Just when we thought the tricks and stunts of the skateboard had given it the spot as unquestioned king of park and street, the scooter has stepped up and has proven to be a worthy opponent. Although it has been around since the 1920s serving as a kid’s plaything, freestyle scootering has just recently revealed itself as a potential candidate for extreme sports. (Let’s just be clear, we’re not entirely sure whether it’s called scooting or scootering, but scootering sounds a lot more fun.)
In the UK alone, over 300,000 people are thought to be involved in this sport. Manchester locals Kyle Cropper and Archie Pratt shared a small video edit of their action on a Slamm Scooter. It’s hard to believe that as close as last year many of the stunts performed in this video by the boys were seen as too difficult to fully execute.
The kids are not alone; scootering is becoming more appealing to people way beyond the adolescent age group with more models and technicality to choose from to fit different requirements.
