So it was my birthday on Monday, and to mark the occasion Dean suggested I do 43 tricks for each year of my life. This is following Tony Hawk’s video where he did 50 tricks at aged 50. I agreed and Dean kindly offered to document them for me and you can find them below or on my Instagram feed.
I did them on the mini-ramp, as the coping is where I’m most comfortable. It was quite challenging, completing these tricks in just over an hour. I wanted to find a balance where I could include some of my more advanced tricks, but that I could do without burning myself before making the full quota. I think a found a fairly good balance but I have been hobbling for a few days.
One quite poignant comment from Tony in his video was that some of those tricks he may be doing for the last time. I hope this isn’t the case for myself, and I hope to come back next year with a more impressive collection for you.
I hope to eventually want document a lot of these tricks in the skateboarding skills section of the website, along with a trick guide. Watch this space.
43 tricks at 43
32 of 43 #alleyoopfakie5050 #frontside. I was trying to hold the nose up, but that one takes Uber balance skills. Next year maybs
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #skateboarding #quarterpipe #fiftyfifty #alleyoop
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43 tricks at 43
13 of 43 #cab5050
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk.
You`ve probably noticed I do a lot of cab variations 😀
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #quarterpipe #back5050 #5050grind
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43 tricks at 43
12 of 43 #cabpivot
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk.
Would love to get this to fakie like I used to way back when
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #quarterpipe
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43 tricks at 43
2 of 43 #feeblefakie
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk. So here they are..
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #quarterpipe
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43 tricks at 43
1 of 43 #fakiesmith
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk. So here they are..
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #smithstall #quarterpipe
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43 tricks at 43
4 of 43 #bsrocknroll
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk. So here they are..
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun
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43 tricks at 43
21 of 43 #fsdisaster
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #frontdisaster
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43 tricks at 43
18 of 43 #back50
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #fiveogrind #backside50
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43 tricks at 43
11 of 43 #fakie50
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk.
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #quarterpipe #fakiepivot
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43 tricks at 43
6 of 43 #halfcabrocknroll
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #quarterpipe #halfcab #bsrock #bsrocknroll
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43 tricks at 43
16 of 43 #fakiesmithfakie
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun
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43 tricks at 43
9 of 43 #frontsiderocknroll
🎥 @cbdean_
It`s my birthday! @cbdean_ suggested doing a trick for each year a la @tonyhawk
#sos43at43 #bourbonramp #miniramp #minirampsteez #londonskateboarding #liptricks #skateboardingisfun #quarterpipe #frontsiderock
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