Category Archives: Venom

Bird’s Eye of a Great Mountain Downhill

Posted on May 7, 2012

Check out some unusual angles as Venom team riders Zak Maytum, Max Dubler, Max Capps, Nick Dunmall and Calvin Staub bomb down an oft-skated hill. Guest riders Aaron Breetwor and Austin Nicassio also make an appearance.

Posted in: Madrid Skateboards, Sessions, Venom
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Venom Street Snakes with Casey Morrow

Posted on May 3, 2012

Portland skateboard style king Casey Morrow takes you through a day in his life with special guest appearances by Theo Deley and Rip City Skate owner JP Rowan.

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Calvin Staub Gettin’ It

Posted on March 28, 2012

Madrid and Venom rider Calvin “50 Cal” Staub gettin’ after it on one of our favorite canyon runs. Remember: you never know what you’re going to find around a blind corner; so always stay in your lane on an open road.

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Wallpaper, pt 2 (Updated with more sizes)

Posted on February 4, 2012

I was at work, shooting boring photos of Venom bushings for shops to put on their websites, when the chance arose to shoot a new version of that old skatehouse wallpaper. Click through for 1440×900 resolution.

UPDATE: More sizes. 1920×1280, 2560×1440, and the full resolution 3961×2475 if you want to crop your own.

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5 Questions with Louis Pilloni

Posted on January 28, 2012

Brought to you by Zak Maytum of SkeetSkeetBangBang and Venom.  Zak- “Louis is for sure top 3 favorite dudes right now. Sick all round skate style, super fun to hang out with, unbelievably good at beer pong. Witness his science. Skeet skeet bang bang yo.” Hell yeah Zak, come over for beer pong anytime.

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Aprés-Skate Party at the Santa Barbara Arbor Shop

Posted on January 17, 2012


Wherein your favorite skateboarders have some beers and rudely yell “Free bird!” at the live band. The evening was kicked off by a session at this somewhat-janky mini ramp in Isla Vista. Kody has pop.

There was a several-month period during which I was the best ramp skater at the skatehouse. Then Louie learned how to stand up on his grinds. If he figures out how to take pictures, I’m so screwed. As the longboard dudes got tired of doing kickturns and frontside slasher grinds, the party moved to the Arbor shop.

Remember: always bring safety gear to the party. You never know when you’re going to need it.

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Posted in: Arbor, Housemates, Locals, Photos, Venom
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Session: SK8 Bus Winter Escape

Posted on January 16, 2012

When winter blows in and the skate bug is itching, it might be time to head out for a Skatecation. JP Rowan and Casey Morrow of Rip City Skate and PDX Downhill rounded up the crew and took the Sk8bus for a trip down south.

Special Shout out to the sponsors that make the bus possible:

Rip City Skate

Venom

Caliber Truck Co

Subsonic Skateboard Co

Longboard Larry

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Photos from the Philippines

Posted on January 11, 2012

My Madrid and Venom teammate Zak Maytum and I went to the Philippines to do some skating last year. It was the second-craziest skate trip I’ve ever been on (#1 involved lots of drugs and strip clubs). I posted the video a while back, but never got around to the photos, so check it.

A fat crew in the jungle, this is what most of our sessions looked like. Dudes were hiking these two or three hairpins in insane heat and humidity.

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Calvin Staub

Posted on December 14, 2011

We found this spot when we were driving home from Maryhill. The 101 winds down the Oregon coast between the mountains and the beach. When we saw a road that went up into the hills on the GPS, we turned off the highway and checked it out. While most of them had gates, terrible pavement, or no pavement at all, a couple turned out to be rad little spots. We didn’t get into SF until 2 in the morning; but it was worth it.

Madrid and Venom team rider Calvin Staup pitchin’ it sideways in the wet. Max Dubler photo.

Posted in: Housemates, Madrid Skateboards, Photos, Venom

Facetime with Calvin Staub

Posted on November 2, 2011

Colorado native and Lookout Mountain local Calvin Staub has been hanging out at the skatehouse for the last couple of months. We took a break from skating a local favorite to talk about helmet hair, racing your dad, and how a dirtbag skateboarder can make enough money to eat.

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