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100 Kickflips In The éS Sesla Shoes

October 13, 2016 With the triumphant return of éS to CCS, we decided to link up with resident flat ground wizard and éS pro, Tom Asta, and put...

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David Gravette’s Pizza Party

October 11, 2016 When CCS team rider David Gravette got ahold of the samples of his new Graphic Mob griptape, we linked up with the homies from Mob...

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éS and CCS: Two Decades Deep

October 7, 2016 In the history of skateboarding very, few brands have the type of connection that eS and CCS have. Since eS was founded in 1995 their...

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Kev's Kreations: The Roskopp Ripper

October 3, 2016 Kev's Kreations have been building a lot of momentum lately. From Kev's fans incessantly calling for more Kreations, to being bombarded with countless ideas from...

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Back Light: Michael Sube

September 29, 2016 Michael Sube has been quietly documenting skateboarding in Texas for years and has developed quite the eye for a good flick. Mike has cemented himself...

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The Faces Of L.A. Skateboarding

September 27, 2016 Buddy Bleckley Spent A Day Photographing Every Single Skater At West L.A. Courthouse Los Angeles-based photographer and friend of CCS, Buddy Bleckley, is no stranger...

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100 Kickflips In The Diamond Supply Co. Torey S...

September 26, 2016 When Diamond Supply Co. jumped in to the skate shoe game, we knew to expect something clean and well made. When they came out swinging...

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100 Kickflips In The HUF Boyd Shoes

September 22, 2016 We decided that HUF’s new shoe, The Boyd, looked like it would be fun to take out for a roll in the hay. So we...

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Jon Nguyen: Behind The Cover

September 21, 2016 With only one day to skate in Portland, Jon Nguyen knew he needed to get a cover photo for the digital cover, which normally wouldn’t...

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CCS Questionnaire with Truman Hooker

September 20, 2016 Who are you? Truman Hooker. I’m a skateboarder, student, and worker at a skate shop. How long have you been skateboarding? 10 years. What companies...

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Life's A Beach CCS Video Lookbook

September 19, 2016 When our first drop of Life’s A Beach Surf Gear showed up we all felt an overwhelming need to drive directly to the coast. There’s...

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Andrew Gray's Full Part From Dusted

September 16, 2016 The Killing Floor’s Andrew Gray is a giant ball of explosive energy and creativity packaged neatly inside a small young man. His part in Chris...

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100 Kickflips In The New Balance PJ Stratford 5...

September 14, 2016 It’s been a while since our old boy Kevin has jumped in the ring for 100 kickflips due to some injuries, but just like riding...

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Life's A Beach Fall '16 Lookbook

September 14, 2016 It’s official. The beloved surf and skate brand, Life’s A Beach is back in the good ol’ USA and it’s looking as good as ever....

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Talking Welcome with Jason Celaya

September 13, 2016 Welcome Skateboards and its creator Jason Celaya, "officially" titled the Minister of Magic, has been one of most interesting stories in skateboarding in recent memory....

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Interview with Jon Dickson

September 12, 2016 Jon Dickson was one of the many deserving pros left with out a home when Fallen closed its doors in March of 2016. It’s an...

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Emerica Made Chapter 2 Premiere

September 9, 2016 Having helped set the bar so high for skate videos in their early days, Emerica has continued to put out amazing movies for a few...

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Ben Raybourn's Full Part From Dusted

September 8, 2016 Chris Varcadipane’s Dusted video premiered to a jam-packed house last week in Portland, OR, and CCS team pro, Ben Raybourn came through with a rad...

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100 Kickflips (Switch Flip Edition) In The Stat...

September 6, 2016 We’re always excited to bring in a new brand to CCS and new shoe brands are few and far between. So when we got our...

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CCS Questionnaire with Eric Dressen

September 1, 2016 Who are you? Eric Dressen How long have you been skateboarding? 41 years. What companies do you ride for?Santa Cruz Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Spitfire Wheels,...

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Ryan Lay's Welcome Wear Test

August 30, 2016 We hit the streets with CCS team rider Ryan Lay and some of his friends to test out his newest board from Welcome. Ryan’s new...

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100 Kickflips In The DC Wes Kremer 2 Shoes

August 25, 2016 When we told our homie Adam Arunksi that we were going to be in his hood and that we needed some kickflips done, he stepped...

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Kev's Kreations: The Kitty Kruzer

August 24, 2016 We’re really sorry to the three of you who have been begging for another one of these. With all the kickflipping going on we completely...

