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Eden Wells |
Josh Adelaide |
Emmett McKeown |
Marley Tong |
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NAME: Eden Wells AGE: 13 ABOUT ME: I've been skating for three years FAVE PRO'S: Aaron ‘JAWS’ Homoki, Eric Koston, Lizard King, Pedro Barros, Lance mountain, Dennis Buseinitz, Ben Raybourne, John Cardiel, Duane Peters,Ben Reamers, Christian Hosoi, Grant Taylor, Marc Gonzales, and David Gravette FAVE SKATE SPOTS: my favourite things to skate are bowls and minis. My favourite places to skate are Shoreham skate-park, Crawely skate-park, Romford skate-park, and Kent revolution FAVE TRICK: Front-side 5.0’s, front-side smiths, crail slides, tuck knees, and tweaked melon grabs WHAT I RIDE: I've got an 8.6 blacklabel deck, Indy 139’s, blacklabel emergency wheels, bones Swiss bearings, two sets of risers and Indy bolts
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| Josh Adelaide |
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NAME: Josh Adelaide ABOUT ME: I started skating when I was in year 7, so I was 12 years old.When I started skating I used to go down to hove lagoon and some street spots in Brighton but now I love to skate bowl. I haven’t had any major injuries in skating yet and hope not to. I also have a twin brother but he doesn’t skate and my older brother did use to skate but now is a student and a part time DJ. FAVE PRO'S: 70’s = All of the Z-boys. 80’s = Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Duane Peters, Chris Miller, Tony Hawk, Mark Gonzales, Steve Alba, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso. Now = Tony Trujillo, Al Partanen, Stu Graham, Taylor Bingaman, Pedro Barros, Rune Glifberg, Colin Adams, David Gonzales, Grant Taylor, Ben Raemers, Ben Raybour, Tom Remillard, Sammy Baca, David Gravette, Curren Caples. |
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FAVE TRICK: my favourite is a front side air and backside method. AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS: I won the 100 meter at sports day when I was in year 8. Nothing skating wise but I’m looking to win something. ANYTHING ELSE: Shut up and just skate.
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| Emmett McKeown |
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NAME: Emmett McKeown ABOUT ME: My Dad skates, so he got me into it at an early age - about three or four years old - but it was just messing about on a longboard on Brighton seafront (more of a cool way of getting around than a sport!). He gave me his old set up which was like a long board to me! A 28" single concave deck with Tracker half tracks, and Makaha wheels. I really started skating when Shoreham Skatepark opened in May 2010. My Dad got back into skating then too, and as he was only interested in skating the Bowl, that's what I ended up doing. When the Park opened, the council provided lessons for beginners, so my dad booked me in to improve my confidence. Since then, I don't think there has been a day when I haven't at least stood on a skateboard. . |
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FAVE PRO'S: Obviously Tony Hawk, I was at Shoreham when he turned up to skate it in 2010 and I went to see him the next night at a vert ramp demo in Brighton. It was amazing to watch him and Sandro Diaz and all the others. That was probably the best skating I've seen in real life. We get some really good skaters down at Shoreham. One of my favourites is Greg Nowick, as he has so many tricks and just flows from one to another. Also he is a nice person, and always has time to chat and give advice to other skaters. I've also seen Sean Goff there a few times, and he does some amazing boardslides around the coping. My dad says he can remember seeing him skate the first time around, and he has never stopped. There are some really good local skaters at Shoreham too, like Eden, Josh and Alex. and Marley is really good for someone so young, and we all try to push each other to skate harder and higher. FAVE SKATE SPOTS: Number 1 is Shoreham. I love the bowl. I like to pop out to Small Dole mini ramp sometimes, as it's just fun. I went on a skate trip to Ramp City in Blackpool with a bus load of skaters recently. It was really good fun. We visited Stoke Plaza, Macclesfield, Halton, and Hebden Bridge on the Friday and Saturday, before a nighttime session at Ramp City. I got to ride a fullpipe for the first time, which was amazing, there was a really nice pool made out of wood, but with concrete coping and a massive area with all kinds of mini ramps quarters flatbanks and a Massive vert ramp about 14 feet high which I skated, but didn't drop in on as my dad wouldn't let me. Lee Tilbury did though and so did Nathan, who also did all the driving on our trip. We skated til 1 in the morning, then Big Woody kicked us out. The next day on the way home, we took a detour to Saffron Walden for a last skate. |
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WHAT I RIDE: At the moment I have an 8" Blind Monarch deck, Indy 139's and 58mm Powell Caballero Dragons with Bones Reds bearings, and Bones Hardcore bushings in the trucks. All from Ocean Sports, except the trucks, which my dad got from Sean Goff. See pic left of my deck.
