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Some Great Footage From The Atnalta Foundation Event

SkateATL — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:41:47 +0000

Thanks to everyone for making this such a great event!
Thanks to Nick Gordy And Robbyn Magby for killing it!
Thanks to Doug Snider for MC’ing all day
Thanks to Vitamin Water. You guys are awesome!
Thanks to David Aitken, Atnalta Skateboards, & Hate City Skateboards. Thanks for letting us use your place.

Event/Contest @ Atnalta Foundation Saturday April 7th

SkateATL — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:37:50 +0000

Saturday April 7th 12:00PM @ The Atnalta Foundation
-1 PM: 12 & Under Street Contest
-4 PM: 13 & Over Street Contest
-7 PM: Best Trick Contest Down The Atnalta Gap CASH PRIZE For Best Trick

Come out and have a good time with us. Skate Contests, Giveaways, & More.

Brought to you by: TNT Skateboarding, SkateATL.com, Atnalta Skateboards, Hate City Skateboards, Zone 6 Entertainment, & Vitamin Water.

Prizes for top 3 placement in the street contests
Cash prize for 1st place in gap contest only
$5.00 Entry Fee

St. Patrick’s Day @ North Georgia Skatepark

SkateATL — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:10:46 +0000

St. Patrick’s Day festivities going on over at North Georgia Skatepark.

Josh Butler Benefit Jam Highlight Video

SkateATL — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:32:21 +0000

Here’s some footage from the Josh Butler Benefit Jam that was held at Progressive Skatepark on March 3rd.

You can read more on Josh Butler and make a donation here.

Damn Am Atlanta 2012 @ Hazard April 20-22

SkateATL — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:28:48 +0000

Damn Am Atlanta 2012 will be at Hazard County Skatepark April 20th – 22nd. Top 12 riders qualify for Tampa Am 2012.

For registration or other info email rob@skateparkoftampa.com

Here’s some video from last years Damn Am finals @ Hazard County:

FREE BEER Fridays @ Atnalta Foundation

SkateATL — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:02:18 +0000

Free Beer Fridays at Atnalta Foundation. Best trick contests on all obstacles

Come out for good times, cold beers & good skating!

Valentines Day Contest @ North Georgia Skatepark

SkateATL — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:44:42 +0000

I’m a little late getting this one up, but this is going down tomorrow at North Georgia Skatepark:

Feb.14th @North Georgia Skatepark.
$3 all day + contest entries, tons of prizes. Decks, Grip, Hats, Shirts, Stickers and more!!! Best loved skate deck wins!!
food $1 each: love punch, brownies, spaghetti..

Bowl Contest Prizes:
1st: Expedition One deck
2nd: Expedition One t-shirt

Game of Skate Prizes:
1st: Syndicate deck
2nd: Syndicate t-shirt

Time Wasted – Now Available On DVD!

SkateATL — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:17:45 +0000

Chason Trau’s video “Time Wasted” is available on DVD. Go buy it now fool!
Buy Time Wasted here!

Dave Bachinsky & Cody McEntire @ North GA Skatepark Jan. 20th

SkateATL — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:12 +0000

Friday January 20th Dave Bachinsky & Cody McEntire(possible more of the Think crew, but I’m not sure) will be at North Georgia Skatepark. $5.00 entry fee for all day. The park hours are 3:00 – 9:00 PM.

The Lost SOTY Weekend – Grant Taylor

SkateATL — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:08:21 +0000

Independent posted up a clip from the weekend of the Skater Of The Year party with footage of Grant & others skating San Francisco.

Dan Plunkett Turns Pro

SkateATL — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:12:20 +0000

Posted on the Skate Mental site 1/03/12:

“I guess the last news I have is that Plunkett is pro. No real fancy party where we surprise him and shower him with gifts. Riding for Skate Mental is a gift that keeps on giving…right Dan. Anyway, Dan is one of the best skaters i’ve ever watched skate. Boards in shops Febuary 1st! “

I want to send out a big congrats to Dan! I’ve always really enjoyed this guys deep bag of tricks and consistency. He has fun when he skates and it shows. Well deserved sir!

Lock-In @ North Georgia Skatepark Jan. 7th

SkateATL — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:11:34 +0000

Lock-In Saturday January 7th @ North Georgia Skatepark 9:00 PM – 10:00AM
$15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door

Happy New Year!!

SkateATL — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:12:23 +0000

Photo courtesy of Austin Yapp – www.austinyapp.com

Happy New Years to everyone, and I hope you all had a fun & safe holiday. We’ve made a few changes to the layout of the site and I hope everyone likes it. We have some new things planned for 2012. We intend to film at least 3 video parts this year of some local Atlanta skaters, so keep an eye out for that.

