GFH BOARDS News

Grip Tape – Differences and What Matters Most people who longboard or skateboard are used to seeing the tops of their boards covered with the standard black gritty grip tape. However,...

We set out to take advantage of the drop-through design’s ability to bring the deck of a skateboard closer to the ground and created a ride that is stable at speed, cornering, and drifting,...

Falling Down on Your Longboard Generally, you will fall down on your longboard. In fact, if you don’t fall down, you are part of a very small group of people. Listen, there are...

GFH Boards Street Team – Make One Did you know that if you start a longboard club at your college or high school that GFH will support your crew with discounted goods? If you have...

Watch Out! Longboard Safety Tips Longboarders need to take this seriously; keep your eyes open and your head on a swivel at all times. Many people who longboard fall into the trance of...

Making Videos....(not those videos you perv) If you want to put your longboard skills on the internet for the world to see, make sure you have a few things thought out first. #1...

The difference between big and small wheels? There isn’t just one difference… Small wheels will naturally fit your smaller sized decks better, that is, if you don’t...

The size of your board matters… only if you are really picky and can’t expand your mind. It is very possible to do any trick and any type of riding on any board, though obviously,...

Longboard Deck Material Longboards are commonly made from maple, bamboo, and even fiberglass. However, with all of these options, there seems to be a lack of knowledge regarding the...

Boarding for Exercise   Instead of sitting around and talking about longboarding, or sitting on your big couch or chair watching the boob tube, your time would be better spent by...

Longboard News – Longboard Skateboard Trends -   Freeriding Several companies have been developing longboard deck shapes designed specifically for a type of riding named...

Upcoming Longboarding Events – Broadway Bomb Many Longboard skaters around the entire US are looking forward to the highly dangerous, highly crowded longboard distance race taking...

Upcoming Longboarding Events – SkateboarderCross   Longboard skateboard events are not limited to simple race formats, at least not for much longer. On particular event that...

The GFH Pigme Warrior has been a staple in our line for several years and we thought we would give it a killer new graphic, just in time for the start of summer. We've used one of the best...

After a successful "Name my Skate" contest and over 2000 name entries we were able to pick winning board names. The 28.5" Kraken will be a great addition to our line and shares a very successful...

GFH Boards finished up a couple new skateboards and now we need your help to come up with a name for these boards. The rules are simple. Anyone that is a GFH VIP member will receive any and all...

We developed the GFH Fatties almost 2 years ago and after producing those wheels we knew we must come out with a wheel that is specifically designed for our mini’s. A wheel that not only...

GFH Boards has been busy at the design table coming up with new shapes, graphics and models for the coming summer months. We have commissioned several amazing artists to put out the graphics. GFH...

Each year we at GFH Boards continue to do our part to help out those that are less fortunate and other non profit charitable organizations that bring aid. So with each longboard skateboard and...

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