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The Red Pen Streetboard Magazine Story

The Home of Streetboarding Since 2008

First launched in 2008 Red Pen Streetboard Magazine has always had one clear aim:

Tell the stories of the sport of the sport we love.

The tricks. The riders. The contests. The trips & tours.

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Who's Telling The Story?

Red Pen Streetboard Magazine was founded by Jay "The Captain" Nowman, Stef Tribe & Sam Cooke.

Jay is the one on the ones & twos day to day, having himself been streetboarding since 1994.

Meet the Red Pen Team

Red Pen is the fourth Title from the crew stretching right back to 1998.

Jay & Stef launched their first Streetboard Magazine at just 16 years old:

Previous Titles

  • Suburban Droog | 1999

    Looking back at this, we were some pretty determined teenagers. Produced on a first gen imac, with a 100mb state of the art zip disc. We managed two colour covered issues and sold them in teh UK, USA & Germany.

  • Anal Toupee | 1998

    Forgive the title. We were sniggering teenage boys at the time. Anal Toupee was a step up if not in taste, but in ambitions.

    Modelled on the hardcore punk fanzine scene, its barely legible, but it proves Jay has had a mean melon grab in two milleniums.

    Feat:

    - The Spluge Review

    - Pumpin' Jim

    - D Cooper Interview

    (D is now a missing person, so if anyone has news do get in touch)

    & some more we can't read.

  • The Dairy Farm

    A tri-fold zine that got us hooked on the print format!

    We used to roll as TEAM CHEeSE before The True Skool. Unfortunately the only remaining copy is currently lost in a black and white Mickey Mouse folder. Serious. If you see it. Holla!
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"Some say the name Red Pen is because its a love letter to streetboarding.

Others that its The Teacher's Mark of Dissapproval.

But we like to think its because its from the Blood of the Scribe."

Red Pen Streetboard Magazine FAQ

DRAGAN BOARDS SIMON JOHNS

Do you still release Print Magazines?

Yes we do and will. But as technology shifts so does our prime focus for where we tell the stories.

Print is by nature not current, not cheap and reassuringly not fast.

As of May 2025 we have our eyes on a new strategy for the print versions of Red Pen Streetboard Magazine.

Stay locked to the usual channls for incoming info.

Are print versions of back issues available?

As of May 2025 not right now. But they may be soon!

What are your top tips for streetboarding?

Check out our beginner's guide here!

Moving Pictures.

Video is probably our current medium of choice. We have a growing back catalogue covering all types of content from raw edits, insights behind the Tricks that Shook and of course our legendary Buyer's Guides.

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