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Adrian Deck is way more awesome than Google Translate. The latter never won Winterclash, shredded the hell out of multiple handrails at once, or made the following badass blading edit. Adrian took the time to talk to us about skating, social media, anger, pain and his home country. Thanks a million to Adrian, for taking the time for this interview, for ripping hard and for letting us see him do it. No thanks at all to Google, because me and Adrian made this readable our damn selves.
“It’s alright, just my fingers innit!” That statement came from Jake Ricketts, after falling far and fast to the concrete, breaking two fingers and going back to nail the trick and the AM first place. It pretty much sums up the badassery that rollerblading in general and the UK scene in particular is so proud of, and it was on full display at Laced weekend.
Zagreb has had a long love-hate relationship with rollerblading, ever since 1995. A few generations of skaters have come and gone, dropping rollerblading for more trendy stuff like skateboarding and drugs. There has always been a small group of people that kept things going, with edits, a few homemade videos and contests of all kinds. The first of the monthly rollerblader sessions in the indoor skatepark Supica was a call up, to see who's still alive and well.
I had seen touristbladers before of course. Most of the time you would run into touristbladers at the local skatespots, and every once in a while you could spot a small flock of touristbladers in the wild. But nothing could have prepared me for the amount of touristbladers I witnessed the days leading up to one of the most anticipated real street events ever. Everywhere I went I encountered Mindgame hoodies, $enate backpacks, Medium sweaters and more of the like. Us Damsko Kids had been waiting for this weekend ever since it had become clear that the two grandfathers of real street contests would be working together on what was to become one of the most epic rollerblading weekends ever witnessed by man. This day had finally arrived. With it an unbelievable number of rollerbladers of all ages and nationality. Words fail to describe the awesomeness experienced by yours truly. Therefore I will not even attempt to bore you with more of my insane ramblings, but will let the pictures speak for themselves.
You don't just get the name 'From Hell' replaced with your actual, Dutch farmers name. This is a level of awesome that has to be worked hard for. You will have to put all principles and dignity aside, you will have to know no shame and you must act fearles at all times. Simply put, you have to not give a fuck and pull hardcore stunts on even more terrifying spots. So you can understand why us Dutch folk round here take great pride in the fact that Edwin 'From Hell' Wieringh is one of ours.
I was fortunate enough to meet Eric in person this summer while visiting the Adapt Brand crew in Holland and he is a skater to look out for. Eric skates with a raw energy, has an eye for unique spots, and is always down to smoke cigarettes or have a drink or two.
As you might have noticed this week we are spotlighting Rollerblading Amsterdam here on Be-Mag. Of course, we can't talk about Rollerblading in A-Dam without giving you an insight into the city's skate crew. So, what other people will you be meeting most likely when you decide to shred in Holland's capital - so here it is. A list of the Amsterdam Rollerbladers you might come across when you cruise through the city.
You can say what you want about Ivo Fighter and his undeniable skill to turn every conversation into an awkward silence. But this modern day incarnation of Jesus F. Christ is single-handedly responsible for breathing life into the difficult scene of inline blading in the Netherlands.
Here in Holland, we see Dick Heerkens as the Barack Obama of inline skating. And it’s not because he’s black or because he has a hot girlfriend. It’s not even because he is the president of rollerblading (that could be reason #2). Dick Heerkens is our Obama because he is so damn clever in front of the camera. Our perfect son-in-law-on-wheels is your best choice when you’re trying to introduce skating to a wider public, to get skating in the limelight of the media or to simply explain what a Fishbrain is to someone who’s never set foot in his local skatepark. Much like Barack, the 23-year old flow-rider for Rollerblade has a certain way with words that will make the most cautious girlfriends and auntie’s have respect for dropping hammers on kinkrails. Let Dick do the talking, people.
Using the empty space between my second and third wheel, I plant the groove on the edge of the step, and in one kick I'm out the driveway. Gliding on 223rd street, passing the students going to school, I give the bike lane a new name, the blade lane. I arrive at Chuck's house and we're on our way to the Wednesday morning blade ritual with genuine people that I am honored to still be blading with.
Check the nice edit of a german trip to instanbul this summer. Istanbul is a spot paradise!
Our beloved japanese bladers Soichiro and Koichi are jamming a sick session and captured it all with MTF to please your eyes. Enjoy these hammers!
Our fellow Be-Mag contributor Hawke Trackler has released his latest blade video "Thank You Come Again" for your hungry eyes to watch. Grab a snack, a drink or a smoke, whatever suits you on this Sunday, sit back and enjoy some sweet skating.
Timmy Vanilly, good guy, positive attitude, sick skating and a phat hiphop track. Those are the ingredients of this sweet Rollerblade edit. Turn up your volume and enjoy this video while your head is bouncing to the beat!
Hawke Trackler released the intro of "Thank You Come Again", a sweet blading movie featuring Daniel Powell, Codee Jennings, Kyle Wood and many more. Sit back and enjoy!
