Sunday, February 21, 2010

UPDATE #25

TEAM NEWS
-PRO-

TYRONE OLSON
Has a new board graphic done and will be out by April of 2010 at the latest. You might even see it out sooner. Pre order of his new deck will be available within the next few weeks. You can check it out by going to our product page section of our website.

RUBEN NAJERA's Pro signature shoe lace for Scoff is in stores NOW! You can purchase one online as well HERE.

Scoff also put out a limited edition Ruben Najera T-shirt. There are only 12 made so get your rare one of a kind shirt today. It features an embossed gold mantis graphic and every shirt is numbered. Tons of detail and you can get them at the SCOFF SHOP.

Ruben also has a Pro signature Griptape sheet for CLEVER griptape out as well! Clever griptape is Ruben's new griptape sponsor. Ruben will have an entire line of signature sheets coming out for Clever. Below is the first one of 4 to come.

Check out the Clever griptape website HERE.
Also Ruben added EPIC action video cameras to his list of sponsors. They make some pretty rad cameras that you can use to capture some amazing intense action shots with.

ANTHONY JOHNSON has a new board coming out as well and will be up for pre sale within the next few weeks. Also his current pro model is available in a new colorway of white/purple. Get yours today before they are all out. Also a while back we had a Anthony Johnson best trick contest in which you could win a FREE Struggle deck. Alex Kaliannan with a blunt to feeble tail revert on a quarter pipe. Alex is from Orange County and below is the video of his winning trick.


-AM-
DIEGO NAJERA has the newest cover of Septicore magazine which will be out soon. He also has a full interview in the magazine. We will post the cover when the magazine hits news stands. He also has some coverage in the new issue of Legitimate Skateboard magazine. He is featured with an Am spotlight interview. Diego has also been added as the first Am on the Scoff skateboarding team. And at the moment Diego is busy training for Phoenix Am 2010. That's right our boy Diego is going to be representing Struggle Skateboards at Phoenix Am.

-RDT-
Raul Cruz won the best trick competition at the Scoff event at Driscolls. The event was for Ruben Najera's Pro signature shoe lace release. Scoff held a best trick contest on a mysterious ramp and the winner got to keep the entire thing. Raul took first place honors and this awesome pyramid box. Congrats little man. Raul also left with a stack of cash at the Struggle Dollar Hollar competition.
If Feldman and Johnny Whitehead are featured on the newest back cover of the Struggle catalogue for Spring 2010. So if you see them around and you happen to have a copy get them to autograph it for you!

Thomas Alexander will be out for a while due to a gnarly ankle injury. Check the video below. We wish him a full recovery soon.

We would also like to now welcome Irvin Jones to the RDT squad. Welcome aboard mate! Irvin resides in Conyers,GA.
Also if you have been keeping up to date with our calender you would have noticed that we have a BATTLE OF THE CREWS contest coming up. Pre Sign ups are available already so hit us up and you could get in on a part of a prize valued at $1,500!!!