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Geeks On Wheels

We just received some information from Simon Lorenzo, owner of HPT. He told us that the first HPT team video: Geeks On Wheels is scheduled to be realeased in late April. We will receive more news on this soon.


Simon’s Interview

We had the chance to ask a few questions to Simon Lorenzo, owner of Homeless Punky Tech. He spent a few months in SoCal, skating and filming for his new DVD: Geeks On Wheels, this is what he had to say:

 

 - Alright man, name, age and home town.

S: Hey dudes, lam Simon Lorenzo, lam 23 and I come from Spain, yeah! And also I run a little skate company called HPT

- If you could be any streetboarder for one day, who would you be?

S: Hahahahaha, this question is obvious, there are different riders I would like to be for one day, good rails skater, ramp skaters…I guess Gotthard, so that way I would be pushing the level of sport every day, just for the fun of it.

-You would you not be?

S: I can’t answer that without getting in troubles, I don’t want make more people angry at me.

-What is the best thing about Streetboarding?

S: (long pause), (exhales)…the friendships and the family style aspect of it.

- Would you play a game of skate against Gotthard on a 15 stair rail?

     S: Hahaha, I can’t hit a 15 stair rail, so no….

- What if it was money involved? Like a lot

S: No, I think money should be seen as a bonus, skating for money is not fun, is good but is not fun.

- Who would you like to skate with, knowing that you would never be able to?

S: I’ve already skated with everyone I have ever wanted, so I don’t know really…

     - What is the hottest team right now?

S:  I would have to say HPT crew, because everyone has a different style and they all skate different spots, and none of them get paid for and they still enjoy it.

- Well nobody really gets paid with Streetboarding

S: I know, it’s just that I find amazing to find riders that will still try to push the level of the sport to make it better.

- How much money have you spent on Streetboarding?

S: Personally or business wise?

- Well, I mean like all the money you have for streetboard purposes of any kind.

S: Quite a bit, but I don’t feel bad when you spend money in something you like.

-You seemed really motivated within the Streetboard community, you are really involved in several projects, Where does that motivation comes from?

S: I believe in the sport.

- Who do you think will land double backflip on a competition first?

S: That’s obvious, but I think that it will happen in a while. Its to early for Streetboarding

- Dude, you didn’t answer the question

S: Hahahaha, I can’t answer that.

- Who do you think will die first in Streetboarding? Like skating…

S: I hope nobody does

-We all hope that dude, But who do you think is crazy enough to actually dying trying a trick?

S: No one.

- Really?

S: Yes

- Dude, I know a few guys that might die skating any time soon.

-Who would you like to see Streetboarding again?

S: Kai Hammen, I can’t wait for him to get better from his injury, I enjoy skating with him so much, he is really lay back and always smiling.

- He took a really bad slam right? Was it on a rail?

S: Yeah, twelve stair rail. He had a really bad hang up (nightmare) trying nosegrind and landed on his elbow, it was completely shattered; he is out for a year man. I wish him a good and fast recovery.

-Yeah, we all do…hang in there Kai…

- What is the worst slam you have ever seen?

S: I am lucky enough to not seen any bad slams, like really bad.

- Dude, I’ve seen too much, you are lucky, a bad slam will make you stress for sure.

- What is the most insane trick you have ever seen live?

S: Personally, as you know, lam much more a tech skater, and I must say I really like Tobi’s ender in his video part.

- Alright dude, thanks for the interview see you later

S: See you soon dude, hopefully not the last time.

 


Las Vegas Trip

This weekend the Dimension crew decided to take a little brake from streetboarding and headed towards Las Vegas.

Homies 2Vegas 2

We spent our time gambling and cruising around Sin City. We even saw the fastest Black Jack game in history.

HomiesVegas

We also took a little trip to Hoover Dam. Nicolas skated around and even tried the drop in.
Hoover Dam 2

Unfortunately David fell down the huge drop in.

DavidHoover Dam


Dimension Crew in San Francisco

The Dimension crew and friends are spending New Years in San Franciso, and visiting Josh as well. While searching for skate spots in San Jose we found a couple of concrete slides to warm up on.

Josh & Joe Race

And then it was on to streetboarding.

Nicolas Frega 5-0


HPT Video Preview “Geeks on Wheels”

Simon gave Streetboarding.com the opportunity for a sneak preview of his completed DVD.

Here we have the first video from the rather new streetboarding company Homeless Punky Tech (HPT). It contains 5 full parts from Tobi Oelgart, Kai Hammen, Simon Lorenzo, Gotthard Pilsner and Daniel Regli and it is the first full length team video we have seen from Europe in a long time.

This video shows a completely new approach to Streetboarding, and presents a whole new world of tricks and skating. This video is all about the technical potential streetboarding holds. From 360’s manuals to all kinds of spins into grinds. Make sure to have the remote in hand so that you can rewind thought this video to fully appreciate the difficulty and complexity of the parts.

In addition the video also contains several extras including a UK Skate Plaza Tour and a couple of previews.

This is a must have for any Streetboarder, raising the bar once again since Left For Dead. It seems the level of Streetboarding is getting “guerrilla” style in no time.

Make sure to pick this one up when it comes out in March 2007.

Length: 30 minutes (without using rewind)
Extras: 25 minutes

HPT "Geeks On Wheels" Cover



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