In America wearing a t-shirt is like having butter on bread. T-Shirts are probably the most popular item in the clothing industry. All types of companies use t-shirts for advertising. Making custom T-Shirts with a company logo is like having a walking billboard without paying for the advertising. Thinking about the industry and the availability is amazing. From shopping in retail stores to online shopping you will find a huge selection of t-shirts at your fingertips.
Manny Mania is a technical manual contest that Red Bull has been hosting since 2007. Created by Joey Brezinski the Manny Mania has grown into a world wide event! NewEnglandSkate.com is going to be in Boston on June 18th for this years contest. If you are interested in joining us mark the date on your calendars and come out for an amazing time! If you would like to enter this years Red Bull Manny Mania you can write an email in the contact form @ www.redbullmannymania.com and include the following:
Full Given Name
Date of Birth
Email address
Telephone #
City of the contest you want to enter
You are also welcome to just show up and bring proper ID
NewEnglandSkate is looking forward to seeing you in Boston on June 18th!
Boston Ma is know for many things and Bostonians are extremely proud of their heritage. One of Boston’s very own has gone Pro in skateboarding and the Boston Skateboarding Community couldn’t be more stoked! Dave Bachinsky is a local skateboarder from Lowell, Ma who started skating as a young boy and with the inspiration of his uncles, was hooked by age 13. Dave passion and raw talent was followed by many viewers, on youtube, who were stunned by his amazing hard flip skills and his ability to transition into tricks with such ease. But it wasn’t until his Kickflip down the 20 stair set at El Toro High School in 2006 that sponsors really started to notice Bachinsky’s talent.
In 2007 Hubba Wheels picked up Dave as a sponsored rider and put out the video “Bachinsky Gone Wild” which shows Dave’s many talents on the mini. Also that year, while sponsored by City Skateboards, Dave kicked off City’s “What The F**k Is A Bachinsky” premiere along with team members Eduardo Craig, Jeremy Reeves, Jimmy Cao, Josh Matthews, Russ Milligan, and Tony Montgomery. He was also showcased in City’s video “Crime in the City” where Dave nails everything in the streets that he can get his hands on.
In 2009, Dave entered his first Dew Tour where he won over Boston fans with his smooth skills on the park. All in all Dave finished out the year long tour in 9th place competing against some of the top athletes ranked in skateboarding on the scene like Chaz Ortiz, Ryan Decenzo, Paul Rodriguez, Greg Lutzka and many more!
Dave is currently sponsored by Think Skateboards, FKD Bearings, Hubba Wheels, Venture Trucks, Vox Footwear, Oakley Eye Wear, and family owned Pioneer Skate Shop. You will see videos all over the internet featuring Dave skating; if you have never seen Bachinsky skate you need to check him out. Skateboarding is an art form and Dave is truly an artist. If you ever get the chance to skate in Boston, get down to The Boardwalk Skate Shop and Indoor Skate Park which is the largest skate shop and indoor skatepark in Boston. Who knows you just might get a glimpse of Dave destroying the course.
SolJah Apparel is a hot new company out of Los Angeles Ca. Est 1995. Soljah Apparel is based on all extreme sports and is totally adaptable to it’s surroundings like skateboarding, snowboarding, bmx, motocross. Their unique style makes an original statement in sports apparel. Check out more from SolJah on their site or visit NE Skate’s online shop.
Kids in Moulton Alabama have formed LC SkateCrew to fight for the cause of opening a skate park in their town. So far this crew is made up of Alexander morris, Sam Oliver, Laura Bennett, and Hilarie deal. These kids are concerned about the lack of safe places to go and skate. They don’t want to be forced to skate the streets because they do not have a skate park. They are asking for your support today. If you would like to help or find out more about their cause please visit the LC SkateCrew website and post your opinion and show your support! Skate Fresh & Ride Fly!
NewEnglandSkate.com strives to hook up with small skateboard companies and promote their brands on our site. There are so many talented people in the Skateboard Industry, that you don’t get a chance to see, so we want to bring them to you! Through March we are featuring Nature Hardware as our company of the month. We have built up a relationship with these guys and they are fantastic to work with. So it is our pleasure to recommend that when you need skateboard hardware you think NATURE.
