Coming Soon: Transit Scooter Tour 2

So as you may have heard, plans have been made for another Transit Scooter Tour to go down this summer. This time, however, it will be based from Illinois, with a stop at the Milwaukee 4 Seasons Competition. For those of you who don't know what the first one was, it was a trip planned by Matt and Jon Andrus, of Whitewater, WI to film some of the best pros throughout parks and street in Wisconsin. A full-length DVD was produced after the trip, which has become one of the most well known and enjoyed scooter DVD's ever.

This time around, there'll be an all new cast of riders attending, including:
Jon Meadows
Tommy Daddono
Spencer Steed
Seth Brown
Jordan Jasa
Issac Miller
Matt Dibble
Josh Young
Jeff Mroz
Madis
Sean Cardwell (from June 26th-30th)

All of these riders will be arriving at Tommy Daddono's house this Tuesday the 22nd, and will be traveling to different parks throughout the week. Tommy and Jon Meadows are the two who have been planning the trip, so I caught up with them and asked a few questions about the tour.

Jordan Jasa: How did the idea of having another tour first come up?

Jon: Well Tommy and I have always wanted to plan a big trip/event and have riders from around the country come. We wanted it to be very legit and have everything filmed. We then decided to do some what of a replica of the original Transit Tour. That video defined the sport, and we wanted to have something like that happen again. We also wanted to have a competition during the tour which is why the 4 Seasons comp is happening!

How did you go about choosing riders to be invited for the tour?

Jon: This was the HARDEST part of organizing the whole tour. We couldn't have everyone come out because, well there isn't much room. We set a max number of people who could come and started coming up with names. It started with the Sky-High team, then people we knew and have ridden with, etc. We wanted to choose a vast amount of riders with different styles. We didn't want have a repeat of names from the original transit so it could be different and also have up-and-coming riders there as well.

Are you happy with the final list?

Jon: We are very happy with the final list!! MADIS?!?!?! We would've liked to see BK, Alex Steadman and Ryan Upchurch on the list but its all good!! (:

What do you think the final DVD will end up like? Will it have the same feel as the original Transit Scooter Tour it will it be completely different?

Jon: The DVD will be EPIC, we can promise you that. Unlike the first one, it will be in HD with 2-3 different camera angles. Also, Sam Short will be editing the entire thing! I think this DVD will be more "out there" and "exciting". The first one seemed more sad and downy? We will make it more happy(:

Tommy, you've got some legit camera equipment, what all are you going to use to film the tour?

Tommy: I've got a Vx2100 and a Vx1000 that I'll be using. I also have a dolly and a bunch of other tools to get good shots for the video. Josh Young is bringing his TRV900, so that should be good. Him and I both know what were doing as far as filming goes, and I'm sure a few other people do too, so it should turn out great.

What all can we expect to see in the video? What parks, street spots, etc?

Were going to be riding a bunch of parks like Circus indoor skatepark, 4 seasons skatepark, and Northbrook skatepark. We'll most likely be hitting a park per day, possibly two a day if people feel like switching it up. We'll definitely be riding at night too, I know Josh Young is bringing his rail and I have one, so we'll be doing some sick rail seshes. Theres also a bunch of random street spots around my house and in my town we'll be hitting up.

What are you guys looking forward to most about the trip?

Jon: Getting to meet everyone and the overall experience it will bring. I'm very glad I'm apart of making this happen and I hope it turns out the best.

Tommy: I'm looking forward to chilling with a bunch of new people and making new friends. I'm also going to love the fact that I'll have a DVD to remember the whole experience.


So there you have it...after its all said and done, I'm sure that this DVD will be well worth the watch.