Forget about likes. Forget about shares. Forget about waiting for the algorithm to notice your clip. SkateHut has partnered with CityLegends, the app for street culture that converts your tricks into tangible rewards, and we've created a prize pool specifically for skateboarders, scooter riders, and BMX riders.
We've already witnessed an amazing response from riders tackling the challenges, and we want even more of you to join in. Here's all the information you need.
What is CityLegends?
CityLegends is a community app designed for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, freerunning, and parkour. It serves as a spot map, contest platform, and street culture hub. It's a place where you can locate verified spots nearby, share your clips, compete against other riders one-on-one, enter tournaments, and participate in weekly and monthly challenges.
The concept is straightforward: stop posting for free. Every trick you land offers a chance to earn something in return, whether that be coins, cash, brand vouchers, or CityLegends merchandise.
The SkateHut Prize Pool
As a part of our collaboration, SkateHut is offering real prizes for the challenges that matter most to our riders. Successfully complete a challenge and you could receive a £10 SkateHut voucher from us, to immediately reinvest into your gear, whether it's new decks, grip tape, bearings, or your next pair of shoes.
This is part of CityLegends' broader mission to ensure talent is recognised wherever it emerges. As Christian Gerards from CityLegends states:
"Community has always been a priority at CityLegends. We launched The Street Comp because we believe international competition shouldn't be limited to a select few. Talent is everywhere, and every athlete should have the opportunity to be noticed."
That's precisely why we wanted to get involved. Whether you're practicing at your local park or filming tricks on the street near your home, this is a platform designed to notice you.
Beyond Likes: Why Direct Rewards Are the Future of Action Sports
For years, action sports content has depended on social media metrics. Likes, shares, views, comments. You achieve the trick of your lifetime, post it, and hope it performs. But hope isn't a reward mechanism, and algorithms don't cover the cost of bearings.
What CityLegends and similar platforms represent is a shift in how skate, scoot, and BMX culture engages its riders. Instead of seeking engagement for its own sake, you are rewarded directly for what you have actually accomplished. The trick, the clip, the completed challenge. No guessing whether the algorithm chose to show your video to anyone. You complete it, you submit it, and you receive a reward.
This is significant for a community built on hours of practice for a single clip. A kickflip down a staircase that took forty attempts deserves more than just a few likes from friends, and now it can earn a real reward. It's a much more direct, much more honest exchange than the traditional social media model, and it gives real value back to the riders doing the work.
How to Get Involved
- Download CityLegends — available now for iOS and Android.
- Discover your local spots using the in-app Spotmap, which is built and updated by the community.
- Take on a challenge — weekly object challenges, monthly challenges, and tournaments are all live right now.
- Complete the challenge, submit your clip, and claim your reward — including your £10 SkateHut voucher for eligible challenges.
Skateboarders, scooter riders, and BMX riders — this is for you. Stop posting for free. Start getting rewarded for what you can already do.
Download CityLegends now and start transforming your tricks into real rewards with SkateHut.