Skatebarn's Impact on Scootering as We Know It

As you might have heard now, Skatebarn West in Renton, Washington is finally closing its doors.  Devin Hohlbein put this video together of interviews with Kingsley Okocha and Jake O'Donnell, as well of some riding footage to better illustrate the impact SBW had on our sport.  Devin himself worked at the shop in the upstairs of Skatebarn, called Mothership Distribution, so he knows firsthand what SBW means to riders in Washington.

I've been to the Barn a few times myself for competitions...each time being one of the most intense competitions I've gone to.  I'll never forget the epic battle between Tyler Bonner and Dakota Shuetz at the last stop of the Razor Exposed tour, in which Tyler put together pretty much a perfect competition run to be crowned Tour King.  While the park itself wasn't exactly one of my favorites, I'm definitely bummed that its closing.  It gave so many kids a place to ride during the rainy days in the NW, I'm sure it will be sorely missed.

Skatebarn West Day Video

Featuring a bunch of heavy hitters from the Endub- Jessee Ikedah, Brenton Reid, Devin Hohlbein, Casey Thorn, Brian Gemme, and Mike Montgomery. Some pretty good riding in here, Jessee just kills it. Dub downside, 3 downside, 7 off that thing at the end...and everyone else throws down too. Double peg to board was radd.