JOHN CARDIEL THE NATURAL BORN HAMMER

Anyone who grew up skating with John knew—this guy wasn’t built like the rest of us. Even the heavy-hitters felt it. He had that extra gear, that unteachable hunger, that wired-to-the-moon gnarliness that separated the lifers from the legends.

Straight outta Sacramento with a dusting of country grit, he slid into the chaos of city skating like a smith grind on fresh coping—tight, locked, and loud. John didn’t need hype; he was the kind of skater who radiated it. And somehow, some godless miracle, he could even make a contest photo look like fine art—raw enough to feel, clean enough to hang on a wall.

One of skateboarding’s all-time greats. No argument. No debate. Just truth.

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