Nick Lomax

The N Lo show seems to be back in full force now that he has moved in with Scott Hallows, the clips just keep rolling in.
Be sure to check Nick out at this weekend's Winterclash along with the majority of our other British geezers!

Winter with Lomax

Scott hallows has just made a remix edit plus a few new clips with our big man Nick Lomax! It's safe to say that this edit is some 'heavy shit'!

Shooting with Joe Atkinson

So Joe Atkinson has once again been mooching around the UK since NYE, the past few days he has found himself in Brighton shooting photos and filming with Adam Kola.
Below is the backdrop and setting to one of the photos they got as well as a funny clip of Joe discussing the logistics of trying to do a specific trick....nothing but love for the chap when he comes out with Stirling quotes like this!

 

James Keyte : First hours on Carbon 2's

So after a huge delay once again for James delivery he finally received his USD carbon 2's, below is what he had to say about them along with a few tricks form his first session in them..

"..as soon as i saw them i was juiced! They fitted absolutely perfect, usually 'cus i tend to get a size smaller all my skates hurt on the first session! Surprising these didn't hurt at all! No numb feet and no blisters. I tried a pair of the old carbons which hurt alot, especially round my ankle and shin, now they have the thick padding its sooo much better. The cuff just makes them so supportive yet perfect flexability. I couldnt believe how responsive they are! I always no exactly where my feet are, its actually weird how light they are, i found myself over jumping sometimes. There's not a thing i would change in this skate, USD got it pretty spot on. ;)"

I also feel like we should include james' intro to the message he sent us about the carbons, as this sounds alot more personal..

"..we finally got out for a roll on the carbons, we hit street for the first skate and my god they are pretty sick! The weather was super icey man, just came off night shift as well haha, 3hrs sleep! But excellent first day in them, couldn't be happier.."

Carl Sturgess back in the blade game ??!

Carl has been over in the UK for the past few weeks and what better way to spend it than hanging out in Brighton for a wee while. Carls family are all English so he came over to spend crimbo here but took some time out to kick it with his alternate family, such as adam kola, joe coyne, oli short etc.
We all went out for a bike ride and skate the other day and Carl even busted out the lens and filmed some pieces.
Carl is currently studying and working in San Fransisco where he is honing his video skills in a big way, check out his website below to get a glimpse as to what he has been upto, below are also some sound bites of Carl and his best mate Jeff Stockwell mocking Si Cox and Adam Kola about the British accent (in a friendly way though, if it wasn't you know the yanks would have gotten a beat down!) and Jeff's first experience of ordering in a chippy.

www.carlsturgess.com/

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New Years with Al Hooi

So Brighton played host to an epic New Years Eve party which took place at Adam Kola, Jake Eley and Ed Inglis' house. In attendance were many talented individuals, such as USD's Albert Hooi who flew over with his girlfriend Zoe, Sam tuffnell, Nick Lomax, female star Jenna Downing as well as up and coming UK band Esben and the Witch, Burberry model Tom Penfound and a blast from the past Alex Pym, who ended up having to get a ride to the hospital due to very bad form come 2am!
Many outrageous acts took place, such as an unknown female peaking on drugs uncontrollably and shitting herself then laying a feces on the floor mat in the bathroom, a whole bottle of petrone down you Big Al puking up all over Adam Kola's room and anything else he can find to pop into, another unknown feminine spraying ketchup all over Jake's door and room, party doggers from all over Brighton were gate crashing by the time it got shut down.
Somehow the next day we found time to try and go skate, but the weather wasn't on our side as per usual and Albert took a tumble on his first trick.

Dano Gorman Carbon 2's

A merry Xmas to you all from the conference UK! We hope those stockings were filled with multiple conference products.
Our little ripper from Dublin received the Carbon 2's just in time for xmas and below is what he had to say about them along with a short video of his first day in them.
A huge thankyou to Donal Glackin for shooting these rad photos of young Gorman!

I have skated both the Deshi carbons and the first USD carbon skate. I have loved the carbon skate since day one, but the USD Carbon 2 has improved in so many ways! The skate feels so much nicer than the previous carbon skates. With the extra padding around the back of the liners makes the skate so much more comfortable and the new Cuff gives your ankle way more support on topside tricks. Also the new metal buckle looks way stronger than the previous plastic buckles that I had some problems with on the Deshi and USD carbon skate.
This skate is unbelievably good and I recommend them for any one that thought that the previous carbon skates had bad ankle support, because these ones have improved in that area more than anywhere else.

The Carbon 2 is available at your favorite skate shop NOW. For any queries please get in contact, a.kola@powerslide.org, or if you have any photos of you skating in them, send them over and we'll do our best to get them up on the site!

James Keyte joins USD

So after a huge delay in James receiving his first package from the conference we are more than happy to announce that he has joined USD and is rocking the Lomax classic thrones and also giving the Carbon 2's a whirl.
Below are a few quick tricks in his classic thrones at the East Kilbride skatepark by Glasgow. Expect to see alot more from young Keyte in the near future.

Nick Lomax sends you a Xmas present

Xmas is upon us and Nick Lomax has just made a nice edit skating the frozen over Manchester. He's also trying to trick us into thinking he's cultured by visiting china town and pretending to order sushi...

Andrew Halls - Xsjado Supporter

Andrew Halls is our first follower to send in a photo of themselves repping our gear. 'Hallsy' has been around the UK scene for a while and has made a good ol' name for himself.
Seen here knocking out a topsoul in Portsmouth, cheers Sam Kew for the photo.

Please keep sending in submissions to be featured on our site, a.kola@powerslide.org.

Glasgow shredded

So our main man from Dublin, USD flowrider Dano Gorman managed to find a working plane in the snow blizzard to venture over to Glasgow with his bro Jay to attend the Roll Kings jam in East Kilbride, Scotland.
Check out their documentation of the trip below, as well as a sneaky clip of our own Joe Atkinson who unfortunately showed up late due to a fair few trains and buses cancelling on him.

Lads on Tour........AGAIN?!?

Joe Atkinson was on a whirlwind tour of the country this past summer as well as the states, in which he won the WRS finals am comp to turn pro!
With the Roll Kings comp having just taken place this past Sunday, Joe is back up in bonny Scotland with his partner in crime Keir Lindsay!
Below is a video of some of what they got up, who knows what may occur next....

Snow hits Britain

With the Roll-Kings competition this coming Sunday, skaters are slowly flocking upto Glasgow in preparation, even with the masses of snow falling all over the country right now!
So what do USD riders Lee Devereux and Keir Lindsay do when you can't blade.....hit up the slopes...
Thanks to Joby for filming and shredding it up,

Animal from WWF 'Legion of Doom' fame joins USD

.......actually South Coast legend Sam Tuffnell is now strapping into a fresh pair of USD coup de tat's.
Sam has been a massive powerhouse in the British skate scene for years, but only now is his potential being recognised. Sam recently turned WRS pro in the states whilst on his whirlwind Winnebago trip across the west coast with his homeboy Keith Wisdom.
For more information on Sam and any other British conference rider keep checking back at this blog. We also have a new rider to announce very soon to join Sam and the rest of the motley crue.
For now though, check Sam out below hitting up one spot on a cold Brighton morning as well as talking about his early days of skating after first learning to grind (which being Sam was a bloody ao makio).