TransWorld Skateboarding – November 2000 – Volume 16, Number 5
This issue delivers an international skate tour with standout features across Europe, North America, and beyond. The cover and Pro Spotlight center on Rudy Johnson and John Cardiel, both celebrated for their raw, no-nonsense styles and deep roots in skate culture.
“Boys from Brazil” explore the trials and tribulations of skating in South America, highlighting the passion and challenges unique to the scene there. Across the Atlantic, Twelve Days in Europe takes readers through a hectic and inspiring tour, showcasing spots from Gly to Santa Barbara, and into Sweden’s vibrant skate landscape.
Canada’s park scene is given special attention with an inside look at “Canada Parks,” revealing an “unfair advantage” for local skaters taking full advantage of their terrain.
The issue also includes regular columns like Gasbag, Litterbox, and Jam Sandwich, offering a mix of interviews, humor, and session recaps. Essential guides such as Starting Point and Trick Tip keep skills sharp, while New York Minute delivers the pulse of NYC’s skate scene.
Closing with Check Outs, the issue rounds out a global snapshot of skateboarding at the turn of the millennium, blending travel, culture, and heavy-hitting skating from all corners of the world.
Photographs capture key moments, including Sluggo’s throwdown on the North Vancouver snake run, immortalized by Morris’s lens—proof of the sport’s deep visual culture fueled by thousands of dedicated photographers.
