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If 10,000 LA Biters ride a longboard instead of driving once a week (to work, to a friend's, to the bar...one way), in a year we'll save enough gas to drive across country more than 450 times.

Almost half of America's 6 mil-plus skateboarders live in CA.

Skate and (Don’t) Destroy

The Bite

Wanna thrash without thrashin' the planet? Ditch the gas-guzzler and drop into Arbor Sports for a board made from sustainably harvested bamboo, which is strong enough to handle any grind, yet flexible and resistant to compression. Models range from the beefy Vice, a modern board designed for street-inspired skating (our fave) to the Bamboo Blunt for sidewalk surfing, and all sport cool designs, including graphic art reproduced from centuries-old silk scrolls. AS also carries eco-friendly T-shirts and hoodies, donates to nonprofs such as Nature Conservancy, prints its catalogs on recycled paper with soy ink, and offsets 100% of its carbon footprint. Skateboarding is not a crime - as long as you're just skating and not destroying (the earth).

Wanna Try

Arbor Sports, 102 Washington Blvd., Venice (310-577-1120). Bamboo Blunt, $160 (prices vary).

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