It’s no wonder Tony Hawk wanted him on Birdhouse and Nike SB inked a deal with him too: Ben Raybourn’s skills on a skateboard, on any terrain, are easy on the eyes. I mean, after the judo body jar, he blasts out of frame on the frontside Ollie on the next well. You never know what Ben’s going to do next, maybe he doesn’t either. So sit back, relax and let this trip down memory lane get you juiced to go drain the neighbor’s pool.
“From the archives of Josh Peacock Ben Raybourn Archival footage 2012-2104”
And if you’re not familiar with the filming of Josh Peacock, he used to do the Backyard Bargind series right here on skateboarding.com!
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Peep the whole Backyard Barging Youtube Playlist!
The footage of Ben’s 2012 cover is in there! Banging off the roof of the Flower Shop skate bowl in SF!
Related: In This Issue: November 2012
We’ve been around the country with Ben. One notable trip was our Pacific Northwest trek with the Bones Wheels team. Check the edit:
Related: Par For The Course, Bones Northwest Adventure
Good to see Ben still on board, still with that inimitable, casual style. Truly one of the blessed ones. The spots he and Josh found in those years are nuts: Of course the backyard pools, but the waterslide parks, the rooftops, and of course good ol’ Burnside in Portland, Oregon.
