Tag: Skateboarding

Louie Barletta’s Mini Ramp Maintenance Hacks

Only the mind of Louie Barletta would come up with a tech like this… Join our guy on his backyard ramp for an unconventional education in getting your coping grind. Louie is…

THE BAYOU KID A Conversation with Dane Vaughn

By Berto for FRANK151 Few skateboarders embody genuine good vibes like Dane Vaughn. I met this cat through the infamous Grandeur Crew, and from day one, he’s been all positive energy—always shredding,…

DEATHWISH INTRODUCING

Deathwish Skateboards is back swinging for the fences in 2025 — and this time, it’s pure controlled chaos. The team that redefined what “gnarly” means is dropping a new era of destruction…

WORLDS COLLIDE: THE RISE & FALL OF WORLD INDUSTRIES

Prologue: A Shot Across the Bow In 1987, skateboarding was still under the corporate chokehold of the Big Five — Powell-Peralta, Santa Cruz, Vision, Tracker, Independent. The streets were underrepresented, and skate…

Willis Kimbel: Skater, Builder, Shop Owner | Snapshot

  You know him as a Creature Fiend, but around Portland, Willis Kimbel is also known as a local shop owner and the man behind the city’s most recent DIY skatepark. Since…