SUBURBAN SELECTION

Featuring Collin Bauder, Curran Williamson, Joey O’Brien, Chris Chihlas, Tyler Dietterich, Evan Breder, Tyler Friedrich, Dustin Detweiler, Collin Welch, Tyler Velez, Bill Simpson, Mike Ward, Mark Beidlingmaier, Jimmy Simpson, Davis Trinh and Pat Brosnan.  Filmed by Bill Simpson and Collin Welch. Edited by Bill Simpson. 

Collin Bauder & JT Gerhart “Suburban Selection” I’m so glad these two were able to share a part because their styles compliment each other perfectly. Collin and JT have such a natural ability. They can go months without skating, but once they step on a board they still look as comfortable as ever. I’ve always envied people like that! They’re both spontaneous with their skating, so you find yourself just watching them more. You never know what’s coming next.

Edited by Bill Simpson. Filmed by Bill Simpson, Collin Welch, Andrew Meyer and Carson Reuther. 

When I first starting skating Wedgewood in the mid 2000’s, Matt was one of the first people that really blew me away. Him, Nate Walsh and Erik Mangal would do circles around the park doing the most insane lines, mostly off camera. Matt had a bad knee injury that took him off the board for a while but thankfully Collin Welch was able to film some clips with him in 2012/2013.

Guest tricks from Cody Roberts and Billy Glatz. Edited by Bill Simpson. Filmed by Bill Simpson, Collin Welch and Eric Gauntt.

Whenever someone has the same affinity for ledges and manny pads as I do, I know we’re going to get along well. Ghosty and I were always stoked on the same spots and I could always count on him for a Wedge session. The tricks Ghosty has on lock are crazy to me, halfcab 5-0’s in particular. I was always envious when he would nosegrind the entire granite ledge at Wedgewood every try. There are a bunch of tricks in this part that only Ghosty can do and I love that. Let’s skate soon my friend 👻

Edited by Bill Simpson. Filmed by Bill Simpson and Collin Welch. 

My part from “Suburban Selection”. I can’t thank Collin Welch enough for filming the majority of this. Thanks to Andrew Meyer, Tyler Velez, Jon Long, Jon Murphy, Alex Subers and Chris Chihlas for filming as well. 

Filmed and edited by Bill Simpson. Additional filming by Collin Welch and Andrew Meyer. DVDs and t-shirts available here. 

Chris Chihlas “Suburban Selection”  Chris has always had one of my favorite styles, even when he was a little kid. Most people have awkward phases on a board, but even in those early years, Chris never did. So many of the tricks in Chris’ part were firsts for him. I love skating and filming with people who push themselves like that. Even this past week, Chris was coming off an injury that kept him from skating the past few months, but still tried to film something he’d never done, taking a bunch of slams. He motivates me to step out of my comfort zone with my skating and makes filming feel that much more worthwhile.

Brett is one of the most talented skateboarders I've ever skated with. His part was filmed over a handful of weekends, mostly around his hometown. I had seen Brett's previous parts and skated with him at parks before, so I thought I had somewhat of a grasp on the tricks he could do, but every time we met up he did something I'd never seen him do before. It was impossible to predict what he would try, so I just let Brett lead the way. He usually had some obscure spot in mind around his way that he had already fixed up. This part and all of the footage Brett's previously put out are just a small glimpse of what he is capable of. I hope to see more Brett Ross footage in the near future!

Always a pleasure having these three talented people on the session. Filmed and edited by Bill Simpson. Additional filming by Davis Trinh. Photo by Ben Hull. 

New long sleeve “Suburban Selection” T’s available now 🏠

I can't remember the first time Pat and I skated together, but I know the first time we filmed anything was during a Wedge Jam in 2015. He did a line with a kickflip bs 5-0 fs 180, easily. Right away I was impressed with how consistent he was. It usually takes a while before someone becomes a regular in our circle, but basically from that day on we skated together all the time. I think it was our mutual love for manual pads that made us click right away. I knew Pat’s part was going to surprise people. He shocked me on a regular basis. Learning tricks on the spot and doing them perfectly, like the front shuv crook at zoo banks. He makes all of these tech manny and ledge tricks look so much easier than they are. On top of that, Pat has become an excellent filmer, which works out perfectly. Now Pat, Collin Welch and I can swap the camera around while we try some tedious ledge trick for hours. Looking forward to the next project that’s Pat already filmed some sick stuff for.  Filmed and edited by Bill Simpson. Additional filming by Collin Welch, Eric Gauntt, Lou Galdo, Shawn Karagjozi, Ian Berry and Pat Brosnan.

Cover photo by Davis Trinh. Edited by Bill Simpson. Filmed by Bill Simpson, Collin Welch and Steve Krajnik.

I want to give a huge thank you to Brian Panebianco, Carson Reuther, Chris Ray, Matt Pepe, Collin Welch and Andrew Meyer for contributing clips. Specifically, Collin and Andrew, for playing such a major part in putting this together. Both of them were so crucial in making Tyler's part, and the video as a whole, everything that it is.

https://suburbanselection.bigcartel.com/ Obviously this footage is ancient but I like to think most people, myself included, enjoy watching any unseen footage of Joey. The majority of this part was filmed in 2013/2014 on random weekday sessions after work at our local spots. Joey is one of those rare people who not only has amazing natural talent, but also has an insane work ethic. He has a full time construction job, but you'd never know that watching him skate. He sets these super high expectations for himself when it comes to the tricks he wants to film and how he wants to do them. He will pick out the smallest detail to obsess over until he gets it right. Most of the time I think he's being too critical of himself, but I guess it's been working for him so why change it now. Joey's "Framework" part from 2012 is still one of my favorite projects I've been a part of. It's been awesome watching him continue to progress. All that he has done with Sabotage crew and Chris Mulhern has been incredible. And I know we've only seen a glimpse of what he's been working on these past few years. I can't wait to see more from Joey in 2021.