Boredom?We Know Ledge and Ben Kaiser

The lake in Magdeboogie is still ice covered. A good moment to see some new video footage. Here are some videos and some links with videos for the days til summer. On top (link) you can see a nice weekend meeting from the Treeknowledge young guns Mumpitz, Franzl, and Tarik. The winch spot at the end is a real urban spot (hit and run) in the middle of Berlin, Germany (check Google maps: Metro Station Rathaus Schöneberg).
The second one shows Ben Kaiser. He destroys OWC (fs 360 big spin over the kicker, shuv on the box to 360 big off, ...).

For more video footage check the Byerly Sommer Tour or Scallywags at Griptape Magazine, Clint Tompkins by Michael, Dirty Cracker's Rock,Paper,Scissors, S.K.A.T.E by Evan Molina, or Clip of the Week (vimeo) from Alliance Wakeskate Magazine.

Treeknowlegde Core DesignPro Engineer digital mock up in Rhino

Here are the latest screenshots from the CAM building process of the Treeknowledge wakeskate core. The screenshots are out of the 3d model building process and not complete finished. You can see a little bit the variable edge design and the unique bottom design of a Treeknowledge. The core will be manufactured with a 5 axis CNC milling maschine. Don't forget that this is only the core. The core will be pressed with wooden top and bottom belt in a second run. The Treeknowledge product line for 2009 includes:

• Flat edition (like last year model, slightly concave)
• Team edition (concave)
  
• Artist edition (concave, limited)

All information gotten from Treeknowledge.

Unleashed Magazine #28 Online

Unleashed released the no. 28 of the Unleashed Magazine named One More. The mag includes some really good black&white wakeskate pics. The pic above is taken out of the Unleashed magazine. The topics are:

• News
• Should I
• Wake the Line - 2008
• Photo Expo
• Tom Fooshee - Men of the Year
• Ferry Assault
• New Schnitzel Never Die
• Unleashed Trip to Phillipine
• Trick Tip

All information from Unleashed. Click here for the pdf online version of Unleashed.

Canceled!Wakeskate Indoor EventWinch Indoor Event, Berlin, Europasportpark (SSE)

CANCELED! Here is the first event 2009 in Germany! At the 22 of March take place a indoor winch battle in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg - Europasportpark (SSE). The Europasportpark is one of the biggest and state of the art indoor swimming pools in Berlin with a tribune with 2000 seats. There will be a wakeboard and a wakeskate division. Start is at 7pm.For more information contact the team behind waketown.de. All information are taken from the Stadtkind magazine. Wakeskate picture is from Magix Winch Battle in Postdam, 2007 (Treeknowledge gallery).

Reef European Website launched

Right at the beginning of the new year Reef has launched there new European website. Check out the latest news about the Byerly III wakeskate shoe and some facts about the european wakeskate team with Enric Dosta Vidal, Pierre Atruz and Ludovico Vanoli. If you want read some stuff then check the Reef classic mag (less wakeskating more surfing) and for sure check the Reef girls (video and pics).

Treeknowlegde goes with HighTech

Here are a lot of great news from the Treeknowlegde crew. At first Treeknowledge goes HighTech next year. As to see on the picture above the 2009 skates will have more concave, a variable edge, and some additional secrets. The skates are shaped with a 3D CNC milling maschine and will be pressed with top and bottom belt in a second run. Every used tree trunk is handpicked and cut in layers regarding to the special Treeknowledge requirements. The result is an indestructible wooden wakeskate which easily resists a whole season. The graphics for the team edition are designed by a famous international artist. And as every year there will be a special limited edition for collectors. The word is that the first skates will be finished in March.
If you want more news check the Treeknowlegde homepage or the Wakeskate Bomb in the next days.

Verge Store OnlineNexus Bi-Level wakeskate on sale now

Here the latest news from the long time project Verge wakeskates. After two years of development the bi level wakeskate Nexus is now on sale. Here some facts about the Nexus Bi-Level wakeskate 40.5

• Maple/Basswood cross ply layup for maximum pop and durability
• Full transition concave
• Straight rails on the top deck for a more controllable flip
• Dual density risers. One for spring the other for stability
• Flex control system
• Resin coated slider base with scratch-proof graphics

Check the Verge wakeskate homepage for more information. Pictures and information from ws.com

Remote Wakeskates launched

Remote Wakeskates, a division of Company Wakeboards has been launched! Rumors have been around for quite a while but now it is official. Skaters involved in the project are Silas Thurman, Andrew Pastura and Ben Horan.

Check out their blog-style homepage to keep you updated or come back here later for more info.
This is definately gonna kick ass!
Here is a interview with Silas Thurman at wakeboardmag.net about Remote wakeskates (french and english version available).

Neverride presents snow-winch "The Avalanche"

Neverride just released their snow-winch called "The Avalanche". It's the first "real" snow-sport specific winch as it can pull you at speeds up to 45mph (70km/h) and holds 2.000ft (600m) of rope.
Top speed can be adjusted in three gears. An hydraulic disc brake assures safe stops.
Total weight is 155lbs (70kg).

Check out Neverride.com for additional info...

US Winches Part INew Wakeskate Winch and Heine Snow Tools Winch

Here is the first part about winches made in US. The first winch is the wooden winch from New Wakeskates. New Wakeskates sells complete winches and parts for winches like the Comet TAV2 torque converter clutch. The winches comes in two variants:Frame: wood epoxy composite or Starboard frame
Spool: Starboard spool
Engine: 6,5ps Honda GX 200 or normal engine

Accessories: 500' rope, 4 spikes, tool bag, instructions, Comet TAV2 variable speed drive system

For more information check out the New Wakeskate website. The video on top shows short the New Wakeskate winch (check out the HD version).

The second winch comes from a legendary snowboard cinematographer Kurt Heine . His snow tools company sells a nice winch constructed like a Pulldozer winch.Frame: powder coated steel frame in black

Motor: 6 or 8 hp Briggs and Stratton motor

Accessories: hydraulic brake, 500' Dyneema rope, 2" tow bar connection to secure winch to your car/truck, 2 1/2' stakes for securing winch into the ground, handles for easy transportation, two 8" tires for easy moving around, Comet TAV2 clutch

For detailed pics of the Heine Snow Tools winch check the picture gallery at the Heine Snow Tools website. For all snowboard rail junkies check out the Heines Drop in Ramp (collapses to fit inside a snowboard luggage bag).