The Super Size Sale Is On!!!

What are you waiting for? The Route One Super Size Sale has started and you're invited to join in the fun! Rammed to the gills with more savings than you could shake a deck shaped stick at, the sale has got literally tons (we've not weighed it all, but it probably is...) of unbelievable bargains.
With most shoes from £19.99, (some at £4.99!), T-Shirts from £4.99 and decks from £19.99 amongst loads of other amazing deals, there is something in there for everyone.
You may have received the catalogue in the post recently, but don't forget that it is just the tip of the iceberg, as the website is the place to go to see the whole sale. Make some time though, there's a lot to see!

ARTO WORKSHOP COMP! ENTER NOW!!!

Yes we have some pretty special product to give away this month in this easy peasy comp. It is to celebrate the fact Arto Saari (Skater of The Year of 2001) has just been put on the Alien Workshop Pro roster. Arto is an absolute BEAST and so are his new board graphics! Expect a lot of GNARLY going's on from the new workshop shredder! Check out his video part in Flip's video 'Really Sorry', it's years old and still AWESOME!
ANYWAYS, the bit you've been waiting for is the question... (DRUM ROLL)
In what year did Arto win Skater Of The Year?
Just email your answers to our very own team member Andy Makepeace and he will pick a winner at random on FRIDAY 11TH OF JULY so be sure to check back then!
Send your answers to him at andy.makepeace@routeone.co.uk

It's A NASS Film Extravaganza!

If you weren't already aware, there was a small gathering down in Somerset last weekend that involved some rather talented young people doing all manner of crazy, gnarly stuff. We were there and we no doubt saw plenty of you there. If you weren't (really? What else was going on that beats NASS?) then don't worry, we've grabbed a load of the best videos from the weekend and stuck them all in one place for your enjoyment, so as usual, get the volume turned right up, sit back and ENJOY!

First up is a is a great weekend highlights package:



Click here to see the rest...


Next is a compilation of the Street skate finals, keep an eye out for Route One Team member Josh "Manhead" Young who came fourth overall - good work son!



Next is the Skate Vert finals, with some good air being shown, this was one biiiig halfpipe...



Here's a good BMX compilation from all the events:



Finally and most impressively we think, is a fantastic edit showing the Route One Inline Team in action, what skills, what drama, sheer class!


Routeone Inline team at NASS 08 from Routeone.co.uk on Vimeo.

NASS Winners Announced

For those of you that came to NASS on the weekend, you'll know we were running a rather tasty competition and we've got the winners right here. All you had to do was fill in a card and slot it in our massive golden box and you were in with a chance of winning a pair of shoes EVERY HOUR!
So here are the names, a massive thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to those that did, you'll be getting your free shoe invite any time now!

You're a winner!
Aaron Roberts, Adam Skinner, Adam Winchester, Danielle Arund, David Davis, Elliot Stock, James Gibson, Gary Roper, Jack Turrell, Jake Harris, James Robinson, Jo Foy, Joe Johnstone, Josh Gideon, Olly Beha-Burr, Owen Jones, Sam Barnes, Simon Rose, Stacey Smith, Thomas Rees, Tim Bickham and Wayne Norton-Hill.

COMP WINNERS! IVAR K DAWG AND JAK T.

The winner of the Zoo york comp is IVAR KDAWG! He wins A Tee and Board from this extremely limited range from Zoo York X Ghostface Killer X Def Jam. There are less than 500 in circulation and you cant buy them ANYWHERE! They are promo only! So you are one lucky DAWG!

The winner of the very simple globe comp is JAK T. Who wins a globe board and other Globe Paraphernalia!

Get in touch via one of our team riders Andy Makepeace at andy.makepeace@routeone.co.uk and give hime your name and address and he'll post your winnings to you pronto!

Route One Riders Have Arrived!

Why we haven't done this any sooner is a bit of a mystery, but finally we're giving the Route One Team Riders the spotlight that they deserve!
If you didn't know already, Route One has two teams, one skateboard and one inline, both rammed full of the best skaters we could get our grubby little mits on! On the profile pages you will discover a bit of background behind the riders and see some sweet shots of them in action. The profiles will be updated all the time, with new videos, photos and information for you to peruse at your leisure. NASS should give us some great footage, so keep an eye out for updates.
So if you've got some spare time, give it a look and find out a little more about some guys (and girls) with a very bright future.
GO TEAM!

Just Arrived - Route One S2 Maple Logo Deck

We've just had a delivery of our brand new Route One Logo Decks and boy do they look good. With a fresh and clean design for Summer 2008, these American Maple decks have been lovingly crafted in Europe's top board shop to ensure the highest possible quality, and at a penny under £30, we reckon they're about as good a price you'll find ANYWHERE!
3 colours, 3 sizes, choose your favourite, get some trucks and wheels (plus the free any deck set-up deal) and get rolling. We reckon if you go budget, you can get a complete (and assembled by us) American Maple set-up for under £60, including delivery!
GET IN!

