Fancy Island Muthafuckaz

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Tuesdays with Andrew

Strangeways Vol 2 Promo from EuroSkum on Vimeo.

Mystic Pizza

No Shortcut Home

The Fab Four

I've still got no idea why Feebz and Leo decided to come out riding in fancy dress. Saying that, it made for a good crew shot...

Urban Mist #3 Prickteaser

Urban Mist #3 Prickteaser from sam waller on Vimeo.

Style Cats

R.I.P.

Fuck You I Won't Do What You Tell Me

A Compromising Position

Nothing quite like using a screwdriver (flat-headed) to hammer in some fresh cranks in the midst of a tropical storm eh Leo?

Big Kenneth

The Basics

"No matter what tricks you're currently working on, always remember to devote a good portion of your riding time to the basics," manualed Andy

Kindred Spirits

Not only do we share a penchant for the pagoda, but me and this fine fellow both know what Billy Joel's best song is. What are the odds eh? Here's hoping that the Sting 'best of' compilation CD will stop skipping next time...

Crew shot

Dr Huck

Hmm, what's going on here. California Pro pish-pot, 'zocchi bombers and a practically BNWT camo jacket? Computer, can we zoom out slightly?

Ooof, smooth landing right Paul Thislethwaite? It could only be a young Sam Waller deploying the landing gear. Note that not only is the camo jacket still in firm rotation nearly 9 years later, but the salmon pink anodized Odyssey triple traps can still be seen on the Team Banana to this very day. The cheap man pays twice.

And we're not over yet. Could this be Lindal's very own George Meikle about to touch down with terra-not-so-firma? Sadly there's no Vans Off the Wall Old Schools With Flames Down the Side to be seen, but you can't have everything.

Gary

Family Reunion

One 4 the Spot Bores

"Just proper, honest spot usage."

"Humble respect for the set-up."

"Just as style doesn't go out of style, correct spot use doesn't go out of correct spot use."

"... paired with on-point editing."

"Creativity on AND off the bike (AND slouching across the top tube of the bike)."

"Nothing flashy, just what made sense on the set-up in question; this time around the most respectful trick was an off-angle self-time boy-bander."

"merged with an East-Coast style"

This is your grind: Scotty Eaton

Starting things off we've got a seldom seen stonker: Scotty's part in 2001's sleeper hit, Shitty Angles. It may have been a good day for Ice Cube, but it was a good YEAR for Scotty, who showed promise with strong work on both sides of the bike (not only was the dominant grind side handled with ease AND precision, but he showed he could work against the chocolate foot and come through with some passable efforts on his opposite side). A solid first effort from Scotty and one that would no doubt get the scouts talking.

 

 Up next we've got what many SCHOLARS refer to as Scotty's 'definitive part'. A solid mastery of the stunt-nubs paired with the smooth tones of Marshall Mathers combined to make a HEADY brew that even to this day is cited as a reference point on many a mid-week post-work pre-being-at-home cold-weather feebz-off.

 

 And last but by no means last we've got a few Eaton-patented diamonds lurking in the rough known as Animal Cuts. Keep an ear to that ledge for some Ivy League GOOFY rotations from Jeff Zielinskiskisksisksi, some post-math-rock rock-walking from Brian Tunney and a young Van Homan in happier times before getting jilted at FDR by Manchester's premier VERT schralp artist.
Animal Bikes: "CUTS" Jersey from Animal Bikes on Vimeo.
A SOLID LEGACY I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE