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Reader’s Choice: Analysis, Rants and Raves

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The AXS Gear/Concrete Wave Readers’ Choice survey yielded a tremendous amount of information. Almost 4,000 people took the time to fill out the survey, with an average time of 14-plus minutes to complete! That represents almost 40 days’ worth of time! We produced a fully comprehensive listing of all companies in the Concrete Wave Buyer’s Guide. But here, for the purpose of space, we will address some of the key findings from the survey. We instituted two distinct changes this year. First, we changed the actual questions to reflect what brands are actually owned by readers. Rather than focusing on the word favorite,” we wanted to know what people actually had in their quiver.

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Calstreets Featured In The Disposible Skateboard Bible By Sean Cliver

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Our friends at CalStreets.com were featured in a wicked book written by Sean Cliver! They used many vintage ads as well many interior shots of the North Vancouver location of CalStreets. In this follow-up to Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art, Sean Cliver has assembled what is undoubtedly the most comprehensive visual overview of skateboards in print. In addtion to board galleries showcasing everything from the steel and clay wheeled planks to the modern day 7 ply popsicles, The Disposible Skateboard Bible continues where the last book left off, featuring all new anecdotes from the likes of V. Courtlandt Johnson, Mark Gonzales, CR Stecyk 3, Rodney Mullen, Mark Rogowski, George Powell and many more, as well as an in depth view look at the nostalgic madness that is skateboard collecting. Hard cover, 368 full cover pages.

Disposable Skateboard Bible Inside CalStreets

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