Thib Le Guen - Outdoor Mix Festival 2014

Check out these awesome speed shots of Mindless rider, Thib Le Guen in action at the 2014 Outdoor Mix Festival!!

Thib Le Guen - Riding a Mindless Velocity

Thib Le Guen

Thib Le Guen (Left - Black and White Outfit)

Check out some of the footage…

Mindless Longboards | The Crackling review - James Allen

Our man James Allen was at The Crackling this weekend. He sent over this writeup:

"The Crackling was a great weekend. We arrived Saturday afternoon with high hopes for the weather to stay nice, as the track was drying and there was little to no rain in sight. So straight away I picked a spot to park my stuff, and joined the queue of other eager skaters ready to sign up, pay up, pad up and skate. 

After setting up my board and getting ready, I went for a few freeride runs to familiarise myself with the smooth but grippy terrain we were to be skating for the weekend. I had a couple of good warm up runs, skating with a few familiar faces, and meeting new ones, which is the good thing about these events, meeting people and and skating with pals. But just as everyone had warmed up and was having fun, Hog Hill lived up to its reputation and it started to hail/rain, and didn't stop for at least 2 hours, leaving most people sat inside chatting and eating. A few others embraced the weather and skated the hill anyway, making the most of their time at the hill. 

As the day drew to a close, people packed their things and readied themselves for the campsite and the night ahead. I however had the luxury of staying with a couple of pals in a fantastic "Motorcottage" which included a comfortable and dry bed, and a cooked meal to end the day right.

The next morning we woke early to get ourselves up to the hill, ready to set ourselves up for a full day of skating, with full confidence in the weatherman telling us we had a full day of sunshine.

The day started with freeriding, letting those who had signed up to race, practice a few more runs before the racing commenced. Meanwhile, the slalom enthusiasts were setting up and doing their thing but the majority of the action was concentrated on the GS hill where the Slide Jam was being held.

All the skaters, myself included, crowded around Jorge as he bellowed his rules through the megaphone, and generally getting us all stoked, laughing and ready to have fun. As the Jam went on, I noticed the skill of some of the guys was incredible, not only making it tough for everyone up against them, but also for the judges to pick the winners. I felt privileged to be chosen among the 10 finalists, and as we each took our final runs, the crowds cheered and the judges picked their five favourite guys, and they deserved it with such awesome skating. Well done dudes! 

After having such a great time on the slide hill, more fun was to be had elsewhere, as we swapped our slide wheels for something with a bit more grip, some headed over to the slalom cones and some to the race hill where the racing was about to begin. I was feeling nervous, since it was my first race, so I drank a whole can of Red Bull right before my heat, which probably wasn't a good idea, but I thought it would help with the nerves. A number of races had gone by, and I was feeling good and ready for my next heat, having done better than I'd expected in my previous two. We lined up, and on go we pushed, and it was a good start for me as I was toward the front of the pack, but as soon as we hit the chicane, another racer and I collided sending us both flying off our boards and then those knocking off the other skaters, leaving just the leader of the pack headed for an easy win. We all got up to race for the finishing line, except the guy I had collided with as he had an injury and unfortunately couldn't finish. Get well soon buddy!

The races carried on for the rest of the afternoon, with minimal injuries thankfully, but lots more fun as the racing dwindled down to the finals with a fast and intense last race to please everybody.

The end of the day consisted of the crazy Mini Moto races, which unfortunately I missed because I forgot to sign up, and then everybody's favourite part, the PRIZES!! Which included lots of scrambling of goodies and the rewards for the winners of the day. These included prizes from Mindless Longboards, Newton's Shred, Octane Sport and so many others.

All in all it was an amazing weekend for everyone.

A BIG thanks goes out to all those involved with putting the event on and

I hope to see you all again soon.

Stay Rad!"

Below are a few pictures of James in action! 

MRM Photography | Photographer

MRM Photography | Photographer

MRM Photography | Photographer

Natasha Dawson | Photographer

Sam Holding | Photographer

James Allen - Mindless Maji Wheels

Check out these awesome pics of Mindless rider, James Allen, on the Voodoo Maji wheels.

Cayuga Complete Review

The guys from Longboardskate did an impartial review of our Cayuga:

http://longboardskate.blogspot.fr/2014/03/review-mindless-planche-cayuga-trucks.html

If you can't read French and finding the translations are a little bit confusing, here are the key points:

 ‘le concave du plateau me saute immédiatement aux yeux. Il est incroyablement travaillé sans être exagéré’ – The concave deck immediately catches the eye. It is incredibly elaborate without being over the top.

‘Les extrémités de la planche sont… "aplaties" pour limiter des dégâts lors des chocs frontaux’ – The ends of the deck are flattened to limit damage from frontal impact.

