This school in the Pacific Palisades ended up being one of my favorite places to skate.
Photo: Chris Mitchell, Box.
You skated for K2 for a number of years, what was that like?
Skating for K2 was amazing! I had the best time with the team. Although, this one time, K2 didn’t support me on a European tour and left me in the states while the rest of the team traveled around the world. Senate supported me, though. I placed second in the Munich street comp, and K2 got the ESPN plug. You’re welcome, K2.
This is part of a layout that went in Inline Magazine. It is, without a doubt, the first inside soul trick ever. Named after my good friend from Denver, Troy Stubby.
K2 back in the day was notorious for spending a lot of money on tour… any good stories?
I will never forget blasting through Europe, freestyling to Nick Hexum mix tapes, and the multi-car food fight we had at 100 mph on the autobahn. Tom Hyser, Ryan Jacklone, Andy Kruse, Mo Sanders, Brian Konoske and team manager Matt LaCrosse were all in attendance.
1994 was a huge gathering of skaters from all over the world. This was one night in SoCal with legendary company. So legendary, we had to have dinner at a place called Legends. In photo: BK, Arlo, Jess D, myself, Mike Opalek and Mark Shays.
What is your take on Senate and how they let everyone go back in the day?
It was all my fault! Ha ha! Realistically, I am not speaking for everyone, but I was not skating to the potential that a Senate skater needed to skate at. They offered me a position at the company, which I regrettably turned down. It almost went exactly how it was supposed to. Almost.
Excellent Read here.B Love still rules today. Now I’m wondering what happened to Matty Mantz.
You was the guy I looked up to, when I startet grinding sidewalk curbs and jumping small stair sets back in 1995! You are one of those guys that ignited all of this rollerblading we have now!
Nice article. Now, if they could track down the king of old-school style-TJ Webber, then that would be amazing.
Just awesome, best guy ever.
Fantastic article! Pleaaaasssse do a 15 minutes with Dion Antony and TJ Webber. This was just too good.
Great, I remember seeing B Hardin section on Day of the Rope, but I had seen nothing before that of him, im glad I read this as I feel I know more about the history of rollerblading before I started in 96/97
Great read. Please keep writing these kind of articles. I can’t get enough content on old school skaters.
Awesome article bro, I remember you letting me borrow your skates all those years ago when you came back to visit and I trashed your bearings in those tarmacs, You were so pissed but I learned to grind those few days, years later I followed in your steps here in Houston but never went too far. I am glad you got the recognition I always thought you deserved and are seen by many as the great skater I always looked up to.
Congrats on the interview and you were always my favorite skater.
Your little bro
I just randomly came across this and am totally pumped to see it! B has been a great friend of mine since back in the day. I have so many great memories and random stories that I still tell on a regular basis! Shit I was seriously telling a B story to a friend of mine about 2 hours ago!!haha…B is an awesome guy and the recognition couldn’t go to a more deserving person!
And whaddup Josh AKA “little bro”?!?!?! haha
Bit late to the party I know, but these guys were inspirational. I remember watching hoax 2 and thought b love , brooke-howard smith & co were legends, the number of kids who strapped on a pair & went hitting rails. Anyone know what happened to ryan jacklone? That dude was amazing
