Some Faces. Good People.

There was this session, and there were this people, and this are very good people, and I like them very much.

marc.

paul.

gilo.

dennis.

marc.

dave.

julian.

The Beauty Glühwein Session + Concerts + Moshpit Ramp + Cheap Booze

Hell Yeah! We are doing it again. An awesome Glühwein Session at the Beauty. Everyone is invited for some gnarly concrete! We do it on friday the 13th, starting at 19.00!

We start very mellow with a Beauty Session with Glühwein and hot Soup. Later in that beautiful night, we have two awesome bands playing and worlds first Moshpit Microramp!

Don't miss it. You will regret it otherwise!

And we have an wonderful flyer by the talented Mr. Marc Bachmann!

And a brand new clip from the Beauty!

Captain Tapas, aka Marcel is busy filming and cutting. Looks like he wants to publish as much footage from his stay as possible.

No Problem, we like this very much.

Enjoy here this little Clip featuring Marcel, Mirco, Nicolas, Marc, Chrigel, Hofer!

Good work, yeah!

Bigger, Better and a Wobbel!

Finally, the Beast is growing. Photo: Buechi

It was hot, but it was great! Photo: Buechi

Everytime you finish a project, you start thinking, what you could build next. Which part to extend, and where this super easy trainings quarter pipe should be located.

So was it exactly this time. The moment we finished the Beast, two years ago, we were thinking what would be the next step. We knew for sure to have a funny little quarter, a possibility to do transfers out of the Bowl and of course, a speed wobbel.

We started mid-march with the dirt work and the rebars. But shitty weather postponed the concrete days until mid June.

We also improved the chill area and repainted the Beast. Now it looks awesome and fingerlicking yummy. Skating is more fun than ever!

Enjoy here the photodrop with Marc Bachmanns and Nicolas Büchis photos.

We have to thank a lot to KIBAG Concrete. They sponsored us again, and the concrete is perfect. Thanks a lot KIBAG!

A concrete slip and slide. It actually worked. Photo: Marc Bachmann

Syltan was in the second shift, smoothing it! Photo: Marc Bachmann

Chrigel and the Wobbel! Photo: Marc Bachmann

Overview after day 2. Photo: Buechi 

Overview of day 1 work. Photo: Marc Bachmann

Did I mention it was incredibly hot? Photo: Buechi

on day 2 we did the flat! Photo: Buechi 

Shaping, trallaala! Photo: Marc Bachmann 

Slip and slide Olé Olé Photo: Büchi

Heavy Work! Photo: Nicolas Büchi

Boris derailing! Photo: Büchi

Smoothest Surface we ever made! Photo: Buechi 

Exhausted and drinky! Photo: Marc Bachmann

The Session and the SRCKI

Yesterday was a glorious night. Our friends of the Boldrider / ROW Gang were in town, and we had two great sessions at the beauty. And as an encore, their band SRCKI played a gig, which to say at last, was HEART WARMING/KILLER!


Finger on da trigger AKA Christoph Spiess took some very very nice shots of this night. Bad luck, the Slovenians were too tired to skate themselves, so, no Pumpa Shots here. Just the usual suspects.

The first time this year, it's warm enough to chill outside! © Christoph Spiess

The Fuchs, going to the Roof. © Christoph Spiess

The Herzblut Gang send some of their finest: Stadi, FS 5-0. © Christoph Spiess

The Fuchs, getting some speed. © Christoph Spiess

Long Hair, don't care. Nicolas, dressed in elegant black. © Christoph Spiess

Etienne, needs something to lean on. © Christoph Spiess

Mirco got insanely good this winter. Backside Disaster in the Oververt pocket. © Christoph Spiess

Fuchs, WTF. A Crailslide? Up there? Geh spinnts dir? © Christoph Spiess

Herzblut Gang Boss, Paul Buner © Christoph Spiess

Etienne with a Fakie Crooks. On the worst coping of the whole spot. © Christoph Spiess

Feeblomat Grind by the N. © Christoph Spiess

And a layback to make the night a night. © Christoph Spiess

Here we are, concert of the awesome SRCKI.

Naked Drummer! 

Thats a good fucking bunch, those ROW / Boldriders!