Back in 2009 NewEnglandSkate was in the market to order some custom Logo T-Shirts for our shop and were searching for a quality printing company to print them for us. We started searching online and found a company called Under Ground Printing (UGP for short) out of PA. UGP has done printing for many famous clients such as The Pittsburgh Steelers and even Barack Obama! With the clientele and UGP’s low pricing we were drawn in, and went right into the online design studio to start customizing our graphics! The process was pretty simple and only involved a few steps. We added our design to the art studio and used the design tools until we were happy with the look. We chose our quantities and sizes and were ready to work with an artist who then customized our work to the shirts we chose. Next we went through the approval process with the artist, where we could accept or decline the design. If you happen to find something that is not to your liking such as color shading or placement they will work with you until it’s perfect! Once your design is finalized and accepted by you, the turn around time is amazing! You can go from creating a design, to having shirts in hand, in as little as a weeks time!
UGP offers great quality in their apparel. They have an established standard in their choices of quality and they pass that on to their customers. NE Skate strives to have a close relationship with our vendors and work together as a team with them to succeed. I have had the pleasure of working with Joe Dopirak (Co-Owner) of UGP and he has been extremely helpful and patient in understanding NE Skate’s requests on all of our orders. Thanks Joe! I also want to include Joe’s partner Sam, who has had my back when Joe was unavailable so Thank You too Sam! If you are in need of any apparel printing you just found the best guys to do it for you. Please visit http://www.undergroundshirts.com/.
NewEnglandSkate has a new Fresh shirt made by UPG now available on our site so stop in and visit our shop to pick up yours today! We have many new great design ideas coming your way this year and with a great company like Under Ground Printing backing us up we will be bringing you the Freshest apparel out there!
Each month NewEnglandSkate chooses a local skateboard company to feature on our site. This month we are featuring Bamboo Sk8. We first hooked up with Bamboo Sk8 a couple years ago when we launched our first Logo Deck. Bamboo is a grass and is proven stronger than Maple when it comes to making a lasting skateboard with great shape and tons of pop. Bamboo Sk8 is growing and along with some great deck designs has introduced Longboards to their line up this year! A while back we posted a blog featuring the “Octobomb”. This colorful graphic is truly original and so detailed! This month we are offering a package deal on our NE Skate Logo Bamboo Sk8 Deck that will also include a NE Skate Logo T-Shirt a Logo Sticker and Grip Tape for one low price. Supplies are limited so stop by and get yours today!
As you know NewEnglandSkate.com was in Antrim, NH for the Can/Am race this past month. We touched on the highlights of the race and events and made some great new companies to hook up with. We are in the process of listing a real down to earth bunch of guys who go to college in NH and also build hand crafted unique longboards. I had the pleasure of watching them during the races as they diligently worked on some new decks. If you are looking for an original handmade longboard to enjoy cruising all day with then you need to check these guys out.
Here are some details and facts on what these guys do to bring you pure works of art:
Green Street Longboards TeeCoff
TeeCoff 110$ – A nimble little cruiser that works great for commuting to your 11am class or for just zipping around town. It has a wide body to allow your feet to lock; making for smooth controlled carves on those big hills. The smaller wheel-base on the board allows you to initiate slides like it’s your day job and the boards construction makes pumping an ease; best part…no wheel bite kids.
Specs:
~ 35 inches long from tail to tip.
~ 26 inch wheel-base.
~ Constructed from 5/8 inch local oak wood.
Green Street LongBoards uses Manadnock Oak from Wilkins Lumber in Milford NH. It is then brought back to their shop where they have to prep and shape the wood before silk screening their amazing designs
NewEnglandSkate has been a friend to Bamboo Sk8 for a while now and we wanted to share some of our experience in dealing with this company. We were introduced to Bamboo Sk8 on Hook It.com an online sports social network. We checked out their information on what they are about and decided that this would be the company to make our first NewEnglandSkate.com Logo Deck! Bamboo is stronger than wood but it takes some amazing people to make a skateboard or longboard the way they do!
Recently I asked the President of Bamboo Sk8, Geoff Koboldt, to let me take one of their Brand New Octobomb Longboard Cruisers with me to the Can/Am Slalom Race in Antrim, NH and it was a huge hit. Their were over 30 racers there from all over the world along with their sponsors who stopped by and checked out the Cruiser. The response was very positive in regards to how the deck was shaped, designed and the choices in trucks and wheels that accompany this longboard.
Bamboo Sk8 is down with the environment, they give back what they can and they care about their customers so go to BambooSk8.com, check them out and tell them that NE Skate sent you.
