Ride 45 Blog

Alana Rocks Ride 45 Gear - Slideshow

2011-06-01T15:28:00.000-04:00

Ipath Footwear in the Shop Now!

2011-04-28T13:06:00.000-04:00

Swing on by to Ride45 and check out our updated selection of Ipath Shoes!

OH MY!

2011-04-21T14:59:00.002-04:00

Skate decks are $45 or less. Enough said...

Ride On

2011-03-25T13:21:00.000-04:00

www.ride45.com

Also, Don't Forget About This!!!!

2011-03-24T11:21:00.000-04:00

Today is 25 degrees and bluebird so get out there and shred for me! This Saturday is the Super Fun Park event at Nub's Nob and the snow conditions are GREAT!

St. Patty's Day Edit!

2011-03-24T11:16:00.000-04:00

The Petoskey kids are up to no good again.... meaning they're back on their skateboards! So that's actually good, so they're up to good again? Either way, Jake Breed and Casey Huizenga are killing it down in Grand Rapids with this edit. Booya.

St. Patty's Webclip. from Jake Breed on Vimeo.

Upcoming Events at Nub's Nob

2011-03-17T12:00:00.000-04:00

This weekend....

Next weekend....

MARCH SALE

2011-03-08T16:16:00.000-05:00

30% off all snowboards, boots, bindings, and accessories

20% off all skateboard and longboard equipment

40% off snowboard outerwear

25% off skate shoes

30% off gloves, beanies, goggles, & helmets

45% off snowboard bags

Laps in the Park

2011-02-24T12:09:00.002-05:00

Charlie Hoffman and Rich Whinnie shredding at Nub's Nob.

Follow Cam Friday 9 (Nubsday In The Park) from charlie hoffman on Vimeo.

Ride 45 is Sponsoring 3 Sunday Slams at Nub's Nob

2011-01-25T12:24:00.001-05:00

Park Etiquette from Nub's Nob

2011-01-13T11:40:00.000-05:00

Nub's shredding...

2011-01-06T16:00:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone,
It's hard to believe that the holidays are over! Hopefully everyone ate some good food, spent time with the family, and most importantly got to snowboard every day!!! I know I did. Charlie Hoffman, John Curtis, and I (Rich) have been spending as much time as we possibly can at Nub's while we have the chance. Sure, it rained a couple of days, but even then it was still a super fun time. Now we've lucked out and actually have snow again! The streets are covered, and the hills even more so. Nub's Nob and Boyne have been blowing their snow guns to get that nice base back. They are both back up to 55" and counting. The snow quality is perfect right now and there is still more snow in the forecast. Be sure to get out on your board and ride!

Below is a shot of Charlie Hoffman at Nub's popping an ollie over my head with that Artifact Rocker!

Huge Event on Saturday!

2010-11-24T17:52:00.000-05:00

2010-11-10T16:27:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone!!! It's time we start praying for snow!! We've had a couple warm days but temperatures are starting to drop in the forecast. We have tons of new gear in the shop so stop in and checkkit!!!! Shown below are some of the new products we have from the Rome SDS. (Bodega boot, 390 Boss binding, and Artifact Rocker)

RomeSDS Invades Boyne Highlands

2010-09-08T13:46:00.001-04:00

The Rome SDS shredding the 2010/2011 gear!!! Ride45 has it all, come check it out!!

Rome SDS Invades the Highlands (2nd edit) from Ryan Wonfor on Vimeo.

Go SKATE!!!

2010-08-26T15:27:00.003-04:00

Photo by Dylan Riffer
Skated by Casey Huizenga

Today is super nice out, you better be skating. Stop in the shop!!!!!!!

RomeSDS coming soon to Ride45....

2010-08-25T14:50:00.002-04:00

RIDE Snowboards at Ride45

2010-08-09T15:59:00.002-04:00

That's right, we just received the 10/11 line from Ride Snowboards. Everything looks SUPER sick!! We got some boards, boots, bindings, and outerwear for both men and women. Come into the shop and check it out for yourself!!!!

Carlevoix Venetian Fest Jam! Sunday July 25th @ 4pm!

2010-07-19T18:17:00.000-04:00

Alongside this annual skate/bike jam located on the outskirts of downtown Charlevoix, Ride 45's (available) skate team will be running a small demo prior to the jam as well as shredding alongside anyone who attends this event. There will be cash prizes and a small product toss including product from Ipath footwear, Neff Headwear as well as a Ride 45 Logo deck straight from the man! So do your best to try and make it over on Sunday the 25th of July for a skate fiesta! whether you'll be attending the jam or not, its assured you'll have an awesome time getting to know our team as well as watching the talent go down...while jamming hot dogs down your throat! If there are any questions concerning this event, get ahold of us!

