We never thought we’d see Billy Rohan on a Citi Bike. You’re more likely to catch him skateboarding in Iraq or backflipping off a cop car.
But the other day he shot us an idea: “I thought it would be a funny skit to take these silly bikes to famous skate spots and get our friends to ride them on stairs and skate parks.”
It’s not Rohan’s first stroke of genius. After moving to New York from Gainesville, Florida in the late ‘90s, he studied Freemasonry, got sponsored by the Wu-Tang Clan, started a brand and radio show, and earned the title of New Yorker of the Week for the program he created to teach skating to East Village high school kids.
Earlier this year he showed up darting around Times Square with Quim Cardona in a chaotic “Off The Grid” clip for The Berrics. But he used a clunkier set of wheels for this Bedford + Bowery video. “The bikes are super heavy so it was pretty much a horrible idea from the start,” he reported.
Horrible idea? Watch the video and see why we completely disagree.
Video by Taji Ameen
i don’t get this, how is this funny? that is the thing i don’t like about skaters effing public property and acting like they deserve to do so. been skating since i was kid but i never had that kind of shitty vibe towards messing curbs or public benches. now public bikes? calling this a stroke of genius? you should be grateful your city provides you with alternative mode of transportation.
if you’ve been skating since you were a kid and never messed up a curb or a bench then you haven’t been skating since you were a kid
What’s actually funny is that Igor has a Labor deck with a Supreme sticker on it.
‘Messing curbs,’ hahahaha!
This was great! Keep them coming!
Jesus dude you sound like a cop. Citibikes are a waste of taxpayer money. And if you’re like that about a fucking ledge you shouldn’t be skating. Holy shit go gay off at the skatepark already.