In this episode, local legend Joel Johnson joins us as we travel south to Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The skatepark was anything but normal, looking like something straight out of a circus.
Despite the strange appearance and setup, we had a blast skating this park (lots of line options!). Afterwards, we stopped by “Minnesota’s Largest Candy Story”… will Nelson eat the chocolate covered scorpion? Watch to the end and see for yourself! PLAY.
Feels just as good righty. - Chris Farmer. Mendota Heights, MN - September 30, 2017.
Larger Picture on Imgur (via).
Celebrating my 29th birthday with a full day of blading. Our journey takes us to six different Minnesota skateparks in an attempt to capture 29 tricks. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate a birthday! Special thanks to Nelson for filming! - Butch Lehman.
Park 1: The Factory (Minneapolis, MN) - Park 2: Shakopee Skatepark - Park 3: Chaska Skatepark - Park 4: Zero Gravity Skatepark (Mound, MN) - Park 5: Shorewood Skatepark - Park 6: Chanhassen Skatepark.
With Nelson back from a high-ankle sprain and Jason finally free to blade, the Roll Minnesota crew takes over Overpass skatepark. Strangely, we ended up skating a mini-ramp without coping for most of the session!
Special thanks to Tanner Markley, Brendan Davis, and Dave Mahoney from All Wheels Extreme for visiting and filming. Also, a big-shout out to the local riders for skating/scooting with us! Check out Tanner Markley’s Overpass Edit here: PLAY.
As summer comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the best moments from our Roll Minnesota Summer Tour. Coincidentally, we have also reached the 100 subscriber mark and will be dropping a couple special videos to commemorate the milestones on this channel.
We can’t thank you all enough for all the support/ watching our videos, participating in the skate sessions, providing positive feedback. It goes without saying, but none of this would be possible without you guys!
Skating starts at 2:18.
24 hours filming in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Courtesy of Mike Lufholm and Dan Knapmiller.
A photo by Mike Lufholm. Larger Picture on Imgur (via). South St. Paul, MN - July 12, 2017.
The day continues with food, followed by some street skating. Lots of tricks were landed, but Chase Linzmeyer was the true star of the show and proves once again why he is one of the best (if not the best) rail skaters in the midwest.
Afterwards, we drove another hour south to Austin, MN to check out a legendary skatepark rumored to have round coping on everything… but did it? Part 1: PLAY.
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Photo by Mike Lufholm, shot in Minneapolis, MN - June 26, 2017. Larger Picture on Imgur (via).
A Day with Brett & Jeph: Throwbaaaack - The Sweatpants Spectacular (Guest Starring Chris Farmer).
Since the deletion of my Vimeo Channel I am re-uploading some of the best skating pieces that were under my name.
This is the infamous Throwback edit in which Jeph Howard, Chris Farmer & myself travel with Blake Cohen behind the viewfinder to some of the most famous skate spots in Minnesota history to prove that time nor style of dress could rob us of our skillz.
The Vimeo version had a record number of views for my channel at nearly 30,000 thus proving that Nostalgia is a powerful thing! - Brett Dasovic.