Mike Vallely has officially stepped down from Element to pursue his own company called “By The Sword” which in still in the works. In the meantime 1031 is making a board for Mike V until he can get his own under his feet. We should have them up on the site soon.

This is one of my all-time favorite tricks to pull off, but takes time to learn how to do it correctly. Here we go. Place your feet on the board like you were about to do your normal ollie. But instead of popping the board like your normal ollie, you are rolling the board around your back foot  Continue Reading »

Some skaters view Mike Vallely as one of the last true old school skaters still influencing the industry today. Whether or not this is true, Mike V has been in the media’s eye since he was a teenager. Mike V was Powell-Peralta’s golden child and skated to prove everyone that this was true. Now Mike  Continue Reading »

Mike Vallely has been offline for about a year now, but now is back and ready for the New Year with his new blog and website. Mike V has been all over the media with his new iPhone App Do or Die, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Myspace and a new TV series by Fuel called Drive.  Continue Reading »