Concrete Mini Ramp – Rafina, Athens – Greece
Everything began at our friends old house in Rafina, a suburb of Athens. We were discussing making our own mini ramp, because we sadly lack skateparks here in Greece.
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Pura Pura, Bolivia – Un, Dos, Tres, Concrete!
The park is sick. Well most of us left before we got to see it all completed which was a little disheartening, but what was there was rad. The floor is a bit ghetto in places and, in contrast, some of the ramps are professional enough to be seen on a actual official skatepark build – this kind of sums up the entire build: somewhere between a skatepark and doing a DIY job.
Gone But Not Forgotten: OldStar DIY
Not too far inland from the sunny beaches of Venice sat an off the grid renegade skatepark….
Zarautz skatepark – Basque Country
The town of Zarautz on the Atlantic coast in Basque country has a long skate and surf tradition. A town well known for it’s world surfing championship held every year since the late 1980s also has a skatepark build on the beach back in this time which was a copy of the La Kantera skatepark.
Rathole DIY – Chur, Switzerland
The decision, to build our own concrete dream was already made – all we needed was a good space.
Friday the 13th at Unmodern Skateshop – Los Angeles
Unmodern Skate Shop in Sante Fe Springs (Los Angeles) Celebrated Friday the 13th by grilling black cats, skating under ladders, and playing music under an umbrella indoors. There was nothing unlucky about watching the sesh that transpired on this most superstitious night.
Valley Center Skate Spot – California
I started going to meetings and pitching the idea for a skate park in my home town of Valley Center, California about five years ago. At that time they, parks and rec., said there was no money for something like that so I didn’t pursue it for another year, until I saw a sign for and new sports field to be built.
Überseestadt skatepark – Bremen, Germany
A few weeks ago I visited my friend Matt from Minus Ramps and Pools. I hadn’t seen him for more then two and a half years. Reason enough to go for that ten hour drive from my place to Matt’s home. Another good reason was that Soup, the mastermind behind General Sherman’s Radius Floats, was visiting Matt. I had planned to stay just for the weekend, but I soon realized that this was not enough time.
Confusion Magazine – Issue #10 – out now
Featuring interviews with Cody Lockwood, Aref Bobby Koushesh, and artist French. DIY Skate spot check outs on Salamander Ranch (USA), Bob’s Spot (England), Wörgl DIY (Austria), and Down by the River (France). And way way more…
Confusion Magazine – issue #8 – free online
Issue #8 features interviews with:
Frank Shaw, Sox (Wales), Zombie Stu, Mike Neider from B’last , Lovenskate in Bilbao (Basque), Ramp Jam 4, Belgium, Scene Report – Cadiz, Spain plus DIY skate spot check outs DIY Skate spot check outs: Bluestone (Australia), Port Land (Switzerland), PFK Skate support center (Japan), Bangkok Bowl (Thailand).
Skartable DIY Skate Spot – Los Angeles, California
Driving down Melrose Ave. I saw a quiet little spot, perfect for a narrow quarter pipe. I knew there is no way I could build there so I started thinking about prefab DIY….