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Dropping Bangers in Bangkok | Skate of Mind: Thailand Chapter 1

The Skate Of Mind crew has always liked how the city of Bangkok tempts. It’s very different than other places visited before. The hectic atmosphere, crazy urban structure and weather conditions make Bangkok really hard to skate..but there’s a plethora of raw and unique spots to ride. Follow Maxim Habanec & Co. as they roll through Bangkok on a 12-day skate mission to experience the radness of Thailand.

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Back to the Streets w/ UK Ripper Kris Vile

Kris Vile, it’s fair to say, is one of the best skateboarders ever to come out of the UK. Like Ross McGouran and Chris Oliver, he’s made his way in the skateboarding world on his own terms. He’s used his talent to travel and rip, and this edit is a culmination of his latest bangers. Sit back, and feast your eyes on some good ‘ol fashioned concrete destroying from Mr. Vile himself.

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5 For 5: Pedro Barros Throws Down in the Bowl

And now, for the final drop from the second installment of “5 FOR 5.” This time around we shifted the focus from the streets to the pools, bowls and parks of the world, opening the field up to five of the best transition skaters around. The format, however, stayed the same: Five skaters dropped five tricks each, and we dropped their edits once a week.

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5 for 5: Raw Transition Tricks w. Chris Russell

The idea is simple. We challenged five of the biggest names in the next class of young pros to film five tricks and send the footage our way. No guidelines, no limits, just five bangers to prove that we should remember their name. Sit back and witness an old-school approach with some new-school flair in Chris Russell’s collection of strong transition tricks.

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Skating Greek Islands in Search of The Blu Enigma | Chapter 2

Five skaters in search of a rumored skate compound on a Greek island come back with heavy evidence. Our friends in the Greek skate scene have done a lot of good things over the years and when we asked for help in reaching the skating Eldorado which is the Blu Enigma, they helped make it happen. Just ask Keith Walsh who came all the way from Ireland, Alex Hallford from England, or Portugal’s Jorge Simões, who was joining as winner of Red Bull Skate Arcade 2015. They met up with Californian concrete destroyer Brad McClain and the one and only Chris Haslam in Athens, before hopping ferries from the port of Rafina through the Cycladean islands of Tinos and Paros, and finding the Blu Enigma high above Andros.

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Skating Greek Islands in Search of The Blu Enigma | Chapter 1

Join Brad McClain, Alex Hallford, Chris Haslam, Keith Walsh and Jorge Simões riding unseen terrain. The Blu Enigma is a little hotel on the Greek Cycladean island of Andros, just off the coast of Athens. There the owner has built one of the most unusual and challenging bowls within the footprint of the compound for the use of any rippers who may pass through.

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5 for 5: Alex Sorgente Puts Up 5 Transition Tricks

The idea is simple. We challenged five of the biggest names in the next class of young pro skaters to film five tricks and send the footage our way. No guidelines, no limits, just five bangers to prove that we should remember their name. We gave Alex Sorgente first crack at the new round of 5 for 5 and he kicks it off by laying down 5 fresh tranny tricks.

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