Tommy Carrol has been skating since he was ten, but has been blind since the age of two. The guy has an incredible amount of talent. Most of us can hardly go down a straight road on a board, with both eyes open.
A video showing a gang of skateboarders speeding down a tree-lined mountain road is currently racking up a lot of views on YouTube – especially due to a section that shows one of them colliding with a buck. It is believed he was speeding downhill at about 60 km/h when the animal decided to be a square.
A skateboarder from Johannesburg died yesterday after colliding with a truck on the Franschhoek pass. The 28-year-old sustained fatal injuries to his abdomen, chest and head and was declared dead at the scene.
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Meet the Freebord, a cool skateboard that completely changes the way you ride. It’s a little bit longboard, a little bit snowboard, and a whole lot of awesome. Check out a video after the jump.
A group of skaters armed with handheld cameras take a run through Christchurch in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in February. As earthquake-stricken citizens go, they seem pretty optimistic! And the video is very cool-looking too. Take a look.