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CCS Apparel Fall '16 Lookbook

August 23, 2016 With crisp weather right around the corner, we packed up with the CCS skate team and a big pile of flannels. The mission was to...

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How To Build A Bank Ramp

August 18, 2016 In these fruitful days of shred, where there’s a skatepark around every corner, it seems like a lot of people don’t really need to build...

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Adidas Away Days Tour Recap

August 17, 2016 If you haven't noticed, Adidas has been killin' it lately. Between the Away Days video, their stacked team, and their fresh products coming off the...

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100 Kickflips (360 Flip Edition) In The Vans X ...

August 16, 2016 Mario holds a special place in our hearts. So does Cameron Harper. We decided to strap up Cameron, Team Rider Preston Harper's older brother, in...

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Back Light: Jake Wickersham

August 12, 2016 There’s a lot to be said about the middle. Sadly the middle doesn’t get a lot of attention. Why is that? Is it because the...

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100 Kickflips (Heelflip Edition) In The Adidas ...

August 9, 2016 Since we started of the CCS 100 Kickflip Challenge you guys have been hollering at us to do a heelflip challenge. We have done switch...

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Interview with Ryan Lay of Skate After School

August 4, 2016 https://player.vimeo.com/video/85766373 What started as a way to collect and refurbish old skateboards for after school programs has become the full-fledged non-profit, Skate After School. The...

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Interview with Blake Johnson

August 3, 2016 Skateboarding is difficult. It’s even more difficult when you’re big. Historically, tall skateboarders or bigger skateboarders were given special recognition for being able to keep...

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100 Kickflips In The Supra Flow Shoes

August 1, 2016 Our friends at Supra just dropped the Red Curb colorway of the Flow Shoes and we decided to do some damn kickflips in them. We...

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Back Light: Frederick Zang

July 29, 2016 Our Back Light photo contest has been crushing it lately with over 1,000 entries and hundreds of amazing photographers stepping up to show us there...

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100 Kickflips In The Converse One Star Shoes

July 27, 2016 It seems like it’s been too long since we made our brand manager, Matt Price handle one of these challenges. We noticed he’s been a...

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Cooper Wilt Grinds 31 Ledges In One Skatepark

July 26, 2016 Going out skating with no agenda is great. It’s probably the most fun and freeing thing you could ever do. Leave it to our guy...

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CCS Pants Wear Test

July 25, 2016 We try to be modest here at CCS, but one place where we just have a hard time practicing humility is any time we’re talking...

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¥ung ¢hef - TOP RAMEN Ft. Doughboi

July 22, 2016 Here at CCS we’re proud to showcase the talents of our employees, both on and off the board. When our very own warehouse worker Yung...

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What’s the Deal? With WKND Skateboards

July 22, 2016 While cruising around at our favorite tradeshow, Agenda Long Beach, we checked in with the boys at WKND Skateboards. We walked up on a re-creation...

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100 Kickflips (Switch Flip Edition) In The Vans...

July 20, 2016 Summer time is the time to get on the road with some homies and get down to the beach for a little surf and turf....

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How To Set Up A Skateboard… Blindfolded

July 19, 2016 Have you ever seen one of those videos of a Navy Seal who can take apart a rifle and put it back together blindfolded in...

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Disposable Mondays With Walker Ryan And Jimmy C...

July 18, 2016 In this day and age of disposable everything, we must never forget one of the great pioneers of expendable excess, the disposable camera. What a...

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Gear Check with Frankie Spears

July 14, 2016 Alien Workshop has had an eventful few years and now they have landed themselves back in Ohio where they can get back to their roots....

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Interview with CCS Team Rider Kevin Kowalski

July 13, 2016 Kevin Kowalski is a name that a lot of underground skaters have known for a while now, but this year Kevin seems to have had...

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Vans Kyle Walker Pro Shoe Release

July 12, 2016 The newest member of the Vans squad to get a signature product is young buck, Kyle Walker. At the ripe old age of 22, Kyle...

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Santa Cruz Screaming Hand Art Show

July 8, 2016 The Santa Cruz Screaming Hand show finally crawled its way on all five digits to Portland and it did not disappoint! Jim Philips created the...

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Rip N Dip L.A. Pop Up Opening

July 8, 2016 The age of the pop up shop is upon us and lots of brands seem to be setting up a temporary shop in all the...

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Agenda 2016 Recap

July 6, 2016 Agenda is an intense two day blur of products, drinks, nerding out on skateboarding, and walking all over the place. We always have fun, and...