Screenshot from Tony Hawks’ IG account, which highlights the Rodney Mullen quote: “I wish I could related the intangibles to you”.

Screenshot from Tony Hawks’ IG account, which highlights the Rodney Mullen quote: “I wish I could related the intangibles to you”.
Scavenged plywood. Homemade skate wax. Night skating on a deathtrap. What could go wrong?
Today is my birthday, and in among all the wet and cold weather and COVID-19 scenarios, I was able to slip out and go for a simple and very slippery skate. It wasn’t bad. It was almost real, and it was just before the rain came down, again.
Squeezed in a slippery skate between downpours… #RepossessedToSkate #Suburbia #skateboarding pic.twitter.com/uBfbmW61Sa
— RepossessedToSkate (@REP2SKATE) May 2, 2020
I only get to skate at night, mostly. #RepossedToSkate #Skateboarding pic.twitter.com/3PY2ZqvEE1
— RepossessedToSkate (@REP2SKATE) April 27, 2020
At the best of times, it’s a challenge to find time to skate. It’s either under the cover of darkness, first thing in the morning or late at night. This time it was late at night.
Yes! Let’s skate (and film) together once I’ve found some form, fitness and first tries on this weird thing, and more. 🛹❤️🧠🛠️📹 #RepossessedToSkate pic.twitter.com/4OVueCMhkD
— Rowan Peter 📡🛠🛹❤🤘 (@rowan_peter) April 24, 2020
Interestingly, the COVID-19 restrictions that limit skating at skateparks here in Melbourne hasn’t had a great impact on me, mainly because of the seasonly late sunrise – it’s normally too late for me to be out shredding by the time the sun is up, anyway!
I got to skate for about one hour, yesterday. In full daylight, and everything. I worked on the slappy-inspired crooked grind, where I slightly lift the front truck and then place it on the edge of the small ledge. The goal is to grind the front truck while the rear of the board flails up in the air. Got some grind action on the front truck, but couldn’t land any of my attempts. It’s taking a long time to land this trick, but I feel like I’m getting much closer to landing it than ever before. Felt much better afterwards.
In November 2016, I was lucky enough to travel to Hong Kong for work. In the extremely limited time that I was there, I discovered @hkitskateboardshop squirelled away up a flight of stairs on #GRANVILLEROAD in #TSIMSHATSUI There, I bought some shoes, a shop t-shirt and shop board. The board is particularly unique, with the bottom graphic featuring a photo of the famous and extremely colourful Choi Hung Estate in Kowloon. Awesome!
Cut to present day 2018. I’ve been riding #streetplantbrand decks for bit, particularly the wider shapes from 8.75″, 9.00″ to 9.5″, and above. Now, in the spirit of ‘flexible to the form, faithful to the philosophy’, I’m going to give the very slim 8.0″ #ninepush #9push deck a go. Of course, I’m not quite ready to completely divorce myself from the #streetplantbattalion as my 58mm lil’ scoundrels are still intact!
I’m just trying to work the ledges out, bit by bit.
My submission for January’s Stomp ‘N’ Stack. I’m missing a few from the trick list, but stoked that I was able to submit my measly edit all the same. Looking forward to the next trick list.
Rowan Peter from STOMP’N’STACK SKATEBOARDING on Vimeo.
Your team needs to film at least 3 tricks from CATEGORY A), at least 3 tricks from CATEGORY B), at least 1 trick from CATEGORY C) and your team must also complete the CATEGORY D) ‘Must Have’ challenge.
Frontside shuvit, backside shuvit, frontside 180, backside 180, acid drop, ollie down something, kickflip, heelflip, nolllie flip, switch flip, nollie heel flip, 360 flip/tre flip, backside flip, frontside flip, 360 ollie, half cab, big spin any way, nollie bigspin any way, fakie bigspin anyway, half cab heel flip
Frontside 50, backside 50, frontside 5-0, backside 5-0, frontside nose slide, backside nose slide, frontside nose grind, backside nose grind, frontside board slide, backside board slide, frontside lip slide, backside lip slide, crooked grind, frontside nose grind, frontside crooked grind, backside nose grind, frontside tail slide, backside tail slide
Hippie jump, flip in or flip out of a grind, shuv in or shuv out of a grind, 360 ollie, no comply any way, boneless, 180 into or out of a grind
‘HUMAN CHALLENGE’ Add a human to any trick. That means, ollie over a human, use a 2nd human to flip your board for you, get two humans riding at once anything goes – let’s see what you’ve got!
Learning to work the edges of the ledges. pic.twitter.com/C1msMXBJ6F
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) December 20, 2017
Pay to play. pic.twitter.com/fGKIU0oeqe
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) December 22, 2017
There’s something about boardslides…
I put together a second deck Jim, fitted out with my original Bullett 66s so we could go skate first thing this morning. Fierce.
Early morning skate with @jimgroom pic.twitter.com/Aokt5SrcaK
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) July 22, 2017
@brlamb Jim is core pic.twitter.com/IbRZE091nm
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) July 22, 2017
I had no idea… https://t.co/8Ab7cVQA4X
— Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) July 22, 2017
Up at 6 AM with @rowan_peter to shred the Melbourne riverfront. pic.twitter.com/KlQBmDr9cS
— Jim Groom (@jimgroom) July 22, 2017
Recommencing kerb abuse and switch rituals with sloth. You’re welcome.