As always, you can check here for all the Atlanta skate events. If you know of anything happening that we don’t have posted on here, please drop me an email at: info@skateatl.com

Dan Plunkett Interview On ESPN Website

SkateATL — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:01:10 +0000

Dan Plunkett has an interview over on the ESPN website that’s worth checking out.

Grant Taylor Skater Of The Year Party

SkateATL — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:23:40 +0000

ATL!!!

Volcom’s A Day In The Life Of Grant Taylor

SkateATL — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:58:35 +0000

Stephen Mullen Detention @ Da Playground

SkateATL — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:51:03 +0000

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New Years Lock-In @ Hazard County

SkateATL — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:41:05 +0000

New Years Eve Lock-In @ Hazard County December 31st 9PM – 9AM. Also, buy any complete over $99 dollars and skate free for the entire month of January.

Zero & DGK – Fresh ‘Til Death Recess At Da Playground

SkateATL — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:59:02 +0000

Da Playground

Grant Taylor – Skater Of The Year 2011

SkateATL — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:16:20 +0000

ATL’s own Grant Taylor was officially named Thrasher Magazine’s Skater Of The Year for 2011 and dropped a new sick video clip on the Thrasher website.

Big congrats to Grant for winning SOTY and bringing it home to ATL!

I can’t wait the see his part in The Nike SB Chronicles video that’s about to drop…

Video From The DGK & Zero “Fresh ‘Til Death” Tour In ATL

SkateATL — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:24:05 +0000

Here’s a clip that Thrasher posted from the DGK & Zero Fresh ‘Til Death tour with footage from Progressive Skatepark, Da Playground, & more…

The ATL footage starts at around 3:40.

“Time Wasted” video premiere @ Hazard County November 18th

SkateATL — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:12:19 +0000

Chason Trau will be premiering his full length video “Time Wasted” at Hazard County November 18th. The session starts at 7:00. There will be food and drinks. People over 18 can also stay all night if they want. The trailers for the video have all looked sick. I’m stoked to see it. Everyone come out and support Chason!

1031 Demo @ North Georgia Skatepark Nov. 17th

SkateATL — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:57:29 +0000

Watch The Sk8Mafia Video On Halloween @ North Georgia Skatepark

SkateATL — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:30:47 +0000

Stop in to North Georgia Skatepark on Halloween to check out the new Sk8mafia video at 5 & 7 PM.

A Glimpse of Derrick Wilson @ Da Playground

SkateATL — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:38:35 +0000

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The videos keep on coming from the Dirty South Skate Fest

SkateATL — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:37:32 +0000

Video from Dirty South Skate Fest on Oct. 15th

SkateATL — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:51:41 +0000

This is the first video I’ve found from the contest on Saturday. I’m sure there will be many more, as I saw a lot of people filming. The contest was sick! Thanks to everyone who made this event happen!

Halloween Contest & Lock In @ Hazard County Oct. 28th

SkateATL — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:12:02 +0000

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Dirty South Skate Fest @ Atnalta Foundation Oct. 15th

SkateATL — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:41:01 +0000

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SkaterAid 2011 Sept 25th

SkateATL — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:27:36 +0000

SkaterAid 2011 Skate/Art/Music Festival Sunday, Sunday September 25th, 2 PM – 7 PM

Baker/Deathwish Team @ Da Playground

SkateATL — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:00:44 +0000

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Footage From Volcom’s Wild In The Parks 2011 @ Hazard County

SkateATL — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:56:57 +0000

Hazard County’s Everyone Wins Contest Video

SkateATL — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:55:26 +0000

Hazard County posted up a great edit from their “Everyone Wins” contest on August 14th. Click the image below to go check it out over on their site.

Georgia Bowlriders Championship 2011

SkateATL — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:16:35 +0000

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Another edit from the Red Bull Mind The Gap Contest

SkateATL — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:03:45 +0000

Here’s Chase Trau’s edit from Red Bull’s Mind The Gap Contest back in May.

Lil’ Wayne At Da Playground

SkateATL — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:39:32 +0000

Weezy dropped in for a little visit at Stevie Williams’ private skatepark, Da Playground

Video From The Baker/Deathwish Low Life Tour @ North Georgia Skatepark

SkateATL — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:21:20 +0000

Reveal Demo @ Hazard County Sept. 1st

SkateATL — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:02:28 +0000

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Volcom’s Wild In The Parks 2011 @ Hazard County

SkateATL — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:29:46 +0000

Volcom’s Wild in the Parks 2011 @ Hazard County on September 17th.

Entry is free and registration is at 11am.

Video Of 4th Ward Skatepark Opening Day

SkateATL — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:35:55 +0000

The Tony Hawk Foundation posted a great video from opening day at 4th Ward Skatepark.

