R1 Team Rider Paul Bates Hits The East Coast

R1 team rider Paul Bates and friend Seamus Rafferty went out to the Eastcoast of America back in April, here's a few photos. Hitting Phillidelphia to visit some friends they spent a few days skating with Rickay, JonJon, Alf, the Neglected Truth guys and the rest of the Philly locals. Angelo Ferrera, Sal, Alex Nunez amongst other NYC locals were kind enough to show them about the five boroughs of New York sessioning the best spots around the city.



Mute outside Philly Library - Image courtesy of Seamus R.


Backroy through the Wave - Image courtesy of Angelo Ferrera.

Cult Leaders - Available Now

Cult Leaders - Available Now

It's been a year in the making & with sections from Route One team riders Lee Mainland & Paul Bates, this is shaping up to be an eagerly anticipated release.

Directed by Harry Reavley, Cult Leaders premieres at Punters Bar, Cambridge Saturday 13th.

Chaz Sands Invitational '09

Held over two days in May '09, the Chaz Sands invitational was the biggest event in rollerblading on these shores this year. Featuring Chaz Sands, Franky Morales, Brian Aragon & many more...Team Route One for starters!


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SteetFest 09'

StreetFest, London Town, May 24th...be there, it promises to be one of the events in 09' not to miss.

Featuring music, live art, films, hair and fashion shows plus fixed gear biking, rollerblade and skateboard demonstrations, all from some of the UK’s top collectives, StreetFest will be ten hours of innovative showcases.

Building a modern day community of collective creativity StreetFest is a new breed of festival where the onus is on promoting and merging creative talents. StreetFest is taking it back to the ‘old skool’, by blending the spirit and soul of those nostalgic rocking block parties, with creative flair and modern trends. StreetFest actively involves visitors in the day’s events by creating an interactive experience!



Live painting:
10 artists including Sichi, Andy Seize, CODEFC, Hicks, Miss Led, Drunkpark, plus the VST crew.
Sports showcases:
Including Fixed Gear London, Lovenskate, Kingdom all on a 32 foot half pipe.
Secret Wars:
England vs Portugal, 3 artists vs 3 artists.
Music:
Courtesy of RHiL and Holic.
Plus:
Food, drink and entertainment throughout the day.
StreetFest will be held in the pioneering surroundings of TRANSIT (entrance on Clifton Street, Shoreditch, EC2A).

R1 & a few of the team will be checking out the sights & sounds, so we'll hopefully see you all there.

Chaz Sands Invitational

Ok people, the Chaz Sands Invitational (World Qualifier) site is now live. Totally updated with all the rider lists (PRO'/AM), event details, travel info and pretty much anything else you need to know.

We'll be roadtripping with the R1 team, so see you there!!

Twice in one day??!!

Must be something in the air! Two updates in a day, yup...We've just had these images come through from R1 Team Rider Andy Spary (courtesy of Adam Kola). Enjoy...

Fishy Stall, well what the hell else is a kiddies slider for???!

Roof Drop True Mizou...


Soul-Mute-Royale...

Hello? Yeah....we're back!!!

Whoah, ok so winter's over...the team are back in full force & the blogman here has come out of hibernation!! So it's back to business as usual, fresh updates, fresh images, fresh merch' & we'll be keeping you up to date on all that's happening.

Oh, and just so you know, the R1 team will be skating down (or up, well it's at Liverpool Rampworx park this year!?) at world qualifier Chaz Sands Invitational which promises to be pretty epic!! We'll have full reports & footage from there along with NASS Festival so keep watching this space.

Ok, just to warm things up a bit & get everyone back in the mood, here's some stills of our man Rich Barber from over the last few dark wet months (he's been nursing an injury aswell so props for Rich, and to David Robinson for the pics).

Down at the KC Stadium...


Hitting up the classic rail spots at Ennerdale Centre, Hull...


And tearing it up at Ings Skatepark, Rich's fav' training ground.