December 11, 2005
Redline Entertainment
By Rob Brink
TransWorld Skateboarding Business September 2003
Redline Entertainment, a Best Buy-subsidiary and Minnesota-based youth-entertainment-label, is determined to push forward in the skateboard industry despite slowing economic times. The company hopes this commitment will keep future generations interested in skateboarding and patronizing 'core shops for years to come.
December 11, 2005
New Jersey Trade Shows
By Rob Brink
TransWorld Skateboarding Business Janurary 2003
What happens when an organization like ASR abandons the people they profited from for years by canceling their annual Atlantic City, New Jersey trade show?
December 11, 2005
Screwy
By Rob Brink
TransWorld Skateboarding Business June 2002
I seriously wrote a full feature on hardware back in 2002. Crazy.
Some people think its just nuts and bolts—any will do as long as it holds the trucks on the board. Others need and swear by certain brands or types: Shorty's one-inch Phillips, Diamond 7/8- inch Allen, Monkey blue-painted heads, Randoms "skull" heads, etc. Whatever the case, for such a simple purpose, skateboard hardware has undergone a lengthy evolution—from nails and wood screws used to fasten roller skate trucks to two-by-fours, and custom- designed and tempered fasteners that come packaged with their own tools (Allen keys). Some even require only one tool (wrench or socket). Many kinds have come and gone: U-bolts, Bridge bolts, T- bolts, and the old-school bolts with the raised rounded head.