New Tom Portas Edit

Check out this new edit of Route One Team Rider Tom Portas, filmed by Will Wilson, very nice we're sure you'll agree, espescially that last trick...

R1 Homepage & Product Review by Andy Spary

Route One Inline team rider and all round legend Andy Spary, takes a look at the all new inline homepage and blows some of his team budget on the products available from it. After giving you a run down of the new stuff, he goes and tests it out, killing Hengrove, UKskate and Hype skateparks and also hitting up some streets in Newport, Wales.
Thankfully Andy was considerate enough to let us film him do all this, and you can watch it all below! Enjoy!


R1 homepage/product review by Andy Spary from Routeone.co.uk on Vimeo.

The Super Size Sale Is On!!!

What are you waiting for? The Route One Super Size Sale has started and you're invited to join in the fun! Rammed to the gills with more savings than you could shake a deck shaped stick at, the sale has got literally tons (we've not weighed it all, but it probably is...) of unbelievable bargains.
With most shoes from £19.99, (some at £4.99!), T-Shirts from £4.99 and decks from £19.99 amongst loads of other amazing deals, there is something in there for everyone.
You may have received the catalogue in the post recently, but don't forget that it is just the tip of the iceberg, as the website is the place to go to see the whole sale. Make some time though, there's a lot to see!

NASS Inline Edit

Here's an embedded version of the Route One Inline Team edit. Featuring Keir Lindsay, Andy Spary, Zak Buys, Rich Barber and Paul Bates, it's an absolute beauty, so sit back and enjoy!


Routeone Inline team at NASS 08 from Routeone.co.uk on Vimeo.

NASS Report By R1 Rider Keir Lindsay

NASS 08 was, as expected, a riot! After a quick 8 hour train journey from Glasgow, Scotland we (Me and my friend Stu) arrived at Shepton Mallet Showground on Friday evening at around 8 O'clock.

After signing in we went for a wander and were swiftly diverted to the 'Relentless Athlete tent' where we were assured we would be 'looked after'. On arrival we were pointed to the bar where we could get some refreshments and the best part was they were free!

I met up wth a few of my mates from Leicester; Cal, Jock and Dan Mac. Big Jock had already had one refreshment too many by the looks of things and everyone was in good spirits chilling on this big balcony. At this point I was introduced to Sam Currie and Lee Mainland (both Route One Riders) for the first time. With them I also met Paul Bates (Route One Rider) who I had met briefly in London at the Chris Farmer DVD premiere. All very pleasant gentlemen! Zak Buys (Route One Rider) was also there with the young Jamesy, both holding it down for the Kingdom of Fife.



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After a pretty good night we went to the Route One Stand in the morning where we got to meet all the staff working at the stall, which was packed to the gunnels with bargains and all sorts of goodies. Loads of people had also been signing up for the shoe competition which was happening every hour.


Rich Barber (Route One Rider) and I decided to start stacking boxes to see what the limit was that we could get to to jump. I think the highest we got was 6 boxes and about chest height! I’ve never jumped that high and I’m sure it was because it wasnt a brick wall or metal pole so I wasn't suffering from the fear factor. Shows you how much skating is in the mind.

Then at about 10 o'clock we headed through to the skate park where the competition was being held. Stu Game was trying to get a few clips but it was pretty hard because there was like 300+ people everywhere, most on bmxs. 1 or 2 bmxers kept going and just doing massive tailwhips and tail 360s: it was intense. A photographer for Route One was also there taking photos of the team.


At 11.30 the rollerblading started to take the course and we got about a 1 hour session before the am comp started.

My 1st run consisted of 1 540 then I fell and walked off. It must have looked like I threw a right wee hissy fit but the truth be known you have to be super consistent in these comps and one fall is not really allowed. So for my second run I was intent on not falling. I had a pretty good run; 540 the litte picknick table box 360 the lunch box front farv to flat on the far quarter, backroyal the driveway to flat then over for a cab 5 then a we 360 over the hip beside the wallride finnishing with a 270 backackslide on the rail.


