Vans Shop Riot: Write Up And Video

Usually I don’t really mind the end of British summer time and the clocks going back. Sure, summer is over and the air is becoming damp and cool but, for one glorious day, the calendar sees fit to reward ones yearly toil with an extra hour in bed – Sixty golden minutes, given as a freebie to be enjoyed in it’s singularity as one of life’s simple yet wonderful pleasures. This year I forgot…
As I walked down Briggate, past the old Route One Leeds store, eager in anticipation of The full English I was headed towards, I spied out of the corner of my eye the hands of the Marks and Spencer’ clock move to signal 8.00am. 8.00 am? Gutted…

So t’was an early start for the Vans shop team competition, being held in Manchester’s self professed “World Famous” Central Skate park. The idea had been that we’d all meet up at about half nine, I’d get the guys a breakfast in (Manhead, Avid, Lynskey and Doug), then we’d set off for the quick trip over the Pennines. Except Lynskey was ill and I’d lost my wallet.

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Flip Extremely Sorry DVD Premiere

Following two delays and two cancelled dates, Route One’s Southampton store finally managed to premiere Flip’s long awaited new film “Extremely Sorry” on the 20th of Oct. This film has been so long awaited its unbelievable! So long awaited in fact, that we had it in our Christmas catalogue last year! And it did not disappoint.

Kicking off with a tribute to Shane Cross, the skater sadly killed in a motorcycle accident, the action flows through the rest of film, cleverly intersected by plastercine stop motion animation introducing the next skater’s section.
Rowley’s section is up next and takes the official ‘first section’ with some awesome tech skating in his own balls out style. The film has been worth the wait as every member of the team steps up to the plate and lays down another equally or more impressive section as the film plays out in front of you. Standout highlights have to be the big guns of Bob Burnquist and Lance Mountain.

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Forum Snowboards “Forever” Film Premiere

Route One’s Southampton Store, in conjunction with the Solent Uni Ski & Snowboard Club, “The Solent Shredders”, played host last night to the latest film offering from Forum Snowboards, their new film “Forever”
The Forum team have got a reputation as one the most hardcore and forward thinking crews in the world. With such epic films over the past few years like Forum or Against ‘Em, That and Video Gangs, expectations were high for this latest offering.
The film kicks of with a banger of a section from Pat Moore, massive cliff drops and powder kicks mixed in with the gnarliest hand rails North America has to offer.

Forum’s up and coming crew “The Youngbloods” follow in a long line of riders that have stepped up to the plate and made the world team. And the new boys introduced in “Forever” are no exception. A killer section with more double corks than ever before, The Youngbloods are certainly keeping the pros on their toes.

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Free etnies Shoes at Red Bull Manny Mania Events!

etnies are proud to partner with specialist shoe recyclers, The European Recycling Company who support the children’s charity Variety Club, for their ‘shoe swap’ scheme at the Red Bull Manny Mania events throughout October and November.

Etnies, official sponsors of the Red Bull Manny Mania events, will provide stylish new shoes for 100 lucky people at each of the UK events this year. Encouraging and promoting recycling; old shoes donated to The European Recycling Company at shoe banks provided at each event will be exchanged for new etnies! There’s no catch, just give us the old skate shoes you’re wearing and we’ll give you new ones! (Strictly one pair per person)

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Let It Never End - An Inline Odyssey

Let It Never End, a DVD by Ben Shelbourne will be premiered at the upcoming StreetFest '09 on the 3rd of October and is already looking like a real banger.   Featuring a great part from Route One team rider Andy Spary with mates Nick Lomax, Alex Burston, Mike Salt plus plenty of others, it looks like it's gonna be something a little different and well worth getting hold of.
To find out more about StreetFest, and Let It Never End, you know what to do...

Getting Better All The Time...

Have a look at this new edit of 5 year old Schaeffer McLean, the Route One team's youngest ripper.    It's fair to say that this is his best one to date and yet again we are left pretty much speechless...

The Big Push 2009 - Happening Right Now!

This year's Big Push is currently underway all across the UK and big things are expected from all involved.   Now in it's fifth year and hijacked by Sidewalk and sponsored by us, this year promises to be the best yet and things are looking pretty good so far.

This years entrants, Vans, Nike SB, Adidas, DC, Etnies and Shiners, are, as we speak, dotted around the UK, shooting footage for what will eventually become a free Sidewalk DVD.    Obviously it's not as simple as that, each team has a set list of objectives and are in competition against each other for the prized cover shot and inside features.

There's no point in me detailing it all here, you might as well head on over to the official site to see what's going down right now, thanks to some sweet team blogs and while you're there, don't forget to hit up the competition if you fancy winning a veritable avalanche of free gear!