Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Cardiel Riding Fixed

the new Epicly Latered starts off showing Cards riding his bike around town a bit. Not bad for a dude who was told he would never walk again.

http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?bctid=1390018497&bccl=MTM5ODI0OTcwOF9fRVRD

Wonderful video. That was inspiring. Vice is awesome

that was a long rail. Cards is king.

man, i forgot how epicly that dude rips. holy fark!

Damn, Card doesn't mess around. He even takes recovery to the max. "F**k you dude, I'm walking out of this hospital". Good job dude, you won.

Holy ****. Awesome.

Yeah, Cards is the man.

and we've got 15 more episodes to watch!

Damn, Card doesn't mess around. He even takes recovery to the max. "F**k you dude, I'm walking out of this hospital". Good job dude, you won.

That was my fave part too. I had a friend who was told he wouldn't walk after a really bad scuba accident. He walked in two weeks, and re-learned soccer from the ground up.

he looks like michael scott with long hair

dude LOVES weed.

pretty amazing story though.

dude LOVES weed.

pretty amazing story though.

Dude, it's probably what cured him. All hail the great medical cannabis! :)

i wish that was true.

Dude, it's probably what cured him. All hail the great medical cannabis! :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/52471071_64040d58e8.jpg

"dudebrah... like, the stars and galaxies and *****...spirits and heaven and earth... whoa and the government man...
ever think the universe was an atom and we're like part of some guy's fingernail?? and like... yaaahhh.."

"This is the first [epidemiological] study to examine whether smoking marijuana increases risk of head and neck cancers," said Zuo-Feng Zhang, MD, lead author of the study and member of the Jonsson Cancer Center at the University of California Los Angeles. "Most people don’t think about marijuana in relationship to cancer. The carcinogens in marijuana are stronger than those in tobacco. The big message here is marijuana, like tobacco, can cause cancer."







unfortunately...

"Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarker and Prevention, Zhang said he studied 173 patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer, and compared them to 176 cancer-free control patients. Those who said they habitually smoked marijuana were more likely to be in the group with head and neck cancers. And the more they smoked, the bigger the risk."

"The results need to be interpreted with some caution in drawing causal inferences because of certain methodological limitations, especially with regard to interactions."


I'm not saying that pot is completely harmless and a wonder drug, it just seems that its not the strongest study in the world.

173 and 176 people is hardly what I would consider a large enough population to state that pot smokers are statistically more likely to have cancer. Lord knows that if that many people were used in a study and it proved that their was no link between pot and cancer the medical community would not take it seriously. I'd bet my life that bike riding is more dangerous than pot, even with brakes and a helmet.

There, now both sides have weighed in. Now lets just leave it at that before this turns into the next brakes vs. no brakes vs. helmets vs. no helmets bs.

his slammed seat

I remember being there in Australia when Cardiel got served... it was a shot heard round the world and all the local guys were super bummed. Great video, good to see.

Inspirational, I knew someone in a similar situation, went into coma and was told he wouldn't make it and if he did he would be brain damaged. Three months passed by, he came out of it, no major damage done, brain is fully functional and he says he heard and remembers all the convo's people had while he was in coma.

But this guy went through something like that, and you would think he would wear a helmet, no?

There's a picture in the bathroom at DLX in SF of a guy doing a big frontside ollie on a ramp. Everyone thinks it's Cards. It's actually me and that's one of the most inspiring things I have going for me. He's an all time hero and I'm stoked he pulled through..... but did we really ever doubt him?

BTW, did any of you see the footy of him trying to board slide that rail next to the tree when he staked hard enough to end a career? That's what you gotta respect.

173 and 176 people is hardly what I would consider a large enough population to state that pot smokers are statistically more likely to have cancer. Lord knows that if that many people were used in a study and it proved that their was no link between pot and cancer the medical community would not take it seriously. I'd bet my life that bike riding is more dangerous than pot, even with brakes and a helmet.

There, now both sides have weighed in. Now lets just leave it at that before this turns into the next brakes vs. no brakes vs. helmets vs. no helmets bs.

and it's pretty hard to judge whether marijuana alone causes cancer seeing as most heavy pot smokers probably smoke cigarettes too. And even if pot is like 5 times as cancerous like those commercials say, i don't know anyone who smokes joints like cigarettes(well, i do, but those people are boring).

After seeing this video and releasing there are 15 more parts, i am no longer upset by the fact that I decieded to stay in because none of my friends are doing anything interesting

edit:15 minutes later i realize they only have the first 2 parts on there.

