Mason “Mayday” McNay’s Raw Coverage of Kona
There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Kona was a total clusterfuck. I tried to explain beforehand to those not in-the-know the extremity of their ignorance. “It’s not real life” I tell my parents at a visit,...
View ArticleAustin “Downhill” VanDyke’s Full Coverage of the Garage Bomb Circuit V
November 10, 2013 EAST LANSING, MI For those of you who missed it, Friday night was the 5th installment of the East Lansing Garage Bomb Circuit. The Garage Bomb Circuit is one of the oldest longboard...
View ArticleBenson Mason on Soldiers of Downhill 2013
Some ABS team riders and ambassadors headed down to the infamous Soldiers of Downhill race in southern Ohio last weekend. While most had great stories to share, Benson’s story was particularly rad....
View ArticleAction’s Coverage of the New York City Events
Wow where do I start? The amount of shenanigans that took place this past weekend in NYC blew my mind, and we were there to cover them……or at least some of them. I could write a 500 page novel about...
View ArticleAction Board Shop Covers The Holland Half Push Race and Slide Jam
Despite the less-than-ideal forecast yesterday morning more than 100 skaters from all over the Midwest came out to the Holland Half Skateboard Push Race and Slide Jam. We all met at Tunnel Park in...
View Article“New Stuff” Week: Earthwing 2014 Decks (Superglider, Supermodel, and Topmount...
Aw SNAP. Earthwing. We just love them so much. They’re #based, their whole team rips, and their whole mantra is just go skate and leave the BS out of skateboarding. So when we saw that Earthwing had...
View ArticleMichigan Wheel Wars: Sweet Spot Wheels vs. Sugar Urethane | Action Board Sports
TURF WAR!!!!!!! Just kidding about the turf war– it’s all love in Michigan all the time. But we do think it’s pretty dope that there’s two really rad wheel companies from our home state. The first...
View Article“New Stuff” Week: Bustin BGDK, Sniper Wheels,
Keepin’ on with the new stuff tip, we bring you some fantastical new products from Bustin Boards out of Brooklyn, New York. We covered some of Bustin’s new boards a few blog posts ago (specifically...
View Article“New Stuff” Week: Rayne Longboards Piranha, Future Killer, and Vendetta 2014...
In the car industry it’s pretty much standard to release the 2014 lineup by the end of 2013, the 2015 line up by the end of 2014, etc. In skateboarding / longboarding companies just sort of release...
View ArticleAction Footage Friday: True North Sessions
You know what’s rad? Skateboarding with your friends. A few years ago none of us had sponsors or anything. Now most of us do, but that doesn’t stop us from still being a bunch of friends getting gnarly...
View ArticleNew boards galore from Bustin, Comet, Landyachtz, Jati, Rayne, Loaded, Omen,...
Once upon a time, Action Board Sports had room in the store. The way we arranged boards didn’t require much thought aside from keeping brands together, or maybe putting all the mini completes in one...
View ArticleNew Original Skateboards Longboard Decks | Action Board Sports
If you haven’t noticed yet Original seems to not sleep. They’re constantly pushing out new boards with new technology. What started as a cruiser and carver company is now a full-fledged race and...
View ArticleABS Go Skateboarding Day: Pushing, Ramps, Rails, and Dogs
This year’s Go Skateboarding day went off without a hitch. We had a solid turnout of about 30-35 skaters. We started out with a 6 mile push around the MSU campus and East Lansing, then headed to...
View ArticleBustin Ratmobile 2013 Giveaway | Action Board Sports
We hit 2000 likes on Facebook recently so to celebrate we’re giving away an all new 2013 Bustin Ratmobile. This deck features the same awesome concave, length, and wheelbase options as last year’s...
View ArticleSpyders and Scorches and Venoms, Oh My! | Action Board Sports
With spring comes fresh life in the form of plants and also in the form of globs of urethane. Venom is on their new Fishscale grind in the form of Thug Passions and Balls, Fireball has a new shape in...
View ArticleSkate House Lurkin | Action Board Sports
Greetings! This is Peter here still reporting from Southern California. I had an couple days this week of plenty of shredding. I hit some rad hills in North San Diego County with Alex Newton of Clutch...
View ArticleCatalina Island Classic Report | Action Board Sports
What’s going on ABS crew? This is Peter reporting in from Southern California. I’m currently on tour hitting all sorts of delightful terrain and hitting up some events. First up was the Catalina Island...
View ArticleRage at the Ridge and the State of Skateboarding – By Jim
As most of you know, Peter usually blogs for us. After what took place at the Rage at the Ridge event this past weekend, I felt I needed to sit in for a blog and give my perspective, so here we go. We...
View ArticleArbor Walnut Series Longboard Skateboards | Action Board Sports
Brand new to 2013 is Arbor’s new Walnut series of longboards and skateboards. The Arbor Axis and Timeline have been super popular mid-range cruiser boards since Action’s inception. Until now they have...
View ArticleArbor Skateboards 2013 Lineup | Action Board Sports
The 2013 Arbor lineup has been trickling in slowly but surely here at the shop and we just thought we’d share how rad these boards are! Whether you’re looking for a beautiful surfy cruiser, gnarbar...
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