Canadian Roll

Contest News

The Popularity Contest Which is scheduled to be held August 5th 2006 at McArthur Island Skatepark at 1Pm . Has recently made some news within the Kamloops Daily News, they ran an article on July the 26th which interviewed Todd McInerney (The co-coordinator of the Popularity contest) and his thoughts on the Rolling Scene nation wide. He goes on to explain that people think of rolling as if we were stuck 10 years in the past, with goofy looking clothes and being generally “not cool”. Which is why he is trying to bring rolling into the spotlight through events like the Popularity contest. Much respect goes out to Todd for what he is doing for Canadian rolling.

Origins of the article can be found on the Outaline messageboard posted by Solitoddity HERE.

One of the Spots for the New Brunswick Comp
Rumors are floating around the VM-Magazine messageboard. That a contest will be going down in New Brunswick on August the 26th. You can find the pro spot photo’s HERE. I will be sure to get full coverage of this event, and give it a full article when more information becomes available to me through a source.

***Flickr pics HERE ***

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Consider this a formal apology to any store owner I may have offended by posting recent arrivals and different products from each store. I did not take into consideration that it may be disrespectful to anyone in anyway. I have recently removed the outaline recent arrivals upon the request of Tony from Outaline and will do so upon the request of ANY store owner. I apologize to Danny from D-Structure if I may have offended him in any way as well.

For the people who read this Blog to stay up to date with the latest gear from each shop, all I can say is check their websites and I’m sure they would be glad to help you get their merchandise in your hands.

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As seen on the Main page of the T4 site
The Treacherous four site has recently posted up the Colony video, which was created in 2000. Also on their site you can find the long lost Outaline team Video from 2001, which is a great piece of Canadian skating to have on your hard drive. Also among the videos you can see footage that didn’t make it in Battle My Crew Canada video that came out. All Canadian rolling gems which should be valued. So check out the video page HERE. Not only that but you can view pictures from The White Trash Bash. Check those out HERE.

***NOTE all this information taken from http://members.shaw.ca/t_4/index.htm. So support T4 and check their site out***

****NOTE 2: I Have recently aquired a Flickr account, because I have realized the picture quality is not amazing on this site. So at the bottem of every article I will have my Flickr account link so you can see the better quality photo’s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34156203@N00/?saved=1 ****

EDIT NEWS

Searching the Internet for Canadian skating edits has made me grow weary, but my loss of sleep is your benefit. I’ve found some great edits from are boys down at D-Structure. It seems the boys have been “smelling pussy”  with this one while they destroy their local park. Check it out HERE.

Then they posted up the Epic Skatepark edit, which features Dallas Kurtz, Dustin Werbeski, Richie Eisler, Devon Hanofski, Dale Phillips and Dan Varin all timed to Choclair’s “Rocket in my Pocket” how can this possibly be bad. Check it out HERE.

I believe I talked about Who’s Gay Now in my first entry, a video that seems to be coming out of Montreal Canada. I have recently located the trailer on the D-Structure Zine, and It’s amazing, edit by “Alf” and chalked full of Canadian skating goodness. Check that out HERE, it may take a while to load so don’t be in any hurry.

Then Richie asked me about what I knew about switch and regular, well sir I know you do them both better than I. So go see Richie skating to near perfection, if not perfection it self HERE.

Old school D-Town is represented by Duncan from an edit he made in 04. This was posted by Shwing on the Outaline messageboard. It has great skating, whether it be back in the day or not. Check that out HERE.

Shawn… Off of the Outaline message board posted MANY edits from van town which shows not only great skating but great editing as well. There are quite a few to watch, but all are worth your time. Check all those out HERE.

Vancity is holden it down again with Nathan’s edit which shows some very smooth skating. Once again this was found off outaline messageboard. Check it out HERE.

As always check out Visual Minority they always have the sick edits up that showcase great Canadian skating. www.VM-magazine.com much respect goes out to them.

