The first photo is from the first time I saw Tom skate in 2007 on the roughneck Bart tour. He was small, quiet and ripped. He did everything with finesse that you don’t see in most kid’s skating. Four years later and he still has that almost as though his skating is years ahead of his age. Lien air.

Nothing like watching a skilled vert session go down. There is a reason why everyone is watching, most don’t tuck like this. And for all those that take enough pride in what they ride to decorate their setup and make it truly their own, you’ll be happy to hear that Navs dyes his own wheels.

A few days after his SOTY party Grant came across the bay and skated some vert. Apparently back in Atlanta they don’t have a vert ramp, though you could never tell by the way he skated. Take for example this decked out back d.

Happy New Year. Video footage to come this friday.