(noseblunt pop-over)

Too Muggy!

2010-07-13T11:20:00.000-04:00

Being that recently it's been 150 degrees outside with the addition of super high humidity, it's definitely a little tough to be skating all day...let alone at all. But don't fret! Petoskey skatepark is fortunately and thankfully lit up all night long, allowing us fellow shredders to shred without being blinded by sweat. So do yourself a favor and swing by the park to night sesh with all the local cronies!
-CaseyHuizenga

New Footage

2010-07-10T12:51:00.001-04:00

REAL EYES/goskateday from Jake Breed on Vimeo.

Ripping it up in Petoskey

2010-06-05T16:39:00.000-04:00

Summer Sale

2010-05-28T11:38:00.000-04:00

Custom Skateboard Completes - 10% off

Longboard Complete / Land Paddle Combo - 15% off

Nomis and Technine Clothing and Hats - 30% off

Audio, ES, Etnies, & Duff Shoes - 40%off

Women's Skate Clothing - 50% off

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON

Ride 45 Team Member - Edgar Mendez

2010-03-09T14:03:00.001-05:00

Ride 45 @ The O Park - Round 2

2010-03-09T14:01:00.003-05:00

Ride 45 Web Commercial

2010-03-05T10:12:00.000-05:00

Ride 45 Web Commercial from Jeremy Knickerbocker on Vimeo.
Our first commercial graciously done my Jeremy Knickerbocker! Tell us what you think!

Some Nub's Fun

2010-03-01T14:42:00.002-05:00

Here's Charles doing a front blunt down at Nub's Nob. Photo taken by Kyle Dopke.

Casey Huizenga Footy.

2010-02-22T14:56:00.002-05:00

Here's a few montages of Casey Huizenga, one of our riders. For more and new footage of Casey, check out Jake Breed's features. enjoy everybody!

Casey Huizenga from Jake Breed on Vimeo.

Casey Huizenga HD Footage from Jake Breed on Vimeo.

Ride 45 Sponsors Sunday Slam @ Nub's Nob

2010-02-22T13:04:00.001-05:00

Ride 45 Sponsors Boyne Jam O Champs

2010-02-22T12:46:00.002-05:00

Ride 45 Sponsors 2 Local Competitions This Weekend

2010-02-19T10:51:00.003-05:00

Feb. 19 - The Jam of Champs at Boyne Mountain begins at 6pm. Ride 45 and Bandits Int. will be there with our tent, banners, and a ton of prizes.

Feb. 21 – Sunday Slam snowboard and freeskier competition at Nub's Nob in the Terrain Park at 1 pm. Register at the Front Desk. - Be there

February Clearance Sale

2010-02-02T14:30:00.003-05:00

*50% Off Soft Goods *

Outerwear - Hoodies - Hats - Tees - Shoes

* 40% Off Hard Goods *
Snowboards - Boots - Bindings - Helmets

Complete Longboards & Skateboards

The O Park Video

2010-01-30T17:01:00.005-05:00

Breed, Hui, Mussio & Clute - GQ?

2010-01-26T18:00:00.001-05:00

http://www.shop.ride45.com/category.sc?categoryId=93

Jake Clute - Ride 45 Tap Video

2010-01-26T17:47:00.002-05:00

Boyne Mtn. Box Jam Video

2010-01-26T14:37:00.003-05:00

Check out our Picasa Web Albums

2010-01-21T15:52:00.002-05:00

From April 8 Boyne Mountain

Team Member - Mat Sanford

2010-01-21T11:55:00.001-05:00

Skates everything
a badass
have been around sinse the shop opened
loves gaps and sets
loves all kinds of music
loves everyone

Team Member - Eric Hafner

2010-01-21T11:41:00.000-05:00

This guy didn't get the it's time to grow up memo. He lives at Nubs Nob 100 days a year, teaching ski and snowboard lessons and going big in the Superpipe. With a style reflects his two decades of skating and snowboarding.

Team Member - Kendall Francis

2010-01-21T11:28:00.001-05:00

Here are my sentences about myself: I love skateboarding for my Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. I love people that spread posi vibes and I
enjoy hot chocolate.

