When you're laying down one of the gnarliest rail tricks we've seen all year for a short two-minute video for your truck sponsor, it really speaks to the skater's ability. Enter Carlos Ribeiro, who never ceases to amaze us, and this new part for Independent is a monster. Peep it.
Unreal right? Not too many years ago, the gnarliest rail skaters in the game (Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, et al) were putting down lipslides and boardslides on this thing. A switch crook was all but unthinkable.
And while we're at it, let's put another notch in the belt of the unbelievable output of the Primitive team, dropping heavy parts for their truck sponsors. You see Wade yesterday??
Let's be honest, both deserve pro model shoes...