***Note I will continue to search for edits, but for now just enjoy the great Canadian skating.***

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ISPO 2006 in Munich has seen many new ideas coming from the skate companies this year. Whether it be the V-cut on the new USD Dominic Sagona’s to the Air pump system within the Sifika liners.

Air pump liners Sagona V-cut

Even with all this new innovation we still see the classics shining through. Roces has introduced new colours to their classic and popular M12 boots, with the Italian champion boot and the inverted Oli Shorts.

Deshi introducing the Bloody Mary team boot, that will have the same piece of plastic that can go into the zippered up cuff, with a newly designed Sifika liner to match.

Valo is hitting us hard with new designs from the Erik Baily 1’s that will have a distressed leather look, with a resemblance to the old school Converse high-tops. It will come in a classic white or black boot. Also Valo didn’t forget about it’s T.V 1 design by introducing “real fake elephant skin” as Jon Julio puts it, and a plaid liner that seems to take some pointers from the Oli Short liners found in Roces .

Valo T.V 1 E.B 1

In rather large news it would appear USD have bought out the classic Fila Krust-y skate mold and have used it for Realm design. What they seem to be going for is a slim boot design for a cheap price, a very Roces-esque move on their part, but one that could be profitable.

Realm compared TO…

***NOTE: All Pictures taken from www.Be-Mag.com or www.austrianinline.net, I’m and not trying to pass these picture off as my own, just simply trying to bring some news****

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If your shoes are looking a little old and raggedy and you need some new ones, D-Structure has some great deals on Sifika shoes in there hot deals section, most selling for 40 dollars before tax. So instead of supporting some skateboard company and buying their shoe, support D-Structure and Sifika and keep the cash in the Industry it belongs.

Also at D-Structure you can pick yourself up a pair of Oli Short pro-model Roces for 225 before tax. The sizes are limited to 10 and 12, but this skate isn’t offered in any other Canadian shop website. If your looking for Roces in full-boot models the 25th anniversary skate is also offered for 270 before tax. Sizes come in 8,9,10,11,12 so Chances are good you will find the size you need. You can find both skates HERE.

Valo boots are becoming quickly popular, but not a lot of Canadian sites carry them. Besides Outaline’s TV 1.4’s in green. D-structure once again comes to the rescue in that department. You can find the Jon Julio Beiges in sizes 9 and 12 for 330 before tax. The JJ Blacks seem to be going quickly as only size 12 remains in the boot only option for 330 before tax. If you’re looking for a full set-up for the JJ Blacks you have a bigger selection in sizing with 8.5,9,9.5,10.5 and 11’s in stock. Full Valo setups retail for 375 before tax. The T.V 1’s also retail for 375 before tax, with sizes 8,9,10,11,12 still available in stock. All skates can be found HERE.

I know, around Ontario new sets of large wide bodies for Salomon skate have been a rare commodity to come by, but once again D-structure has the hook up. The B-Cam and Rob Thompson plates are still available in large sizes. You can see those HERE and they retail for 45 dollars before tax.

Lastly Eulogy wheels are considered some of the best in the industry, but it seems not a lot of shops carry them. D-Structure put an end to those problems by offering the Coldberg and Schrijn pro wheels for 40 dollars before tax for 4. Fair prices for amazing wheels. Find those deals HERE.

***NOTE: Most shops can order you everything posted here, I chose D-structure because I found that they had these hard to find products on hand and ready to order. I will focus on other shops later on in “Shop News” and none will be excluded or forgotten****

****Note 2: All Images are taken from D-Structure, and I am in no way trying to steal these images and claim them as my own****

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Mathieu Ledoux

I’ve done some searching through the internet to find what Canada’s big names in rolling have been up to, and I came across this little piece of information I’d love to share with everyone. Our very own Mathieu Ledoux has probably been in a couple of movies that you’ve seen and you havent even realized it, he’s even been helping the circus. He was a stuntman in Rollerball, fought Tarzan in Tarzan and Jane, and was a party “Dude” in the Ice Princess 2, he even helped co-ordinate stunts for Cirque Du Soleil. He works with Fast-Motion Stunts, who seem to be sponsored by Rollerblade, so check out the site, to see what what Mathieu has been up to when he’s not amazing us with his trick vocabulary.