Our webstore has a new model - Jessica Muha

2010-01-20T17:01:00.002-05:00

Here's a link to our Women's Jackets

http://www.shop.ride45.com/category.sc?categoryId=140

Casey Huizenga

2010-01-18T17:27:00.001-05:00

Here's an edit by JakeBreed from late summer 09' www.hellofriendsproductions.blogspot.com

Casey Huizenga from Jake Breed on Vimeo.

Aside from skating basement boxes, or heading to Traverse City to ride their new indoor park mainly consisting of tranny, my friends and i have been getting out to Nub's and Boyne as much as possible to ride just as hard. Fortunately for us, this weather is seeming to make a turn for dryness so that we are once again able to shred all around michigan and make new edits for your viewing pleasure.
-Casey Huizenga

The O-Park is so hot right now!

2010-01-18T13:11:00.001-05:00

The O Park (located at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan) is a fairly new and unknown snowboarders paradise located not to far from anywhere in Northern Michigan (it's literally in the center).

One local snowboarder put it best when he said, "The O Park is Michigan's best kept secret!" We totally agree. But there's only one problem...we're the super sleuths of snowboarding and the secrets out!

Now that they have finished building the tightest all-mountain terrain park in all of Michigan, they are ready to open the flood gates and let everyone (and we mean "everyone", including people that currently or may soon get PAID TO RIDE - aka Pros) experience these awesome parks for themselves. No other resort has the kind of rails, jibs, jumps, and terrain than the O-Park has, and that's a FACT! For example, did you know that the O Park is the only resort east of the Rockies to have a 22' Monster Pipe?? Yep, It's true. We measured it....the tape measure wasn't quite long enough (we brought the small one)...but it is definitely 22 looming feet tall. And obviously that's why pros from all over the world are coming to ride the totally epic O Park. But don't be intimidated if you are not yet a wizard in the pipe (Christian), because while they do have one of the biggest halfpipes in the country, they also have over 50 rail features and jumps that are great for riders of any skill level. And here's the kicker: because the O-Park is located in a members club and not open to any 'ol Joe that wants to come in, their parks don't get beat up and abused from millions of kids riding on it! It's actually the exact opposite: Awesome snow and no lift lines or waiting to hit your favorite jib or jump... and no getting embarrassed by crowds of kids that saw you catch an edge on that backside-boardslide! You just have to ride midweek, but that's not so bad.

This park is so sick, olympic snowboarding teams from around the globe are coming to Northern Michigan to train for the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics. By the end of this week, the teams from Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Germany will all be there, with Italy and Switzerland coming next week. Woah! After the Olympics, beginning March 1, Team United States will make a stop at the Otsego Club's O-Park in preparation for the U.S. Open of Snowboarding. Yes, this is all real.......
(Below is Michigan's own Pat Markiewicz boosting out of the pipe)

So come see what one of the midwest' best kept snowboarding secrets has to offer - we're betting you will love it, especially this week when you can watch some of the top riders in the world, like Kazuhiro Kakubo from Japan flying 12 feet above the 22 foot high pipe and cracking a barrel roll backflip. Are we kidding?!?!?! NO WE ARE NOT.

Introducing Matty Michel!!!

2010-01-18T13:03:00.000-05:00

Ride45 welcomes Matty Michel as a team rider. Here is a short interview that we had with Matt:

Age: 24
Stance: Goofy

Classify your style and what you like to snowboard on: Everything!!!

What is your typical full day of riding?
I like to warm up, ride park, trails, and look for new stuff.

What is your favorite trick to pull?
Backside 540

How does snowboarding progress you as an individual?
It gives me freedom and self enjoyment.

If you could ride anywhere in the U.S., where would you ride?
Backcountry anywhere and a trip to Northstar to see a good buddy.

What other hobbies are you into?
Skating, biking, hiking, fishing, and cars!

Wall Jam 2010

2010-01-16T17:02:00.002-05:00

Friday Night Jams @ Boyne

2010-01-14T17:04:00.001-05:00

Friday Night Jams are back at Boyne. The comps switch between the Mountain and the Highlands every week. Matt from Ride 45 will be setting up our tent, handing out prizes, and taking lots of video tomorrow 1-15-10 at Boyne Highlands. Registration is from 4-5:30 in the cafeteria. Comp starts at 6pm in the terrain park. Dan said it's going to be a wall ride jam. See you there!
We will be at Boyne Mountain on Feb 5 and at the Highlands on Feb 26.