How to learn skateboarding - tips & tricks for beginners
All about Skateboarding
Skateboarding: blood's pumping in your veins. Your pulse is high. Adrenaline shoots through your body. You take a deep breath. Push off. Pop. Slide. Land. Baaam! That's what skating feels like. So that you can spend as much time as you can out skating, we always have the most important news for you here at Blue Tomato about what's going on in the skating scene. Whether you are looking for events, brands or riders, if it's to do with skating, you'll find it in this category. Keep on riding – keep on reading!
Cage Fight Skatecontest
Skateboard Mania at Cage Fight 2024: Adrenalin, tricks, and passion!
Best Foot Forward Europe Tour
Best Foot Forward 2024 Finals in Berlin – wow, what a weekend!
Blue Tomato Skateday powered by Alexa
Are you ready for a day packed full of skate courses, creative workshops and relaxed vibes? Then the Blue Tomato Skateday powered by Alexa...
How to surfskate
Rewind to Venice, California, 1995. The sun's beating down, the beach is packed, and the ocean is as flat as a pancake. Sound familiar?
How to start skateboarding with kids
Many parents know how fascinated young children are by skateboarding. The dynamic moves as well as the shapes and elements in skate parks...
Red Bull Pool Drop
At the Red Bull Pool Drop in Munich's Olympic Park, the international skate elite will be performing cool tricks as part of the Mash,...
Skateboard Travel Guide Europe
Some of the best parts about skateboarding are to find new spots, get to know new people and experience new surroundings. Coincidentally,...
How to stop on a longboard?
Longboarding is certainly one of the coolest and most stylish ways to cruise through the summer. When you roll in the flow through the...
Go Skateboarding Day 2024
It’s that time again: On June 21st, we are celebrating "Go Skateboarding Day" all over the world. We are taking this...
Red Bull LEDGEnd
Tech skate action at its best, plus the best atmosphere - what was that cool ledge skate event at the Copa Beach skate park? Red Bull...
LET’S GO GORILLA
GORILLA - freestyle movement with an impact for a better world. With its unique concept, GORILLA has already made a lasting impact on over...
The best longboards
Whether you prefer a relaxed cruise on the boardwalk or a high-speed ride down a sloping road, we've got you covered. We've...
The best surfskates brands
Our experts have tested this season's brand new surfskates and made a selection of the best brands and board types for you.
How to learn skateboarding - tips & tricks for beginners
Skateboarding is one of the toughest activities to pick up. At the same time, it’s one of the most rewarding ones as well. We promise,...
How to adjust your skateboard trucks
You can make your skateboard trucks softer or stiffer depending on how you like it. We’ll show you two ways to adjust them.
How to apply griptape to your skateboard
In five easy steps we’ll explain how to stick your griptape to your deck. If you do it right, the griptape will be bubble free and have a
How to assemble a skateboard
We show you how to assemble a skateboard quickly. Watch our videos or read the step-by-step guide.
How to clean your skateboard bearings
We explain how to quickly clean your bearings in 10 steps. They perform better and last better when clean.