We followed 22-year-old pro surfer Balaram Stack as he traveled from his hometown on Long Beach, New York, to meet up with his buddy and fellow pro Christobal de Col in Lima, Peru. On the trip the pair caught some waves, Christobal tried to teach Balaram some Spanish, and the young American attempted to get romantic with some local women at the club.
At 78,000 square feet, the new Spring Skatepark outside of Houston, Texas, is the largest skatepark in North America. The park was designed by Grindline and features a fullpipe, a snake run, and a bowl shaped like the state of Texas to go along with all the usual stairs, rails, and quarterpipes. Check that lazy river! We’re feelin’ that! … Pictures and more
In this episode of Rubber Side Down, we catch up with the Santa Cruz Syndicate, where Ratboy (Josh Bryceland) has been on a tear after his first World Cup win in Leogang. We also spend some time with Matt Walker of the Banshee Bikes Factory Team and Geoff Kabush of Scott-3Rox Racing.