One aspect making the adidas Skateboarding collection interesting, is certainly the continued work with Mark Gonzales. We are not sure where the brand would be today, without that association.

The newest sneaker to be designed by the iconic skater and artist is the Ciero, coming as part of the adidas Skateboarding Spring 2009 collection. Via Complex.

Expect the adidas Skateboarding “Mark Gonzales” Ciero to pop up in stores as of January.

BJ Betts, renowned tattooist and typographer, has joined forces with adidas Skateboarding to work on a small capsule collection. The collection consists of two sneakers, the Bucktown ST and the Ciero Mid, as well as three t-shirts. Via Complex.

The adidas Skateboarding x BJ Betts collection will be released in January 2009.

Detailed images of the complete line-up follow after the jump.

Burton Flagship Stores have a treat for all the New Yorkers out there. The New York Store will be hosting a series of day trips up to the slopes in Hunter Mountain, NY. There are deeply discounted lift tickets available for only $25 and only $25 bus fare up there. That is a whole day of snowboarding for only $50! The trips run from January through March on Saturdays and can be booked at www.urbansherpa.biz or by calling Burton’s Hotline at 917.692.5222.

It’s fun and not that expensive, maybe worth considering!

For more trip details, look after the jump.

For Spring 2009, adidas Skateboarding continues to work with Mark Gonzales. You will see both a sneaker and a sneaker covered in the art by Mark Gonzales. The graphics nicely blend in, and even though they are all-over the sneaker, they do not seem too bold.

Take a detailed look at the adidas Skateboarding x Mark Gonzales Spring 2009 offering after the jump.

LIGHTNING BOLTS presented by Nike 6.0 and ARF from Glenn PP Milligan on Vimeo.

A couple of weeks ago we announced the Nike “Lightning Bolts” event that took place in Hollywood from December 11th to 14th. Thanks to Nigel Sylvester, we have a nice video recap from the event. More info on the event can be found here.

Today we got a first look at the Cannondale “Stealth” concept bike. Aside from the looks, the bike has a lot of impressive features, including a special new fork construction in all carbon fibre, as well as a monocoque carbon frame. The matt paint is just another point of attraction. Inspired by the Stealth fighter jet, the Cannondale bike is an impressive piece of sports equipment that we will hopefully soon see on the market.

Many more detailed shots of the bike follow after the jump.

We present you the latest pack from Fitted Hawaii, entitled The Ki’s. The pack, which consists of a New Era cap, a t-shirt and a skateboard deck, pays homage to Waikiki.

“Starting with the cap, it features an all over print of the many subtleties that are associated with Waikiki, full moons, tropical flowers, palm trees and the calm ocean, which runs under the brim as well. The inside features a really gangster, neon green sating lining with the infamous tri-lock pattern which gives it more “oomph.” The tee is printed on all black and features a 3M reflective tri-lock print on the front, the crown on the back, Aloha Served Daily on the right sleeve and the crest on the right. And as you read up above a little earlier, we are proud to introduce our first ever Fitted skateboard deck in which we collaborated with APB (A’ala Park Boardshop) on. The deck utilizes the same “Ki’s” print as seen on the hat, on both the top and bottom of the skate deck.”

More images follow after the jump.

Once again artist Grotesk gets together with 5 Boro. He designed the Pigeon League deck a couple of years ago for 5 Boro, playing with varsity symbols. For the upcoming season Grotesk remixed the original design, added some silver to it and also designed matching wheels.

Expect the 5 Boro x Grotesk Pigeon League 2008 Pack to be released soon.

More detailed images follow after the jump.

Element has collaborated with Imaginary Foundation on a series of skatedecks.

“The Imaginary Foundation is a think tank from Switzerland that does experimental research on new ways of thinking and the power of the imagination. They hold dear a belief in human potential and seek progress in all directions. The small clandestine team is headed up by the mysterious “Director,” a 70 something uber intellectual who’s father founded the Dadist movement. Avoiding direct publicity the team has sought streetwear as an unlikely vehicle for bringing their ideas beyond the academic realm and into popular culture.”

Visually the graphics by Imaginary Foundation have always been directly identifiable, which is also the case with the skatedecks. Look out for a release in the coming weeks.

Just like many other US brands, also Lakai produces a special collection for the Japanese market that comes out with lots of interesting styles every season. Here we give you a look at the Manchester Select and the Carroll Select that have just come out at Mita.

The Lakai Manchester Select looks great. All red upper, white details – a super clean sneaker that you can wear with pretty much anything. About the Carroll Select we are less excited. Black patent leather upper and all-over design just seems like it was something that worked yesteryear.

You can have a look after the jump.