February 2011 – The Choncordia Skateboard Co.

FEB 20: Cold Angeles.

By Hali Estrada

The rain woke me up at 9am today and it was freazing cold. After a super hot shower I got ready to go Skate this building close to our place, it has some ledges and a nice manual pad, but after going for a coffee with Gunther and Zavalaga we decided to go to LA instead, so we got onto the 405 and drove to Sebastians place in downtown LA. Gunther couldn’t come with us but I took the camera with me, when we got there Sebastian set up a fresh new board and we went to the Helipad on top of his apartment to warm up ( Yes…Helipad ).

The sky was almost filled with clouds and it looked very cool so I took some pics of their warm up. After 30 minutes we went to the Staples Center but we got kicked out faster than ever before; two guys started screaming at us and this giant dude grab me by the shoulder and told me to “get the fuck out of there”, I told him to chill but he got even crazier :/, I guess he was having a very bad day or maybe he was naturally pissed at his security guard life, who knows :). After the retarded Giant powertrip we cruise downtown all the way up to 1st street and found these nice ledges; I didn’t take many pictures cause my hands were literally FROZEN but it was a nice little session, angry giant drama included :). We then drove back to CM and had a nice dinner at a Peruvian restaurant to close our cold Angels day.

I didn’t take a lot of pics as I said before but here are the 3 I liked the most :).

Sebastian Arrieta, Switch Heelflip.

Giancarlo Zavalaga and his Signature Frontside Kickflip using one of the Anniversary Boards.

Sebastian, Nollie Kickflip Crooks at the Death Rat Ledges.

Sebastian a second away from a Nollie Kickflip Crooks at the "Death Rat" Ledges.

FEB 19: CFL Team Series #1.

By Hali Estrada

The CFL are the second team deck series of the year. The 3 graphics and the bottom letters have a lot to do with the quotes but maybe for you they don’t, I will leave it to your own interpretation once again :). The CFL decks will be made in limited quantities and like all Choncordia boards they are 100% made in USA by Skateboarders; so go get one and support the little guys, just click on the image for more info :).

CFL!!!

FEB 14: Starship PRO Series.

By Hali Estrada.

Skateboarding is not an easy thing to do and a lot of people quit after their 1st or 2nd year. It takes a long time to learn your first tricks and a lot of balls to keep Skating after you brake your first bone or tear a ligament (which hurts like hell) and it takes a lot more to keep Skateboarding for 10 or 20 years, then you become a lifer and the only reason is because you love it and because you understand that the true meaning of riding your board is having fun. I believe that Skateboarding is an Art and every time I see Jesus, Giancarlo and Sebastian Skating it only confirms my belief. I met Giancarlo back in 1991, he was just a kid and he was amazing on his board, his style is timeless and he’s been killing it since then. Jesus is one of the best Skateboarders I’ve ever seen, I met him when he was just starting and after only 3 years he was the best, he’s been literally destroying the Streets for more than 19 years. Sebastian is the youngest and I met him in 2004, his style is effortless and his consistency makes me mad, I wish I have the skills to do the tricks he lands so easy, he is a natural.

Ladies and Gentleman, it’s an honor for me to finally release the first PRO Boards of these fine Skateboarders; Giancarlo Zavalaga, Jesus Olcese and Sebastian Arrieta. The Starship PRO Series are taking off, pick yours before they are gone.

CFL.

FEB 13: Launching Tomorrow

The new Pro decks will be taking off on Valentines so come tomorrow and check them out !!!.

CFL.

FEB 11: New Button-Ups

By Hali Estrada

I’ve been working on the new Woven Shirts for a couple months already and finally after changing the pattern 4 times I got the perfect fit I was looking for. The ORION shirt is 80% Polyester 20% Cotton Woven, The fit of the Shirt is perfect and it came out better than I expected :). You can order the ORION at the Store and like all Choncordia Items it will be made Specially for you, just click on the image for more info. More Wovens will be available in the next couple of weeks so check us back for the updates.

FEB 07: Downtown Sunday.

Photos and Text By Gunther Estrada

It has has been 6 months since my latest injury but finally with the help of my robotic knee brace I was able to push down the streets once again. It was a sunny Sunday morning and Hali had organized a street session in Downtown LA with some of the Choncordia crew; Am’s Luie Isais and Leon “Schwarzenegger” and a couple of well know veterans in this game Giancarlo Zavalaga and Sebastian Arrieta.

I knew this was going to be a killer session and overall a good time with the homies, after packing all the required gear we hit the road to the city of homeless… I mean Angels.
Diving north the 405 on our way to Downtown we got a call from our JSLV friend Andre “Bobo” who met with us later at the Staple Center buttery ledges, this amazing spot has ledges all over the place and we got to skate and film there for a good hour as a warm up spot for the soon to come downtown session. On our way to the next spot Louie got told about this big eight set around the corner, he had no other reaction than pushing his way over to check it out and after a smooth 180 frontside first try we found ourselves surrounded by security people.
Continuing with the cruising we skated down on 7th street onto this crowded intersection and got the chance to take a few photos and to film Marissa, Luie, Giancarlo and Hali at this 3 stair corner spot. The busy street claim the soul of Luie’s board and we had few other “almost” wood fatalities but casualties aside I knew everyone felt good about this session.

A perfect Sunday was about to end; Skating, getting kicked out and chilling with friends made me feel alive again, from spot to spot and a few casual encounters with some crazy people got me thinking…We should be doing this more often.