Customs X First Thursdays Artist Interview: Alyasha Owerka-Moore

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Customs X First Thursdays Artist Interview: Aly...

CCS hangs out (and skates with) with Customs X First Thursdays artist and design legend Alyasha Owerka-Moore... and his cat.
100 Kickflips in the Nike SB Polaroid Dunk Low

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100 Kickflips in the Nike SB Polaroid Dunk Low

CCS gives the new Nike SB Polaroid Dunks the 100 Kickflip wear test with a little help from our friends.
100 Walls in the Vans Lizzie with Lizzie Armanto and Friends

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100 Walls in the Vans Lizzie with Lizzie Armant...

We went over to Lizzie's ramp so Lizzie Armanto could wear test her new shoe from Vans: The Lizzie.
CCS Archives: 1987 California Cheap Skates Catalog

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CCS Archives: 1987 California Cheap Skates Catalog

A full scan on one of the oldest items in the CCS Archives - the 1987 California Cheap Skates catalog.
Customs X First Thursdays Artist Interview: FOS

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Customs X First Thursdays Artist Interview: FOS

Spend a little time with CCS Customs X First Thursdays artist for March 2022: Mark "Fos" Foster.
CCS+ Best Weekend Ever Giveaway - Los Angeles

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CCS+ Best Weekend Ever Giveaway - Los Angeles

Check out the non-stop skate adventure with the winners of our CCS+ Best Weekend Ever trip to Los Angeles.
Customs X First Thursdays Interviews: Yusuke Hanai

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Customs X First Thursdays Interviews: Yusuke Hanai

Hang out with February's Customs X First Thursdays artist: Japanese illustrator Yusuke Hanai.
Customs X First Thursdays Interviews: Artist Mel Kadel

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Customs X First Thursdays Interviews: Artist Me...

CCS talks with Customs X First Thursdays artist Mel Kadel about drawings, music, coffee, and Hot Rod the dog.
DJ Douggpound Talks Comedy, Skateboard Videos, and Rapping About CCS Pants

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DJ Douggpound Talks Comedy, Skateboard Videos, ...

DJ Douggpound spills the tea with CCS. This is a good interview.
Kyle Hagerty Talks Drop Ins, Kre-per Trucks, Veggies, and Fighting Fires.

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Kyle Hagerty Talks Drop Ins, Kre-per Trucks, Ve...

The man behind the most famous anonymous drop in in skate history talks to CCS.
Vincent, Flaco, & Griffin Add Some Customs X Lakai Flare to the Session

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Vincent, Flaco, & Griffin Add Some Customs X La...

Join the Lakai lads as they add their unique flare to the session with some personalized Customs X Lakai gear.
SML Wheels & Customs X by CCS

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SML Wheels & Customs X by CCS

Sammy Montano, Akwasi Owusu and Aaron Kim of SML Wheels take it to the top rope in their Customs X SML apparel.
100 Kickflips With CCS Rider Louie Lopez In His Signature Converse Mid

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100 Kickflips With CCS Rider Louie Lopez In His...

CCS Team Rider Louie Lopez heads downtown to show off the durability of his Converse Mids with 100 Kickflips.
Mason Silva & Friends Skate In Their New Customs X HUF Gear

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Mason Silva & Friends Skate In Their New Custom...

CCS Pro Mason Silva and friends hit the streets in their personalized Customs X HUF gear by CCS.
Enjoi raises the S.K.A.T.E. stakes with Customs X by CCS

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Enjoi raises the S.K.A.T.E. stakes with Customs...

Nothing less than professional dignity is on the line as Louie Barletta & Zack Wallin face off for the control of the Customs X tools.
Hanging with Customs X First Thursdays artist Lucas Beaufort

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Hanging with Customs X First Thursdays artist L...

CCS talks with Customs X First Thursday's artist Lucas Beaufort about pets, travel, Gus Gus, and lasagna.
5 Spot Wear Test with Justin Henry in the Vans Wayvee

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5 Spot Wear Test with Justin Henry in the Vans ...

Join Justin Henry as he wear tests his Vans Wayvees while taking us on a tour of his favorite Columbus, Ohio spots.
CCS Skate Team

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Meet The CCS Skate Team

Spend some time getting to know the all-star lineup of radical riders that make up the CCS Skate Team.
Welcome to the Team Drake Johnson

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Welcome to the Team Drake Johnson

CCS officially welcomes smooth operator Drake Johnson to the skate team. Get to know him.
100 Kickflips in the Nike SB Force 58 with CCS Rider Mason Silva

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100 Kickflips in the Nike SB Force 58 with CCS ...

CCS Pro Mason Silva met up with CCS to wear test the latest from Nike SB: The Force 58.
CCS Customs X First Thursdays Interviews: Jay Howell

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CCS Customs X First Thursdays Interviews: Jay H...

CCS launches the Customs X First Thursdays program with one of our favorite artists: Jay Howell.
Marbie Miller

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Marbie Miller Talks Krux, Paper Collages, Broke...

CCS talks with Team Member Marbie Miller about her work with Krux trucks, broken legs, combo tricks, and going viral.
Mason joins CCS

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CCS Welcomes Mason Silva To the Team

CCS is beyond stoked to announce that the most recent addition to the CCS Pro Skateboarding Team is none other than the reigning Skater of...
CCS Baggy Pants

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Baggier... The New CCS Easy Fit and Original Re...

