Author: gaba

Russian Adidas skateboarding division is run by good people who understand what they are doing. At least it seems like that from the videos they put out and the team they have. This video is particularly of interest to us as it shows or homie the talented young Dilip Kharel, a skater from Moscow, who happened to visit Riga this summer. We have filmed some clips with him and some future Rajon projects are going to feature him in familiar Riga spots.

Two things this video reminded me about: Brad Cromer’s amazing style and Mike Anderson’s existence. I don’t know how but I forgot about these things.  Also it was the first time ever I’ve seen Cromer slam. He is so good it seems he is flawless. Maybe it was his first slam ever? I haven’t seen Mike Anderson footage since his transworld part, so seeing him here was awesome! He got some of mine genuine wows in the end of his part. The rest of the Krooked team is tight as well. I like that everyone has a distinct style and kinda does their own thing. As far as video editing goes the only thing I dislike is the fade to black transitions between some parts. The company is fucking rad and shit like that doesn’t really fit there in my opinion. Anyway the video is great and stands out among most of other mainstream videos that come out. read more

Abusrd Skateboards with Carrhartt travel from Moscow to lake Baikal. It is only 6000km trip and they travel in cars. In two fucking cars! If you ever been to Russian and I mean real Russia like the one out side the big cities and on the road you can imagine what that trip was probably like. The video is pretty sick and has some awesome skating and harsh Russian scenery. We need to organize a trip to Russia one day. Latvians in Russia that would be nuts!