Here’s a photo of Jeff Dempler back when he first got on Destroy Bikes. Everytime we roll to his house, we hit this oversized curb cut along the way. Commuter tricks are the best part of riding Fixed Freestyle. Busting moves on the go helps keep things interesting, especially if you find yourself riding the same routes everyday.
Yesterday the homies Chris Marino & Scott Lyman came through with a couple Sony FS700’s equipped w/ Zeiss lenses to kick it & catch some clips of Anthony Combs, Mike Schmitt, and I. We spent the day filming in the SOMA blasting off fireworks, getting burned, and causing a ruckus. Shooting everything at 120-240 fps, we should have some pretty sweet slow mo shots coming your way.
I recently picked up a pair of the Cadence Raw Sienna Trousers after most of my jeans blew out. It’s hard to find pants that can withstand a lot of saddle time. The double layer of denim on the ass really helps keep these pants alive, and the 3% Lycra makes me feel like i’m not even wearing anything. (more…)
You can tell I dug this photo up from the graveyard, because when is the last time anybody’s seen Forest Parker on seven hundreds? I hit him up to get an exact figure, and apparently he’s only been on 26’s for about 4 months. I don’t know why I feel like he’s been on em’ for ages now. Regardless this shot of him is so tucked that he’s got a seat soul patch going on.
Here’s a photo that Devon Lawson took of me as we were cutting through some back alleyways on our way home one night. We ended up pulling over to cop some photos and session this construction barrier for a while. It was almost like it they made it to be riden. Trick – 180 on half cab off.
While Ed was in town we spent a lot of time cruising around at night and eyeing up spots to come back to later during the day. It’s definitely a good way to check out a spot and dream up some lines before you show up to film.
Ed has been surfing my couch here in San Francisco while we catch clips and kick it. He’s flying back to New York tomorrow but should be back in the Bay Area sometime soon. The next trip we make needs to be to NYC. See what’s good on the East Coast.
Last week a bunch of us went and kicked it at 3rd & Army, one of the few safe spot skate spots in San Francisco. I copped a couple photos of Forest Parker blasting off this metal latch that we propped up w/ a rock. It’s amazing what a few quick improvements will do, once you take a look around and start getting funky.
On the ride home just now Devon Lawson and I passed by the Full House Park which caught the last bit of light of the day. We pulled over to catch some last min flicks before we headed home to call it a day.
In light of today, I did a little digging and found this second angle of an X-Up I did while filming w/ the iMiNUSD Team in SF nearly 2 years ago. Here’s a screen shot from the front. I swear my wrists have never felt the same since that day. It’s a shame that this spot just recently got dug out.