Martin Ericson: K2 Varsity Tryout Session
Swedish K2 veteran Martin Ericson skating the new samples from K2.
He used to be on the K2 Team in sweden back in the early 90’s.
He is now pushing his 30’s but still got game after so many years of being inactive within the swedish skating community.
We are all happy to get one of our biggest veterans back in the game.
Thanks Rawkus JR.
Tags: k2, k2 varsity
October 26th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Damn, nice to see Martin on K2’s again! :D
October 26th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
When we saw the first pics there were a few guys who stated that maybe they´ll look good once someone has em on his feet and they were showing a bit of wear. Now we can all see that this skate doesn´t look under “any”circumstances.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
i think they look kinda nice actually, i would not trade them for my carbons tho but i think they look flashy anyway haha.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
i think they look cool. nice to se something new
October 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Nice to see you rolling again bro!
October 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
cant wait to order mine
October 26th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
i have to confess i like the way they look… but i wont be fooled by my nostalgia, wont buy em… rollerblading changed while K2 was out…
October 26th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Damn that brings back those memories when I had my Backyarders
October 26th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
please K2 back in the business, support skaters and events!
October 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
its all about slim (not FAT) skates.. so go k2 –>>
October 26th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
This is the best edit ever! bringing back memories with martin, k2 skates and RATM haha.. !!
October 26th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
i won’t buy them, not even for the souls.
i got a white pair of Carbon soul plates and modified them to fit my 2009 Fatty Pros. the souls and negatives are wider, and look a shit ton better than these red ones. they also skate way better than stock. Come on K2, when will you get the soul situation right?
October 26th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
bring back the K2 transfers and nemsis
October 26th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
everybody that likes this prob. skates as ugly or more ugly then martin in this edit…
*PUKE PUKE PUKE*
& i dont hate K2… ive skated K2 in the begin days when there where only K2 fattys or roces majestic12’s…
K2 now is decades behind the other brands… thrones or shimas from 10 years ago are prob. better then this crap…
no hate, just facts
peace
October 26th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
i don’t see any “royal” trick… it’s because this skates DON’T have a groove?
ouu yeah…
K2… we are in constant evolution… where’s the big news for us?
even rollerblade can do better…
sad…
October 26th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Det mark at han inte har åkt på et tag.
Jamfort med jag kan killen inte aka lines.
Man han få skylda seg sjelv før at inte trena.
Halsning en som åkt non stop i tjugo år.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Old man look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
Twenty four
and there’s so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two.
Love lost, such a cost,
Give me things
that don’t get lost.
Like a coin that won’t get tossed
Rolling home to you.
Old man take a look at my life
I’m a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that’s true.
Lullabies, look in your eyes,
Run around the same old town.
Doesn’t mean that much to me
To mean that much to you.
I’ve been first and last
Look at how the time goes past.
But I’m all alone at last.
Rolling home to you.
Old man take a look at my life
I’m a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that’s true.
Old man look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
ha this edit is sweet , and pushing 30’s? damn i hope I will be doing the same in the future, and since when does the skate make the skater?
im just saying it doesn’t really matter which skate you have on as long as you use them to have fun and enjoy Blading , thats the true value of rolling =]
October 26th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
amen nattyp
Your comment was a bit too short. Please go back and try again.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
this is my first blog/post i think the skates are nice dont look like they are keeping with times which is gd i think in some cases dont change it if its ok anyway. much respect to martin he still got it, much love. keep rolling.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Razors, Deshi, USD, Xsjado etc are more better than K2, idk why they came..
October 26th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I think they look awesome 8)
October 26th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
damn i wish that edit was longer so i could see more strait airs and mizou tricks. i sure wish i was this good. HA
October 26th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
FUCK k2 !!! ( h-block story!)
October 26th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
WHY NOt just bring the normal grey and black fatty pro, and just do some slight modifications to make em stronger, better soulplate, and thats it. i loved my k2s
October 26th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
sick edit !! we are in 1997 or what !
October 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Yeah old GC2 frames =)
October 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
i remember everyones k2’s ripping and falling apart everywhere.
October 26th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
haha yeah i rememer broken cuffs, liners torn open… everybody was buying them though
October 26th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
FattyPro 4 life!
October 27th, 2009 at 12:50 am
No. NO. Not this. Good to see you again Martin. But K2…only way i buy these is if i see Aragon do a 180 in them.
October 27th, 2009 at 1:49 am
You guys are all ripping into K2 because of what they were like in the past.. Granted, i skated Pat Lennens for my first skate, obviously i didnt know any better then because i thought they were sick as fuck. now they clearly are not. K2 Varsity though looks much better, kind of looks like a red os boot. How many of you have actually tried them? and can actually say what they skate like before putting them down.
Props to martin too, sick edit. He killed it and is still holding it down. Niceone
October 27th, 2009 at 2:48 am
bring back some 250’s or those ones louie zamora was skating back in vg 14… in a 2009 version..
October 27th, 2009 at 3:01 am
What has k2 done for rollerblading? Of course they are going to try and come back and make a skate. The industry is actually doing better now. Don’t give your money to this company. If things go bad, they abandon ship.
Support those who support you!!!
October 27th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Christian you are a nub.
Ok first k2 left because no one gave the skate a chance and let themselves see how good they were. They had to drop the team and just take a break to let them gain the funds to bring back a skate that people would enjoy. Im glad k2 is trying to make a come back. Rollerblading needs alittle more to help kids look at differnt skates and what they would like. Personaly ive always loved k2 and rollerblade. A few years ago everyone was hatin on rollerblade now everyone loves them.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:44 am
they have a huge groove fucking dumb bastards…i’d rock em..wouldnt buy them though. still thivk they are kick as..something brand new! hell yeah
October 27th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Roll with it during 3 weeks in a skatepark in concrete, hushed up will see in which state they will be.. (Sorry i don’t have a good english)
October 27th, 2009 at 7:41 am
I just wish they made them in black =(
but this is me being selfish and have been skating on K2’s since 1996 and never stopped riding them…so I want black ones instead =)
maybe they’ll make me some customs like they did before, for the top name pros that skated for them!!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:27 am
“fast eddie”
good stuff on putting the carbon souls on the fatty pros, i rock that shit too
October 27th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
somebody please bomb the k2 factory that makes teh inline skates…
PLEASE…
stick with making skies k2… you guys are verry good at that… but please don’t make anymore inline skates…
xxx
October 27th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
i agree with roll247 the 250CC may have been the best k2 skate ever good soul great wrap around bacslide plate and real comfy most of the tricks i do do today i either learned or locked down whith those 250cc allthey would need know is a stronger cuff
October 27th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Ha,ha, that back back true t kettle was sick! Glad your back in the game
Martin!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
i lol’d really hard. kinda expected a sick edit. skates look alright, but the soul just looks like cheap chinesse shit glued on. I’ll take a free pair.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
HOW IRONIC is it that he’s skating 2nd gen GC’s on K2’s?!?!?
The irony is killing me…
October 29th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
thanks Michael P. ;) , yea mmm what a suprise useing a sweed pro.. i take the way marc was skating wasnt to wow like alfano does… but more fun chill roll sesh… i still say change the jock material.. and have a replacable liner… and obviously… UFS….
October 29th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
haha yes those gcs that got shat on by k2 for being too similar..
October 29th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
awsum to see some old day rollers giving what they love another go.. andmate get into shape while your not 45ish… your still young!