Article up on Wheelbase!

New article up over at Wheelbase magazine! Click to see the rest of the series.

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Avoid the CCTV: you’ll get more rides.

Another from from the Tour in ’10. A session at Maenporth rarely last longer than about 5 drops, before a gardener or someone from the pub comes out and threatens us. It’s worth the hassle, and Sergio had to have a ride before he left the country.

 

Photo: Mark Short

Sneakers: Sergio Yuppie and Will Edgecombe

 

I’ll dig through the archives and find some footage of this…

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Photo flashback – Yuppie UK Tour 2010

Back in Falmouth after the UK Slide Tour. Fernando was on his way home to Brazil, and Sergio had a few more days to kill, skating our town and kicking it on the Cornish coast.

 

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These girls shred.

From Boomtownbroadcast comes another great video showcasing the skill and progression of Carmen Shafer and Alicia Fillback. Nuff said, watch the video.

 

 

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The origins of downhill slide – Sergio offers his insight.

During the 2010 Yuppie family slide UK tour (click for video!) Mark interviewed Sergio to glean some knowledge on the beginnings of sliding, specifically in Brazil. This is what he had to say on that.

 

 

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Carranca!! Brazil photobomb.

Renilson Carranca  lays down a huge 1 foot nose nose at Ladeira da Morte, SP Brazil 2011.

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Ever see a facechug?

No? Well luckily for you Garth Cave is here to demonstrate, helped by his ready and willing assistant Les. #funtimesatdangerbayX

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More cool photos of drinks wot I took.

Taken for Loading, a gaming bar in Falmouth. The Second and Third had the Rhys Bonney treatment, with game related graphics and tweaks. As featured on the UK IGN website and The Drunken Moogle.

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Brasil Vacation video

This was not your average vacation. Six weeks Mark Short and I lived and skated with Sergio Yuppie and his family, taking in challenging hills near their home in Florianopolis, and participating in the legendary Ladeira da Morte skate festival in Sao Paulo. Here’s our video of the best riders we could film, shredding.

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Excuse the mess..

I’m fiddling with CSS and a new look, so things might get chaotic for the next couple of days. Very professional.

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