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Nike SB “Cigar City” Dunk High Premium Available 09/21/11 - Update SOLD OUT

UPDATE: NOW SOLD OUT

The latest Quickstrike release from Nike SB, the “Cigar City” Dunk High Premium will be available @BlackSheepNC on Wednesday, September 21st at 11:00 am.

Nike SB has teamed up again with legendary skate artist Todd Bratrud for another “smoking” collaboration following the previously released “Cheech and Chong” SB Dunk High that was an instant classic. This time around they’ve also included The Skatepark of Tampa in the mix to pay homage to the historic Ybor City area of Tampa, Florida. Ybor City was established in the late 19th century by cigar manufacturers and was home to thousands of Spanish, Cuban, and Italian immigrants. Cigar production was the main source of income for the area over the next 50 years, thus serving as inspiration for this collaboration.

A perfect Fall season release, the Nike SB “Cigar City” Dunk High Premium features a rich earth tone upper of brown leather and suede accented with gold and contrasted nicely against a deep red burgundy swoosh. Most notably, the side panel also features a unique texture that is reminiscent of cigar rolling paper. The shoe is finished off with a midnight black midsole and steel grey bottom. The result is a sophisticated mix of premium materials and subtle color variations in perfect harmony. As an extra bonus, similar to the Cheech & Chong Dunk, a surprise second material layer is said to be hidden underneath that will be revealed as the shoe is skated and material worn away.

We’ve been getting calls for these for weeks and expect it to be a highly sought after release. As with all Nike SB Premium Quickstrikes, the “Cigar City” will be an in-store only release that is sure to sell out quickly. Please plan accordingly to ensure you get your pair.

Red Bull Manny Mania CLT Web Coverage

Some coverage popping up on the web from last weekend’s Red Bull Manny Mania.

This was an epic weekend with lots of great skating and lots of great friends in town to hang out and rage. Another special thanks to all the homies at Red Bull, SPoT, and all the shops and skaters that showed up for supporting Black Sheep and Charlotte Skateboarding.

Mike has some photos of the local crew up over at Danger Means Nothing. Also, be sure to check the main page for lots of other great photos.

Ryan Flynn was in town for the event and has posted some great pics up over at Skateboarder Magazine

Matt Fink ripped it up all day long in the heat and came in first with Scotty Moore and Connor Champion in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Lots of Black Sheep homies rounding out the top 12 as well, so the locals were definitely ripping it up.

Checkout a quick video clip and final results over at Skatepark of Tampa.

Tampa AM Live Webcast

If you’re not in Tampa or out shredding Sunday, check out Fuel TV for the live HD webcast of the Tampa AM finals at 12 p.m. (eastern standard time). They’ll be broadcasting the Am Semi-Finals, Am Finals, Best Trick Final and Awards.