Ben Raybourn's been on a tear lately: getting on Birdhouse, gracing the cover of TransWorld Skateboarding and winning the 2012 Coastal Carnage contest by a mile.
He's a down-to-earth, humble kid from Texas, with skate chops that far exceed his 20 years of age. Raybourn has an insane bag of tricks, and after riding with Tony Hawk we can only imagine what he'll skate like in the future. We asked him to list 10 things about Raybourn.
10 things about wearing glasses:
They break and fall off, fog up, feel uncomfortable, four eyes, I hate them, hipsters copy you, why would you want to pretend to wear glasses?, just sucks, bad eyes, blind when I'm older.
10 things about being from Texas:
Love the heat, Texas-Plants, SUAS, Jeff Phillips, Southside skatepark for life!, BBQ, country livin', tombat, Mom and Dad and all the homies!!
10 things about living in California:
Hills, sun, parks, pools, pipes, beaches, traffic, skate stoppers, overcrowded, pricey.
10 things about riding for Birdhouse:
Designing shapes, graphics, ideas, getting vertical, Hawk, style, trips, stoked x2!
10 things about winning Coastal Carnage:
After party, good times, after party, after party, skating with the homies, after party, money to put back into skating, after party, helped me out, after party.
10 things about not wearing pads:
Heel bruise, rolled ankles, skinned knees, swellbows, hippers, running out, sliding out, learning tricks on mini ramps first, can't knee slide, skate everything.
10 things about traveling with Tony Hawk:
G, o, n, n, a, b, e, f, u, n!
10 things about getting paid to ride a skateboard:
A dream come true! x10
10 things about getting contacts:
Nope x 100 - 90
10 things about picking the right shoe sponsor:
Patience, patience, patience, patience, patience, patience, patience, patience, patience, patience.
