New Ground is the second Bones Wheels video to be released, and coming off of the success of the first we knew it was going to be good. Opening with a strong shared part from Jared Huss and Josh Hawkins, we get a glimpse of the smooth transition lines, no-comply variations and drainage ditch destruction that ‘Palm Springs Finest’ are so well known for.
Next up is another shared part from Aaron “Jaws” Homoki and Dakota Servold, with a small cameo from the Birdman himself, Tony Hawk. Aaron shows us again and again his love for destroying his ankles with heavy impacts while Dakota gets gnarly on some handrails, which is what we’ve come to love about the two.
After this comes the first of two montages, with clips from some of the more busier members of the team, such as Kevin Kowalski, Adam Dyet, David Gravette, Ryan Decenzo and the powerhouse that is Jordan Hoffart. Gravette rages through his part and makes way for two thirds of the McClung twins. Don’t ask me why Taylor didn’t join his siblings on Bones, because I don’t know. What I do know is that Trent and Trevor do very well without him in delivering a part heavy in technical ledge dancing as well as huge-ass gaps. However I found it kinda hard to distinguish between the two.
Chris Haslam, Evan Smith, Sierra Fellers and Nick Tucker kick off the second half montage. Ben Hatchell breaks out a McTwist in a bowl which for me was the highlight of the video and Chris Joslin’s last three tricks are guaranteed to blow minds and/or loads.
Another shared part in the form of Aldrin Garcia, Steven Reeves and Brad McClain impresses. Aldrin Garcia (who held the highest ollie world record) shows us just how high he can get those little legs to jump. Steven Reeves busts hard to imagine bowl lines and Brad skates D.I.Y transition like a mad man.
The penultimate part goes to Moose, who despite filming for two other video parts (Deathwish and Ambig’s Modern Art) delivers a hammer-heavy handrail part with tech ledge and manual wizardry thrown in for good measure. I’m still surprised that Moose didn’t turn pro after the Deathwish video dropped, because I don’t think any am right now is putting in as much work as he is.
And finally, the ender part goes to everyone’s favourite spectacled skater, Ben Raybourn. When I first sat down to write this, all I wanted to write was “Holy fuck Ben Raybourn!” a hundred times. His part is fast paced and makes you shout out loud at least seven times, especially his Burnside ender.
Ben’s part perfectly closes the video, which was an awesome experience. Gnarly skating and a perfect soundtrack to boot. I just wish some skaters had more than one trick (*cough* Haslam *cough).
It’s a mindblowing video, download it for free below.
Dominic Hynard.
OFFICIAL BONES WHEELS VIDEO II “NEW GROUND” from BONES WHEELS on Vimeo.