Revolution Skate Shop

110 Degree Ditch Session

Administrator — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:03:31 +0000

Jon Jenkins and I wanted to film a clip for the Revolution “Who We Are” Owner’s Edit at the Power Banks this past saturday. It was well over 110 degrees, but, we figured we’d do it anyways. We watched Strange Creatures (really sick btw) at the shop for the 100th time, then decided to roll out.

Strange Creatures has been playing non-stop at the shop for a week straight
We called up some skaters, grabbed gallon jugs of water, and headed off to the power banks. Fresh off from wrecking his new car, Luke Kimberly borrowed a van to meet up with his crew. He’s happy about it as you can see here.

Luke Kimberly – don’t get into the van kids
Luckily, Ryan Daily rolled out to snap some photos in the heat. The spot was a drop down grind then roll down the ditch. The roll-in was scarier than we thought, if you miss the grind and slide out, you’ll leave some skin on the bank for sure. Jeans got ripped, and hands got torn up.

Luke Kimberly – topsoul to roll in

James Johnson – switch soul to roll in

Jon Jenkins doing what he does best
The wax was not holding on the ledge, we would throw a layer on it, and it would end up dripping completely off the ledge. Running off it like water. But, we made the best of it, and let the ledge basically eat our skates alive.

Sergio Ybarra, and Jon Jenkins finding the only shade available at the ditch
Luke and I agreed the hardest part was getting up the bank to go again. After a fun session, we went to the only shaded area underneath the bridge where Jacey and Andrew started to session a busted guardrail.

Jacey Heimer – unity up on a sketchy guardrail

Andrew Scherf – tru topsoul to transfer a/o soul 360 out
After the quick “p-rail” session, we all were on the verge of dehydration. We decided to cruise back to the shop to enjoy some nice air conditioning, and watch Strange Creatures for the 101th time.

Jacey – successful day

All Photos by Ryan Daily

“SLASH & DASH” AZ 2010 DOCUMENTARY

Administrator — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:10:49 +0000

Roccity presents “Slash & Dash” The Arizona 2010 Documentary

“Slash & Dash” – The Arizona 2010 Documentary from Revolution Skateshop on Vimeo.

3rd Annual Arizona trip featuring Mike Torres, Austin Paz, Dan Birch, Tim Adams, Steve Bruning, Dan Barnes, Mike Welland, Jason Reyna, Neil Diskin, Gary Murphy, Grant Hazelton, Casey McFarland, James Johnson, and Justin Brasco.

Filmed/Edited by Mike Torres

www.revolutionskate.com

VAGABOND TOUR IN AZ – Montage Edit

Administrator — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:37:53 +0000

The Vagabond Tour came thru Arizona – featuring Gabe Holm and Taylor Green. They stayed with us for a couple days, taking in Arizona. They have been on a 4 week coast to coast road trip across the US, documenting skate scenes along the way.

Monday Montage #4 from Gabe Holm on Vimeo.

USD ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN AZ – DL & KEVIN GILLAN

Administrator — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:15:14 +0000

Dustin Latimer & Kevin Gillan USD All-Stars from Kevin Gillan on Vimeo.

“HONEY BAKED” QUICK HITS

Administrator — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:37:09 +0000

The “Honey Baked” crew shredded Arizona for 2 weeks filming for their upcoming video. We filmed a Revolution Quick Hits Edit from a session we had at Tempe skatepark, featuring Dylan Davis, Tinh Lee, Brian Bina, Mike Dritlein, and Malcolm Heard.

Mike Dritlein actually is moving to Arizona, he arrives back to AZ tonight. He drove 32 hours straight from Chicago. Honey Baked skated TNS last week at Awhatukee, and Mike said he’ll be back for this week’s session at Tempe. He wasn’t lying.

Honey Baked Quick Hits from Revolution Skateshop on Vimeo.

Revolution “Quick Hits” SDSF Open

Administrator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:58:55 +0000

Revolution “Quick Hits” Edit from the SDSF Open featuring Revolution Team Rider Joey Chase, and skating from Arizona’s Andrew Scherf, Brian Aragon, Chris Haffey, and more! Filmed/Edited by Jon Jenkins.

SDSF OPEN Quick Hits from Revolution Skateshop on Vimeo.

