The Tactics Grind - A Tactics.com Blog http://grind.tactics.com Check out blog posts, videos and photo galleries from Tactics.com, an online retailer for snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing gear. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:04:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Warehouse Wednesday with John Morgan, Justin James, and Quinn Baser http://grind.tactics.com/posts/warehouse-wednesday-with-john-morgan-justin-james-and-quinn-baser http://grind.tactics.com/posts/warehouse-wednesday-with-john-morgan-justin-james-and-quinn-baser#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:04:27 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9898 It’s been a hot minutes since we’ve posted a Warehouse Wednesday. But can you blame us? There’s only so many mini ramp clips you can watch before you’ve seen one to many rock and rolls. In any case, we’re stoked to bring you this little session that went down earlier this week featuring Tactics team riders John Morgan, Justin James, and Quinn Baser.

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Black upper on a white outsole. There really isn’t anything that combo DOESN’T look good with. If you haven’t tried on the Nike SB Koston shoe, we highly recommend it as they are one of the most comfortable shoes in the game right now.

You know the drill. Janoskis always look good. Classic Blazers are hard to beat. The ever popular Dunk Low still turns heads with the updated sole and fat tongue.

Not much else we can say that you don’t already know and can’t see in the photos below, so check ‘em out and if any of these new steps fancy your liking, you can shop all Nike SB here.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/february-nike-sb-now-available-at-tactics/feed 0 It’s Always Funny In Springfield http://grind.tactics.com/posts/its-always-funny-in-springfield http://grind.tactics.com/posts/its-always-funny-in-springfield#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:57:08 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9860

A project one year in the making, from the east side of Eugene to the west side of Springfield and everywhere in between (Glenwood), it’s Always Funny In Springfield features Tactics riders, employees, homies, and kooks. “The Crew Goes Skateboarding”

]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/its-always-funny-in-springfield/feed 1 Found On Vimeo: Forrest Shearer – InnerViews http://grind.tactics.com/posts/found-on-vimeo-forrest-shearer-innerviews http://grind.tactics.com/posts/found-on-vimeo-forrest-shearer-innerviews#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:21:29 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9857 Stumbling through the Interwebs, we came across a short clip of Tactics team rider Forrest Shearer talking about growing up in SoCal, transitioning to a mountain town, embracing splitboarding, and reducing his carbon footprint by trekking to the mountain peaks via his own two feet.

Watch the full clip below or on Vimeo.

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Brown Santa dropped off several packages this morning, one that contained two new colorways of the very similar CONS Trapasso Pro Skate Shoes and the CTS Skate Shoes.

The Trapassos dropped in a black/white leather color that looks like it will stand up to the heaviest skate sessions while the CTS shoes come in a beluga/white suede color modeled after the ever popular Chuck Taylor. CTS, Chuck Taylor Skate. Get it?

Get ‘em here.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 ]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/spring-2012-converse-releases/feed 0 A Backcountry Awareness Tour Comes to Tactics http://grind.tactics.com/posts/a-backcountry-awareness-tour-comes-to-tactic http://grind.tactics.com/posts/a-backcountry-awareness-tour-comes-to-tactic#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:04:35 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9819

You got your splitboard, you got your transceiver, you’re ready for the backcountry. Right? Well, maybe. Don’t be “that guy (or gal)” who ignorantly drops the 40 degree slope and sends half a mountain of snow towards your buddies. OK, that dude wasn’t ignorant, but it goes to show no matter how many precautions you take, avalanche danger is nothing to mess with.

If you’re thinking of taking your sled to that remote chute you eyed up from the highway, stop by Tactics on Thursday, February 16th to speak with Volcom rider and backcountry guru Bryan Iguchi about all things OB.

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“It’s not a green movement, just an appropriate way of going about your life.” — Pete Michelinie, Greasebus co-manager

Doesn’t that just sound nice? Michelinie isn’t trying to greenwash anything. Not trying to jump on a bandwagon of living a greener life for the title. It’s just the appropriate way. Make sense to us.

If you haven’t heard of the Greasebus, it’s a group of environmentally conscious snowboards taking other like-minded individuals to and from Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.

For $20, you can get from downtown Portland to Mt. Hood or Seattle to Stevens Pass. And because the Greasebus runs off veggie oil, you know you’re doing your part to ensure future winter seasons with plenty of snow…unlike the season we’re currently in.

Check the video below to see what the Greasebus is all about or view on Vimeo here.

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Adidas teamed up with Roger Skateboards to kick off 2012, calling on the brand to mock up some colors for their Adi Ease shoe. Michael Sieben, the creative mastermind behind these Shaun White Target shirts (and Roger Skateboards), blends greys, blacks, and reds around the simple silhouette of the Adi Ease.