Also while on the site I found a very strange advertisement for our very own D-structure shop, which involves mainly parkou and not a single trick involving skating in anyway. Check that out here.

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New Kamloops edit up. This one comes to us from Ster from Be-mag. Our man Ster is rockin some K2 Ben Weises for some nastalgia.

You can download this edit here, get it while it’s hot

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**Letter From the Editor.**
Well everyone I’ve been getting some feedback on the website, most being positive this is a good indication that I’m on the right track. The biggest question is how much Canadian roller news is there really? And I think that’s the problem, we as Canadian rollers don’t give ourselves enough credit. I am willing to write about anything from small contests (pictures provided please) to large ones. From shop and website profiles to up and comers from all over Canada. If you E-mail me (My E-mail is in the about section) with any news I’ll be glad to be a median so that it can be heard. I will still continue to search for news and provide, hopefully, what can be considered a good source for the Canadian rolling industry. That’s my section of news, now for the good stuff.

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NEWS

Leon Basin recently posted up a profile, which was recognized by RollerNews . What’s amazing is that this footage is quite old, as we can see Leon rocking TRS Estillos. Leon who is associated with the infamous Shop Task , who have caused quite a stir in Canada, seems to be causing quite the stir himself. A lot of respect goes out to Leon for representing Canadian rolling at such a high level. You can view a direct link to the edit can be found here.

Battle My Crew Ontario. This is exactly what it sounds like. If you have a crew that resides within the Ontario borders start filming and make sure you get everything in by the end of summer. For more information hit up the VM-Magazine message board. On a completely diffrent note the picture posted below is not VG21: Battle my crew, but is really the Ontario Battle my crew (note my poor photoshopping skills)…please don’t sue me.

Task Ontario DVD is now out and has been since June 23rd. The one problem with finding this DVD is that Shop Task has no website and seems to be having problems between them and shops with store-fronts. I have tried to locate Brian’s (one of the owners of Shop Task) number but it escapes me at this time. So hit up the Visual Minority website, Brain will answer you’re your questions there and will most likely be happy to sell you some skate gear and their fresh new DVD. You Can Find Brian by posting here.
****EDIT*** I have just recieved Brians number from the man himself, if you want anything from task including their hot DVD call 416 822 0696**** For those who do not know 416 is the Toronto area code.

COMPETITION NEWS

The Toronto Scene got much needed face-lift on July the 22nd with Shop Tasks STSB (Shop Task Skate Battle). The Contest, which was in danger of getting rained out, turned out to be a huge success. Bringing the roller of Ontario together. It was held down in Mississauga near the Cawthra and Queens area, followed by a BBQ session. The Contest has caused some controversy amoung some Torontonian skaters, as the name has been said to be ripped off of TSB (Toronto Skate Battle), which was hosted by Dekalz shop. Hopefully the two opposing parties can settle their diffrences, as rolling in Canada does not need anymore barriers. The Source of this information came from VM-Magazine. So check them out www.VM-magazine.com. The competition information can be found here.

The Dekalz shop which has been supporting the Toronto scene for almost 7 years may meet it’s demise. They have officially eliminated the store front they once owned, and their website has been down for months with little indication that it will return. The Owners are debating not even selling online. A shop that was started in 1999 and heald Toronto’s first organised competition ( The Toronto Skate Battle. TSB) in 2001 my cease to exist.

The close is attributed to many things, such as a declining number of skaters, and the opening of Shop Task. If Dekalz does indeed close it will be a sad day for Ontario skaters.