“The Iqon US pro team took a trip to Texas to shred and join the Blade Hunter comp. A comp specifically catered to the youth and upcoming amateur skaters. While in Texas, the weather had other plans. Montre Livingston in without a hassle but poor Chad Hornish had the wait of a lifetime with several delays for his flight and threats of cancelation. Luckily he made it hours later with all smiles. Next, it was 3 out of 5 days of rain and flooding”.
“The crew managed to get out and get what they could while the weather permitted it, hitting up some colleges and local spots for clippies. The Blade Hunter comp went on without any hiccups. It was an amazing comp and we were happy to see so many new skaters as well as upcoming skaters. We gave away a free pair of ACT10 Skates to the winner and a ton of prizes to the rest of the competitors as well as had a fun product toss, haha. Big shout out to John Sullivan for shooting the entire trip and Aarin Gates and him for editing as well as hosting. Can’t wait for the next team trip”.
Soirée. Our latest journey as a crew. I took a different approach with this one, and I hope by the end you can kind of understand my current relationship with blading. It always surprises me the amount of love people have for our Texas scene. It doesn’t go unnoticed. I hope y’all enjoy. - Anthony Medina.
Run-time: 43 minutes. Timestamps: Heath Burley 6:56 - John Sullivan 12:41 - Josh Ferguson 16:30 - Dawgs 20:55 - Michael Kraft 24:50 - Zachary Gutweiler 29:38 - Andrew Broom 36:49.
Leftovers, by Poorly Planned: PLAY.
"‘For-Tee’ is a section but together to celebrate turning 40, and skating for 26 of them. 100 plus degrees and having your 3 years old at every session made it challenging but loved every minute. Thank you to Gino Gotelli, Aarin Gates, Chad Hornish, Josh, and Hunter for filming. Hope all enjoy". - John Sullivan.
John Sullivan - More Media.
I think every crew has that one guy that is charge of getting everyone together and setting up the session. It’s never said out loud, that he’s the person that’s in charge of this, but we all know who it is. In this case, I’m pretty sure that’s Anthony Medina.
…Well he’s not here this weekend. It’s fucking lord of the flies and I’ve got the conch. Our friends from Dallas (John Sullivan and Aarin Gates) were in town as well. Whatever expectations they had for a classic Austin session were immediately dispelled after meeting up.
We’re not skating the good spots, we’re at the spot that we made, The Dawg Pound DIY. It’s called the dawg pound for multiple reasons, but today it really earned its stripes. There were more actual dogs than there were people skating. I’d rather have more dogs than bladers any day, so that’s fine with me. I’m not trying to film, I’m trying to pet a dog.
It’s always nice having people from out of town come visit. Not just because it’s good to see old friends, but everyone gets a little more motivated than usual. Most days, if we’re just derping around on a little ledge spot, not much happens. But I think everyone made the most out of what we had. - Cody Sanders.
Jumbo Setups: Kirill Braynin - Gawds Team Skate (Large Sizes)
This is the first installment of Jumbo Setup Series. I’m a pretty big skate nerd, I like to talk specifics. The goal is to not just show the setup, but also discuss exactly why we skate these things the way that we do. To go a bit further than the average commentary.
Average commentary: “Yeah I skate them stock, anti rocker and it’s rad.” Whether or not we achieved that…. Ehhh, we’re working on it! Haha. In this one, Kirill Braynin discusses his Gawds setup. For everyone out there with big feet, this one is for you.
The Setup. Boot: Gawds team boot (Size 11/12), Soul plate: Gawds stock soul, Frame: Kizer Slimeline 2, Liner: Rollerblade Twister XT Liner (I couldn’t find just the liner), Wheels: Bloom 64mm Tony Woodlands, Anti rocker wheels: Ground Control generic, Bearings: Unlisted, generic ABEC 9’s.
2 years ago we set out to create a video dedicated to Keaton Newsom. The more I talked about it with people the more it became clear, the only name fitting enough for it would have to be “Candy”. Before Keaton took over as team manager for Ground Control he had been working on releasing a wheel company called “Candy”. We couldn’t think of a better way to honor our brother. Due to the cause, everybody wanted to get involved in one way or another. This is the end result: blading straight from the heart. Anthony Medina.
Candy, Full Video - PLAY:
Intro |
John Sullivan |
Anthony Medina |
Heath Burley |
Ryan Rasmussen |
Mick Casals |
Brandon Bobadilla |
Andrew Broom |
Mason Richard |
Outro + Bonus:
Trailer 1 |
Trailer 2 |
Youtube Playlist.
Photos courtesy of Anthony Medina.
2 years ago we set out to create a video dedicated to Keaton Newsom. The more I talked about it with people the more it became clear, the only name fitting enough for it would have to be “Candy”. Before Keaton took over as team manager for Ground Control he had been working on releasing a wheel company called “Candy”. We couldn’t think of a better way to honor our brother. Due to the cause, everybody wanted to get involved in one way or another. This is the end result: blading straight from the heart. Anthony Medina.
PLAY:
Intro |
John Sullivan |
Anthony Medina |
Heath Burley |
Ryan Rasmussen |
Mick Casals |
Brandon Bobadilla |
Andrew Broom |
Mason Richard |
Outro + Bonus:
Trailer 1 |
Trailer 2 |
Youtube Playlist.
Photo courtesy of Anthony Medina.
Sorry for the delay, but I opted to make a video of our trip instead of just a skate video. Plenty of skating still, but there’s also the random parts of our trip. - Jason Reyna.
Shot by: Troy Maimone, John Sullivan, and Jason Reyna with additional filming from Ryan Rasmussen. Featuring the Dallas Boys: John Sullivan, Troy Maimone, Wes Phelan, Ryan Rasmussen, and Jason Reyna with Tory Treseder, Jon Julio, Andrew Broom, Mick Casals, Jeremy Spira, and more!
Colorado Road Trip 2017 - More Media.
[Time Codes]: 06:24 skating officially starts - Vista, CO 07:55 Edwards, CO 14:52 Leadville, CO 19:08 Buenavista, CO 23:32 Snow Mass, CO. [Track List]: The 129ers - Brazilian Disappearance, The 129ers - Sunburn Salvation, Silent Partner - Get Back Up, Audionautix - Rubix Cube, Silent Partner - I Want More, Puddle of Infinity - We Will Be.
The Travel Bois head to Fredericksburg TX to celebrate Sully’s birthday and do some blading.
Video put together by Troy Maimone, filmed by Jason Reyna, John Sullivan and Troy Maimone.
Started blading in 1997 and 20 yrs later I’m still at it. I turned 34 a few ago or so and got influenced by Troy Maimone and his 30 for 30. I guess you can say this was my blade challenge. - John Sullivan.
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