Spacious. Roomy. Rugged. Durable. CCS has been there with you through styles thick and thin. So when skate pants began to trend wide-ward, you just...
Ish Manual Hi weartest

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100 Heelflips in the DC Manual Hi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuM9TUMelzQ Get ready for liftoff as DC Shoes launches the new Manual Hi shoe with an inaugural colorway by pro skateboarder Ish Cepeda. CCS ground...
Fabiana Delfino 2021

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A Short Interview with Fabiana Delfino

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn2qn0xvrso CCS Pro Fabiana Delfino has had a lot going on this summer. Between appearing on billboards for Vans, dropping two page ads in Thrasher...
CCS Talks with Louie Lopez

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CCS Talks with Louie Lopez

CCS talks with everyone's favorite pro skateboarder, Louie Lopez.
Cairo Foster Real Board

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Kicking It With Cairo Foster

On the occasion of Real Skateboards reissuing Cairo Foster's classic 'Hammerhead' graphic as part of the Actions REALized program, we had the man himself (and...
Adriana Solis

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CCS Artist Interview: Adriana Solis

When we hit up Portland-based artist and skateboarder Adriana Solis to create some new graphics for CCS decks, we asked to her to fashion a...
100 Kickflips in the Pro-Tec Pro Knee Pads

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100 Kickflips in the Pro-Tec Pro Knee Pads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddzBxZ-eAP4 The benefits of having a proper set of Pro-Tec knee pads are well established. The ability to knee slide out of your bailed vert...
CCS Deck Wear Test with the Ponderosa Skatepark Locals

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CCS Deck Wear Test with the Ponderosa Skatepark...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgItaU4-pD8 Nobody gives more frank and unfiltered feedback than a couple of young star-struck skateboarders who were just given some free products in exchange for...
What LA Spots Will You Hit Up During The Best Weekend Ever?

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What LA Spots Will You Hit Up During The Best W...

On July 2nd, CCS will be announcing a lucky winner from the pool of CCS+ Member entrants to win the ultimate skate trip to Los...
James Jarvis Interprets Some Classic Keith Hufnagel Photos For HUF

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James Jarvis Interprets Some Classic Keith Hufn...

Keith Hufnagel was an exceptional person in the world of skateboarding.Most skaters are lucky to be noted as a crucial component of a particular city...
young Joslin

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Chris Joslin Talks About Bones Wheels And His E...

For most observers, Chris Joslin emerged on the scene fully formed in his opening part for Plan B's 2014 full length video True. With that...
Corey Duffel Talks About His Zero Guest Board, New Tattoos, and The Old CCS Catalog Clearance Section

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Corey Duffel Talks About His Zero Guest Board, ...

photo by Kurt Hodge The inevitable alignment of legendary skater and board company has finally occured; Corey Duffel has a guest pro model deck with...
10 Paul Rodriguez Tidbits To Celebrate His New Nike SB

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10 Paul Rodriguez Tidbits To Celebrate His New ...

Paul Rodriguez Jr has been the capstone of the Nike Skateboarding program since joining the team with his first signature shoe in 2005. Even more...
Ronnie Sandoval

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Ronnie Sandoval Grinds 500 Coping Blocks On The...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46dws3TVt54 When Ace told us that their new AF1 trucks were so advanced they could eat mountains of pool blocks for breakfast (their exact words),...
CCS Goes Full 90s This Summer

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CCS Goes Full 90s This Summer

  The recent summer capsule of CCS tees is dedicated to all the OG California Cheap Skates heads who've been pining for a trip back...
CCS Gives Away $1000 of Skateboard Products

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CCS Gives Away $1000 of Skateboard Products

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=204hAwZBXPk What’s a guy to do when he has a thousand bucks worth of skate gear burning a hole in his trunk? Fully equipped with...
A Short Interview With Carlisle Aikens

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A Short Interview With Carlisle Aikens

Between all his footage in Naquan Rollings' edits in New York, his phone clips all over L.A. and his ads for brands like Huf and...
Nothing Says

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Nothing Says "I Love You" Like A Custom Skate Deck

Like most great love stories, this one starts with a chance encounter. Cece Nelson happened to be wearing a hoodie from the Morro Bay Skate...
Nike SB Pink Pigs skated

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100 Kickflips in the Nike SB Pink Pigs

Little known fact: The ‘SB’ in Nike SB Dunks stands for SkateBoarding. And while the global demand for those beautiful Dunks has led to complicated...
Aiden Caruth for CCS Apparel

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Aiden Caruth for CCS Apparel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sU6Wyp7TU8 Aiden Caruth is from Eugene, Oregon, and skates in big pants on giant boards. In addition to CCS Apparel, he skates for Santa Cruz...
Aloha. Nike SB Dunk Month Goes Even Bigger!

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Aloha. Nike SB Dunk Month Goes Even Bigger!

We thought we had it all figured out. Four different Nike SB Dunks - all dropping from CCS during the month of April. We'll hold...
100 Kickflips with Corey Glick in the New Vans Skate Classics Old Skools

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100 Kickflips with Corey Glick in the New Vans ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAVVAml52wg Corey Glick is a professional skateboard rider for Vans and the Foundation Super Company. He's got a lot of pop, great hair, and a...
Dunk Month at CCS

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Dunk Month at CCS

We’ve all been waiting patiently, and maybe sometimes not so patiently, for those sweet Nike SB Dunks to arrive. After enduring logistical delays, pandemic related...
Behind The Scenes at CCS Customs X

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Behind The Scenes at CCS Customs X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHiqgI4-zi8 Have you ever wondered how a CCS Customs X Justin Hagar Honey Bear T-Shirt gets made? We here at CCS believe in doing things...
Design Your Own Skateboard with CCS Customs

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Design Your Own Skateboard with CCS Customs

We met up with 'skateboarding celebrity' Dale Decker at his humble abode to find out what it takes to create a custom skateboard with CCS....