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Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2025 with some new products to help you skate even better this year! Introducing the Stealth Trainer (patent pending)!!We made the Stealth Trainer to help beginner and intermediate skaters when they're learning something new on their board. It is a set of 4 small urethane parts that replace the 4 inner wheel bearings with a friction bearing. This greatly reduces the rolling of the board so it will not fly out from under the rider as easily, w …

We are so happy to congratulate our riders Ambroise Trauet and Antoine Carlotti for winning 1st and 2nd place, respectively, at the 2024 No Paws Down Race! No Paws Down is a riveting downhill event, where riders navigate 18 corners without touching the ground with their hands. This year’s No Paws Down race brought a thrilling challenge with 48 riders competing. Riders raced in heats of 6, with only the top two advancing. The race was intense, with a large crowd of participants, making safet …

We are stoked to announce that we are now offering pivot cups for Penny Boards! All our pivot cups are made with our industry exclusive, internally lubricated WFB formula urethane which prevents squeaking, improves ride-feel and handles beautifully. The Penny pivot cup is custom designed and machined to fit Penny Boards. We also offer 4-packs of bushings for Penny Boards in our APS formula, in a customized durometer range that suits the boards' performance. Upgrade the feel of you …

RipTide is sponsoring the 13th Annual Broad Street Bomb in Philadelphia this Sunday, May 19th! The Broad Street Bomb is a 9 mile push race through Philadelphia. The race will commence at high noon in Hunting Park at the gazebo, and end with an awards ceremony at the FDR skatepark at Broad Street and Pattison Ave. There's an afterparty at Paines park hosted by the Philly Longboard Crew. There are 4 categories to compete in for this race, including Grom's, Women's, Men's and Master's. We've p …

The ISSA Banked Slalom World Championships, aka Ditch Slap start today in Albuquerque, NM! Banked Slalom, like regular Slalom, requires riders to pump at fast speeds around cones on the track. But instead of riding around tightly packed cones on a road, Banked Slalom usually takes place in a dry ditch, with cones on the upper edges requiring riders to fully utilize their momentum to get to the next cone! The Ditch Slap Timed Banked Slalom Race started this morning and runs till noon, w …