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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Poler Flagship Store GRAND OPENING
BIG congratulations to Poler for taking this very rad step! Very inspiring to push on and create epicity for the worlds enjoyment!
I’m so excited for yous guys! New goal in my travels… hit up the Poler Flagship.
If you’re even remotely close to the great city of Portland… um, you should be in attendance to check this out and support Poler! Good time vibes!
Cheers!
RIDE x CREATE
Cuppow That
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Design Talk #3: The Story of Cuppow from Rough Water Films on Vimeo.
The cool part is how simple and functional this is. Ride x Create vibes all day! Some areas of starting a business take a lot of thinking… then thinking some more… then rethinking your thinking; but the idea can be very simple. Cuppow is a primary example of that.
I encourage you fine FOLLY folks to be creative this weekend. Identify some simple needs you have, then create a solution to fill that need. Mr. Resnikoff and crew did, and look how cool that turned out. He made something the world has never seen and loving it! Very motivating.
**Make sure to check them out via IG (@cuppow) for an inside look at their daily shenanigans! Cheers
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CUPPOW! from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.
RIDE x CREATE
Aaron Edge :: Ulterius Velocius Infinitatem
I “meet” Aaron through the world wide web via IG (@Man_Of_Multnomah) a couple months ago. I followed and was encouraged at how may miles via bike and foot this dude dominated regularly. It was and is a huge encouragement for me personally to push my limits on the road as well as in the pursuit to Ride x Create.
“It was rare that I ran less than 10-13 miles at a time… I was riding well over a hundred miles a week.”
Nuts right? NOPE, not for Mr. Edge.
Sadly… Aaron was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on March 6th of 2013. “The last few weeks we haven’t featured an athlete of the week because we wanted to dedicate a period of time to share Aaron’s story” (Further Faster Forever); and that they have.
As I’m sure you could imagine, MS is not cheap to diagnose/treat in any way shape or form. It takes a huge toll on the body as well as the wallet. With that said, Aaron and the very rad Further Faster Forever crew have put together a way that YOU can support a dude that has motivated thousands of folks to push their limits #FurtherFasterForever.
Photo by someone rad… not me
F3: “We are excited to announce the production of the limited edition F3 shirt that you designed to raise funds for your medical bills. How else can the F3 community help support you? A donation perhaps?
Aaron: First of all, thank you for even considering something like this. Even if $5 dollars comes my way from the sale of these shirts, that’s an incredible help. As well as any additional help via donation, I must say this… if you really want to help me out, purchase a shirt. There are a few reasons:”
Find out those reasons when you finish reading this very personal in-depth interview F3 conducted. Although he is living/going through this life changing shit… he is strong and will overcome the limitations MS presents; I have no doubt of that.
Also, feel free to show some love and #FurtherFasterForever on your IG posts along side with a good ol’ #fuMS!
RIDE x CREATE x SUPPORT
Skateboarder Mag :: Ben Krahn Interview
“1. Go-to-trick:
Ollie? I try to do them as often as possible. When is the ollie ever not going to be cool? “Oh, you just ollie’d over a picnic table?…. WEAK!!!” Sorry, you will never hear that. The ollie is the coolest trick of all time and always will be.”
Blood Wizard Pro Ben Krahn got interviewed by Skateboarder Magazine. I highly recommend you check it out! Dude is most definitely a Gnarnian. Don’t believe me… check the vid below essay!
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FOLLY :: Skate Deck Spring Sale
Tis the season!
Weather getting awesome. Blue birds landing on shoulders. Thrashery calling your name.
We still have a few skate decks in stock and want to bless you fine thrasherians with them. $32 bones (free shipping in the States) and this bad boy is yours for the thrashing.
RIDE x CREATE
Matix Clothing :: “Who Is Daewon Song?”
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Who Is Daewon Song? from Matix Clothing on Vimeo.
One of the radest skaters of all time. I love the style/added creative perspective he brings to skateboarding!
I didn’t pick up on Matix till about 2003. Marc Johnson was obviously a crowd pleaser with his high tech style mixed in with humor. His part in “Fully Flared” is by far one of my favorite. Daewon’s part in the new Almost vid “5 Incher” could easily be described as… skateboard freestyle? HA! His ability seems to be endless and I dig that. To be honest, the entire Matix crew complements each other in that way… an endless pursuit to keep on riding and creating something the world has never seen.
“It’s just funny how all these things we talked about on the kitchen floor having pizza actually went into motion.”
EXACTLY! Dreamers, creators, the imaginative… we are skateboarders, cyclist, artists, you, me, anybody! Don’t let the doubt daemons creep into your brain bucket and steal your creativity/passion/motivation before it has even begun!
Matix says it best:
“Everyday is an adventure and every weekend is a trip. Let your creative sense take hold and explore new paths. In the end our goal is to create something unique for those who share this common bond.”
RIDE x CREATE
“Cyclocross for Newbs”
Photo by someone rad… not me
For all you cyclocross hooligans… this is a really good read. The article hit home being this was my first season to race. I hope this helps you in prep for next season. It most definitely has for me.
Also… don’t forget to check out all the other radery Not Quite Belgian blog has to offer. Any blog that incorporates bikes, beers and gear info is ok by me. Cheers!
The 5th Floor Got Mugged
Take Flight
Yup! Had a blast this weekend.
I had another 4×4 piece of plywood left over from Kyle Steed’s illustration brought to wood, “Don’t Play Safe“, that I wanted to work on this weekend. About two weeks ago the idea hit me to do something incorporating circles. Didn’t know how or in what fashion I wanted to bring this idea to my wood canvas, so I let the idea marinate in me brain bucket.
As I continue to learn from my mistakes (some would argue there are no mistakes in art), I decided to start this piece on paper to get an idea on where I wanted to go with it. At first I was just gonna work with circles, then a Passion Pit song came on via Rdio (set to random) from the album “Chunk Of Change” (disclaimer: not a fan of the album, dug the album cover) and I liked the idea of linking the circles together; but not until I had a shape to contrast the circle shenanigans. Figured a triangle would be rad… THEN it hit me… “Take Flight”.
The triangle showing as a “bucket” to the “balloons”, making it Take Flight. To further stamp the idea… I added stickers of a few very rad companies that we not only dig, but have been very supportive of the Folly vibe. Without their love we wouldn’t be nearly as far down the road as we are today. This was a little way to show our appreciation of that.
With all that said. This is the most fun piece I’ve created in a while! It was blast, no pressure of “accuracy”, I got to reach in my thoughts/ideas and make something I really dig. It also taught me that not everything has to happen fast. Normally when an idea hits me I go FULL speed ahead to make that idea reality. Most of the time it’s good to take your time and let said idea take shape before action is applied. At the same time, the latter is not necessarily bad either. I believe it really depends on the piece, creative idea, or new exploratory ride you decide to embark on.
I hope your weekends were full of the Ride x Create vibe! Mine most definitely was. The following day, myself and a few good buddies continued to explore the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, mapping a great 30 mile route that is not only beautiful, but challenging. Check out more of that via #wheelercross (IG).
Take care. Happy Monday