We're stoked to announce the newest addition to our Morgan wheel lineup. Liam has been hard on the grind perfecting every aspect of his new Silver 82A Morgan wheel. Check out the full story behind the wheel at skateslate.com
Liam and Marisa threw down on this classic Berkeley hill showing there's more than one way to take a corner! Photo: Damron
Ed Garner is gnarly and this video is why. Ed's going to be tour and filming with the Volante crew this summer, stoked to see more of shrED!
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Marisa is off to a strong start on her Serrata race wheel this season with her first major win at Newtons Nation! Big congratulations on the win in Australia, may it be the first of many!
Last year was insane! Located on Buffalo street in Ithaca, NY we'll be filling the hill with your share of ramps, rails, jibs, and of course a steep downhill section for slides of all kinds. Come on out for a rad day of shredding then catch up with us at the after party in downtown Ithaca.
The photo gnomes at Volante have been working long nights in the darkroom to bring you this new photo series shot all on film cameras. Ten years ago this was standard practice but with digital so prevalent these days, it's nice to switch things up and bring things back to their roots! Leading off is the first photo montage of Liam Morgan skating one of this hometown favorites. Photo: Damron
Tuesday morning felt like a Monday. Monday felt like a Sunday. Here it is now Friday again and it has been just over a week since 16 of us left San Francisco to blaze down to San Diego for the Muir Skate Downhill Disco. It was a warm Thursday afternoon when we left the city in the slider's bus en route to camp at a friends house in Santa Barbara. Just a few miles north from the notorious Isla Vista where debauchery and all kinds of rad shit goes down, we settled on what was a retired orchid plantation. The property was no more than a quarter mile from the ocean and was littered with old green houses turned into living spaces and skate ramps. We were stoked to have a rad place to crash that entertained a bunch of skater's for the night - thanks Mike! That morning after a refreshing marination at the beach, the crew packed up and jetted down to the Muir warehouse. As in tradition, we stopped in Malibu to skate one of the many infamous canyon runs. The next two days were spent partying at Muir, skating the many ramps at the disco, and hanging with old friends. Skate events lately feel more like a family reunion than a competition. Most people you see only a few times a year so it's always rad to catch up at these events. Monday came up quick and it was time to leave the disco and start working our way back up North. Once again, we stopped off at a central Cali gem to make some turns and get our downhill fix. All in all, bus trips kick ass, the Muir disco was as rad as ever, and I'm still feeling the effects from last weekend. Thanks Scott from Muir and everyone else who helped put on the event, you'll be sure to see us next year!
Words and images by Blake Smith.
Wild Boar and the guys at DGM snapped this shot on their Skatesgiving trip last fall. Photo: Olivier Seguin-Leduc at facebook.com/DownGradeMagazine
Last week winter in NorCal reminded us that it was still around but that didn't stop AFB, Tyler, and Byron from taking runs down this Berkeley classic.
Eric Jensen left the Canadian snow for a week to come skate the sunny hills in Northern California with the Volante crew. Check out his latest edit from the trip!
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Last weekend Marisa took first with her Serrata's in the womens division at the Rosco's Wrecker race in Santa Cruz! Marisa is spending the next few months in Northern California with the Volante crew so keep an eye out for more media to come from her soon!
The newest issue of Skate[Slate] Magazine hit the shelves this week featuring Liam Morgan on the cover. Check it out and get the full scoop on Liam in the 'Cutting Class' article!
Two months after a surgery to reconstruct Blake's ACL and Meniscus, he's finally walking again and gearing up to skate this summer! Just a friendly reminder to skate safe out there everyone.
Liam Morgan dodges one of the many potholes in Berkeley with this smooth backslide slide.
We couldn't be more stoked to announce Aaron to the Volante team! On top of being a long time homie, AFB has been killing it in Northern California for years. Keep an eye out for big things coming from AFB this year!
New York native Wild Boar spent last week skating up in NorCal with the team. We caught him blasting through this rad lefty in Saucetown on his last day in California.
Canadian transplant Eric Jensen landed in Norcal this week with more skateboards than cloths on his back. Check out this first photo of him skating the Oakland hills with a switch check.
Ed Garner catches a backside check before the East Coast winter hits. Friend Dan Fontz is holding down the back. Photo - Ben Wasser
Liam Morgan and Jesse Breiman take the Laguna hills in THIS new duo video by Nathan Bryant. These guy's have some of the smoothest style out there so check it out and let us know what you think!
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The final photo teaser from the Liam and Jesse video shoot down in Laguna is here. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for the duo video dropping soon!
Liam and Jesse spent some time last week down south filming a doubles video on some amazing roads. We managed to catch Jesse in action in the first of many photo's from the video shoot. Check it out, and be sure to keep you eye's out for a Liam and Jesse video coming soon!
Winter months got you down? Check out the new official Volante YouTube page at www.youtube.com/skatevolantewheels. We'll be updating the page constantly so be sure to subscribe so you're first to see all our new videos!
Volante AM rider Ed Garner shows he can beat the brutal East Coast winter with style and grace. Watch Ed 'throw down' in his new VIDEO feature from Spencer Flaherty! Want to see more of Ed? Check out our FACEBOOK page and let us know what you think!
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We just posted Liam Morgan riding his new pro model Morgan wheel in Caliber's epic new video feature! You can find it over in the Videos section.
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Check it out! We've got a video up of Anthony Flis ripping up the hills of Ithaca, NY in the fall of 2012.
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Fresh videos! Here's one of Caliber Video editor and Volante Brand Manager Blake Smith finding spots while cruising though San Francisco.
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Welcome to the new Volante Wheels website; we are stoked to have you here. Make sure to check out the team rider page to see what our riders preferred setups are, the photos and videos Volante has come out with so far, and most importantly check out our brand-new wheel the Serrata! Enjoy the site and have an epic weekend skating...
Volante Wheels is the culmination of 25 years of collective skateboard industry knowledge and decades of skateboarding experience. Skateboard wheels have evolved continually to accommodate a myriad of riding-styles since urethane wheels were invented in 1972. Styles come and go but all around shredding has only become more anchored in the collective skateboarding ethos. Volante makes wheels to shred everything. If you don't see a wheel to cover your type of skateboarding in our line-up today, you will soon.