Come back soon guys, we miss you already!

The Future of the Beast! (Or: whats happening this summer?)

Heyho Friends of Concrete!!!

Winter time over here was cold and freezing. Apart from some little Binz and Beauty Session, zero activity on 4 Wheels were happening. We had the most snow since 40 years in Switzerland, so you'd better stayed at home!

But now, temperatures are going slowly up, but our motivation is already boiling. As we saw, that the Beast had suffered a little bit, we decided to organise a gathering of the whole crew, to discuss some future plans with all members together. Here are two pics of the gathering:

So the biggest improvement is, that the Beast goes ECO! We get a solar powered power source. Producing our own electricity for light and music at the Bowl. Then, we gonna rebuilt the chill area completely, and add a little quarter pipe, a china bank, and maybe even a curb.

And of course, throw some nice paint on the walls!

And we try to fix the drainage problem, as our pump got stolen, we had to dry the bowl too many times by hand. 

As we need money for that we gonna do another awesome fundraising party in the Beauty Salon. Everyone who was there last year, knew what hell of a party it was. And for sure, we try to get ÜBER YOU and  DAS EMPIRE as live acts. 

But if you live in a country far far far away. And you want to support us financially, we have now a Donate button on our blog. It's right here. Give us some Dollar, and we will be thankful to you, till the end ouf our lives. (Every donater gets a beer and a hug at the Beast for FREE!)

Let's make it happen!

The construction of THE BEAUTY D.I.Y, Zurich

A little time passed since the opening, we all were busy, but now I found the time, to bring on here the full history of this year long construction process.

When we first entered the room, it was a full junkyard. But now, it is really a BEAUTY. Smooth to skate, a good couch, even a decent sound system.

So here is one year of blood and dust. Enjoy the pictures:

That was the room, as it looked like, when we first entered it.

The first big cleaning round. This was a hell's work.

Wood Work 

The plan was, to build on one side a quarterpipe, and on the other a wallride.

Boris in the wooden frame of the wallride.

Fuck, I nearly forgot, how much work it was, to get all the trash together to fill the ramps at that time.

Sylvain, filling up the shit.

It starts to look a little bit like it should. This was mid November 2011.

Looks like we were ready for the concrete.

Rebars in the wallride. We had luck, and found the rebars onsite.

Rebars in the quarterpipe.

Filling up with concrete.

Quarterpipe is finished. Fuck, I see the wobbels even on this picture. They are still there...

The first step was done in early December 2011.

Paintjob Pro.

Nearly...

Cutting down the walls.

In February 2012, we continued with the second stage. On this day, when we made the wood work, it was around - 15° Celsius.

Wood work on the left side. At this time, we thought about doing a spine, there on the left side.

Filling it up with trash was a big task. Fuck!

I just love pictures of cement, sand and gravel bags. Really. 

Cutting the floor and producing as much dust as possible.

And it took hours to mix all the concrete. Small machine.

Concrete on wall, not much to say about that here.

Shaping for gods sake.

Second Part is ready.

This was the state on easter 2012. Nearly perfect.

Dust was also a big problem at that time.

Ok, let's start with the preparations for part III.

This time, we filled it up with styrofoam. It works and is 100'000 times easier work than filling it up with stones.

Rebaring.

We did a thin layer of ghetto concete, so everything would hold together. We were not sure, if the styrofoam works so well.

Marky is a machine!

We did the concrete in November 2012.

Lunchbreak! For the first time, we had a proper lunch while working the 'crete.

Roger and Men, passionate shaping.

As said earlier, I like pictures of concrete bags.

A good team, on a hard day.

In one day, we made the big wobbel and the new quarter.

Marky setting the pool coping. They were made by Pudi, thank you a lot.

Construction Site overview.

Last pool coping setting session.

And it was done, nearly at least.

We had to take down the paint, as it produced more dust than before.

Another overview.

Fuck Yeah, we did it again!

First Session. Boris, 50-50.

A nice red carpet makes it feel comfortable.

Chrigel likes the opening session.

Everybody was here, as usual. That feels good.

And since the opening session mid december 2012, THE BEAUTY is ready to skate! Fuck Yeah!

Yes, keep the fire burning!