Mathieu Ledoux: Arizona Sessions
Powerblading goes along with pureblading. The first day on my powerblade set-up felt like home right away.
I truly feel like every blader out there should have a powerblade set-up in order to enjoy skating at is fullest. I felt a new kind of freedom with them.
I relearned to enjoy skating itself. Just the feeling of rolling around became fun again.
I had only 5 days with them for this Edit but I know that there are so many things that can be done with these bad boys on. Welcome to this place where the word “Rolling” finds its meaning.
Peace – Mathieu Ledoux.
Song: Bassnectar – Timestretch. Thanks Thomas H.
Tags: arizona, freeskates, mathieu ledoux, powerblading
January 4th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick !
January 4th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
That was fucking awesome. If I tried that hand plant gap over those stairs, I’d be shaking a turd out of my big wheelies. loving the freeskating idea.
January 4th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
woooow, last trick was SICK!!
January 4th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
I love him and his skating, but WHY the shorts! Nobody ever looks good skating in shorts.
January 4th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Last trick – brass balls. Mah gawwwd!
January 4th, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Yes the last Trick!!!
January 4th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
So good, wish the grinds werent in there cos hes not even got the same frames while skating the hand rail.
January 4th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
“Powerblading goes along with pureblading. The first day on my powerblade set-up felt like home right away.
I truly feel like every blader out there should have a powerblade set-up in order to enjoy skating at is fullest. I felt a new kind of freedom with them.”
FUCK THAT SHIIIIIIIIT! You are definitely a pure , no doubt, you skate as hell but don’t even say commercial stuff like this.
You could do all your tricks in this video without Powerblading, you’re skating is enough to sell shit.
Sponsor put pressure but you got the skating.
Please USD, call Joe Navran to make you that block buster.
Le bisou,
January 4th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
fast plant backflip cesslide thing, best trick hes ever done
January 4th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
0:50 to 1:00 he skates antirocker!!
January 4th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Great section man, always inspire us! Epic spots too, I remember DL used to hit some of those 10 years ago!
January 4th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Freestyle frame suits him a lot!
January 4th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
This guys sure hops sponsors real quick
January 4th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
sick!!
Yoas a bit too short. Pleaur comment wse go ba againck and try.
January 4th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
legendary, the trick at 1:50 min was unbelievable
January 4th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Now whos gay, all of you fuckin haters ?! :D
January 4th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Good to see some positive comments on rollernews.
Mathieu is truly innovate, mad respect
STEEZY
January 4th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
god damn! That was fresh!!
January 4th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
sick!!!the soul to monkey plant whatever it is was like WHOA! but i won’t skate fitness frame as well as i won’t skate SSM.
powerblading ta gueule powerblading.
respect mathieu ledoux
January 4th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
BAh… I call this : overexposure. The last trick is the only trick worth seeing!
January 4th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
niiiiice Mat!!!!
January 4th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Holy Cow! And have to kinda agree he can do those tricks on one shoe lace a bearing, a frame bolt and a few spacers… This dude is that Macguyver of a roller.
January 4th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
malade mathieu jai vraiment trippé
January 4th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Powerblading?? But every trick in this edit could be done equally well with a flat setup on aggressive frames! That said, the skating was SICK as always from MD and I look forward to This guy really making use of these frames.
January 4th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
tht shit blew my mind
January 4th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
i like this guy his skating is awesome!!!!!!! he should be pro
January 4th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
You have witness the future of Freestyle Rolling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 4th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
I don’t really care, just curious….Mathieu aren’t you a Second Blood on the SSM Team? Why aren’t you rocking SSM’s with powerblade frames?
January 4th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Whats the song title?
January 4th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
This ain’t no joke, powerblading or what ever “lame’ish” name you want to put on it;)
The skating and utilization of big wheels like in this video, is going to stay
Awesome mathieu!
January 4th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
pretty sick :) looks like fun but an expensive alternative to just riding flat…
January 4th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Stop hate pants, shorts, style, music, PB . We are rollerbladers. Everybody who can do betther stuff. try it, film it and then mybe whe gona say “Woow” this is so sick. But for now, shut up and, be skater and support rollerblading.
