Kristo Õismets Words and pictures by Nicolas Bouvy. Last Sunday was the last chance for us to ride and give a proper good bye to the oldest, most appreciated DIY park in Tallinn. After a rough two decades of dedicated and distinguished service, the park is gonna get a well-deserved makeover, starting from next week. We took the opportunity to have a very last session in the park. Paying respect to the soul, sweat and heavy commitment given by the local skaters, all over the years and several upgrades. Egbert Pahhomov Siim Sild During one of the first spring afternoons, the beast had still plenty to give. Radical, the park is still for sure, and, like and good wine,...
Jeremy Vaask words and photos by Nicolas Bouvy In around 2018 a dozen of skate renegades decided they had too much, enough with the general vision of our official governance regarding the public skatepark designs. Their persistence in doing it wrong... The group of friends felt the urge to have their own skate wonderland in Tallinn, a place designed, built and run by the skaters themselves. No compromises! That's a word you find only in the vocabulary of the weak, the ones who have lost faith in the fight. The Loigu squad had no more time left to waste, and after a long quest of looking for their own canopy, they miraculously found a huge factory facility, managing to strike...
suggested use of the product for illustration purpose Since 2010, there’s three days per year, some very special days… days that are gonna bring you a big present. Those are the days you go to mailbox and grab your new Confusion Mag. You enjoy reading it with your first morning coffee, then maybe later on, once the coffee did his job, when you drop the kids off at the pool... later after lunch coffee, repeat action, and in the evening with your friends at the session. There is always some time off your phone to devour this awesome pamphlet. This is one colourful illustrated piece of paper, the most interesting one in the business! Not only will you read...
Ralf Rasmus Words and photos by Nicolas Bouvy Last Saturday “Talve Kuningas” contest was on. Organised by Sisu, Nightwood Skateboards and Pääsküla Noortekeskus. We promised a good dose of adrenaline, awakening some muscles and promises were kept. The riders pushed themselves over their limits! Two categories were held on the course of Pääsküla Noortemaja Skatepark, under 18 years old and the 18+. Sadly we did not have the girls/women contestants showing up. For the young guns category, a crew came from Tartu, and even a Narva-Jõesuu representative, Villiam Müller, came to compete against the capital’s locals. And it was a tight competition. Grisha Barbashin was heating the rails so bad it made the wax melt under his trucks, leaving the...
words and photos by Nicolas Bouvy This year it’s celebration time! The infamous Vert Attack is finally back. The funniest and gnarliest Vert contest on earth has returned!! Our favourite riders are gonna be there, they also have the women’s category and it’s so sick, as they always had in last years. The masters and veterans which I cannot wait to see!!! The contestants flying to the roof trying to reach Jocke Airlines! At the best skate-school on earth, the Bryggeriet, in Malmö, one school Alice would wish not to be “Out for the summer” ever!!! Cannot wait to hear again Stan Pontus and Sean Goff behind the mic and the crazy Danes in the crowd!! Damn, just pure happiness!!...