TEXAS at REVOLUTION

Administrator — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:30:14 +0000

Texas Skaters Josh Glowicki (RAZORS), Greg King (ONE), Fritz Peitzner, and Micah Simmang came thru Arizona yesterday on their 20+ hour roadtrip from Dallas to San Diego, CA for the SDSF Open. They came into the shop around 6:00 PM yesterday after driving non-stop all night from Texas.

Our friend Greg King has been shooting photos of Revolution team rider Jason Zwack for us for awhile now. We’re juiced on Greg’s pics, he’s gotten really good. After we regrouped at our house for a bit, we headed out to session Tempe Skatepark. Everyone was saying how “nice” it felt in Arizona. I guess having zero humidity in Arizona compared to Texas makes a difference, even when it’s over 100 degrees.

Greg King is shooting Josh for some upcoming deals, and we figured we’d hit up a spot after the session at tempe skatepark. I took them to the legendary “water ledge” (Joey Chase 90 Seconds Edit). Josh is on Razor’s flow, and should have some clips in the RAZOR Video “GAME THEORY”. We’ve known Josh for awhile now, he’s super nice, and really humble. He’s one of those skater’s who doesn’t talk himself up at all, but absolutely kills it.

Water ledge is one of the nastiest spots you don’t want to fall into. We usually wait until it rains, then hit up this spot the following day when the water is extra high. Any photo on this would look good, so it was perfect to try and get something done. We threw some extra garbage in for the photo, and it was ready. After being awake for 24 hours, Josh laced 3 really nice tricks, and claimed the best trick done on it so far. The photos Greg shot turned out really sick, it was a successful night.

The Texas skate scene has always been really strong. Texas is known for producing really sick skaters, so we were juiced to have these guys stop thru Arizona. You can see their skating in an upcoming video by Brian Moore called – “The City that Never Sleeps.” Check out the trailer below.

The City Never Sleeps from Brian Moore on Vimeo.

BE-MAG ONE MINUTE ONE SPOT: SANTEE

Administrator — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:17:06 +0000

BE-MAG’s featured “ONE MINUTE ONE SPOT” with Santee. Featuring Revolution Team Riders Damien Wilson, and Joey Chase. Also skating by Nick Wood, Rob Whitcomb, and Sammy Chase (joey’s brother). Damien built his own version of a “p-rail” in his backyard to train on.

Santee crew: One Minute, One Spot from Be-Mag on Vimeo.

Three years ago, us boys in Santee got pissed that all the good rails around here were capped, and we sucked at hand rails, so we asked our sponsors to help us build a training ground. 4X4, M1, and Remz contributed to us along with our own money to build a practice rail in Damien’s yard. Since then we’ve been having regular legendary BBQ’s and sessions like this one shown were we skate the rail and have good ole American fun. This weekend Damien, Rob, Joey and Sammy Chase and me (Nick Wood) got down like we always do all summer long. When I started seeing the “One Minute One Spot” edits I thought that our weekly BBQ’s were perfect for that forum. If the Internet homo’s want to bust my ball’s about doing a Two minute edit they can do the math and see there is 58 seconds of skating, so suck it from Santee.

- Nick Wood

“HONEY BAKED” in Arizona

Administrator — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:01:52 +0000

“Honey Baked” crew – Malcolm Heard, Dylan Davis, Bina, Mike Dritlein, and Tinh Lee. They came out to skate Arizona, and film for their upcoming video “Honey Baked.” This was their first trip into Revolution, it’s always cool meeting fresh up and coming skaters. They are the future for rollerblading.

Check out their Honey Baked throwaway footage edit here.

Extras #1 from Honey Baked on Vimeo.

NIMH WEEK WOODWARD WEST EDIT

Administrator — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:43:41 +0000

NIMH Week at Woodward West Edit by Jason Reyna. Featuring Revolution Team Riders Joey Chase and Jeremy Spira.

NIMH WEEK 2010 – WOODWARD WEST from Jason Reyna on Vimeo.

The NIMH Team once again braved the heat and put their livers at risk spending a week at Woodward West. Joey Chase, Montre Livingston, Matty Schrock, Jeremy Spira, and Brian Shima skated daily with Jason Reyna behind the camera to capture it all.