Thank You Come Again will be premiering in Dayton Ohio at The Neon Theater on August 4th 2012. This epic video features sections on Shane Conn, Aaron Pyle, Kyle Wood, Matt Lyon, and Greg Preston. Excited yet? Hit play and let the trailer pump you up!
On Saturday June 2nd the Rotterdam Street Battle was held at the Zuiderpark Sportplaza in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was a great day with an awesome vibe and most riders of the dutch scene were present. Check out the results, a banger edit, and some sweet photo's below. Enjoy!
The Mountain Dew Xtreme Tour is an internationally successful extreme sport extravaganza, featuring the world’s biggest athletes in skateboarding, BMX, inline skating and freestyle motocross (FMX). Check out the edit below for a sweet amount of Eito Yasutoko and his insane trick vocabulary. Enjoy!
This banger edit gives you a great recap of the Bercy Battle of the Years, held in France. Enjoy!
Hawke Trackler just released this banger edit covering the great skills of Kenny Shawver, who is a good friend of Hawke. Enjoy!
On November 25th, there will be a Street Jam in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The event will move through three street locations and eventually wind up at a skatepark for the final section. If you are from the UAE you may want to join the gathering.
On November 26th, the Pääsküla Skatepark will be hosting the annual Pääsküla Blade Jam in Tallinn, Estonia. If you are around, be sure not to miss this banger competition!
On Saturday, November 26th, Rollvation presents The Invasion Rollerblading Contest held at The Promise Skatepark in Heerlen, the Netherlands (close to the German border). The contest will start at 1pm and will last until 9pm. Afterwards there will be a thrilling afterparty with DJ Sanderson, Batja, Bambix, Tantrum Desire, Sumavoid, Striner, VJ Loudanov and a special guest at Cafe Nieuwe Nor. Make sure to join the event and roll with some Dutch, Belgian and German friends.
The Air Fise 2011 Rollerblading and Wakeboarding competition hits Palais Omnisports in Marseille, France on December 9th. Why is this going to be such an epic day? Well, other than the already expected great skating, we get a chance to see Chris Haffey make an attempt at setting a new world record. He claims to not only go for it, but stomp the landing and make it legit in the world's eyes.
To celebrate over a decade of Ground Control frames, comes the film to define a generation. The UK Premiere of the much anticipated Ground Control DVD, a film by local Simon Mulvaney. The premiere is on December 9th at the Rampworx Skatepark in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
After a year of filming the Gypsy Crew from Montreal (Canada) has finally finished Family Matters 2. The video will be premiered on December 16th in Montreal. More premieres in Australia, Germany, France, UK etc. will follow in January 2012. Stay tuned and keep your eyes peeled for a first teaser of this video release.
The Shock Video is the most entertainingly schizophrenic depiction of rollerblading to date. The video features the best broke professional and amateur rollerbladers in the world. This epic video will premiere at 7:00 pm on December 16th at The Knockout in San Francisco, USA. The description in pre-order says "Mature Content: Contains Violent Material, Inappropriate for Children." So make sure you don't miss this one as this is going to be one banger of a movie!
On December 17th 2011, the WRS 2011 Bbq and Bowl Bash will be held at the Robb Field Skatepark in San Diego, CA. Bring your blades, something to grill, and come session to celebrate the year in blading. Free skating, food and friends, join the fun and come hang out. Plenty of space outside the park for kid's, dog's etc. Come one, come all.
On Saturday 17th December 2011, the Rolling Rock skatepark in Aarau, Switzerland will throw their annual X-mas Battle. The competition will feature a Minirampjam and a Last Man Standing Battle. If you are around, make sure to attend this competition as it guarantees to be epic, like it is every year.
On January 7th 2012 is the Intuition Skate Shop game of B.L.A.D.E. bracket style, in McKinney, Texas. Be sure to participate in this competition as there are a lot of awesome prizes to win. Of course there will be a banger party afterwards, so make sure you are present!
Skater: Ryan Stevens
Trick: Bayou gap
Photographer: Randy Edwards
Location: Houston, TX
Skater: Mark Wojda
Trick: Topsoul
Photographer: Gabe Holm
Location: Boston, MA
Skater: andrew smolak
Trick: cab 360 stale grab
Photographer: gabe holm
Location: boston, ma
Skater: andy lieterman
Trick: roy ao fish
Photographer: gabe holm
Location: boston, ma
Skater: Eddy
Trick: BS Fahrvergnügen
Photographer: Artur Wiens
Location: Lemgo
Skater: Jan Schmitz
Trick: Alley oop Toppornstar
Photographer: Artur Wiens
Location: Lemgo
Skater: phil gripper
Trick: ao topacid
Photographer: gabe holm
Location: woodward, pa
Skater: mo marzuq
Trick: 180 monkey plant
Photographer: gabe holm
Location: boston, ma
Skater: ross anthony
Trick: ao porn
Photographer: gabe holm
Location: woodward, pa
Skater: Jimi Paszkiewicz
Trick: royale
Photographer: Steve
Location: Illinois
Thrashers Skatepark is probably the oldest skatepark left in South Africa. It is located on the corner of Serene Street and Genl. Louis Botha in Pretoria-East, South Africa.
