VANS / SPITFIRE

With so many shared team riders, the Vans Spitfire collaboration was a natural fit. The good folks up at Deluxe came up with the partner logo and incorporated Vans heritage into the t-shirts and accessories. We fired up a spicy, red, all suede Chukka Low for the team. Van Engelen contributed a Spitfire infused color up of the AV6 and Cardiel came to the table with a classy, grey suede Era Pro. The product was great, but we wanted to challenge ourselves to do more, to do better. With "Keeping the Underground Lit" as our starting point we tried to think about ways to give back to skateboarding. It was Jim Thiebaud who suggested we get our hands dirty and rehab some spots, and maybe even inspire somebody to do the same. With the direction and tireless efforts of Tony Miorana and Ryan "Peabody" McWhirter the first spot in San Francisco, became something out of nothing within a week. Miorana christened it "The Parkside Curbs" due to its' proximity to the local watering hole, The Parkside Lounge. As soon as they got the word Van Engelen, Massimo, and Andrew Allen were headed up the I-5. When they arrived, greeted by T-Mo, Ryan "Peabody" McWhirter and Pfanner, the spot was already in full swing. A couple weeks later Miorana and Peabody headed south with their tools asking, "What's next?" The "go-to" had needed some love for a while, so we let ‘em loose. Within a few days that spot was in full session and has been skated everyday since it got spruced up. "The Parkside Curbs" got bulldozed, but we're already onto the next spot that'd be perfect if we only had concrete and some time. 

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Con tantos riders compartidos , la colaboracion de Spitfire y de vans era algo obvio. Los chicos en dlxsf sacaron el logo compartido y han incorporado la herencia de Vans a las camisetas y demas productos. Han Sacado una CHukka Low para el equipo . Han sacado persiones de Van Engelen y demas variaciones y colaboraciones.. en breve en sus calles , skateparks y bowls .