Loads of sick American skaters were there and I found myself liaising with Brian Aragon on the little rail but he only did a few tricks because he was obviously quite limited on it compared to me.

Chilling with Eric Bailey and Stockwell is always fun because these guys have some good banter. I also got to meet Brent Hicks and Demetrious George for the first time, so thanks for making the long journey over guys.

Look out for me and my boy Dre Powell negotiation the size of the Vans tour bus in the next razors podcast: gotta love Dre man - he's such a cool cat and possibly one of the most friendly people I have ever met.

Then we went and skated the Gibbon Slackline out at some pavillion, with Paul Bates, Rich Barber, Zak Buys and Gibbon Slackline world champion Scott Quinn. Much to the amusement of Chaz Sands!!


After that we went and skated the rail outside a toilet then we skated a drop rail with a 2 inch run up. Then it was about 10 o’clock at night and I still hadn’t had my breakfast. Oops!

When I woke I watched the pro comp, ate a bit of my friends cornish pasty and started to feel sick. Then I had a 12 hour drive up the road being sick out the side of my mate’s car. I had to go to hospital and have been here for 2 days. I'm still in here and writing this from the hospital. Stay away from pasties kids. Nass 08 sick as ever!

Thanks Keir, you rock, check out his profile right here.

NASS Report By R1 Rider Sam Currie

We're back from NASS and here’s a little post to let you know what we've been up to. We didn't do too good on the photo front I'm afraid, there were loads of good friends there we haven't seen for ages, so our time was consumed with good conversation and many a brewski. There was a massive turn out this year and they had really hooked it up for the riders too, we had a massive athlete lounge complete with X-Box's, foosball, tiger skin rugs, massive couches and bean bags everywhere, free fruit, free beer, free nandos, a DJ and a hot tub.


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The competition was fun, the park was pretty tricky but everyone managed to squeeze some nice tricks out of it. Lee (Mainland) decided he couldn't be arsed to compete and when they called his name he scampered off and we didn't see him for three hours. I enjoyed watching the bmx guys shred the course. (it was designed for them as usual…)

We hung out at the Kingdom booth and mooched around the trade stands a bit, this is where Lee discovered his natural talent for snakeboarding. He couldn't quite master the random roller skate style skateboards though.


The nights were wild, we kept ending up in some random drum and base barn. Lee also spent half an hour trying to convince a bar lady to accept a completely ripped in half fiver and eventually succeeded by taping it together with stickers he found on the floor.


We managed to leave just in time because it p****d it down pretty much as soon as we got in the car. The journey home was super slow with loads of traffic on the motorways. We hit up little chef for some traditional bad road food and when we eventually got back we hung out with Lee's dogs for a bit and then parted ways for some much needed rest.

Cheers Sam, check out his profile here.

All taken with much thanks from the excellent Dirt Box website

NASS Winners Announced

For those of you that came to NASS on the weekend, you'll know we were running a rather tasty competition and we've got the winners right here. All you had to do was fill in a card and slot it in our massive golden box and you were in with a chance of winning a pair of shoes EVERY HOUR!
So here are the names, a massive thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to those that did, you'll be getting your free shoe invite any time now!

You're a winner!
Aaron Roberts, Adam Skinner, Adam Winchester, Danielle Arund, David Davis, Elliot Stock, James Gibson, Gary Roper, Jack Turrell, Jake Harris, James Robinson, Jo Foy, Joe Johnstone, Josh Gideon, Olly Beha-Burr, Owen Jones, Sam Barnes, Simon Rose, Stacey Smith, Thomas Rees, Tim Bickham and Wayne Norton-Hill.

Route One's Gone Social Networking Mad!

In an effort to reach out and touch (not in that way) all our customers, we've been setting pages on all the social networking sites. From Facebook, to MySpace, bebo to Skatebook, Route One is now there.
If you want to be our friends, and we'd love it if you would be, then get over to your network or networks of choice, find us and add us, as we're a bit low on buddies at the moment!
These pages will be updated pretty much daily with new stock, new and exclusive competitions, news, videos and much much more, so they should be your first port of call if you want updates on the wonderful world of Route One!