When I started, there were about 20 skaters out of 1.27 million population… So you already knew who to expect from hearing that distinctive sound of a board rolling down the road. Now, there are so many kids skating that we barely recognize each other!
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…
For the expansion of the spot since the year before with crews from @beaulieudiy, @barbecuediy, and the guys from St. Jean de Maurienne (skate&create) the place is a private spot where events will be organized every year…
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.
A skate park with a crazy bowl called FUZENNA was completed three minutes by bike from my house, and I started skating there. I had so much fun that I skated all day
“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….”
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.
