Following up on our previous coverage of skateboarding in China, we now point you to a China Youthology interview of Jeff Han, the founder of FLY skateboard shop in Shanghai. Jeff has been a huge force in the China skateboard scene, starting FLY, Gift Skateboards, Cart Wheels and Skatehere.com, an online platform for skaters in China. Nike SB even launched a limited edition ‘Fly Milk Blazer’ shoe (pictured above) as a tribute to Jeff and FLY.
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AbsolutelyNew, Inc., the consumer goods company that brings independent inventors’ best ideas to market, has secured a licensing deal for Erick Kirkland of Laguna Beach, CA. His Long Woody™ skateboard will be manufactured and sold by Alliance Board Sports of Escondido, CA.
For longboarders—who prefer “cruising†and “carving†streets rather than jumping obstacles like their friends on regular skateboards—the Long Woody offers … More info
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FISE, the International Extreme Sport Festival is pleased to announce its 13th edition in 2009, giving you rendezvous from May 20-24 in downtown Montpellier on “Les Rives du Lez” in the South of France.
FISE is the biggest European Pro Freestyle Contest and will once again be host to more than 1,500 professional and amateur athletes from all over the world in skateboard, wakeboard, BMX, slopestyle MTB and inline skating…Â More info