We shot this short film during our time in Glasgow in the summer of 2022. I had organized an event in partnership with The Ben Raemers Foundation and the Scottish Association for Mental Health. Nike SB provided support and got team rider Chris Jones—who is also studying to become a certified counselor—up for the day. […]
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Shralp for Ben: Carl Harling’s Mission for the Ben Raemers Foundation
Details of the ongoing Why So Sad? mission for mental health can be found here. Read on for a conversation with Carl Harling who is riding his bike and skating his way down the west coast in memory of Ben Raemers and in aid of the Ben Raemers Foundation…
Why So Sad? 2019 Mission for Mental Health
In memory of my sister, Katrina, and pro-skater Ben Raemers, I plan on riding my bike 100 miles and finally — in my early 40s — doing my first proper Sad Plant. All money raised gets split between three good organizations doing some of the best work to reduce depression and provide access to tools, […]
Why So Sad? Three Options to Support the 2019 let’s-end-depression-and-suicide cycle-skate mission.
Learn about John Rattray’s 2019 mission to reduce depression and end suicide.
The Good Egg Mission #2: Photos by Jon Humphries
Photos of John Rattray and crew on the 2018 Good Egg mission for suicide prevention.
The Good Egg Mission #2: A New World Record
For anyone new to the story here’s the deal; in 2011 my sister Katrina took her own life. She was 31 and it was March. I was 33 at the time and I still had a pro-model board on Zero, a pro-model shoe on eS, a retainer from Thunder Trucks and a clothing deal with […]
THE GOOD EGG | FULL VIDEO | A CYCLE-SKATE TRIP IN AID OF SUICIDE PREVENTION
Ok. Here we are. It took me more than 6 months to slowly piece this little video together. Every few weeks I would find a 20 minute window here, or a couple of hours there. Then I would second guess the whole thing. “Who wants to know about depression and suicide anyway? Such a bummer.” […]
CYCLE SHORTS: BICYCLE PROGRESSION, FROM BALANCE TO PEDAL & BEYOND.
Ivor was on a balance bike for a year or so. Then he rode a small borrowed pedal bike with training wheels for a couple of months. He talked every day about graduating to a proper motorcycle, like Travis Pastrana. We explained that he would have to learn to ride the pedal bike without training […]