluded the biggest and most talented stars in skateboarding. While many have tried, it was never landed — that is until now.

First Ever 1080 Landed By 12-Year-Old Skateboarder Tom Schaar

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Arbus, Italy: Rider Fabrizio Ara It’s not what you ride. It’s how you ride it. Ed. note: It is indeed just a piece of wood on 4 wheels.

Longskate Arbus: Shut Up and Ride
Friday December 21st, 2012
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