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mike roberts

PHOTO BY KATIE OSEKOWSKY

A little more than two years ago, local photographer and videographer Mike Roberts was invited to video something that he was told would “blow his mind.” He set up his equipment and waited until a pack of longboarders came whizzing by at about 35-miles-per-hour. Wearing special gloves made of leather and hard plastic they dragged their hands on the ground while negotiating a turn ahead. The video turned out so well that the company, who had sponsored one of the riders, sent Roberts a board of his own. A few weeks later he mustered the courage to try it himself and has been hooked ever since. In this photo Roberts is somewhere in the Huasna Valley. Asked what he was thinking about, he says “That’s what I love about it. Everything leaves my mind and I am just totally in the flow. All of my attention is pulled to staying on the board; my mind is completely clear of anything else.” In light of the exploding popularity of downhill skateboarding in recent years, the International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) strongly encourages safe practices, such as wearing full gear and a helmet and using spotters. Roberts, who has had his share of injuries and near misses, says he will not even skate to his neighborhood market without wearing a helmet. SLO LIFE

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