Skateboarding

Enter our draw for an opportunity to purchase a pair of adidas Skateboarding Forum 84 Mid ADV ‘Diego Nájera’ via Consortium Releases - draw closes Friday 23rd July at 12:00 hrs BST.

Today adidas Skateboarding unveils its first-ever take on the brand’s iconic Forum basketball silhouette with the Forum 84 ADV, reimagined and meticulously co-designed with Pro team rider Diego Nájera. Inspired by Nájera’s unique lens on the City of Angels, the native Angelino appropriately chose the Forum 84 Mid ADV to pay homage to one of his favourite footwear models – taking a spin on the hardwood classic and his love for car customisation and tuner culture.

The Forum 84 ADV by Diego Nájera is a West Coast certified and fully skateable interpretation of the Forum heritage classic with enhanced performance updates specific for skateboarding. Nájera’s custom detailing includes a removable Velcro strap, ice blue accents and translucent panelling along with his signature subtly placed in handwritten script on the bottom of the outsole. A mashup of premium grain leather upper, suede eye stays, mesh backed stripes and tumbled leather toe box provide for ultimate stability, breathability and extended durability.

The Forum 84 ADV by Diego Nájera is a fully skateable interpretation of the iconic classic that debuted in 1984 that was championed across basketball and street lifestyle - head over to Consortium Releases to enter our draw for an opportunity to purchase a pair of adidas Skateboarding Forum 84 Mid ADV ‘Diego Nájera’.

From skateboarding pioneer Mark Gonzales, humble skateboard brand Carpet Company to Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer, the Jenkem Mix invites someone whose integral voice, “life and work speaks to skateboarding’s independent ethos while transcending it” - giving us insight into what music inspires them, influential tracks of their youth, or perhaps how they were feeling at that particular time. You can expect a wide variety of music from a wide variety of guests on these, all authentic personalities, all legends in their own right.

The most recent Jenkem Mix summoned Dustin Dollin to share his tracks, included within are: Tom Waites, Kate Bush, Frank Zappa, Nick Cave and David Bowie to name a few...

"Before we received this tracklist from Dustin Dollin I thought I knew all there is to know about him. We’ve all watched him for the past 25 years while he’s been drinking, slamming, and dropping parts, so I assumed we were just going to get banged over the head with some dive bar classics."

While there are some divey staples here and there, there are also some unexpected oddities in the middle, like a parody song that samples a bizarre Gordon Ramsay news segment, and a 19-minute Isaac Hayes track with a 9-minute spoken-word intro. But that’s why we all love Dustin, because even after a quarter-century in the game, he can still surprise (or troll) us all.

If you don’t want to think too deeply about the picks, feel free to just listen to this mix the Dustin would’ve wanted you to – on shuffle, slightly drunk with some good friends."

Check out more Jenkem Mixes from Maité Steenhoudt, Bam Margera, Natas Kaupus, Bill Strobeck, Blondey McCoy, Louie Lopez, Nora Vasconcellos, Alltimers, Stefan Janoski, Pass~Port and Beagle over on their website!

Oskar 'Oski' Rozenberg Hallberg has really made a name for himself in skateboarding. His talents showcase a powerful, unique approach, paying homage to an old-school style where it seems he would skate anything with full intensity and at incredible skill. Recently Oski has received a feature on the Vogue website in 'How 11 Swedes Celebrated Midsummer' and we have pasted the full interview below!

Photos by Lucas Frisk Bergqvist.

"What do you think of when you hear the word midsummer? Shakespeare? A horror movie? Not so Swedes, who traditionally celebrate the change of season, and light, with dancing around a maypole, herring, schnapps, and strawberry cake. And, yes, flower crowns, a custom that predates festival dressing by hundreds of years.

Of course 2021 differs from many that have come before. Wondering what a pandemic era midsummer fest might look like, we asked 11 Swedes (the ones who weren’t busy with work, and we spoke to a few of them), to give us a peek into their smaller fests, where tradition was updated with personal expression. Scroll down to get your vicarious party on with designers, artists, models—and an Olympic skateboarder."

Oski Rozenberg-Hallberg is a double reigning world champion skateboarder, who will represent Sweden in the sport at the Olympics. Keen to encourage “spontaneous sports,” he’s in the process of setting up a foundation that will help fund skateparks in economically challenged areas.

Where did you celebrate midsummer?
With a road trip out to the countryside in the south of Sweden [to] revisit an old wooden skateboard half pipe with a few friends. It’s not every day that you get to skate a ramp that you have ridden on before—but in another country. Two years ago I won a contest on this very ramp but back then it was located in Hørsholm, Denmark. We had a good session and enjoyed skating this legendary sketchy wooden ramp while the Smashing Pumpkins was blasting through the speakers, and all sorts of animals were walking beside, under, and sometimes even on top of the ramp. It felt good to be one with nature again. We had some beers, scared a couple of birds, rode some dirt bikes, and picked up some eggs.

Who joined you?
I partied at my friend’s house with his family. They have a lot of kids, so no need to go all-in. Staying responsible also works in your favor the day after when all the other homies are too hungover to go skate.

What is your favorite Midsummer tradition?
Just eating and drinking with friends. Partying at the beach.

And your least?
Danish liquor.

What made this year’s celebration unique?Dirt bikes and horses.

Did you make your own flower crown?
That’s actually another tradition that seems pointless to me. I’m too impatient.

"There’s no good way to test Jack’s tricks—it’s do or die on every try. See how hard he went for one of the gnarliest parts to date."

Jack O'Grady is from Sydney, Australia, he rides for Pass~Port and Nike SB, has been awarded Australian SOTY and even appeared on the cover of Thrasher Magazine... and he's only 21 years old.

Jack's skating is raw, fast and aggressive as he takes on ruthless terrain, tight spots, crazy heights and dodges in and out of traffic for his 30 minute skateboard video part for Pass~Port. This one is definitely worth bearing witness to, watch the full video below.

Brad Cromer's brings his lightning-fast flick and impeccable style to NYC’s most envious spots and beyond. Doesn’t get much better…

Watch "Half Moon", Cromer's latest part for Krooked below, it's also streaming over on Thrasher Magazine now.