The Best Russian Street Riding Video, Ever
By Nick Lipton • Apr 13th, 2011 • Category: Features, Latest, VideosPeople think I’m a total asshole. In fact, some Eurotrash dipshit called me out for it just the other day. Anyway, all asshole aside, this video is full-on awesome. Absolutely in my top three for the year. Here are ten reasons why…
1. Russia, have you ever tried being from Russia? Have you ever tried having fun in Russia?
2. The intro is slow and painful and then bang! New Wave Techno, uber-slowmo-induced awesomeness.
3. Originality? This is what it looks like. How can I tell? These kids are from Mars, but they edit better than 99% of you.
4. Rocket Ships. Are you into snowboarding? Are you into fun things? Were you a kid once? Then you better have an appreciation for rocket ships.
5. The snowboarding totally sucks and I didn’t even notice. I was too busy having a total fucking blast watching this video.
6. 1:12, I know that dreaded fool fell. But, arms up for victory. He defeated the CCCP and the KGB by showing individuality with them dreads right? Take note Americans, dreads are only cool if you’re risking something by having them.
7. Did I say Russia? Who cares. Look at the scenery. How they find spots. What they hit. How they hit it. This is down and dirty times a million. It’s like Banshee Bungee was invented to help the scores of Eastern Block youth have fun.
8. 2:24 Holy Backflip! Sure, lots of dudes decked in neon DC shit are hucking 40 foot backflips into parking lots. But, only in Russia are they doing it with a, “Hey maybe I can land a backflip.” attitude.
9. 2:30, Usually I am a fashion-policing, culture-critiquing, hard-ass prick about all things snowboarding. Not today folks. When Johnny Dreads puts on his painters mask, tight denim and points the guns at the camera like some old ’90s hip hop video I couldn’t care less. His confusion is my gain this time. Plus, with the fallout still looming in southern Russia, who knows why he’s got that mask on. These kids are awesome.
10. Fuck Yes 2:41! Slow-Mo Stiffy over a pyramid at the local skatepark. Seriously, this video has it all.
Time to move past the Cold War Nick. The last ledge was quite awesome with no kicker to speak of to ollie on. Sick
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if youre serious then you have some horrid taste.
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thats what im sayin. u must’ve been baked when u watched this. they just aren’t doing that difficult of tricks and there isnt much style.
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that last trick was awesome
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PTC must not be able to read. I think #5 clearly stated their lack of skill.
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It might be a pretty low ledge, but holy shit 3:52!
There’s less snow on that takeoff than there is at an Eastern resort at the start of November!
And 4:05? wtf!?
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props to mother Russia
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Holly mother fuckin molly, the last trick was sick. where did that come from?
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do i really need to be the asshole? people have snowboarding in russia longer than the kids have probably been alive. and thats not “euro-techno” its passion pit or some crap they play all over the radio in america. i don’t care what country youre from that shit sucked, and that last trick was an accident. i said it.
2 out of 5 boners.
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Upstate you’re an idiot. Last trick was obviously not an accident. Sketchy sure, but not an accident. And yeah, they sure have been snowboarding longer in Russia, as a method of fucking transportation. Last time I checked the Russians weren’t exactly killing it in America are they? Oh, and what’s really worse? Calling out dumb music as dumb music, or discerning between techno and passion pit or some crap?
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holy last trick. that was gnarly
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for gdawg…..http://vimeo.com/13014918
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still not sorry i made fun of your video gdwag.
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believe it or not there are kids killin it out in dirty ol russia
check this dude out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mZGql-ZRsI
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Respect for the Russians. Nick Lipton is an idiot.
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Well atleast Nick Lipton is still gayer than passion pit and some kids who acquired a banshee bungee and a camera.
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Whatever that russian kid said at the end
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I wish Ronald Reagan was here to end this commie pinko crap.
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thats last dub kink ledge was hesh as fuck with no lip, lipton your the fucking bauce for posting this video, im backing it for sure.
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I’ll respect them when they’ll learn to ollie properly into a ledge instead of doing that gay-ass-skipping-rope-ollie ( 3:40 )
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I feel like this could have been a Banshee Bungee instructional video.
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This just may be the best thing to happen to snowboarding since:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhgDEb22CAE
Cheers!
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cat at the end says “juicy”. yes, russia is a frozen land with LOTS of “urban” crap. I am now officially offer my services as translator to any and all shreds trying to go to russia and attempt one-uping the ruski’s, granted they dont draft me at the airport.
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lots of shots where there is no way they landed. last trick definitely was a fluke, plus, it was only a tap
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last trick… holy fuck.
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Hey) It’s nice that you kind of watch the videos we make here in Russia. Wanna try to comment your comments, if it’s okey with you. And, guys, don’t take it too seriously )
1. I’m from Russia, and I should say that it’s cool being Russian. Maybe my English is not that nice, but still I can speak foreign language. And I think that I should not remind anybody that Russian girls are gorgeous))) Oh, and, yes, having fun in Russia could be a bit of a problem, but we can do it, and we actually do it)))
2. I just know that these guys are really young, armatures I would say. They have just started snowboarding and I really see that they love it. They do not have any sponsors, they just wanna have fun. As we now see they reached the goal. And this video they did to participate in video contest for the best usage of Banshee Bungee.
3. Haha))
4. Rockets, Gagarin, spaceships – every Russian child dreams about these things. What about you, I mean what do American kids dream about?
5. Yep, and that’s the point of the video. You don’t even notice anything, you’re just having fun)))
7. And that is again the point. They did it to win the bungee as a prize and to have more fun on the debris of the city.
So, thanks, Nick))) It was fun to read your points ) I really mean it )))
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I like stacy way better than those kotbrats )))
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passion pit is dope and so was this vid. keep it up bois
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mind: blown
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twixter!!!!
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l think lm gay, l don’t want anybody to know, because l think they’ll judge me, but l don’t care its cool cause l’m jerm. Nah, I’m definitely gay
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http://vimeo.com/5782622?ab that is a link to the best russian street video ever. and its 4 or 5 years old.
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Guys, we are very pleased to know that our video was discussed. We did this for the video contest for 3 days. This is not enough to search some spots. There was a lot of problems with the police. As a result, have made everything, that could. We are not proriders, it’s just a hobby. Sorry for bad english! Peace to all!
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ooh yeap guys it`s cool that you discuss our video!nice that smb like it bad that somebody don`t understend it…snowboarding it`s not smth at all it`s a very interesting thing,becouse every person could choose the kind of snowboarding for each other like sport,fun,hobbi or all together it`s just a culture i think,…any way thanks all for watching our video it`s cool that the world could see our live)sorry for bad english)peace!!!
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