I went to UC Davis during the mid to late 2000s. That’s the physics building, and the labs are upstairs. Every time I had to go to lab, I’d look down the thing and have my mind blown at how Jamie Thomas ollied it - I remember that ON skateboarding video which had that ollie in it. Then we found out that Corey Duffel 180d it! One day my roommate ran into three Canadian dudes on a skate road trip in 2009, probably and we hosted them for their Davis stay- they saw Reynolds trying the kickflip that day! Fun fact - just next building are the famous 7 stair rails which many pros destroyed. Mark Appleyard kickflip front crook in his Sorry ender and Guy Mariano’s 270 to tail ender in Fully Flared - that’s the one… We called it Chem 7 cuz it was the chemistry building. Opposite on the other side of Davis Gap is Bainer 8, for Bainer Hall, the mechanical engineering building. That’s the one with the butter ground and ledges and drop-off with the 8-stair rail. Janoski killed that one in his Habitat part. I hucked treflips down it for hours but could never get the full roll-away. Good memories though. Just looking down the Davis gap as a regular skater - you would think there’s absolutely no fkn way anyone can huck themselves down the thing and roll away, but magic has been made at Davis. Long live Davis Gap! Also, that drop in that Kanaan did at the end - I noseslid that in 2006 and it was probably the longest noseslide I had done lol.
Skating Davis in the early 2000's was so memorable along with the rest of Sac. Very underrated skate city imo. I used to drive 2 hours to go sk8 with my homie at all hours of the day and night. Man this video is like a trip back in time for me. Love this. Your comment is proper. How about the ledge to gap at the bike rack.
Definitely. But we’re you around when Chief first Ollie’s it? Seeing that back around ‘97/98 was mind blowing. That and his legendary smith grind lit the fuse to the gnar bombs!! 🔥💥
I met him in Chicago years ago. He was injured so he wasn't skating, but he was bbq'ing for all the kids and signing autographs. Really really nice dude.
Lol the legend Corey Duffel skating with other legends. Mike Carrol, Guy mariano, Rick Howard and Frosty. What a heavy and historical sesh that must've been. Davis was murdered tht day
Dude Corey duffel and tom penny are like the only two skaters that never deviated from their fashion choices and stayed true to who they were. MAD RESPECT.
Your right pretty much, I used to see Corey come by my job at Thrasher with his mom to get thrasher gear. He had a blond crew cut baggy jeans and a rugby shirt. But he was 12 so guess it doesn't count 🤔 other dudes didn't switch up either.....like Julian Stranger and quite a few actually.
@@cannabisPREVENTION my statement would exclude the extremely early days of their careers. The statement is more implied toward when their names were fully cemented in the skate community. Tom in the mid to late nineties already sporting a baggie like fashion and stuck to it to this very day into 40s. Same could be said for Corey duffel.
@@flippinbeastIGwell they don’t call him the boss for nothing. And when a vid part is coming out for a major company, obviously the boss gets dibs at the time.
This is a total guess but I’m assuming Reynolds had already been there to kickflip it and probably told him the situation. I doubt it was as harsh as he made it sound. Ryan probably stepped back out of respect.
This legendary spot series is so dope. This kinda content would have blown my mind when I was younger and skating was my life. But yeah great idea, great execution. Getting the interviews, showing all the clips of what been done down it so far…. So rad. Thanks Dern Brothers!
This dude was getting a burrito with his friends down the street and just randomly decides to nonchalantly 180 a 20 stair. And almost forgets that he ever did it. What a legend.
Yeah not trying to see an ankle loosely hanging off that dude's leg. He must of had so much adrenaline pumping through his system to react like that. It's like he's calm about it.
Yea dude skate media was so dope back then. I totally different type of æsthetic you don’t see as often nowadays Especially if you remember King Of The Road I always thought that era was dope
I was scared of the Embarcadero 7 stair in the early 90's & then you see the Davis gap. Insane progress in skating & that is why I still love it & it motivates me in life. The Progression.
im from another country, but im have so much pleasure to watch yours videos about the spots. it's very interesting, and it drive me in to the past of skateboarding, when i used to know only by old videos. amazing feeling. thx!
Love this series but the ONLY thing I would love to see is an actual POV roll up (gopro head mount) to the spots so you can get an idea of what people were working with. Board throw down, push, everything up to the spot. Great video though!!
