Nike Skateboarding: Welcome to Brazil

The expected arrival of Nike Sb team: Paul Rodriguez, Ishod Wair, Daryl Angel and Donovon Piscopo, Brazil was hosted by Luan Oliveira along with team rode through the streets of Sao Paulo and get a couple of demos at the different public skateparks, full of kids expectant to the tricks that the Nike guys could land, check the video and live it up, welcome to Brazil!

The whole team has been going around the skateplazas around the city, where Luan, local and former brazilian skateboarder has demonstrated his brand new deal with the world-famous company. Focus on that swich bigspin hellflip, pure Latin American style on wheels!

In terms of expansion of the brand, It must be stated that Nike Sb is really doing a big effort giving the chance to Southamerican country to enjoy their products as well as to recieve the many benefits that deals like this one can provide to local skateboarding development. Nike Sb, as one of the biggest skateboarding brands in porfitable terms, may help local skating growing fastly and it will definitely support activities related to the sport, such as contests and local proyects. By now, check the footage and enjoy.

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Torey Pudwill: Back on the Business

After being out for a while, Torey decided to rejoin the legendary company for a three-years endorsement, deal that support the brand on these more than competitive times. In economic terms, this commitment provides the chance to dealers, retailers and even teammate athletes to get better incomes, having in mind that Pudwill is know a worldwide famous figure. T-Pudds, recognized for several skate magazines as the skater of the year, is now back on his former shoes company, the one that sponsored him for more that 10 years. Torey is pure energy, and maybe one of the most charismatic skaters out there. This fact that was definitely proved through the development of this year's Street leage, where not only competed as rider but also as a host, interviewing and jocking with the pros.

More than a profitable deal, as the very same Pudwill announced, this is more like a back to the roots and way to stabilize the company as well as his own carrer. According to Torey “I’m happy to be a part of a company I grew up skating for. It’s my roots, and now I’m motivated and dedicated to skate harder than ever !” In relation to that, there's only one we thing to ask about, it is possible to skate harder than he is doing now? It seems that the miracle boy of skateboarding is decided to take it to the limits once again.

The list his recent accomplishments  includes: 1st Place Tampa Pro 2012, Street Skater of the Year, TransWorld Skateboarding 2011, 1st Place – Tampa Pro, Best Trick – 2011, 3rd Place – Tampa Pro – 2011, 5th Place – Street League, Seattle – 2011. As we can already see, Torey is an active skater that still has a lot do in the business and at the sport progession as well. Go Pudds!

Check out one his best deliveries at the worlwide famous "The Berrics" Battle Commander.

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Pic of the Day: Things that would definitely happen to you.

For some people skating may look like an awesome sport, which in fact it is, but the thing is that they do not know about the dark side of it. Skate is not only flipping stairs and grinding banks, check out the pic and try to identify what to be a skater really means.

If you recognized and lived all of those sings, you really know what skateboarding, so get off your computer, go out and skate!

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David Gonzales: Possessed To Skate

Check out the brand new Gonzales' footage, fueled by Thrasher Magazine and Volcom. You better prepare before seeing it, because this video is going to shred your mind! prepare to thrash!

Check the full video on Thrasher's official wbesite:
http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/david-gonzalez-possessed-to-skate/

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Good bye to a legend: Tom Sims (1950-2012)

We got very sad news. Tom Sims died the past Monday, Sept 12th, from a heart attack.  Sims won the Snowboard World Champion (1983) and the Skateboard Champ as well (1975). Moreover, he founded two companies focused on these two diciplines, which ones are Sims Snowboard and Sims Skateboard.

Tom has done a lot for the boarding sports and scene, such as improvements on deck's desings and the very  first halfpipe and freestyle boards. He also produced, as we have said, skate and longboards, which some of these were used even by the world famous skater Tony Hawk.

From Ridetime we  tribute this legend and give our condolences to the family.

RIP Tom Sims (1950-2012)

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Pic of the Day: Big Flips

For today, we got a comp of the best anf biggest flips ever caught. check out the pics and judge yourself.

Big FS Flip by Fabrizio Santos!
Photo: Andrew Durso

Big Kickflip
George Simmonds

Cory Lakeman, Kickflip

Photo: Woytowich 

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Skater of the Day: Bastien Salabanzi

The nowadays very popular and loved European skateboarder, Bastien Salabanzi, is being covered by RideTime!

For those who doesn't know, Bastien has been ripping it since 1999, having performed parts on different skate videos, through a variety of sponsors and labels. Going back to the past, in fact ten years ago, a pretty young Salabanzi was killing it along the Flip's crew, job that ended up with this living clasic. (check out the first trick on the video, the signature Salabanzi's flip)

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