Morning Commute

Eight minutes door-to-door through the East Village on the way to work.

Natas Kaupas: Wheels of Fire (1989)

It's amazing how sick Natas' wall riding and board sliding was twenty years ago. Look how he tricks off the hydrant at the end. To this day, no one can pull that off quite as smoothly.

Todd Falcon

Todd combines Rodney Mullen's classic freestyle footwork with vert and street skating. Very innovative, whether or not you're a fan of skate tricks.

Rodney Mullen: Footwork

Too bad street and vert have totally eclipsed freestyle. Watch the inventor of the kickflip, the heelflip, the impossible, and most importantly, the flat-ground ollie (the one that street skaters use) as he tears up a featureless parking lot back in the day before skateboards had tail and nose kicks.