Now, we wouldn’t take ALL the credit, but it’s pretty cool that a week before the US Open, Kolohe Andino stopped by the Astrodeck Office to pick up some of our traction pads for the contest. Heat after heat, he became the giant killer, and found himself in the semi-finals where he was eventually taken down by overall 2nd place finisher, Yadin Nicol.

Kolohe Andino with some sweet Adeck on his board.

Kolohe again. All grip, no slip. That's Astrodeck for ya!

And speaking of Yadin, check out the pic below as he prepares to leave the competitor’s area and hit the water. Looks like the Aussie contender jumped on the Astrodeck bandwagon. Yeah, you like that, just as much as we do, dontcha? That board looks really solid with the Adeck.

Congrats on placing 2nd, Yadin! And a bigger congrats for using the best surf traction in the world!

In fact, we’re stoked that a lot of guys who were riding Astrodeck did pretty well overall: Ian Crane, Shane Beschen, Timmy Reyes, the Gudauskas trio, etc.

Pretty good representing Astrodeck, guys. Pretty damn good.

“We’re so young and pretty, we’re so young and clean,

so many things that we have never seen…

Big Apple dreamin’ on a wooden floor

Skyscrapers and subways and stations

Staring up at the United Nations

New York is waiting for you and me, baby

Waiting to swallow us down

New York, we’re coming to see what you’re made of

Are you as great as you sound?”

- “Big Apple Dreamin’” by Alice Cooper

Herbie, Christian and Greyson Fletcher recently came back home to San Clemente after a jam-packed stay in New York. There, they checked out the art and surf scenes in Montauk, the skate scenes of Manhattan, and everything else in-between, all the while hanging out with some pretty colorful characters.

We’ll get to Herbie’s Tripoli Art Gallery showcase and Christian’s Hamptons International Film Festival presentation of his movies “Savage Beast” and “Supernatural” next week. There’s so much to report about those things. But right now, we’re just way too impatient and wanna hurry up and upload these sick photos of Astrodeck’s very own Astroboy, Greyson, taking a bite out of the Big Apple… Fletcher style!

Here’s a sequence shot of the kid at the Chelsea Piers Skate Park. He’s pretty impressive, isn’t he?

All photos by Herbie Fletcher.

1:13 Frontside ollie at the Chelsea Piers Skate Park.

2:13 Was it New York or Hell? Couldn't tell with the blistering heat.

3:13 When Greyson skates, people watch.

4:13 Grant Monahan taking a shot of Greyson.

5:13 When you look at the first photo and this photo, grasp how much pop and air he got.

6:13 Ready to land.

7:13 And...

8:13 He makes it.

9:13 Check out those raspberries.

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According to Greyson, he had a great time in New York despite the sweltering heat. He made a lot of good friends and New York made a lasting impression on him, and he can’t wait to go back.