January 4th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
awesome..just awesome!! that handplant-rooftapthing-cess was def his best trick. soul to handflip + last trick was good!
he makes some good edits but i doubt he can make good profile..
same shit wit damien wilson > good edits but fester+GC profile = horrible shit
January 4th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
join the circus
January 4th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Dude murders whatever he touches!
January 4th, 2012 at 11:15 pm
Gotta agree with “Greg (French MOFO)”.
Mathieu is one of the best out there, BUT this smells like a advertisement for powerblading.
Thanks USD but i’ll stick to my anti-rockers because they work better
January 4th, 2012 at 11:18 pm
sk8d 2 slow 4 reel
January 4th, 2012 at 11:19 pm
So happy he’s off of SSM. He deserves way better than them oh and apparently he learned the truth about Shitma. Ha. Awesome edit. would love to see like a torque on those frames.
January 4th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
that invert cess slide shit is gangsta
i hate the fact that usd is trying to monopolize herp derp large frames
i hope every frame co. follows suit with their big frames
and they can all call it something different
strength blading
energy rolling
ferocious inlining
January 4th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
its just extreme rec skating that is all. re-invent urself bitches
January 4th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Last trick needs to be aired world wide, shit was epic. Invert handplant cess could be included. Absolutely outstanding and timestretch to top it off! Well done Mathieu!
January 5th, 2012 at 12:09 am
tights are cool, i guess. But not when every camera shot starts with. ” yo yo! check out my tights! “
January 5th, 2012 at 12:12 am
another example of non-U.S. skaters making U.S. skaters look like the washed up turds they are. USD = Best skate team on the planet
January 5th, 2012 at 12:16 am
Jon Julio is developing a Valo app, while USD is changing the way people skate.
January 5th, 2012 at 12:31 am
Love the freeskate idea (ie powerblading) but damnit Oli, you are pushing this slightly wrong. Quite a few tricks in there can be done on regular aggressive skates. I appreciate the fact that many people dont have the skill as Mathieu but I would love to see an edit where a skater is really showing off all the things you CAN NOT do on a regular 56mm flat setup!
I want to see speed. I want to see height. I want to see people rolling over or on shit I can not fathom with regular frames. I want to believe.
January 5th, 2012 at 2:05 am
Jon Julio is casting a fishing line into the ocean, while USD poisoning our small pond
January 5th, 2012 at 2:14 am
So much hate on here, just enjoy rolling for what it is
January 5th, 2012 at 2:58 am
totally outstanding
January 5th, 2012 at 4:08 am
too sick.. reminds me of sagona a lil
January 5th, 2012 at 4:53 am
@USD FTW Jon Julio already changed the way people skate 15 years ago by developping most grinds, so I think he can develop any app he wants now ;)
January 5th, 2012 at 5:39 am
@gregS – do the conference not provide enough powerblading edits for you to believe yet…….?
if you missed it here are a few links to other blading edits.
http://vimeo.com/27908251
http://vimeo.com/33033453
http://vimeo.com/33786114
January 5th, 2012 at 5:46 am
Mathieu is amazing! Love the creativity. One of the best edits I have ever seen from him.
January 5th, 2012 at 6:03 am
You are the most innovative skater in 20 years I’ve ever seen. You are incredible. Keep skating, the world needs to see more.
January 5th, 2012 at 6:24 am
I think there were a few tricks do on here that would be difficult if not impossible on regular frames. That long ass wall ride to gap he did in the ditch and the back flip ceiling tap cess slide were made possible by the power blades. And that’s just 5 days of skating a new setup, I think ML will have tons of new tricks made possible by powerblades in the not to distant future.
January 5th, 2012 at 9:57 am
^ This.. Some tricks could only been done with Powerblade setup! First tricks too, by the way.. I can bet exit speed from those banks would be 2x slower and height of your 180 would be 3x lower than Ledoux’es 540. And if you wanted to see ONLY tricks that can be done on Powerblades, then don’t expect it from 5 days filming edit.