Love that you guys went around the spot, never wouldve known all those jems were right next to eachother. So many memories, well im pumped to go skate. Thanks my brothas from another motha but probably same daddy haha love peace and chicken grease
Jamie Thomas has always been one of my heroes, especially back in the late 90s early 2000s, but Joslins tre flip was the best trick done, to see the way he handled that landing was impressive, had some big time huckers that got folded on this gap, he landed with pretty much no impact which is mind blowing, the dude is a different breed for sure
@@NickZoOoR if it wasn't for his trucks breaking he would of landed that too, watched a video about it, even if you watch the original one, you can see he was rolling away and just swerved off and got wheel bite, the impact was so hard he broke his kingpin
Thanks for mentioning the scooter tricks as well! I ride scooters and love this video series. Was a bit bummed when the El Toro episode mentioned other sports but left out scooters, but was stoked to hear you guys called out the flip down El Toro and truck driver down Davis gap! Anyone who throws their body at a rail or down a gap deserves respect, no matter what they ride. Keep it up!
It's so interesting that skateboarding now has decades of lore and historic tricks and spots...Very little of that existed when I got into it in the 80's
I keep telling people about this channel guys! I speak with great enthusiasm too.... *I LOVE THIS STUFF!* maybe the older you are the neater this is too!
Kickass information guys, as always 🤘🏼 I severely bruised both my heels and messed up my tendons, but the doc said the skate gods were looking down on me. He’d never seen heel bruising like that, let alone on both feet. I seriously have no clue how Corey could walk for that week. I get landing the trick bc I tried my big drop twice, once to blow out each heel. However, I limped off and had the gf at the time tell me she was taking me to the ER that next morning bc I could barely walk. I say all this bc my mind is blown he walked for a week. That’s a badass mindset to push that kind of pain.
is that vinyl behind Corey? what a collection! i lost all my earthly possessions to a flood and since then i trip out whenever i see collections of stuff, its hard to explain. also Joslin is beyond super human to tre flip that thing.
i dont even skate, i mean i can ollie, fakie back 1, and do frontside and backside boardslides on small rails but its probably been almost a decade since ive owned a board or even stepped on one. so i have some skating background but im by no means the skate or die type. much more of a snowboarder but man im hooked on this series! i binged it a few weeks ago and have been eagerly awaiting the next one! great stuff guys
To me, Joslins 360 flip looks like the cleanest of everything done on the gap. He lands so perfectly and catches that flip so high with such extension. Beautiful.
I'm way older now but me at 37 could pretty much skate better than ever as far as confidence control n tricks and in my mind lol 🤣 like thinking I could bust a trick over something hella big. But I would have to land first try or I'm out for months..... So I never followed through. Had a bad ass video part and song in my head. A muthafuka can dream 😂😇💥💦🤔🤕👍
@@dannysargent1909 lol facts. I’m trash at flip tricks mostly due to bad ankle but I feel like I jump down stuff way better for that same reason - like I am 100% only trying to do it once. You were a little before my time bro I think I started skating in 2000 but it’s sick you’re still skating and sharing a RU-vid account with your daughter.
This was my fav episode....so far correy duffel yoooo. Hell yeah. I always wondered abput this gap. Hell yeah thanks for the break down. You guys are dooooopeeee!
Amazing how you watched Reynolds all the time growing up, I watched Reynolds too all the time too and I am 24 and from Europe. Stay Gold is even the only skate dvd I have a hard copy of. The guys you always talk about in these videos will for me always be the pioneers and one of the biggest legends in skateboarding history. What a pleasure for me to grow into skating in this period! The spots also me and my friends have this connection to the places, we've never even been to!
Should be a public service announcement at the beginning of Dern videos. Warning If you tryna chill at home and watch a lil tv with your feet up and blaze. DONT WATCH THIS VIDEO. Good stuff. I'm off to skate around with my guitar
Love Corey duffel skating, always wanted to emulate his rip and shred style. Great to see the interview and he still skates. Def a down to earth guy. Loved his that’s life part. One of my absolute fav skate parts.
Thanks history teacher/skater who knows about this. I feel a lot better now knowing that. May I add Chris Josolin’s 360 flip was a major factor in the video.🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thereʻs a huge blood-soaked memorial near the UCD library where I boned the worldʻs simplest front flip kick, fell like an idiot, and ganked the skin off one elbow. Or there should be a memorial to me, Poser Supreme in the Year 2000 ;-) Thanks for this video, it brought back all the good memories of college skate days.
Corey Duffel was def a fave. "That's Life" was an epic video and pumped us all up. That was peak skateboarding for me. He had a clip of him falling on his neck.
Love spot tales like this! Also notable mention for bmx is stevie churchill did a 360 barspin (truckdriver) down it when he was super young. Over 10 years ago i believe. Idk if the footage ever got released but he has a phone clip of it on his instagram. Cant imagine how gnarly it is on a skateboard with nothing to hold on to!!
