When I chatted to Tim Hazelton about how he managed to get a slice of paradise with a vert ramp on it, he said that he’d discovered the ramp at Greys online. He purchased it and got a crane driver mate to pick it up and drop it off onto this plot of land he had in Airlie Beach…
The goal was to organize something simple and within our means. So we planned a day full of skating at the spot, stuff for tricks, a flea market, tattoos, drinks, and food — as the foundation for a get-together to celebrate this silly little culture of ours.
Reunion is an island in the Indian ocean next to Madagascar, which is part of France. Antiz crew took a trip there and this is what they discovered…
Habash Skate – a bunch of creatives and craftsmen – invited to the annual Beton Fiesta at the skatepark in Näfels. People from all over Europe came together to build the new feature – a roller to miniramp. It’s the first extension of the park area in the last 10 years.
…10 years later, a big part of the European DIY skate scene were there in Chamrousse, to celebrate the spot who shaped an entire generation, and inspired people like me, to build their own DIY.
3600 kilometers of asphalt, tent poles working overtime, and a bunch of pools and DIYs punched into the GPS. This time we hit the South of France.
In July 2024, Münster Skateboarding e.V. received a lease agreement for an unused brownfield site on Hawerkamp
“The art, the rebellion, the fuck you attitude. the travels, building stuff, etc… I wasn’t like all those guys that had to go to their training and shit. I could do whatever the fuck I wanted, whenever I wanted. Freedom. Creativity. Everything that “regular sports” will never bring you. My underlying philosophy of Skateboarding. It shaped my entire life and my view on things….”
We were dreaming and procrastinating about the first little skate escape of the year, that’s why we started to spread the word of an easter trip, around the skaters from Cologne and surroundings. And this word became real, here is our roadtrip report!
Against all the odds, Suvilahti DIY keeps on evolving and delivering. Even though the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland did not give in to the skaters’ complaints and held its decision to demolish the biggest DIY of the Nordics, the community finished yet another massive transition and is carousing the annual Södervik Mästare championships once again this July.
St. Marx DIY in Vienna, Austria, is built and run entirely self financed and with donations.
Lately funds are running low, so if you want to help them out, donate.