Leeds Is Where It's At

Either there's not a great deal to do in Leeds, or it is rapidly becoming the hub of all things good about British skating. I reckon it might be the latter as we're beginning to see a lot of good things coming out of the white rose town, (i guess with the lack of decent football in the city, skating now rules...)
Anyway, after recent hits, such as Yorkshire Puddings and Baghead Flats, the Leeds scene is at it again, with the forthcoming premiere of Friday The 13th, on, you guessed it, Friday the 13th.
Featuring the likes of Route One Team riders Joe Lynskey and Avid, along with Tom Brown, Rory McKenzie and Tom Harrison among others, this promises to be unlike any other skate video, and from the trailer below it does certainly look different.
If you want to go to the Premiere, and who wouldn't, get yourself to The Faversham near Leeds Uni at 8pm. Good work lads!


More Skateboarding Videos >>

Route One's Gone Social Networking Mad!

In an effort to reach out and touch (not in that way) all our customers, we've been setting pages on all the social networking sites. From Facebook, to MySpace, bebo to Skatebook, Route One is now there.
If you want to be our friends, and we'd love it if you would be, then get over to your network or networks of choice, find us and add us, as we're a bit low on buddies at the moment!
These pages will be updated pretty much daily with new stock, new and exclusive competitions, news, videos and much much more, so they should be your first port of call if you want updates on the wonderful world of Route One!

Friday Film Extravaganza!

By now you really should know what this is all about, so just watch these and enjoy!

First up is a nice compilation of Mike V footage celebrating his 21st anniversary as a pro skater. Starting as a pro on Powell-Peralta in 1987, Mike has pretty much been there and got a lot of T-Shirts in the process, whilst growing a helluva lot of hair! This video shows a lot of awesome skating through the years and is well worth a look.



Click through to see more:

The next and final 3 videos are all of the new Girls Pros mentioned in an earlier post These are a taster of what we should all expect to see in the next few years of Pro goodness.

First up is Malto:



Next we have Alex Olsen's part in Fully Flared:



And finally Mike Mo:

Girl Makes Boys VERY Happy

Girl have just announced that they're making Sean Malto, Alex Olsen and Mike Mo Capaldi full pros on their team, about time too we say, especially after their star turns in Lakai's Fully Flared. Malto, especially, has been ripping up the Internet and is surely the way skateboarding will be heading in the next 10 years or so.
In case you were wondering, Alex Olsen is the son of the mighty Steve Olsen, and becomes the first son of a pro to turn pro himself.
Good work boys, we're looking forward to seeing their boards, due in the summer apparently.
Click through for the new Girl video, Yanks On Planks, featuring the new pros, filmed recently in Australia.

NASS - So Close You Can Almost Smell It!

It's just over a week away and boy are we getting excited! That's right, NASS '08 is just around the corner and the anticipation is almost too much to bear. The Route One stand is coming along nicely (sort of), the R1 teams are getting prepared and the long range weather forecasts look promising, all we need to sort out now is what we're sleeping in, tent, car, hotel or ditch...
Anyway, if you haven't got your tickets to the UK's biggest and craziest action sports and music festival, what in God's good name are you waiting for? It really doesn't get any better than this! Pro skaters, live music, mad happenings and Route One of course, all set in the beautiful rolling west country hills.
Perfection!

We Have A Winner!

A little while ago, we ran a sweet competition in Sidewalk Magazine for a whole bunch of cool Mike Rusczyk gear, and finally a winner has been named...
The lucky chap is David Murphy of Cork. David will be receiving all of these goodies:
2 Foundation team decks; a Mike Rusczyk deck, doodled on by the man himself; a set of Indy 139's; 2 sets of Pig Wheels; a foundation Testament DVD Box Set and a copy of Cataclysmic Abyss.
All for answering a ridiculously easy question. Not bad eh?
So if you fancy getting your hands on some free stuff, head over to our competitions page where there's always something going down.
Well done David!

Element & Tosh Part Ways

Element has decided to part ways with twenty-three year old Huntington Beach pro skater Tosh Townend.
Joining Element as a fourteen year-old he turned pro at the early age of sixteen with his first pro skateboard deck and eventually was instrumental in the launch of Element’s shoe division with the design and introduction of the “TOSH PRO” model shoe, leaving his long relationship with Emerica to do so.
Tosh is now a free agent able to pursue new opportunities in skateboards, footwear and apparel while maintaining his current endorsement relationships with Independent Trucks, Boost Mobile, CCS, Map Cargo, Upful Hardware.
This decision comes on the eve of Tosh’s second independent skate film release “The Weenabago Projekt II/Crossing America” this summer. Along with touring on the Independent 30th Anniversary Tour.
From skateboard.com.

Vision Streetwear, Now In Stock!

New in stock this week is a nice little range from Vision Streetwear, one of the forefathers of skating as we know it. Retro as you like, but still contempory in an 80's revival kinda way. Funny how that works eh?
If you didn't know, Vision was founded in 1976 and it's Pro Team represented some of the sickest and most innovative skaters at the time , including Mark Gonzalez , Lance Mountain, Tas Pappas, Duane Peters and Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
Anyway, we've only got a few choice lines in, but if these prove to be popular then expect to see a lot more from Vision in the future.
Click here to see the Vision Streetwear products page.

AN ABUNDANCE OF NEW BLUEPRINT AND LANDSCAPE JUST IN!

We have just unloaded a shed load of new Blueprint and Landscape boards so here's a peep of some of the new UK graphics! Be sure to check out all our other blueprint and landscape boards, And don't miss the opportunity to WIN WIN WIN one of the fine comps below go on enter there's not long to go now! STOP PRESS! Also just in the door NEW US graphics from Enjoi and Almost! Go Check!