Classics: Chris Miller "Molecules In Motion"

Skating is always progressing but speed and finding the right lines never gets old. Darren Navarrette introduces a classic from the 1987 Gullwing video.

[@johnpope4023]

Chris , one of the most awesome skateboarders ever.

[@stephenschwake524]

I have this on VHS. Its the reason Miller is one of my favorite skaters of all time.

[@powerswish]

My favorite skater, Chris Miller. The king of style.

[@NoCoverCharge]

Mine too

[@nkmcfrln]

Speed lines and carving.

[@gigapus5050]

Yes love his style and he's fast plants and crossbone lien air's are the best.

[@paulrevere2928]

It’s hard to fathom how deep, big, burly, imposing, and absolutely intimidating the Upland Combi pool was... 12 feet deep, almost 3 feet of vertical and miniature tile below the pool coping that sounded like a chainsaw or machine gun when one carved it at speed especially in those tight shallow corners...We flew out from South Florida got to skate it once before it was bulldozed after looking at it in the magazines for years at least vans had the cultural respect to rebuild it in the Orange county Vans skate Park.

[@dneck]

is their Vans Huntington Beach combi bowl also modeled after this? Got to skate it recently (i skate street and am NOT a talented transition skater at all but love it and am learning) and omg the intimidation was real. Went to the hb park visiting CA from out of state and didn't know Wednesday was BMX only day. But they will let you skate the combi bowl. So I'm staring at this multimillion dollar dream street course, immaculate, and the other, sprawling, giant bowl they have with mellow height and transiton that I CANNOT skate but " hey I'm there so let's check out the combi bowl. " and yeah that was bar none the gnarliest bowl I've ever seen and skated. Great memory!

[@1StinkyFinger]

Super stylin frontside and backside airs plus carves! Miller is a classic all the way

[@patmeegroin]

I still have this movie on vhs. Watched so many times a teen.

[@skwirlee13]

Sick, mine was a G&S Chris Miller with the lizard on the steps. 1986. Always been my hero.

[@JT-un7dc]

Also Had that board.

[@321dude]

So heavy. Crazy how good people were at transition at that time period.

[@skatefruit]

love this part so much

[@peacenlove-w3t]

Wow,I enjoyed watching!

[@crisco950]

man the good ol days hope i never forget them.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Miller took one of the hardest slams I've ever seen at Parkland in a contest against Hawk.

[@josuepelaez3011]

back then it wasn't about filming it good or bad. It was all about having fun.

[@kryptichands968]

Miller is God

[@fuckyousteak]

So fucking rad to see what skateboarding has involved into!

[@SlickRick4EVER]

To have a skatepark like Upland would really make pool riders into stylist beasts.

[@db165]

definition of shredding

[@unknown.mp4]

_onto a compression session where external elements touch the concrete ions with motion curves, a stone cutters dream with all the carving_

[@Synathidy]

Transition in a tubular tunnel looks really fun.

[@JJMza]

It was all filmed in one day!

[@321dude]

What!

[@benaberry]

Mr smooth - Chris Miller

[@jmilla666]

Still beast.

[@couchslouch3540]

pipeline was sick back in the day!

[@blakerogers7289]

yaya

[@PantelicSofija]

gnar.

[@ryanwilsonbackup]

Sick!

[@Thommybee-85]

was just going to ask if the place still existed. Looked a really fun park minus the poles at the top of some of the bowls, looked kinda dangerous. Im guessing they were used to fence off sections

[@tradewinds2319]

Tom Berry ...they did that back then, the Turf was like that too

[@LocalHasbeen]

We didnt have HD cameras back in 1987.

[@larryaala2730]

Imagine how much blow navarette has done w this part playin in the background.

[@cdre6747]

Yeah dude.

[@mohamadmahathir4302]

What's this song for the clip?

[@hauntedshore204]

I used to hit that (upland skatepark of course)

[@seanarooni]

underrated post

[@oele]

RAD!!

[@HighhScore]

I have a welcome chris miller deck. Is it a nod to this old skool cat? Or is there another chris miller that shreds for welcome?

[@636f]

same dude

[@johnpope4023]

What is one to say!

[@From96TilDeath]

Same guy, he rides for them now. He drops new decks every now and then

[@alfredoalvizo2664]

whats the song???

[@michaelcandido2824]

no old upland does not exist but a gnarlier newer one is built in upland today based on part of the old one and the new combi at vans orange based off the combi bowl from the og.

[@shawnrw3727]

back when elbow pads were still cool

[@saintchristophertwo]

shallow end corner slaps rattiical

[@chadengle141]

Probably had the highest frontside thruster in the full pipe ever..

[@LoudPackNapLife]

the editing was so cute back then

[@downtoearth303]

So was i

[@benito1794]

gooood

[@pamelareed3615]

Real

[@benito1794]

wow

[@johnschlaefflin2100]

1st song? Anyone??

[@fuckyousteak]

well, at least you got point!

[@ANiemand]

stop at 2:33...the phelper after a barfight!!

[@ramerino1974]

if you don´t enjoy that....that´s your problem...I DONT MIND.

[@keegancostello1539]

Eric Jueden is the other G and S am. Should have been pro himself.

[@josuepelaez3011]

I see you are having trouble reading my comment.

[@yoCasmu]

involved

[@cellulosefdr]

Street is easier because ur not fighting gravity

[@jimmytgoose476]

Using, not fighting . Maybe that's why street just isn't as much fun .

[@Olysk8er]

Poor car roof.

[@christuckwelledits]

*evolved haha..

[@efrwar]

are you being serious

[@beanzo720]

pretty d but the filming sucked