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The first (we assume) shoe by Adidas for Lucas Puig is an interesting animal. Light as a feather and very form fitting, it is both economical in design and profile. The high and slightly bulky outsole on the toe area made it feel like extra work to ollie or kickflip, at first. After a few sessions that strangeness was overcome but still lingered like a stubbed toe. The biggest appeals of this shoe are it's extreme lightweight and the durability of the outsole along with the low profile toe cap. The two factors work in perfect unison so even when the material wears through the stitching there is little effect in the performance.

After a couple 35 year old man sessions, only a few signs of wear but the stitching wore through.

In recent months Lakai has been brought fully under the Girl umbrella and out of the gloomy rain of unintended neglect that left a slight tarnish on the company. The change is a marked difference in the subtlest of ways. The materials and construction are some high quality shit and there are many appealing designs in the new Fall '12 catalog. The Marc and other releases from Torrance have not only sparked excitement in old fans of the company but also the fickle and critical forum folk and the pickiest of skaters. More shops are stocking Lakai and with the Anchor program long time supporters and new shops will be able to have special colorways exclusive to only a few participants.

This Saturday in S.F. Lakia, Girl and FTC end the Summer with a fun day of food, skating and playing with balls and the release of two exclusive colorways of the Carroll 5, new deck and corresponding shirt.

The hot newness.

Today's stoke comes in the form of this new clip of Krooked's David Clark mashing around Atlanta in this Quik edit from Quiksilver.

Tonight at the Fecal Face Dot Gallery there is a benefit for a good friend, writer, fellow skater Andreas Trolf who is recovering from a nearly fatal motorcycle crash. Only four days away from getting full medical coverage this accident came at the worst time. He's also working with cover-boy Jay Howell on their show for Nickelodeon. This benefit will help Andreas not be in debt for the rest of his life.

Tomorrow night, Jai Tanju and the Print Exchange program will be opening at the Book and Job Gallery. I stopped by yesterday and came back with the following photos of the set up.

One of the apartment houses near the gallery.

The Summer's sweltering heat only hit the Bay Area a couple times in August, leaving us some wonderful mid-70s (22-25C) days. One of those days I ran into Colton Light (SLAP filmer) and some others at a local ditch.

Runoff from one of the local businesses put an end to our session.

How long does your board last you? Two weeks, two months? It's different for everyone and every board has a their own life span. In Skate Tested an average kid skates a deck and gives his honest opinion on how he likes it. Gio (14) skated a Vincent Alvarez Chocolate for six weeks, had fun and gave his no filler, sugar free opinion on how he liked it.

Today's video stoked comes in the form of Landscape's newest welcome video featuring new AM Joe O'Donnell roaming the streets of England. Get out of the house and have some fun on this last weekend of Summer.

Mr. Molinar's (see issue 8.1 Extra Random for some of his photography) signature collection from Imperial Motion is now available at you local dealer.

Vincent Alvarez and Tom Remillard hit the streets and parks of a couple European cities in this stoke your face off edit by the fine folks over at Dickies.