When it comes to Erik Elstran’s riding, the only thing you can expect is the unexpected—and that it’ll be awesome. While on a recent trip to SoCal with the Madera team, Erik fired out five totally unorthodox clips at a very ordinary skate plaza.
Here it is. We are starting off 2018 with something huge. Shadow Rider Mark Burnett has been traveling, working his ass off, and collecting footage for two years to create this edit with filmer Ryan Chadwick. Enjoy and here are a few words from Mark himself about his experience with Chadwick:
“I met Chadwick when I was 14. I was a skeletal version of who I am today. Imagine hand-picking a 14 year old kid to accompany a group of 20-somethings on the road as a 26 year old man. How do you do that? If you tried to discipline me at that age I probably would’ve told you to, “suck it” or something along those lines. Maturity isn’t something I had perfected quite yet. He invited me to his home. He shared his friends. He educated me on the delicacy of the Cornish pasty and then because of him I was able to eat a pasty in the streets of Cornwall. On numerous occasions he has conquered the world with me, waiting patiently while I deplete myself trying tricks hundreds of times over the course of many hours. When I do something sub par he will be the first to tell me, but he also understands when I do something 6 times because the last 5, “just didn’t feel right.” I film now as well, and I know how easy it is to get frustrated behind the lens as well as on the bike. The relationship between filmer and rider has to be just right and I think we’ve found that with each other. It’s not easy knowing that this will be our last project for a while, but I sure am proud to let our saga rest here.”
Our final videos are LIVE and voting starts today!
All Odyssey and Sunday team riders visited the Providence, RI house whenever they wanted, all summer long. Odyssey and Sunday each produced a video with all their best footage.You vote for your favorite video, and the team with the most votes wins a trip anywhere in the world.
You can vote once a day until December 1st.
ODYSSEY vs SUNDAY features riding from Aaron Ross, Alec Siemon, Brett Silva, Chris Childs, Erik Elstran, Jake Seeley, Mark Burnett, Jared Duncan, Julian Arteaga, Broc Raiford, Gary Young, Justin Spriet, Matt Nordstrom, Tommy Dugan, Travis Hughes, and Jacob Cable.
Two teams.
One trip anywhere in the world.
You decide.
Videos and voting go live 11/24/17.
Featuring Broc Raiford, Gary Young, Justin Spriet, Matt Nordstrom, Tommy Dugan, Travis Hughes, Jacob Cable, Aaron Ross, Alec Siemon, Brett Silva, Chris Childs, Erik Elstran, Jake Seeley, Mark Burnett, Jared Duncan, and Julian Arteaga.
Our Winter 2017 softgoods are available now! Grab some new threads to make sure you look fresh while swinging a machete. Hit up our store or find a local dealer.
Join Chris Childs, Erik Elstran, and Brett Silva on a wild ride through the frantic streets of Taiwan! These guys annihilated the craziest spots like only they can in a whirlwind week-long tour through Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and beyond. Taiwan is nonstop excitement!
The Forecaster is Brett Silva’s first signature complete, and we’ve made sure it’s up to par by spec’ing parts like Sunday Jake Seeley grips and a Cyclone freecoaster hub with Odyssey Twisted Pro pedals and Path Pro tires. All black everything, 4-piece bars, a 21” top tube and RHD or LHD configuration options.
Aaron Ross grabs a matching hat and builds up his fluorescent green 2018 Forecaster. His signature complete is ready for boss-like maneuvers right out of the box.
The Forecaster is a model that rides, feels and looks like a pro-level bike. When you see a fluorescent green Forecaster, then you can be sure that Aaron Ross is the guy behind it. You’ll find other Ross spec’d design cues like Odyssey Boss Grips combined with incredible parts like a Sunday Cyclone freecoaster hub, Odyssey Twisted Pro pedals and Path Pro tires.
A truly dialed bike for every style of riding, just how Aaron likes it.
The 2018 EX is a bike that is difficult to match. The Chris Childs signature EX is ready for riding everything, as you’d expect. You’ll find this bike loaded up with an amazing Odyssey/Sunday part selection and frame design upgrades like the EX’s removable braking hardware.
The EX feels right at home whether you’re riding street, park or trails – just like Chris.
The fourth and final ODYSSEY vs SUNDAY VX edit might be our strongest yet, and remember the best is yet to come – both teams WENT IN for their HD edits dropping this fall, and you’ll vote on those to decide which team wins a trip anywhere in the world.
This month’s VX video was edited by Jake Seeley and filmed by and starring Chris Childs, Justin Spriet, Brett Silva, Matt Nordstrom, Erik Elstran, Travis Hughes, Aaron Ross, Mark Burnett, Broc Raiford, Jake Seeley, Jared Duncan, Rob Starbird, and John Mayo.