Check the gallery below and see all available Adi Ease colors at Tactics.com here.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 ]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/adidas-roger-adi-ease-skate-shoes/feed 2 Adidas Spring 2012 http://grind.tactics.com/posts/adidas-spring-2012 http://grind.tactics.com/posts/adidas-spring-2012#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:42:51 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9755

Lots of new Adidas hit the warehouse yesterday. For Spring 2012, you’ll see some classics that are hard to not like. Black upper, white outsole? Black upper, gum outsole? They all look good. Also, it’s good to see Lucas Puig get a custom Skate colorway. We hope he gets his own shoe in the near future, the dude definitely deserves it. Check the gallery below to see all the colors and shop all Adidas at Tactics.com here.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 ]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/adidas-spring-2012/feed 0 Jordan DeMoss and the AlphaBit Crew Shred Timberline http://grind.tactics.com/posts/jordan-demoss-and-the-alphabit-crew-shred-timberline http://grind.tactics.com/posts/jordan-demoss-and-the-alphabit-crew-shred-timberline#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:40:59 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9747 Tactics snow team rider Jordan DeMoss must have hit Timberline on the one week it actually got snow. It’s been dry and cold here in the Pacific Northwest and for a winter that was touted as living up to last year’s conditions, it sure has sucked. Check Jordan and his AlphaBit taking laps through the park at T-Line.

]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/jordan-demoss-and-the-alphabit-crew-shred-timberline/feed 0 The North Face Journey To Sustainability http://grind.tactics.com/posts/the-north-face-journey-to-sustainability http://grind.tactics.com/posts/the-north-face-journey-to-sustainability#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:40:17 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9744 Here at Tactics, we do what we can to lower our carbon footprint (Alternative Transportation Incentives) and are proud to be a part of 1% For The Planet, but there’s probably a little more that can always be done. That’s exactly what The North Face found out on a recent trip to Taiwan to inspect factories and find out exactly what it takes to get that jacket from Asia to your mountain so we can all enjoy the simple things like sliding down a mountain of snow.

]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/the-north-face-journey-to-sustainability/feed 0 Happy Holidays from Tactics http://grind.tactics.com/posts/happy-holidays-from-tactics http://grind.tactics.com/posts/happy-holidays-from-tactics#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:49:18 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9693

It didn’t matter if your Festival of Lights started last night or you’re waiting for Festivus on Friday, last night, the Tactics crew and extended family got together to put back a couple drinks, grub some food, hand out prizes, and celebrate the holiday season…yup, the Tactics Holiday Party was last night and we’ve come a long way since packing boxes in a garage over 12 years ago.

A big THANK YOU goes out to Matt and Bob for allowing the Tactics crew to work hard and play harder…maybe too hard? We’re looking at you, Jesse. How’s that brown bottle flu?

From everybody at Tactics, we’d like to wish you all a very happy holiday season. Now if you could just all wish for snow, that’d be great.

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Just like the title says, we recently received our December Nike SB shipment and most of them are available online. Check the gallery below to see the Blazer Low, Dunk Low & Mid, Janoski Low & Mid, Zoom Bruin, Omar Salazar SB and P. Rod 5s that all showed up.

Shop all Nike SB at Tactics here.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ]]> http://grind.tactics.com/posts/december-nike-sb-now-available-2/feed 0 Holiday Gift Guide, vol. 3 http://grind.tactics.com/posts/holiday-gift-guide-vol-3 http://grind.tactics.com/posts/holiday-gift-guide-vol-3#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:15:23 +0000 Benson http://grind.tactics.com/?p=9652

Our third Holiday Gift Guide installment should take care of that last minute stocking stuffer before your holiday shopping is complete. Ranging from $20-30 and one more day to receive free shipping, there really isn’t an excuse a last minute gift isn’t possible. Order by 1:00PM Pacific time and receive free standard shipping with guaranteed delivery by the end of next week.

Burton Logo Fill S/S T-Shirt – buy here

It’s the biggest independently owned snowboard company in the game and their sole owner makes it a point to ride 100+ days a season. The Burton Logo Fill S/S T-shirt is basic and timeless. See all available colors at Tactics.com here.

Beanies! With 950+ beanies in stock and ready to ship, we’re sure you can find something you’ll like. Whether you like Cupcakes or need a new Daily Beanie, Neff has you covered. Look at me? No, Look at You with that Roxy Beanie.

Shop all beanies right here.

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RVCA Ghost Chant Gloves – buy here

The Ghost Chant Glove from RVCA features intarsia knitting. We’ll be honest, we didn’t know what intarsia knitting was before we saw these gloves, but now if anyone asks, we know what our favorite kind of knitting is. More colors available at Tactics.com here.

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