An era has come to an end… as of Saturday the 17th of April the legendary Bridgeramp is no more. Due to a lack of maintenance and many other factors the only decent vertramp of Amsterdam and it’s surroundings was deemed unsafe. Now this third rendition of the Bridgeramp has been torn down… But it’s   Read More …

Aanstaande zaterdag organiseert initiatiefnemer Pieter Glas weer een pop-up evenementje bij het metrostation Kraaiennest. Zaterdag 17 Oktober organiseert hij hier samen met Skatemates & Women Skate The World een gratis skateboard workshop. Van 12:00 tot 16:00 kan iedereen die wil leren skateboarden het hier even uitproberen, leenskateboards en bescherming zijn allemaal aanwezig op het skateplein   Read More …

As of friday the 19th of June the brandnew Zeeburgereiland skatepark is officially open! This 3100m2 big concrete skatepark is the result of many years of lobbying, countless hours of meetings, loads of sketching and designing and then some more meetings but now that the result of all this work is finally skateable we hope   Read More …

After a ten year long debate the city council of Munich, Germany has committed to building a 3300m2 action sports center. The monumental building of the Eggenfactory will be transformed into a state of the art indoor skatepark with three levels that will also feature a BMX dirt track, a slackfline and parcours section. Because   Read More …

Skateboarding becoming an Olympic sport has led to a lot of discussion. Whereas a lot of people believe it will be good for the growth of the ‘sport’ others fear that the Olympics will kill the rebelious and creative spirit that runs so deep within the skateboarding culture. Is skateboarding selling out and will it   Read More …

Looks aren’t everything but they sure do help, don’t they? The Olympiaplein skatepark got a sweet makeover from the talented hands of Floris van ’t Nederend & Friso Blankevoort and the outcome looks nothing short of amazing! Great job lads, congratulations!

Boy oh boy… Vans invited all the best shopteams in Europe to come and battle it out at our beloved indoor skatepark NOORD, click play on the afteredit below and melt your eyeballs on the ripping!

Are you ready for the Urban Sports Week 2019? Check out all the latest and greatest through the following interweb digilogue link!

It took a good while but it was worth the wait: the new Oosterpark skatepark is ready! Plenty of beautiful curbs and transitions await you right besides the brand new schoolbuilding of the Metis Montessorilyceum. Pop on by and check it out! Beautiful curbs & transitions await all in the new Oosterpark as made by   Read More …

On Saturday September 15th, Pop Trading Company will join forces with Vans to host the first edition of Vondel ‘18. An invitational skateboard contest in the middle of Amsterdam’s Vondelpark. The concept of this event is referring back to simpler times, where phones were not our first priority. Expect basic obstacles reminiscing of San Francisco’s Back to the City   Read More …