Thrasher Magazine

Some surfaces and settings are seemingly built for skateboarding, inspiring decades of innovation. In our third NYC installment, Ted details the appeal and surprising history of the Pyramid Ledges.

Once the decision is made, the only thing left is one big ol’ bash in The City to cap the year off right. Karl Watson came through for the official handoff along with a host of A-listers from Primitive, adidas and our home turf. Couldn’t get in the door? Catch it all here.

Kanfoush completes the build with a 60-foot slappy ledge and shows you how to fix those big seams between ledges. The know-how unlocks new worlds.

Kanfoush levels up beyond the quick DIY jobs with the brand new UN Plaza off Market. From famous inspirations like Shao and Stranger to current figures like Gibbs and Finley, Austin walks you through how this place connects the generations.

We headed out to North Cacka with Reynolds, Foy, Villani, Henry and the New Balance crew for another unreal weekend. Street sessions, night missions, live sounds and serious demo action, let Rhino be your guide through it all. 

Hundreds of Charlotte’s finest braved the summer heat to watch Reynolds, Foy, Henry, Villani and the rest of the New Balance team tear up the city’s spots. What a weekend.

Waller's got ledges, but was missing a proper flatbar. Kanfoush provides the remedy and adds some parking-block obstacles while dishing out the know-how. After he’s done, Miles, Jonathan and Nile give 'em the stress test.

For over 25 years, Pier 7 has been at the center of technical skating. It’s not just where you are, but who you’re with and how you roll. That code of conduct was forged in the ’90s along San Francisco's waterfront.

Though “The Ribbon” was a doomed project for city government, the stretch of concrete blocks along the Embarcadero further cemented San Francisco’s mecca status in the ’90s and beyond.