A MERE GROVE; A PLANET

Conor Davidson put this edit together of him, Erik Feenstra, and Dan Barrett riding a skatepark and a couple street spots.  I think my favorite part was the clips on the parking blocks, shows you don't need a fancy park to have fun riding.  Music also by Conor, and his friend Mike Belsito.

Bangers in the Bunker

Some of the top riders in the NW got together at the Bunker section of The Lumberyard and made this video...park is new to scooters and they just shut it down already.  Even Stan Smirnoff gets in on the action with a ledge combo.  And I'm with Coop...how do you whip rewind?!?

ScooterHut USA 20% Sale for Inside Scooters

ScooterHut decided that for ISB readers, Black Friday should come early. Don't wait for Friday to roll around for 20% off the entire store, start today. The below coupon code is effective immediately, and can be entered upon check out near the bottom of the page.

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Code - INSIDE

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Don't forget, ANY purchase made before November 30th, is automatically entered to win a 500 dollar prize package from ScooterHut USA!

Flipside Ridehouse Sales

New 2014 products are hitting the shelves just in time for Christmas.







We have the new Envy Prodigy...hands down the best value on the market and it now comes with 110MM wheels! Check out the Envy AOSV2 Signature custom completes, available in 10 different flavors...save big $$ over building one yourself. The new KOS is here as well. The long awaited Fasen completes are selling like hotcakes...only a very small shipment made it to the U.S. and no more will be arriving this year. Proto wheels, at the time of this posting we have Sliders of every color in stock. Also have all Signature Grippers with the exception of Chema's. Proto is completely sold out of all wheels...demand has been extremely high. If you are looking for a MGP VX3 Ninja...look no further plus it has free shipping. TILT, all colors Legacy Forks, SCS and Double Clamps. Last but certainly not least, we have the largest selection of USA made Phoenix products in the country. Wheels, clamps, bars, Wedge and Classic Phorx, 4.5" Integrated and Standard decks, Reventon's (yes...we have the 4.65's in black and polished), Session decks and all 3 colors of the Session completes. Get the U.S. made stuff while you still can...stock is extremely limited and when it's gone...it's gone.

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Oh, almost forgot...check out the website for Black Friday / Cyber Monday or whatever you want to call it specials. What you will NOT see at Flipside are retail prices artificially inflated that get you no real savings with those "big discounts". Honesty is the best policy...right!?!


Flipside Ridehouse - Serving The Scooter World Since 2010!

ScooterHut USA Black Friday Sale

ScooterHut is going to be throwing a storewide 20% off sale, as well as 25% off on ALL Root Industries products. They have everything from the wheels, grips, headsets, and pegs, down to the signature Moey Bearings, and Signature Royce King Wheels. You won't find Root Industries at any other online store, so if you want it, head over to ScooterHut USA.

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(Codes will only work starting Friday)


Also don't forget that anyone who makes a purchase this weekend, or before Nov 30th, will be automatically entered to win a 500 dollar free giveaway package.

The Vault Black Friday Sale

The Vault has some gnarly sales going on for Black Friday! Check em out and head over to their website to see what they have in stock!

The Five Scooter Riders You'll See at the Park

At every park fortunate (unfortunate?) enough to have a population of scooter riders, there are some standard style riders that can be found at any one time.  Chances are you fall under one of the below categories, and if you don’t, you’re lying to yourself.  Most riders will go through each “stage” at some point in their life, so if you have a large population of the groms, don’t be too bummed; with a little guidance from you, they’ll learn what’s up.  Note that these classifications are not all-encompassing and that this article is for entertainment purposes only.  Kthx.

1.  The Scooter Kid.  This small, two to ten year old child is the reason why scooters are hated on, plain and simple.  They ride stock Razor A model scooters, or perhaps a Barbie or Spiderman model.  Their parents don’t seem to understand that the skatepark is NOT a daycare.  They let their little tyke run around on the ramps, go back and forth, getting in your way every single time you’re about to drop in.  They are the reason that people think scooters are for kids, not for shreddin.  Hot mom optional.

2.  The Park Rat.  This is the first real stage in the path to becoming a mature scooter rider.  Thanks to Dad’s credit card, this rider has a complete, color coordinated MGP, District, or Envy setup.  They know some things about park etiquette and the sport in general, but will still chill with their frontwheel over the coping, doing barspins.  They’ll ask you a million questions (“Can you backflip?  Are you sponsored?  What kind of scooter is that?”) and generally be annoying.  The thing is, the parents of these kids are the ones that make up most of the industry’s paying customers- so if you want your favorite company to keep running, or your favorite rider to keep traveling and coming out with videos, you gotta play nice and teach these guys what’s up.  They are the future.

3.  The Park Shark.  This is an advanced form of the Park Rat, borne from the stinky recesses of the foam pit.  Front bris and kicklesses at the ready, the Park Shark also comes equipped with a helmet/kneepads/elbowpads.  He spends all day getting his tricks perfected on the flyout, one-upping his fellow riders, and may consider the Tilt team to be pretty much a flat team.  He probably cannot doublewhip flat, but he can buttercup air.  Sometimes riders can get stuck in this cocky stage until well into their pro careers (What rhymes with soda, for 100 please). 

