Valentin Novo

It’s late in the Morning, in  space that smells like glue, woodstains and vinyl stickers. A young man lies on a chair, half anxious of the day to conquer, and half happy as he diggs through a raspberry pastry…

Nolan Houghton interview

I was always getting into trouble as a kid so my parents got me into skating as something to do. I was too unfocused for organized sports….

BAY AREA DIY – JAPAN

We started building this DIY called Bay Area about five years ago in Ise, Mie prefecture. It began at a different spot but road patrol found it…

East Perth DIY – Western Australia

Delve into the oddities of this little DIY, situated next to a dead power plant on the banks of a shark infested river, in the worlds most isolated city.

THE TOURNAMENT 2025

Last October 11th, the Tournament took place, organized by Cruzade skateboards and the guys from Ramputene DIY, the venue where it was held. For those of you who know the Tournament, it’s not easy to explain… Pure skating, a lot of hype, tricks and more tricks, laughter and more laughter… The Tournament is held to raise money to buy cement for the DIY shop itself, and above all, to get together and have a great skating session….

Takeshi Kageyama – Interview

A skate park with a crazy bowl called FUZENNA was completed three minutes by bike from my house, and I started skating there. I had so much fun that I skated all day

Bellyful in Bali

Bellyful Skates went to Bali, drank every Bintang in sight, skated in 100% humidity, got soaked in tropical rain, and played terrible games of pool – ripsnorter of a trip!

THE TOURNAMENT 2023 – RAMPUTENE DIY

Last month, The Tournament took place with Cruzade skateboards at Ramputene DIY under the bridge in Donostia/San Sebastian

Greififornia Pool – Opening Party – Berlin

The skate scene in Berlin and around was pretty ready and impatient for this event on September 1st. People visited the pool weeks before it was finished. But after five months of work, we were ready to open it to the public on this Friday afternoon.