Get Emmett's set up here • Blind decks & completes >> • Independent trucks >> • Powell Peralta wheels >> • Bones bearings & bushings >> |
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ANYTHING ELSE: I wear pads and a helmet pretty much all the time. It gets hot, but when you push yourself to skate harder, falls can happen, and concrete is hard! I just wish someone would make hip pads in my size, as I have had a few hippers, and they really hurt. Saying that, one of the best things to wear is good kneepads, as you can slide out of most bails on your knees. Emmett recently featured in the Telegraph Magazine with his dad Geoff (and another of our team riders Marley). CLICK HERE to check out the pics and feature |
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| Marley Tong |
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NAME: Marley Hollingdale Tong ...aka... Gnarly Marley FAVE SKATE MUSIC: Slipknot, Metallica, AC DC, Led Zepplin... anything that amps me up for a skate |
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FAVE PRO'S: Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Mike Valleley, Rodney Mullen, Tommy Guerrero, Mike Mcgill, Ray Barbee, Kevin Staab, Danny Way, Colin Mckay, Natas Kuapas, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams, Christian Hosoi, Lester Kasai, Chris Miller, Duane Peters, Steve Alba, Ben Raybourn, Tony Trujillo, Ryan Sheckler, Geoff Rowley, Andrew Reynolds, Nyjah Huston, Chad Ortiz, John Cardiel, Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, PLG FAVE SKATE SPOTS: Shoreham Bowl, Hove Lagoon Skatepark, Civic Centre, Crawley Skatepark, Burgess Hill Skatepark, Revolution Skatepark, Partridge Green Mini, Small Dole Mini, Henfield Skatepark, Petersfield Skatepark, Mount Hawk Skatepark, Penzance bowl, Hayle Bowls, My street... "the best skatespots are those that are not meant to be skatespots" WHAT I RIDE: Powell Peralta decks, Jessops griptape, Independent trucks, Powell Peralta wheels, Powell Peralta Reds bearings, Independent truck bolts/kingpins... Vans skate shoes, Prot-tec helmet, Prot-tec elbow pads, Pro-tec knee pads, 187 knee pads, Vans skate rucksack AMBITION: To be the best skateboarder ever and skate all the best skate spots in the world! Marley recently featured in the Telegraph Magazine with his dad Andy (and another of our team riders Emmett). CLICK HERE to check out the pics and feature |
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FAVE PRO'S: 70’s = All of the Z-boys. 80’s = Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Duane Peters, Chris Miller, Tony Hawk, Mark Gonzales, Steve Alba, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso. Now = Tony Trujillo, Al Partanen, Stu Graham, Taylor Bingaman, Pedro Barros, Rune Glifberg, Colin Adams, David Gonzales, Grant Taylor, Ben Raemers, Ben Raybour, Tom Remillard, Sammy Baca, David Gravette, Curren Caples.
FAVE PRO'S: 70’s = All of the Z-boys. 80’s = Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Duane Peters, Chris Miller, Tony Hawk, Mark Gonzales, Steve Alba, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso. Now = Tony Trujillo, Al Partanen, Stu Graham, Taylor Bingaman, Pedro Barros, Rune Glifberg, Colin Adams, David Gonzales, Grant Taylor, Ben Raemers, Ben Raybour, Tom Remillard, Sammy Baca, David Gravette, Curren Caples.