4.  The Street Elitist.  Every Street Elitist is issued a standard uniform, given when their first hurricane full cab is landed:  Janoskis, Huf weed socks, cuffed pants (usually chinos), a collared, button-up shirt with some kind of floral design, and a five panel hat (extra street cred for Supreme).   These guys will usually be riding the flat box or rail, scoffing at the younger kids and their briflips (and secretly trying them when no one’s looking).  It is also required that they use Tame Impala in their videos.  For them, rider-owned companies > all, and nothing is worse than the blood-sucking corporate entities taking advantage of the growing scooter industry.

Another form of this rider is something I like to call the Parachutist.  These riders wear XXXL sized shirts/sweatshirts, ride a lot of street type obstacles, but you hardly ever see them riding actual street.  Their riding can be compared to tap-dancing, in more ways than one.  Juicy J is the soundtrack to their life.

See also: SwagFag.

5.  The OG.  This dude has it all figured out.  It doesn’t matter what clothes he wears, he isn’t trying to impress anyone.  He might like riding transition, or ledges, or everything.  He doesn’t identify himself as a street or park rider, but simply as a scooter rider.  He likes to support certain brands but doesn’t mind the kids repping other brands, because they’re all a piece of the puzzle.  Indeed, it’s hard to make a joke about this guy.  Maybe he should quit riding, go to college, get a real job, and start skating, because scootering is for kids.

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Freestyle Depot Black Friday Sale

Big deals coming to FD, get there while you can boys and girls.

Hella Broke with George Justiniano

George, one of the homies at Hella Grip, recently took a nasty fall and broke his arm (as you can see in the video).  George, like many riders, doesn't have health insurance, and so is burdened with a pretty big hospital bill.  To help him out, Hella Grip is offering special sheets of griptape to help pay for them.  You can check that out on Hella Grip's website.

Brian Griffin 2013

This guy is seriously too ill.  Fakie feeble 5 cab was soo dirty.  Big tricks, tech tricks, and high speed- what more do you need?  One of the best edits I've seen lately, don't sleep on this.

Scooter Zone Black Friday Sale!

Scooter Zone is known for having legit sales all throughout the year, but for Black Friday they are known for going all out. Check out their two promos below for more info.

S-K Welcomes: Florian Toegel

This Austrian master of tech recently grabbed a spot on the S-K team.  Max Kernmayer put this edit together to welcome him to the team.  Last clip is one of the coolest things Florian has done.

Zach Martin Promo

This is about to be sick as hell.  Zach has gotten so good.  Full video drops 12/8/2013.

RELAX

This is a montage put together by Danny Roberts to support his online store, Supreme Scooters.  It features Dan as well as a bunch of homies, riding their local MK and other spots.

Scooter Hut....USA?

Scooter Hut has been known as the top online and retail shop in Australia for years now, they have a solid Team of riders, exceptional customer service, some of the best retail shops in Australia, and a hell of an online store.

Well Scooter Hut is now not only an Australian shop, it is a US shop as well. The online shop is up and running, with the warehouse and offices in Northern California, and will be selling to the entire Country + Canada. Plans of full retail shops are in the works as well. For now head over to the new website at http://www.scooter-hut.com/ Check out the site, stock, and features, and expect it to grow A LOT in the coming months.

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There is also a really awesome promo/giveaway going on right now. Check the promo below

Scooter Hut USA is also the only place you are going to find the complete Root Industries product line, including the new Royce King Signature Wheels.

And of course, Scooter Hut USA is the only online shop where you are going to get a 100% exclusive sticker sheet with EVERY order. Ft. Hella Grip, Proto, UrbanArtt, Tilt, and More!

Austin Kuentz Welcome to Razor

One of the newest additions to Razor's talent stacked team, is Austin Kuentz. He has combos for days, but unfortunately since I can't process all the rewind kickless scooter flip things, I had a hard time figuring out what was going on. But I know a lot of riders are into combo riding, and this one will be right up your alley. Check it.

Dissidence Curb Edit ft JD and Balth

JD and Balthazar keep everyone's tech game in check with their latest curb/box edit. These two guys in one video, you know it's gonna be good. Last clip was really sick. Check it out below.

Jaydin Haskins- Kooky 2013

Wow, these Kooky kids kill it.  Such balanced riding- gap tricks, rail tricks, manual pad tricks, ledge tricks, and lines.  Very refreshing to see.  The fullcab whip he did was so perfect.  Doing it right.

Stefan Hefner | Flavor Awakening

Yup, in addition to running his own company, Source, Stefan is now a part of the Flavor team.  This part looks like it was shot in just one trip up in Seattle.  Definitely filmed some dope stuff in the time he was there.  5050 that uprail was too gnar.

Tyler Bravo- Kooky 2013

Ain't nothin Kooky about this video.  Tyler is another new name to me, but is well on his way to becoming an established rider.  A great trick selection and solid style helps this guy stand out.  I'm sure as he becomes more comfortable on his scooter, he'll become even better to watch.  Good stuff.