Transition Construction is soon to be breaking ground on revitalization and additions to Canada’s second oldest skatepark.  Both the Skull Skates and RDS crews grew up skating the crusty twin bowls so it seemed only right to get involved with their rebirth.  Part of the proceeds of the latest RDS and Skull Skates Collaboration will go towards installing two new RDS x Skull Skates Granite Benches at China Creek Skatepark in East Vancouver BC.   The Latest RDS x Skull Skates Collab features Made in Canada T-Shirts, Tanks & Fleece as well as Vintage Camo Surplus items suppli ..read more

SKATEPARK OF TAMPA (SPoT),  4215 E Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL Considered one of the top skateboarding venues on the East Coast of the United States and is well known for its annual Tampa Am and Tampa Pro competitions.  ..read more

Over the Summer Ryan Decenzo, Malik Walker, Micky Papa and Ben Paterson and the rest of the crew met up for about ten days of filming in Vancouver.  We're proud to present The Red Dragon Team in "A Week Or So In... Vancouver" Watch the new video over at the Berrics website now!  https://theberrics.com/ Also check out some of the great shots from the making of this new video below!  Moses and Ryan with a quick bondo job for the rail spot.   Ryan put on a handrail clinic this day, rifling off three tricks, one being this Switch 180&nbs ..read more

Check out the video recap of our demo for the Grand Opening of the Mahon Skateplaza in North Vancouver, BC. featuring team riders Ryan Decenzo, Micky Papa, Ben Paterson, Malik Walker, Rob "Sluggo" Boyce, Moses Itkonen, Michael James, Shawn Beaupre, Erasmus Burford, Ryan Oughton, and Arron Johnson ..read more

DEDICATED TO THE SKATEBOARDERS OF NORTH VANCOUVER We’re grateful for the terrific opportunity to be involved in making the #mahonskateplaza in North Vancouver a reality.  Through your purchases and loyal support of our brand, we've been able to continue our goal of supporting Canadian Skateboarding by upgrading skateparks and spots.   The #rdsgranite installation at Mahon is our largest yet and more skateparks and skate spots will continue to receive benches.  The major construction by @transition_construction has now wrapped up with the installation o ..read more

Red Dragon (RDS) is committed to supporting Canadian skateboarding and we support all skaters past, present, and future.      Recently, we challenged Canadian skateboarders across the country to clean up, shovel snow, fix, and help make our skateparks better for everyone in exchange for free skateboards.  The result was overwhelming!  Red Dragon happily donated hundreds of skateboards using the hashtag #rdsskateparkcleanup on our instagram @thereddragons.   We thank everyone who participated!       ..read more

What was to be a temporary feature, the Mahon skate park will now be a permanent structure in the City of North Vancouver park.   City of North Vancouver commenced construction of Mahon skate park last week (June 13), as the municipal government confirmed that what was to be a temporary stopgap will now be a permanent feature in the park. Council expects the skate park to be fully completed this summer, after a workshop with skateboard community members in May was held to talk about its design. Feedback from the workshop and an online survey were taken into consideration in the final lay ..read more

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We just introduced the 3rd iteration of the Mike Jones X RDS collaboration.  The "Pack Axe" is unique and handmade with a blade made from high-carbon steel and a handle made from reclaimed skateboard. Mike Jones has previously collaborated with Red Dragon with the Mike Jones X RDS Knife, and the Mike Jones X RDS Bushfucker.  "I’m super excited about working with these guys, and it’s super weird seeing my current passion integrate with one of my wasted youth!" Mike Jones is a full-time knife maker and blade smith based in central British Columbia. He built his first knife in 2013 and ..read more

  2020 seemed to affect everyone in the world differently, but skaters seemed to thrive, what was 2020 like for you? -It was definitely crazy and a major change to my normal skate lifestyle. All of a sudden all the contests and all travel just stopped. But it made it good for some unlocked potential to skate certain spots and being able to hit schoolyards 7 days a week was definitely rad! So I’m grateful to have been able to buckle down in the streets and handle a bunch of street skating and filming so that was cool!     As we do this interview, you’re chillin in a hotel in It ..read more