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Achel Machin

  • HOMETOWN:

    • Ville d’Avray, near Paris, France

  • DATE OF BIRTH:

    • February 5th, 1992

  • SKATEBOARDING SINCE:

    • 2014

  • STANCE:

    • Goofy

  • FAVORITE TYPE OF SKATEBOARDING:

    • Mixing dancing and freestyle on a longboard.

  • BEST PART OF SKATING:

    • The feeling of freedom and letting go while riding as well as the family-like spirit of the community even when traveling all around the world.

  • LAMEST PART OF SKATING:

    • Getting injured and shitty weather is the worst.

  • WORST HABIT:

    • Overthinking what I want to do instead going with the flow. And also not being able to take it easy and rest when I am injured.

  • BIGGEST PET PEEVE:

    • Not being able to ride for one reason or another.

  • WORST ACCIDENT:

    • Luckily I’ve never had a serious accident (knock on wood), but more just the regular falls causing annoying and never-completely-healed injuries.

  • BEST EVENT:

    • So You Can Longboard Dance in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and La Grosse Rando in Paris (a giant cruise through Paris with hundreds of boarders!).

  • ONE THING EVERY SKATER SHOULD KNOW:

    • No matter the size of your board or what you do with it, we are stronger together.

  • DREAM SKATE DESTINATION:

    • I have already crossed a few off my list (California and South Korea are a couple), but Australia and Central/South America remain unknown to me.

  • THREE FAVORITE SKATERS:

    • Lotfi Lamaali, Aboubakry Seck, Brenno Brelvis (wait, they all ride for Paris Trucks!). But aside from longboarding, Rodney Mullen, Kilian Martin & Connor Burke.

  • FAVORITE TRICK:

    • Spins. No wait! No-comply bigger-spin. No, I mean, G-turns. Damn, I can’t choose.

  • FAVORITE BAND:

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

  • BEST CONCERT YOU HAVE ATTENDED:

    • Carbon Kevlar in Paris

  • FAVORITE MOVIE:

    • Samsara by Ron Fricke

  • FAVORITE SKATE VIDEO:

    • “Dance Down The Town” from Loaded Boards

  • FAVORITE FOOD:

    • Mozzarella di bufala with salt, pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

  • FAVORITE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF SKATING:

    • Playing or listening to music, binge watching TV shows, making videos, hanging out with my friends or my girlfriend. Oh wait, did I forget traveling?

  • FAVORITE BEER/ DRINK OF CHOICE:

    • Beers, beers and beers. But not those dark, heavy ones that could practically be food.

  • WHO ELSE HELPS YOU OUT?

    • Majutsu Longboard
    Skate Blood Orange
    DockSession
    Faguo Shoes

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