Words by Jon Aguirregomezcorta
Pictures by Javier Saavedra

FREDIY

The idea of building something in the town started in 2018 when Jon Aguirregomezcorta was skating alone in Eibar, Basque Country, a similar situation to the skaters from the surrounding towns; he thought in his mind: “If  graffiti writers can go painting in those abandoned factories to produce their pieces, why am I not going to build some ramps?!”

So, he met up with some skaters from the surrounding towns interested in the idea amd a younger local called German Gomez. With his help and also the help of people from different towns like: Jon Ansola, Imanol Ansola, Iñaki Badiola, Aratz Arandia, Lugh Mathew, Jon Mallet, Kevin, Raul, Jordi, Josep and Haritz Kuba they started cleaning the dirt and dust off the floor and made the first quarter and wallride, meanwhile they also had a metal locker as a grindbox.

FREDIY overview

They got through their first year without problems with the authorities, and also not with the neighbors, so Jon met the neighborhood president to explain the project so as not to get any troubles. At the same time there were some new local rippers (Lucio, Aitor, Gorka, Eneko, Erlantz, Ander, Urko, Unai) helping with the project. At the time they were making more progress and they also made a gofundme campaign for anyone that wants to collaborate in the project. They also got  instragram (@frediyskate) for anyone who wants to get in contact, visit, collaborate or simply watch their little progresses. Nowadays, Jon A., Lucio, Aitor I. , Lugh, Jon M, Clara R. and more riders from the area are running their third year and the place is making a lot of progression, “We started without knowing how to work the concrete but we have learned a lot and now our concrete work look much better“.

This DIY was made from the necessity of the locals from the area to have a covered place to skate and have fun with their favorite toys, it was also made to make awareness in the town halls from the area about the necessity of covered skateparks due to the climate of the area. FREDIY keeps the skate flame alive in the area and brings awareness to the youth about skateboarding culture.

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FREDIY overview

FREDIY overview

Alex Titanio. Frontside blunt

Unai Zabala. Backside nose pick

Jon Aguirregomezcorta. Backside wallride

Clara Rodríguez. Boneless nose grab

Javi Saavedra. Wallie grab out. Photo: Jon Aguirre

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