If you are carless in college, you’re probably spending a lot of time walking around in the hot sun, hustling to get to class on time and arriving uncomfortably hot and sweaty. Getting a bike would ...

The feelings of excitement and anticipation filled Jamie Schell’s woodworking studio Tuesday. Sheets of wood veneers (very thin pieces of wood, often used for design), sanding blocks and parchment ...

Back in the first summer of this pandemic I returned to an old hobby: skateboarding. Maybe it sounds like an odd activity for an old guy like me, but the truth is, it's the best thing I've done in ...

California quickly morphed into the center of longboarding culture. Surfboard shapers like Hobie Alter, Greg Noll and Dale ...

Since the 1950s, skateboarders have ruled the concrete jungles and long California roads with everything from longboards to cruisers. And as far as the means to ride these road waves are concerned, ...

Longboards are similar to skateboards except they have a longer wheelbase and larger, softer wheels. Although skateboard veterans might struggle at first to adjust to a longboard, it doesn’t take much ...

Longboards aren’t just for surfers. In the mid-1800s, half a century before surfing ever came to the Golden State, longboard skiing took off among the young, athletic men in Sierra mining camps who ...

The online popularity of longboarding persuaded the World Surf League to add an official tour to a sport known for shortboarding competitions. Harrison Roach on his longboard early one morning ahead ...