The Uprising of Girl Skaters

OMG!! The amount of girls that have joined the Maidens Crew is astonishing. Not only the fact that we get to shred hard with a bunch of girls who are all passionate about learning how to skate, but afterwards we get to chat and get to know one another. We all end up becoming great friends. If it were up to me, I would get all girls skating!!

As Dominique Vukorep wrote: "Skate hard, skate fast and make the boys cry" that should be the motto of the "Maidens of Steeze" girls crew because really we are just as good, maybe better than boys and if we get heaps more girls skating we can easily prove that point.



Girls Shot after a Rad Maidens Sesh!!

 

Group Photo

 Lately we have had a few "Secret Womens Business" Skates at the secret car park. Coming up in October there is a Girls Pumpy day!!! Yeww..I am so excited.

 

The Hopshop is many Skaters HAFH (Home Away From Home). For the girls though, it is the meeting and greeting place for a great time. On the weekend I met Rob and Maga McWhinnie. WOW they are SO cool. Had a sesh with Maga it was heaps fun got some tips and made a new mate..



Norfin Twins

Recently Paul from Norfin Longboards in Townsville sent me a couple of new decks for my quiver. How lucky am I. The boards are a Norfin Pintail with a magic CNC engraving on the bottom with my name; and a Norfin Manta Foam Core. The boards are so cool. The Foam Core has a paint job which Robbo calls Panel Van - I have no idea what that is but that's what he calls it???

I set the Norfin Pintail up with a set of Original S10's which we got from the ASRA Marketplace thanks to Pat and a set of Big Zigs from Luca Coleman as a part of the Matti Rae auction. This board is so loose and there is so much flex in the deck that it would be downright dangerous to even contemplate bombing a hill on this bad boy. It street surfs beautifully though.

The Foam Core Norfin Manta has my Paris 180's with the Purple O'Tangs. I got the bright pink grip for the deck and I am still getting used to it. It is very tall and is taking a bit of getting used to. We were able to buy Coopers leathers recently so I am looking like being able to hurtle down hills with maximum steeze and maximum protection - look out, Bombing Belle is on her way - woohoo.



The Norfin Twins



 

Graphics are another part of the Norfin specialty




How good is this - It Is Brilliant



Fitted and ready to roll with the Originals and Big Zigs - Love it.
Blackwood's shirt is pretty mad as well.



Up close and Personal - The Flying Pan

I had my baby, a set of Bear 1040 trucks, some O'Tang Durians (yellow) and needed to put this bad girl together. My dad and I wandered up to my favourite skate shop the "Hopshop" to get it geared up. Robbo, Baz and Pat three of the rad guys who work and chill at the shop all gave me great pointers on how to put it together. To be honest I totally want to do it again it was fun doing it by myself. At first I was freaking out because I thought I would look silly if I got something wrong, but it was really great learning how to put my board together with some really experienced guys watching on, This is really a great start to the day.

 

I set up this bad girl myself

Robbo giving me some pointers

Cheers to the boys at the HopShop.

Hopkin Skate voted # 3 Indie Skate Shop in the whole World

I don't know what an Indie is, I'll have to find out. By my reckoning to be voted number 3 of it in the World is something very serious. I am so proud of my favourite Skateboard Shop, Number 3 Indie Skate Shop in the whole entire World. I am looking forward to coming up to the HopShop to set up my new Fibretec Flying Pan next week. Dad gave me the Bear trucks he bought from Jackson Shapeira and I have the yellow 75mm Orangatang Durians that dad got for Critmas. He says that I have to set this up for myself so skatetool in hand I'll ask the team at the HopShop to watch me do this so that I get it right. One thing I always do when Robbo or Baz are talking is shut up and listen. Robbo is so wise in skateboarding matters and at the events we've been to is MR ASRA along with Bugs. Baz at the HopShop only speaks when he has something to say and so it is cool listening because wisdom just seems to pour out. How lucky am I to live so close to Hopkin Skate, I'm feeling pretty blessed. Kind of like the Longboarding God (I heard his name is Gnar????) is shining on me.

My favourite place away from Home



Dave Robertson AATC. Always At The Controls. 



Fibretec Flying Pan - thank you

Fibretec of Switzerland created a very healthy market in Australia. I go to organised events around town and skateboard with a few girls. At Allawah on Sunday, thanks to Robbo, we all got to try the concept board that you have called the "Flying Pan". The deck is a pan shape which locks my feet in beautifully. It is wonderfully lightweight and strong, with little or no flex. It is going to be fantastic at the downhill events.

I also love the words you used in the photo below of the most beautiful skateboarding mountains. Put your foot down and stop - I don't think so - ride it out to the end.

Thank you for the Flying Pan, it is simply fantastic.

Cam's School of Speed 26/2/11

Today my Dad, sister and I headed off at 7:00 o'clock to go to the Pump Station in the Blue Mountains for Cam's School of Speed.
It took us 2 hours to get there by car but trust me the drive was worth it. Cam started of with a couple of words then onto Safety, then the day truly began.
There were about 25 people who attended the Speed School and they were all having a ball 'Bombing the Hill' like no tomorrow. People were doing tight tucks and fast runs all day until we had our first stack, the guy was about my age and got a few cuts and a bit of blood but Cam said he was lucky to walk away with just that. He said that the guy could have been in a lot more trouble if he had serious downhill wheels on.
Cam gave me lots of great advice during the day; 1 on 1;  and I was so happy and thankful for that because I knew with all my heart that I wouldn't stack but 'Dead Mans Curve' may have had other plans.
Later in the day we had our 2nd stack, and you wouldn't believe it, but again like at the MOTH, it was my dad. That corner hates my Dad. He walked away with a lot more than just cuts he was bleeding and had grazes covered in dirt and blood. Like Cool Runnings, he is one of the strong people who must always finish the race.
We started to pack up at 2:00 o'clock and thanked Cam and all went to McDonalds to get a refreshing slushy then went home.


Every day skating is the best day ever.

Cam and the girls at Speed School



Cam giving me wise words



Brittany and I bombing Pump Station



Cam told us that if we were stoked then we should put on
our Stoked face. I suspect that this is Cam's STOKED FACE.



Fibretec from Switzerland - WOW

How cool are the Fibretec downhill LongBoards, I gotta get one of those. Imogen was riding one at the MOTH, Master of the Hill. I got to have a go of it at Sutherland and it was amazing. Robbo showed me the concept board he was given to evaluate at the HopShop and it was simply perfect. It is almost as if the Fibretec guys in Switzerland designed it with me in mind. If you don't have a name for it you could call it Belle. It is so light and the deck is perfect with a little bowl allowing front and back foot position so easy for me to tuck tidily. Wow. The Kaha trucks are also amazing. I had a little bit of a ride with thanks to Baz from the HopShop. I have a birthday coming up so Fibretec may be the next board in my quiver.




Fibretec - light and easy




Working on the Pendy, not easy but still trying




Did not want to let it go



Happy to pose with it after riding it.