Next week, (as in Thinking about it cont.)
Alright, I did trek to Edinburgh in the end, but amazingly in this month of rainfall record breaking, actually got a dry day, so I didn't make it to the bmx ridden skatepark. I kicked it at Bristo square all day, and I'm glad i went. I grew up skating at Bristo, when I was a youngun, and its always in my mind as to why I skate. Getting taken there when I was like 4, it was the first place I ever saw skateboarding, and all I wanted to learn from then on was how to make my board "jump", infact its where my obsession with skateboarding started all together. (Its the mike york "thing that made me want to go skate")... Aaaaaanyway, I Have to say thanks to the locals for making me feel welcome straight away, (hadn't even done the mandatory first kickflip). Had a couple games of skate with them just to warm up, which was cool. The locals riiiiip , so good at street skating, Bristo is not the easiest place to skate, all the ledges are well rounded seeing as its been thee spot in Edinburgh since i was 4 and before. All of them had so many flips on lock, with good style. There were one or two that stood out, unfortunately i didn't pick up any names, we were just on skating terms, but there was one fella going so fast at stuff, but not in a hesh way, he kept the steez, and was doin some difficult stuff, he might have been repping focus skateshop but I couldn't say. Another fella was doing the best ledge lipslides ever, really cash n to fakie too. To top all this off I had a good day too, my skating was pretty on, which always makes y feel good, got a fs tailside flip out which was definitely a plus. then I went back to my sisters to watch Pirates of the Caribbean and have tea. hummm. Another thing I noticed was that there's new signs posted up, The Regulations of Bristo Square inc. no skateboarding, I really hope they're relaxed about that rule because it really has been a big boost to Edinburgh skate scene, Definitely a love park situation if it got skate stopped. So if your planning any trips in Scotland, try and get there, its great fun just to roll round ollieing on and off ledges really. (Probably the longest post I've ever written.) OVER AND OUT!
Thinkin bout it!
I'm thinking about trecking to Edinburgh on my own to the indoor park there, transgression skatepark, it looks pretty cool (check the pics) but all the vids are of bmx ers, I've got nowt against them mind, but theyre very fast, and silent and the park looks very small, I'm scared. And just set up my new board this very morn right now in fact, and its flexing a lot, I'm worried itl snap as soon as i get in the place, that would suck! I'm scared. Do boards usually snap if theyre flexy? should i call the trip off and take the board back? tune in next week. (could do with an answer to that flexy board question btw, the boards noticeably bendy)
That is soooo cliche
Get on over to the cliche site to see full length vids by them, theyre awesome, even got their newest (i think) vid cle featuring Andrew Brophy and Lucas Puig and a whole host of other amazing international riders, the first part on the bon apetit video is a banger, unfortunately i cant remember the name, (sorry first guy!) anyway check it, so good! CLICHE VIDS!
Handsome Lifestyle
Check out Handsome Lifestyle! Ben Datmo, (a friend of myself and Graham, pictured above) is the main man behind the designs of this Swedish-based clothing company that is new and fresh and is dedicated to skateboarding. Ben is a dedicated skater himself and a talented designer.
By the way...Datmo has some serious frontside flips. Don't mess with them.
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