September 2026: every story Kingpin Magazine published, newest first.
Stories 1–24 of 30
A post in r/Fingerboards asked whether deep pockets come from wheel flares, a short transition or a negative value. Mold F.O.R.G.E.'s own docs and code point to three other settings.
A new video essay from cdplaya argues that Nic Herzog's fingerboarding is a textbook case of sprezzatura — difficulty hidden on purpose — and backs it with frame-by-frame footage and a 2007/2008 Rail Jam.
The Bigspin Fingerboard Podcast puts three makers at wildly different points in the craft in the same conversation. Here is what the episode sets out to cover, and what its description leaves open.
A licensed Heroin Skateboards graphic on a 5-ply mid pro mold, listed at $45 through Slushcult. The colorway is the one thing you don't get to choose.
A post in r/Fingerboards lays out a Dynamic baseplate, Blackriver hanger and Caramel/UAG tuning as a single build. Here is what the recipe actually tells you, what it leaves out, and how to test it on your own bench.
Tanner, the Philadelphia maker behind Sausage Ramps, saws factory-made Blackriver obstacles apart and nails them back together as numbered one-offs. Artists have been doing something like it for a century. His still ride.
Pager-One drove into Jersey with no address and found a handmade street park under bridge pillars. Who built it is still an open question.
A washed-out outdoor meetup in New York ended up indoors at The Tiny Cupboard Comedy Club, with riders carrying their own parks in. Here is what the post says, and what it does not.
A new nine-inch obstacle from EMA Ramps trades the usual wood-and-paint picnic table for solid steel with a brick-pattern face and a clear coat. It lists at $60.
Dynamic Fingerboards' Dual Edition trucks run a longer one-piece axle built specifically for dual bearing wheels, at $56 a set. Here is what the listing confirms, what it doesn't, and who should care.
A post in r/Fingerboards lays out the scene's wins and its friction points in two columns. Here is what it actually says, what it leaves unconfirmed, and the questions that would settle it.
Mike Schneider founded FlatFace in the United States in 2003, starting with the least glamorous part of a setup and ending up with decks, bearing wheels, a distribution arm and a collection of old gear. What the record confirms, and what it doesn't.
MintFB spent two weeks riding a plastic fingerboard. Here's what a plastic board can and can't teach you, part by part, and when it's worth putting money into wood, tape, bushings and urethane.
A new upload from Kalye Decks frames a day-in-the-life around Philippine fingerboarder Ariel Tolentino, and credits a whole crew alongside him. Here's what the video and its description actually say.
A bench routine for working out which part is actually out of true — deck, baseplate, holes, hardware or hanger — plus Mike Schneider's demonstration of straightening bent fingerboard trucks.
A 32mm G15 in Mike's Special Hand Numbered Holographic Real Wear, $60, one random deck per order. Over 12 holographic patterns, many unreleased graphics, and a finish designed to wear through as you ride it.
A new video essay by cdplaya pulls one Moroccan rider's part out of Hazard Fingerboards' Warfare and argues it belongs in the canon. Here's what's in the essay, and what the record still doesn't tell us.
Blackriver launched the Berlinwood Spandau Series with a short clip that credits Timo's Berlin spots and artist Sassu. What the brand has confirmed is the story, the artist and the availability — not the specs.
A new episode of the Bigspin Fingerboard Podcast picks up with Christian of Kalye after a long hiatus: a rebuilt team, a shift from pressing wood to drawing graphics, and a ten-year mark arriving this December.
The Blackriver crew filmed the convention floor on the weekend's biggest day and posted it as Day 3. Here's what the upload actually confirms — and what the scene is still waiting on.
A new video from cdplaya lays out why local meetups are so hard to track down. Here's a practical method for finding riders near you, plus what it takes to host the first small session yourself.
Kingpin's roster credits Timo Lieben's Berlin workshop with bringing hand-pressed five-ply maple to serious fingerboarding in 2002. Here is what that one-line entry actually establishes, and what still needs a source.
cdplaya's new 22-minute tutorial argues that beginners stall because they learn moves in isolation instead of mechanics. Here's how to turn that premise into a session plan you can actually run.
A 29mm G16 with holographic real-wear graphics, hand-numbered on top, sold as one random deck for $60. FlatFace calls it a collector series, then tells you it will scratch like a skateboard.
