The Blade Jam is a comp hosted by Tim from Weerd Van Skatepark Solutions at the amazing Bay skate facility. This comp is now in its 4th year down in Napier and this year the level of riding was off the hook with heaps of old cats coming out of retirement from all round the country to get to skate with the homies and hang like its 1999. - Niam Kerr-Bell.

Blade Jam, 4th Edition: Feb 4, 2024. Thanks too all of the sponsors for their ongoing and unwavering support of our little skate scene: Shred City Skates, Standard Skate Company, Drug Receipts, Laced NZ, Stay Rolling Clothing, Illusive Wheels, Hapi, Vinci’s Pizza, X Air, ESC, Keith Lin Tattoo, CLW Construction. Thanks to cucumber enthusiast Tim for organising it and the judges for their time and see ya next year for the 5th Annual Blade Jam.

Results

1. Nathanael Batt
2. Michael Farr
3. Carl Tangen

Best Trick: Carl Tangen. Photo & Results, courtesy of Cave Crew.

“6 New Zealand Boys fly over to the U.S.A. to skate some famous skate spots for 2 weeks straight. To celebrate this trip, I teamed up with Shred City Skatesto make a limited edition hockey jersey (get yours today). This is the highlights of our skating in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Featuring Sluglord (Ryan Roulston), Isaac Cullen, Frenchy (James Walker), David Bee, Kelvin Wong and Brandon Drummond. Edited by Kelvin Wong”. - Brandon Drummond.

Featured Skaters: Sluglord, Kelvin Wong, Frenchie James Walker, David Bee, Isaac Cullen + Bonus People: Kevon Biz Thompson, Alli | Allison, Korey Waikiki & Mo.

• Extra | Leftovers - PLAY: San Francisco | Los Angeles.
• Visit Shredcityskates.com

NZ Vert Champs 2023 - Shred City Skates Edit (New Zealand).

NZ Vert Champs 2023 - February 25, 2023 - Visit Shredcityskates.com (Store is NZ only).

It’s my birthday on the 8th and I’ll release this early and go blading if I want to. Filmed from mid April to end of May, in-between work, weather, and day to day life. On the solo missions. Here’s to 20+ years of blading and hopefully till the end of my days! Stay rad and keep shredding. - Kelvin Wong (Shred City Skates).

Kelvin Wong - Cave Crew Shodcast

The man behind Shredcityskates.com, NZ’s only skateshop dedicated to all things rollerblading & rollerskating is our fifth guest on the shodcast. Kelvin has done so much for the sport in recent years sponsoring events and bringing product to our shores that was unattainable for most before he was around all the while bringing the much needed hype to the NZ skating scene.

Kelvin also has some long history in the sport and we are interested in shedding some light on his skating origin story. We cant forget he’s a killer on skates as well and can spin both ways and can fakie 540 everything.

Previously: Cave Crew Shodcast with Slug Lord A.K.A Ryan Roulston (New Zealand, 2022).

Our guest on the Cave Crew Shodcast is the infamous Sluglord, one of finest exports from Wainuiomata (New Zealand). He’s one of the few sponsored skaters in this country with a progressive style and uniquely savvy approach to content creation and use of Instagram. Weve been a fan of his skating for a while so were super happy to chat to him and find out more about the man behind the long hair.

Check some edits of Sludglord - PLAY: WOW.vod Street Section | WELLY TAPES VOD. More podcasts with the Cave Crew on Youtube.

Cave Crew NZ Rolling Shodcast: “It isn’t a podcast as we aren’t pro enough to be a podcast. Interviewing NZ Rollerbladers a Joss & Niam Kerr-Bell production”.

Mickey is an OG and after a long hiatus came back and skated the shit out of the rails at Melville skatepark at the Richard Rowland Memorial OG Comp walking away with the win in the OG division. Found this rad song by the band Fuzz that suits Mickey’s style of skating. - Niam Kerr-Bell.

Gib is a blader down here in New Zealand that has been holding it down for years. Skates both street and park like its nothing with his own unique style and trick selection. Filmed by all the homies with a special TVW clip in there and shoutout to gib’s sponsor Shred City Skates. Visit Shredcityskates.com.

A promo edit for a new Laced NZ clothing drop, featuring: Brandon Drummond, Sluglord & Kain Stevenson. Jet Set Radio vibes grinding on rollerblades. Visit Shop-laced.com.

• Bonus: Flame B-Roll - PLAY
• Previously: Brothers in Blade (2021) - Laced NZ x Shred City Skates.

Introducing Rose Crooks, Part owner of “Brunny Hardcore” and one of the best roller shredders in New Zealand.

Visit Brunnyhardcore.com | Shredcityskates.com.

Bayskate Blade Jam 2022, held on 22.1.2022, Napier, NZ. Everyone got to vote on their personal favourites.. Votes tallied up and thus, our winners. Till next year. More clips here: PLAY.

Results

1. Carl Tangen
2. Gibs
3. Peter Dunkley

Best Trick: Carl Tangen.