Built to Shred
Surf Rail of Death
S1 E4:
Jeff King enlists Chris Cote and crew from Transworld Surf to help him design and build the world's first surf rail. Floating rails have been tried before but never a real skateboarding style rail. The first attempt is a total disaster; pummeled by waves the rail gives in and admits defeat to momma nature. The battered surf rail gets dragged back into the B2S chop shop for repairs and reinforcements. Meanwhile, the Shred crew continues their Hawaiian skate adventure by turning Jef Hartsel's front yard into a skatepark. Kale Sandridge tops the day with a Slob air to tree pivot. Next we visit the base of Oahu's Diamondhead crater for a ramp to lava rock session with the locals and a rental truck jam where some cat named Skillet cooks up a tasty tailslide. Back home at the Shred Ranch, Jeff drains his pool only to find the 4' shallow end has 3' of vert. Ramps are built and Aaron Astorga, Chuck Wampler, Nolan Johnson and Danny Dicola shred the less than perfect pool as the goats run amok. Then it's back to the beach for round two of Shred vs. Nature as Chris Cote, Ricky Whitlock, Josh Sleigh, Daniel Shea and Eric Sorenson take their shot at making surf history on the newly reinforced surf rail. Gnarly slam after slam, broken boards and bruised bodies, the rail stayed tough...but did anyone ride away?