Respect Thy Neighbor

Been clocking a lot of time at Mike Fox this past week, and it finally dawned upon me that there are A LOT of really talented ripper skaters in town. Don't get me wrong, Santa Cruz has produced tons of skate icons in the form of brands and skaters. However, I find it really easy to get desensitized to the many wood pushers that just hang out, want to look cool, or simply get in the way. So raise your glasses to the young rippers that are chasing that adrenaline dragon, staying motivated, and doing sick shit in our backyard!

Jesse Arrowood is ThievesCo. from Sam Nichols on Vimeo.

Derby Skatepark 2012 from Sam Nichols on Vimeo.

Badness From the Bay!

Welcome to Destroy Sean Sieling from Colin Bugella on Vimeo.

Totally just stumbled upon this tonight, but I hope more people catch Sean Sieling throwing down all over the bay. Very psyched on the icepick at the end. If I remember correctly, it is skatestopped at some spoints too? Either way, that's an epic Peninsula rail that reminded me of how much I miss riding out there. The following flier might be the remedy.

Finally, I recommend this being the soundtrack for your weekend

Le Spectacle Merde 4

Shit Show 4 from FBM BMX on Vimeo.

Kenny Horton has done it again, with another Shit Show classic! Featuring mentally unstable people on and off the bike, strap up your straight jackets and prepare to get a dose of grinds, gaps, and the death-defying Jac-Nac! More posts to come, but this is a good video to rope you back in from our brief hiatus.

Scuba Duba Do

It's posted #420, so we're giving the honor to Scuba with his new edit for Solid bikes. He demonstrates the hands-free Bluetooth method, although he doesn't have a cellphone.

Support Your Local Lurker?

Santa Cruz can be a creepy place, but this video takes it to a whole new level. Luckily Josh holds it down at 4:46, helping keep the fine downtown drinking establishments creep free... but for how long? Also, if anybody is trying to get down on the rails at Abbott Square, shred now or forever hold your piece. According to this article, these friendly six stairs might be subject to change.

Dangerous Grinds

Dangerous Grinds from Andy Maguire on Vimeo.

Dangerous Minds was a letdown of a movie, although it did put Coolio on the map. And it also featured the Giant Dipper. In homage, I give you "Dangerous Grinds." Below are some behind the scenes pics and perspectives from Greg Micklas and Dusty. Thanks guys!

To Jib or Not To Jib?

I'm confident I'd like to ride this spot with this dude.

Dave Escobar from GOODfeelin on Vimeo.

Ty Callais Edit from Felipe Gonzalez on Vimeo.

Ty took a Bonedeth shower at the end.

Broken Spots, Broken Bones

Oh, so that's where the 4 foot spine from fun spot went... Nah, just kidding. I'd be pretty bummed if this spot was getting torn down, so it's cool to see Alex, Brandon and crew wrecking shop.

Big Mike posted this, and I'm pretty sure his last name translates to "Good Morning" in Italian. And he's riding with a broken wrist.

I feel like I haven't seen my BMX brethren from the 831 in ages, so let's change that. Fun Spot, tomorrow around 5pm. Maybe a beer after.

It's 5 o'clock - have you seen your bicycle?

This link is safe for work, and I feel that Santa Cruzians will have a good laugh upon reading this.   Some familiar faces in that line up, but also how could you forget somebody who shaved their eyebrows and tatoo'd "Skate" and "Destroy" in their place?  Is there a troll creator Iphone App?  I think we've hit the jackpot boys.


CJ pulling out the stops with one and a half shoulders. I feel for the man, since my shoulder is really sore right now. I feel bad for CJ getting lumped in with this round of tags though. Sorry dude!

Support Your Local Loco

Tomorrow, February 2nd, Crazy Chris is having a benefit jam to keep the Asylum v1 and v2 around. $3 donation, 4 live bands. Get there if you can!