Red Bull Winch Sessions Atlanta

SkateATL — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:30:50 +0000

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Everyone Wins Summer Contest @ Hazard County

SkateATL — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:55:15 +0000

Hazard County’s 2011 Summer Contest is August 14th @ 3:00PM. $35.00 entry fee and every participant wins a deck!

Deathwish Low Life Tour 2011 @ North Georgia Skatepark Aug. 24th

SkateATL — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:27:50 +0000

Andrew Reynolds, Erik Ellington, Jim Greco & the Deathwish Team’s Low Life Tour will be stopping in @ North Georgia Skatepark Wednesday, August 24th from 4-9 PM.

SkateATL Skatepark GPS Android App!

SkateATL — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:36:56 +0000

So, being an Android user, and a big fan of the GPS capabilities on my phone, I decided to create an android app that contains a list of all of the Georgia skateparks(at least I think I have them all on there) where all you have to do is click on the name of a skatepark and your phone will automatically open up Google Navigator and give you turn-by-turn directions to that park from wherever you’re currently located. I spent a lot of time making this. I know it will come in handy for me, but I’m also hoping some of you other Android users find it useful as well. I’d also love some feedback on it. You can scan the QR code in this post or just click this link to download the app.

Please feel free to leave comments regarding the app, let me know if you come across any bugs, if I left out any skateparks, etc.
Below is a screenshot of the app. It will also be available for download in the Android Market soon!

Product Review: Skanunu Bearing Cleaner & Lube

SkateATL — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:34:22 +0000

It’s taken me quite a while to get around to reviewing this product due to my busy schedule, and honestly I wish I could have filmed my test, but at the time I tried it out I did not have a functioning camera.

First of all, Skanunu is a local company based out of Kennesaw, GA and I’m all about supporting local companies, so this was a product I was anxious to try out. I wanted to really put this stuff to the test, so I dug out an old pair of Bones Swiss bearing that I had ridden for no less than 2+ years without the shields on them. Prior to using Skanunu on them, the wheels I had put them in would barely spin an entire revolution when spinning the wheel by hand. So in my opinion these bearings were toast and had been retired.

The directions on the bottle say to just apply the product to the bearing while in the wheel, give it a few spins, and wipe off the excess.I imagine this would work just fine to lube them, but I’ve never cleaned bearing in this manner, so I will admit that I did not follow the instructions. Had I just followed just those directions, I don’t think my results would have turned out nearly as good in my particular case.

The first thing I noticed about Skanunu was the smell. It has almost a sweet smell to it. It actually smells like it may not taste too bad, but I definitely don’t recommend drinking the stuff, and neither does the caution label on the bottle.

So, on with the testing… I took the 8 Bones Swiss bearings(As I mentioned the shields were not on the bearings) and placed them in a small plastic container with a lid and added about 1/4 bottle of Skanunu to the container. I vigorously shook the container for about 2 or 3 minutes. The liquid in the container was completely black with dirt, and whatever else had accumulated on them while skating without the shields on them for years. I drained out the black liquid, and in my case since these bearings were in such bad shape, I repeated this process two more times until the liquid was nearly close to it’s original golden color. I wiped off the excess product with the handy shop rag they included when they sent the product to me.

One I was finished I threw the bearings back into a pair of wheels, and lo and behold the wheels were spinning freely and certainly had some renewed life to them. They were by no means spinning like a fresh set of Bones Swiss, but definitely usable once again. In fact, after this test I gave that set of bearings to a friend and he’s still riding them to this day, which is 5 or 6 months after I’d cleaned them with Skanunu.

Overall I would say this is a quality product from right here in Georgia and I would definitely recommend it to others.

*Anyone else looking to have your product reviewed on the site can contact me at: info@SkateATL.com I am only interested in reviewing products from Georgia.

Vans Warper Tour Qualifier 2011 @ Duncan Creek

SkateATL — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:23:18 +0000

Warped Tour Qualifier Saturday July 16th at Duncan Creek Skatepark. Win your spot to skate in the Warped Tour mini ramp contest. Bowl contest & best trick contest 2 – 4 PM.

Old Man Sunday July 17th @ 4th Ward

SkateATL — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:06:02 +0000

Old man Sunday July 17th @ 4th Ward Skatepark 9:00 AM

Zero & DGK Tour @ Progressive August 14th

SkateATL — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:28:03 +0000

Zero And DGK Tour At Progressive Skatepark August 14th @ 5:00 PM

Grant Taylor Spitfire Ad @ 4th Ward Skatepark

SkateATL — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:18:54 +0000

Grant got a sick photo taken at 4th Ward in the Summer 2011 Spitfire Catalog. Yeah Grant!!