In the mid-2000s, skateboarding was all about the biggest stair sets and longest handrails. If you weren’t trying to watch some dude from Southern California jump down a 14 stair, then you were pretty much out of luck. That was unless you were watching Brent Atchley’s parts in Elementality or This Is My Element. He was able to flow effortlessly around Burnside and make it look as if he was casually surfing the colossal transition.
Just as quickly as Brent popped up in the industry, he went incognito and suddenly disappeared from Element releases. Around the office, we always pitched a “Where are they now” type of interview with him, but it never came to fruition. That was until recently, when he dropped a part for Satori Wheels with the exact same flowy style we used to be mesmerized by.
It turns out that when he’s not at Burnside, Brent now has a full-time job as a peer support specialist and works with Push Movement. To figure out what that job actually entails, and why he dipped under the global radar, we hitched it to Portland and tried to track him down. Luckily we didn’t have to look for long, and he was open and willing to share his story with us.
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October 29, 2022 9:45 am
ducky’s grind on that rail was so gnarly
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October 31, 2022 8:04 pm
Enigma Status is a great call.
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September 5, 2023 1:06 pm
Those shorts are criminal. This ain’t France
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October 11, 2024 12:02 pm
Love that kid (man) He is the real deal… Mad respect for shouting out, the one the only Mikey Chin for the win.. You make Portland peeps proud !!!!
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