Joe Keeping it real in Three Hills.

http://www.machotaildrop.com/

First I want to give full credit to this logo’s inspiration. #1 is Case, as you can tell we are big fans of Case, and their logo is legit. #2 is Machotaildrop, I took the photo of the dude doing this trick and brought it down to one solid color and put him on a vert wall. Pumped.

http://calgaryskateboarding.com/

New Direction, when we started TheCrew, the idea was to do an online store, that still stands. However we are more than a store. We have served the skateboarding community in a number of ways over the last 12 years, such as being on skatepark building committees in BC, Alberta and Oregon. Building ramps for organizations around the North West, volunteering in youth skateboard programs, contributing to website communities and much more. Instead of using the tagline of being an “Online Store” we have switched to “Skateboarding Advocates since 1998.” Thanks for being on TheCrew.

If you had been trying to get our most current inventory over the last month you may have noticed the store needed some repair. It’s back up now and ready for your ordering pleasures!

Click Here for it!

I can’t think of much of a better way to start the year, than with Cory Kennedy rocken’ a Crailtap Compleat.

Via http://www.supradistribution.com/blog/2011/01/13/cory-on-the-crail/
And http://www.crailtap.com/

I hit up a good friend of mine about what radius I should use for a small mini ramp we are going to build in the back room of our bike filled skatepark, this is what he suggested to me…

Shawn for a 8′ wide I would keep it shorter – like 3′ (see pictures of my
ramp it is 3′ tall)

Here are the plans for my ramp. It has a 5′ 9″ radius. I have 10′ of flat
on it. 8′ of flat is ok, 10′ is better. The plan I sent shows 8′ of flat.

If you want to go 3.5′ do a 6′ radius. See plan. I think 1.5 coping or 2″
will both be good. 2″ is what I have, but 1.5″ is cheaper and fine.

If you want to go 4′ do a 7′ radius.

Ramp Plans {PDF}
Template of Ramp {PDF}

If you know anything about Portland, Oregon skateboarding, you know Paul Anderson builds the best ramps in the world. He runs the last indoor holding strong www.skatechurch.net

This is the most recent video from his park.