Damn, Card doesn't mess around. He even takes recovery to the max. "F**k you dude, I'm walking out of this hospital". Good job dude, you won.
Another Cards fan here. That quote is epic.

the last episode is out today and Cards talks about his new love of riding fixed gear bikes (he explains in episode 15 that his left ankle doesn't work so well yet and the constant motion of the cranks is perfect for him). the guy said some of the funniest lines ever throughout these videos. go watch em all if you haven't been keeping up.

http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1454975041
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2350823858_31c9e5b7db_o.jpg

That whole thing ruled. Cardiel is the stupidest genius ever.

Definitely one of my heros.

That story about Gonz wrecking in traffic and riding away on a front flat and un-true like nothing just happened was funny.

still can't get over his poor fit

also the fact that like 3/4 of this was filmed at burnside

I don't skate and never did but I love watching Epicly Later'd. So entertaining...

still can't get over his poor fit

also the fact that like 3/4 of this was filmed at burnside

wow, you're seriously upset that cards skated burnside? guarentee he ripped it harder ten years ago than anyone on this board ever will in their lifetime.

wow, you're seriously upset that cards skated burnside? guarentee he ripped it harder ten years ago than anyone on this board ever will in their lifetime.

no, i think its interesting that out of years and years of film so many highlights came out of burnside

wow, you're seriously upset that cards skated burnside? guarentee he ripped it harder ten years ago than anyone on this board ever will in their lifetime.

I don't know if he's upset, I think he's saying that he can't get over it because it's so cool. At least that's how I read it.

And as a point of clarity, no one will ever rip Burnside harder than Cardiel, period.

And as a point of clarity, no one will ever rip Burnside harder than Cardiel, period.

all hail cardiel.

I don't know if he's upset, I think he's saying that he can't get over it because it's so cool. At least that's how I read it.

And as a point of clarity, no one will ever rip Burnside harder than Cardiel, period.

i'm pretty partial to brent atchley (http://youtube.com/watch?v=JTCP3nxHvWQ&feature=related), but maybe that's because i grew up watching him skate burnside before he went pro, he's a local, and i've never seen anyone skate tranny with as buttery smooth of a style. seen him do crazier stuff than in the skate videos as well.

atchley looks really good on his board, and I even like his fruity little back-foot donkey-kick things he does before he pushes (no joke)

cardiel is just gnarly as hell and I LOVE that! I think everyone I know wishes they could skate like him.

yep, two contrasting styles for sure. cardiel was fast, rough and raw.
atchley is smooth, makes things look a lot easier than they are, and occassionally dishes out some fruity ****... :)

btw, how old is that Etiquette video? I've never even heard of it - looks sick though

no idea, just did a quick youtube for footage of atchley.

I lived there for a year and pulled more in that place with Red and Sage present than I can brag about anywhere else and I can tell you that the 2 hour sesh I was a part of in 98' with Cards, Navs, Drohobl, and Loda Crooks and a few more present was dominated by John and no one else. When he drops everyone stops to watch. I'm bummed that has been taken from him. I ripped my local rat trap today in his honor after watching the last installment this morning. Get better big man. You'll never fade in our eyes.

thanks for dropping the knowledge. portland's a small world. my doctor was telling me about red approaching him, early 90's, for cement.

Atchley rides more like a hip-hop version of Trujillo to me. Effortless. Cards does not make things look effortless... that's the beauty of him.. brutal slams and all. I do dig Atchley's loose style.

The last time I rode Burnside was in 2003 and it was my first time there. Made the mistake of going at 5pm or so and it was PACKED with all the locals (including Q in the crow's nest talking TONS of ish to anyone and everyone and throwing empty cans at kooks). Took me like 20 minutes to get the nerve to drop in on you dudes. Slammed super hard several times, but ended up having one of the most memorable days of my 25+ years of skating. Great times. and oh yeah, I was easily the worst skater there that day (including the female locals). Burnside is no joke and takes time to figure out. I consider it in my top 3 skate spots of all time.

word!

http://www.thrashermagazine.com/images/image/Features/2008/SkateRock/Blog/DayWithCardiel/75197.jpg

growing up skating, and now riding fixed, that bio of cardiel really got me!!!!

it is just amazing, and really speaks to that guys incredible attitude an perserverence.

those stories about him and gonz (skating and biking) are just cool as ****ing hell....

thanks for posting that.