‘La déco… est bien réalisée. Elle est même assortie aux 3 plis de bois teintés du sandwich ... Le total look !’ – The look is well done. It is even accompanied by 3 stained wood plies in a sandwich construction… The complete look!’

‘Les Talismans sont des trucks… bien conçus, légers, avec une finition "brute" mais soignée’ – The Talisman trucks are well-designed, light, and with a ‘raw’ but tidy finish.

‘Le pivot-cup est plutôt souple et ajusté ; loin de l'affreux plastique dur de certains trucks’ – The pivot cup is flexible and adjustable; far from the awful plastic of some trucks.

‘L'ensemble est très bas, facile à pousser et freiner’ All together, it’s very low, easy to push and brake.

‘la board roule bien et reste confortable même sur revêtement moyen’ the board rides well and remains comfortable even on a surface that’s not so great.

'Un plateau robuste et bien fini. Confortable, polyvalent et intelligemment pensé… Le plateau de la MINDLESS Cayuga est au moins à hauteur de certains grands noms du marché (Landyachtz, Sector9, Bustin, Comet, etc ) Si si je vous assure ! ;) – A robust and well-finished board. Comfortable, versatile and intelligently designed… this Mindless Cayuga board is well up to the other big names in the market (Landyachtz, Sector9, Bustin, Comet, etc.). Yes, yes, I assure you!

‘(les trucks) ils détrônent dans mon cœur, les trucks Paris dans le classement des trucks les plus joueurs, turny, agréables à rider en ballade, carving, slide.’ In my heart, I think that (the trucks) are better than the Paris trucks, due to their performance, turning and ease of riding when dancing, carving and sliding.

Awesome to see a none biased review be so positive!

If you haven't already, try out our Cayuga! You won't be disappointed!  

LRBX THE GUEST "WELCOME THIB LE GUEN"

Mindless rider, Thib Le Guen, recently headed out to Belgium for some awesome riding with LRBX.

Check out this awesome edit of their adventures, but be warned, there is some nudity.

RIDERS : William Seynave, Thib le Guen, Cedric Scheers, Michael Claessens

Fan Footage Friday!

Check out this rad video from Mindless Fan | Fabio Topo Spalvieri

He's riding our Mindless Wreather deck. 

http://vimeo.com/87172038

Who's jealous of their amazing roads?

Skate For A Cure

A little while ago, we were approached by an enthusiastic longboarder and his father looking for some sponsorship and support with a charity event they were setting up, called Skate For A Cure, in memory of someone very close to them and to raise awareness for the Brain Trust. 

Reading about the Brain Trust and the Lucas Garrity Foundation really touched us so we wanted to help out and give our support. We have been in close contact with them and have been doing what we can to support this great cause. 

We caught up with the main organiser, Josh Bodgers, to get more of an insight:

Tell us about yourself and the team who will be skating with you:

Well, I have been longboarding for the past year and a half; my first board was a Mindless pintail, which I loved! Since then I’ve had a large array of boards and I have mastered a range of longboarding disciplines. I am constantly working on new techinques and widening my range of skills. I will be skating with a team of 8 dedicated riders who are all very close friends of mine who have also been touched by Lucas’ story.

This is a very special cause that you are raising money and awareness for.

Has it been difficult speaking about it, or does it help to be doing something so positive?

Its been quite difficult and upsetting talking about Lucas and the cause because its such a sad story but doing this event will make me proud to say I’ve helped as much as I can. Doing something I am so passionate about helps me express my feelings about Lucas better.

When and where will the event be held?

The event will be taking place at Teggs Nose (Goyt Valley) in Macclesfield, Cheshire. It will be held on Sunday the 23^rd of March.

How far will you be longboarding?

We will be longboarding a total distance of 45 miles all in one go.

How have you been preparing for the event?

Me and my friends who are taking part have been making distance commutes of around 40km (there and back) between Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, and Altrincham as well as learning tricks and skills.

After this event, do you plan on organising or taking part in any more?

After doing our skate I definitely intend to do a larger event which will hopefully include a longer skate and some very ambitious skate related events. I will also want to try and get more kids, and teens into longboarding by them seeing me and my team skate. After this I would love to teach longboarding at all stages and all disciplines and ages of kids.

Huge thanks to Josh for speaking to us and the best of luck to you all from the whole team here at Mindless! 

To keep up with all the latest on the team's progress and to show your support, please like their Facebook page Skate For A Cure. They also have a just giving page set up for this event, http://www.justgiving.com/skate4a-cure. 

Here's a little video put together by Josh and his friend to show them setting off to test out some of their boards and find a location to skate.