Most of you don’t care, don’t use brain to think.. I would really want to punch you between your eyes for such hate on one of the best rollerbladers to watch out there. Commercial for Powerblades??? Haha.. your skates which you ride are one BIG commercial. And every PRO or FLOW edit, dvd is commercial for someone. You must be sooooo uneducated, roller-hater or just bunch of teenagers to think it that way.
Now buy a pair of freeskates, or Powerblades and those words from Mathieu Ledoux will shatter in your ear like world of truth.
January 5th, 2012 at 11:22 am
the most refreshing skater out there at the moment
January 5th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
does he not skate for shima manufracture…?
so well, usd…
fuck off, he’s simply brilliant!
January 5th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
good stuff! too bad there was no section of him in the FESTER video…
January 5th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
If Mathieu was a skateboarder, he would be a top pro already. They could make a whole film of him only and i would buy it. More support for him!!! Best skating in years
January 5th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Haha I won’t buy powerblading set anyway! Edit is nice but Powerblading is Kizer’s biggest mistake ;]
January 5th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Can’t wait for his section. He’s an unbelievable talent. Fitness level is through the goddamn roof.
January 5th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
wondering if those frames are solid. i want to see results with tests.
Are those frames ok on xsjado?
mathieu ledoux is amazing.
I want to be a ninja too !
January 5th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
I know it since I saw an edit of him for the first time, LEDOUX for president!
FRESH AIR! Evolution! open minded!
January 5th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
sorry his old skatin was much more inpressiv to me! i mean the stuff we saw some years ago! that now looks 4 me like rollerdancin !
his skatin is very cool but it brings me to tears when i watch an old edit of him ! 4 example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgmPgDwJ0Fo
January 5th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
WTF HES NOT EVEN GOING FAST INMOST OF THIS EDIT. WHY THE HELL DOES ANYONE NEED TO BUY THESE FRAMES TO SK8 SLOW. ALSO 4 TICKS WERE ON REGULAR FRAMES.
January 6th, 2012 at 12:14 am
i dont get it . their like normal skates but you can do less. im not buying when you do all this and more in a pair of anarchys. not disrespect to mathiou hes the boss when it comes down to skating style but its pointless
January 6th, 2012 at 6:39 am
^^^do you have a problem? relax
January 6th, 2012 at 9:57 am
What can’t be put across in the edit is the comfort riding on that powerblade/rec setup gives. I can ride down stairs on anti-rocker, but it sure as hell isn’t gonna feel as nice as a full set of oversized, soft wheels.
Someone also mentioned the speed/pop difference they no doubt bring. The pleasure derived from effortlessly getting up to speed (opposed to flat-rocker, harder setups) is another thing. I think we’ll see a lot more people doing big gaps.
January 6th, 2012 at 10:32 am
http://www.deguisetoi.fr/
January 6th, 2012 at 11:32 am
I dont really ‘get’ ‘powerblading. I can understand how fun it would be if you lived in Barcalona/LA or something, but when you live in dismall England its not possible.
I would totally smash powerblading if i lived in BCN though.
SICK edit!
January 6th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Well, i definitely like buy some pair of powerblading frames, but, not for stunts. I agree with other comments, most of this tricks can be done with regular flat setups. I think that powerblades are better for “cruise”, or make some cardio trainnings. I like to just put my carbons and skate around for cardio trainings, and the powerblading are perfect to do that.
Mathieu you are a ninja, dude! I love your edits, have an impressive and original style!
January 6th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Latimer would approve
January 6th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Looks like we’re back in ’96 … Berk .I hate it
January 6th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Amazing ! So fresh you can here the popping sound.
Brings back memories to see those spots as well
January 6th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
am i the only one who can see this is absolute shit?
January 7th, 2012 at 12:11 am
oh what shaolin monks do when they strap on skates!
January 7th, 2012 at 9:57 am
I don’t know why rollerbladers feel the need to categorize everything. You have stunt bladers, power bladers, mushroom bladers. It’s all the bloody same, we really don’t need all these terms. It stifles creativity and creates divisions that don’t need to exist.
January 8th, 2012 at 3:44 am
do a royale on them down a kink.
show me their ‘power’ on a fast slide.
‘power’ bomb the ground teeth first.
this is the future.
this is the mustard.
January 8th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
doid, that was fackin sick. this doid is bonkers