For those of you who haven’t seen Jordan Johnson’s “GO BIG shRED” video in its entirety, he has begun gradually uploading each of the parts from the video onto his YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/jordanjohnsonthe2nd). Today he uploaded team rider Drew Newlin’s part and you can watch it below. Make sure to check his channel for additional clips showcasing our riders and close friends!

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It’s been a long time since we’ve had some shop boards in, but come tomorrow afternoon we’ll have a ton of affordable boards available at the Bellevue store and the Secret Spot. Expect to see another run of last year’s NGSB boards, some Secret Spot logo boards, and a special edition Secret Spot deck that’s guaranteed to be one of our best selling boards yet. All shop decks will be $34.99 with FREE grip!!!

Check the design below for the hype and get ready to buy one of these tomorrow! Shirts will also be coming soon. Special thanks to team rider Justin Steube for the design work!

The first annual “Battle at the Bay” went off without a hitch last weekend and was a blast to be a part of. Riders from across the Midwest competed in the expert division on Friday for the $300 first prize across four different obstacles, getting 7 tries on each. After all was said and done, contest-monster Lee Osterholt reigned on top, with Secret Spot riders Lance Wileski and Chris Andersen holding 2nd and 3rd place. We were lucky enough to be able to secure some awesome photos from the expert division from our good photographer/filmer friend Dan Moreno – check them out below! Rounding out those photos are some new wheels and trucks from Spitfire and Thunder. Come snag ‘em up as this weather gets warmer!

Now that the weather is finally making a turn for the better, we’ll begin to have much more consistent updates here on the site. You can also expect a full-scale remodeling of the site – featuring some new team riders – within the near future!

Though it’s somewhat of short notice, make sure you get out to Bay 198 skatepark in Lincoln this Friday and Saturday for their second full-park competition. This time around, we’ll be seeing shop riders from all across Nebraska compete in Friday’s expert division for their hand of the $300 first prize. Saturday brings the non-sponsored competition, with prizes for beginner, intermediate, and advanced divisions. Check the flyer below and make sure to come check out the contest! If you can’t make it, there will also be a live, online stream of the entire contest available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay198-battle-at-the-bay-2011.

This past Saturday marked the first annual Nebraska Top Shop competition at Bay 198 in Lincoln! As expected, the contest went off without a hitch – it was surreal seeing so many good Nebraskan skaters and 10 of Nebraska’s best skateshops all in one place. The contest consisted of 4 riders from each shop skating one obstacle of their choice: the flatbar, the electrical box, the Berrics box, or the 3 block/handrail combo.

After it was all said and done, our Bellevue store managed to snag 4th place and our Secret Spot roster came in 2nd, just behind Precision, who reigned as the top shop in Nebraska. A best trick contest followed on the 3 block/handrail and Lee Osterholt came out on top and a $100 richer with a bigspin heelflip boardslide down the handrail!

A big thanks goes out to Mike Smith and John Morin at Bay 198, the photographers and filmers on hand, Phil at Precision for MCing the event, all of the judges involved, and all of the skateboarders and skateshops that were present! It was a blast and we’ll see you all next year! Below are some photos taken by Jason and some video work done by our friend Eric Eckert at Skate Hive.

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In other news, Secret Spot has just sold out of its first set of copies of “GO BIG shRED,” but the Bellevue store still has a few left! Come and grab a copy for $10 while we’re still including $5 Next G gift cards with each purchase!