Should’ve done this yesterday but whatever. Can I get some love for one of my top 3 video parts, John Cardiel’s section from Sight Unseen
That wheel squeak on the noseblunt slide at 3:09
Always wondered why the Levi’s handrail wasn’t the ender. I mean look at it it’s fucking insane. Some more info about it here, weren’t they going to do something with it? Anyone know what they did with the rail?
“It’s Cardiel’s Rail. He didn’t buy it, but he owns it” – Frank Gerwer
Such great memories of watching this video over and over with friends in Brisbane. Awesome soundtrack, savage spots, skating, the lot. Plus, being in Australia at the time, a lot of footage I’d seen from there usually involved some Cardiel insanity.
The Levis/Union Square rail footage had already been used in either a Vans ad or 411 opener shortly before. Definitely a good call to re-use it as it’s only improved with age.
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Some more info about it here, weren’t they going to do something with it? Anyone know what they did with the rail?
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The building was knocked down in 2015 to make way for a large Apple store - somebody marked it as the Cardiel Rail (Stockton St, off Union Sq in SF) in Google Maps and if you use the clock icon on the date in Street View, you can see the construction work.
Haha. My mum was hot on stuff like that. From memory it had this, flip sorry, Baker 2G, plan b virtual reality, blueprint the one that had a octogon wheels part in it. Think that was as far as I got with it.
He has an interview in the new vague mag talking about his/this part a little bit. Basically saying it was down to John Holland putting in the effort to be there full time to film a part with him (something he wasn’t that used too).