King of the Road (2016)
King of the Road is an institution in skateboarding. Started by Thrasher magazine in 2003, it's a demented, roving adventure that follows various skate teams across the country as they compete to accomplish a set list of tasks, some of which carry great risk of bodily harm, and others that don't involve skateboarding at all (but still might carry great risk of bodily harm).
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Episode 1 - Webisode 1
Release Date: 2013-01-29It's here. The gnarliest, funniest, best KOTR yet. We start off with Antihero in Portland. Gerwer, Pfanner, Roy, Trujillo, Allen, Hewitt, Russo, and Cardiel. If you didn't get the DVD free with the February mag we weren't going to leave you behind. Here we go...
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Episode 2 - Webisode 2
Release Date: 2013-01-31It would be pointless to rank which KOTR team had the most fun, but let's just say the Creature footage speaks for itself. Here's Gravette, Reyes, Partanen, Hitz, Conover, Bingaman, and Navarrette in ALBQ.
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Episode 3 - Webisode 3
Release Date: 2013-02-04Toy Machine starts off in Colorado. The wild cards on their team are New Jacks Dan Lu, Carpenter, and Leabres, but they're in good hands with all-terrain ripper Provost and the fearless Leo Romero.
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Episode 4 - Webisode 4
Release Date: 2013-02-06Watch close: This episode reveals how Alien Workshop had all the right ingredients for a KOTR win. Here's Crockett, Salazar, Fitzgerald, Taylor, and Jake Johnson.
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Episode 5 - Webisode 5
Release Date: 2013-02-08The mid-way point is a bizarre mix of competition, relaxing, and having a blast. Here's a board toss, high-speed relay race, and the Mystery Guests revealed: Jaws, Ryan Decenzo, Austyn Gillette, and David Gonzalez.
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Episode 6 - Webisode 6
Release Date: 2013-02-12Angry homeowners, longboards, and Andy Roy's gnarly nose piercing all equal up to a struggle for Anti-Hero in Salt Lake City. But Decenzo shows why he got MVP.
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Episode 7 - Webisode 7
Release Date: 2013-02-14Does Creature start feeling KOTR fatigue and slow down at this point? Hell no. This is their wildest part yet. Hell yeah.
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Episode 8 - Webisode 8
Release Date: 2013-02-18Toy Machine nears the finish line as Leo Romero conquers some of the craziest handrails of this year's KOTR... And Mike Sinclair continues his reign as an epic prank caller.
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Episode 9 - Webisode 9
Release Date: 2013-02-20Alien starts off with a bizarre New Wave music video, and then the shredding commences. Salazar gets pranked so bad he pukes and Grant Taylor rips as always.
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Episode 10 - Webisode 10
Release Date: 2013-02-22Anti-Hero in Las Vegas is all we need to say. But we'll mention that a wet and weird pool gets skated, Trujillo turns up the street-skating heat, and Andy Roy is still a rad timebomb.
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Episode 11 - Webisode 11
Release Date: 2013-02-25Venice, CA has a unique skate history and Creature goes all out. They meet up with Hosoi, skate beach spots, and Mystery Guest David Gonzalez does the time warp.
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Episode 12 - Webisode 12
Release Date: 2013-02-27Here's Toy Machine in LA. Leo goes on a skate date with Lizzie, there's a Lockwood legends reunion, and the whole team gets on the Crail Couch.
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Episode 13 - Webisode 13
Release Date: 2013-03-01Alien Workshop rolls into Omar's hometown and continues to check tricks off the list.
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Episode 14 - Webisode 14
Release Date: 2013-03-05Anti-Hero closes in on the end of the road and Ryan Decenzo proves his MVP status.
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Episode 15 - Webisode 15
Release Date: 2013-03-07Creature wraps things up in San Francisco with some hill bombs, yoga, and prank calls.
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Episode 16 - Webisode 16
Release Date: 2013-03-12Here's Toy Machine lurching toward the San Francisco finish-line. Tommy Guerrero takes them to a gnarly hill bomb and they meet up with Embarcadero OG's.
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Episode 17 - Webisode 17
Release Date: 2013-03-14See who ends strong in SF and takes the win. This episode also includes KOTR awards and outtakes from all the teams. Thanks everyone involved for the best King of the Road ever.