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Editor's pick · Stuff

Glue for skate shoes: Shoe Goo or “Suga”?

How to apply it, what riding on fresh glue feels like and what's left after several sessions.
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05 · Brands

Globe skate shoes: brand history

Three surfing brothers, Melbourne, 1994, and how their company grew into a world-famous shoe brand.
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06 · Brands

New Deal Skateboard

The founders, the 1990-1992 team, the graphic design and the brand's impact on the industry.
Blue Theeve truck taken apart with bushings and washers
07 · Stuff

Theeve Trucks: overview of individual models

Brand history, the truck lineup and a close look at the CSX V3 series.
Lakai team in front of a fireball at a skate spot
08 · Brands

Lakai: one of the coolest brands of the 2000s

Brand history, the fateful year 2007 and the shoe lineup with its technologies.
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09 · Stuff

Skateboard deck technologies by Almost

Resin 7, Impact, Uber Light, Hybrid Maple: each deck technology and its warranty.

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10 · Brands

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Skateboard brands, gear and riders, explained

Brand histories, shoe and truck reviews, how-to guides and rider profiles, written and signed by Egor Ivanov since 2018.

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I'm Egor Ivanov. I have been skateboarding for more than 15 years and have worked as a skateboard coach for more than 5. More than 50 of my students now keep progressing on their own. I have been writing Skate Review since 2018: the history of skate companies, reviews of shoes, decks, trucks and wheels, and how-to guides for riders.

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