today is a really sad day for theskateboarding community worldwide... news came in all over the skateboarding social media, that dylan joseph rieder, passed on earlier today, the 12th of october 2016, at an early age of 28, due to complications battling cancer, leukemia to be precise.
you were really one of a kind, the best at what you did and also, a truly inspirational individual. yet you have gone too young, too soon... maybe the skate gods have better plans for you up there, somewhere...
ride in peace, dylan and my regards to all the legendary skate rats that have passed on and are there with you above the clouds. legendsnever die and you'll forever be remembered in our hearts. thank you for the mark and impact that you have made for theskateboarding culture, community and skatesouls worldwide.
in honour of peter hewitt's heated spitfire wheels part that recently dropped, grant schubert compiled over four minutes of raw footage from the independent's 2007 northwest, and 30th anniversary trips...
crank it up to 11, and don't look back because hewitt's the epitome of raw power. hell yeah, pete!!!
volcom unveils its latest collaboration inspired by the thrashin’ fashion of gouging grinds and heat-seeking aerial bombardments. together, volcom and spitfire bring a collective 50 years of experience in making quality products specifically designed for those who keep the eternal skate-fire stoked. hard like stone and hot like fire, this collection does not burn alone. take note of its clean and functional style created for long days and nights of deep exploratory recon in the streets kids call home. backed by mutual riders grant taylor, ryan sheckler, dennis busenitz, dustin dollin, chris pfanner, collin provost, dane burman, alec majerus,kyle walker, nassim guammaz and alex nidler, the volcomxspitfirecollection is coming in hot!
i also got the new issue of thrasher magazine february 2015 - issue #415 (king of the road 2014 issue)! it includes a free"thrasher magazine's 2014 hell of a year"dvd!hells yeah!!! can't wait to pop it in my computer and watch it! \m/
and check out the first look videoof feb 2015's mag with jamie thomas below.
jamie was on king of the road with zero three times and they won it three times. it takes a kotr legend to comment properly on our february issue.
when you manhandle a couple of san francisco's famous spots, people take notice. when you ravage the whole bay area, you get a feature video part for the whole world to see. fardell is on a tear!
copped some fresh new stickers from go sports earlier in da' evening. mr. eddie goh was kind enough to give me a discount on 'em and he also threw in some of the shop's stickers as well! hells yeah! thanks, eddie! much appreciated! =)
got this big assindependent truck co.iron on patch from jaymz earlier yesterday. look how big it is in comparison to a singapura one dollar coin. thanks, bro' and big ups!
got these stickers from go sports, courtesy of i-s! thanks, mate!
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photos & image editing: pinkviolence
also got this thrasher skate goatiron on patch in white from interstate boardshop, also courtesy of i-s! thanks again, mate! cheers and beers!
welcome back to final day of john cardiel week. if you missed day 1’s collection of old cards interviews or day 2's anti hero & spitfire ad archive or day 3's waffle when-sday with john's cover and video gallery or day 4's interview with patrick o'dell about the making of the cardiel epicly later'd episodes then you should definitely go back and check those out first.
normally for our five favorites videos we follow riders to their favorite hangouts but this week for the 5th and final day of john cardiel's week we went a different route and took a cruise around san francisco with john's anti hero teammate / friend and one of the funniest guys in skateboarding, frank gerwer, to look at some of his favorite cardiel skatespots around sf.
more epic spots and epic skating with the spitfire team. hamburg and rotterdam have the goods and we finally get shut down at the end of the road with a 30-year storm.
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yardsale!
when you're on the road for three weeks with the spitfire team, a lot shit happens—and it all adds up to one great yardsale.
the spitfire team keeps the fire lit, burning up spots all around copenhagen. more good times coming: back to the mainland into hamburg and on to rotterdam. look out!
sleeping in the bushes, 105 everyday, cold rivers, atlantic ocean, epic spots, castles, van overheating, epic food, and great hosts... plus grant taylor, peter hewitt and pedro barros. thanks again to diogo and goncalo for the hospitality. next up: berlin!
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berlin!
the whole crew convenes on berlin and spots get slaughtered before they head to the nordic territories. copenhagen's up next!
be sure to stay tuned in to their next video and trip to copenhagen,onthrasher magazine'ssite!
i met vince thru my homiejustin guillen in 2007. we would all go skate and at first i had no idea how i was gonna filmvince 'cause he skated so fast!i kept thinking that i wasn't going to be able to keep up or i was gonna break myfish eyetrying to film thevincanity! regardless we made it work!we filmed just to get footy since he was broke, sponsorless, working a 9-5 and ripping hard!then he entered that dc king of lacontest and killed it! everything changed for the better after that.we sent some footy to chocolate and the rest is history!that footage is in this part along with whatever we could film over the years.hard times but good times.
cheers vince!
vincent alvarez skates for chocolate skateboards, lakai shoes, spitfire wheels, diamond hardware, skate sauce wax, dickies clothing & footprint insoles.
filmed and edited by amrit jain, using sony vx2000 cameras, mk1 fisheye and final cut pro.
bon appetite!
buy the fullskate sauce “hard times but good times”dvd, here.
here's another one of my skate hero. tony trujillo, yo! he skates for fourstar clothing, indy trucks, spitfire wheels, anti hero skateboards and vans shoes. he fuckin' shreds!
he also sings and plays bass guitar for bad shit too!