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Ari Saffer’s Good As from Manual Magazine, Issue 72.
Ari Saffer, pole jam 5050. Photo by Kingsley Attwood.
Age:
13
Sponsors:
Cheapskates, After Hours
Hometown:
Auckland
Currently residing:
Mairangi Bay
Who do you look up to:
Simon (Thorp) and Leighton (Dyer).
Who should be pro:
Cato (Dobbs) and Theo (Clarke)
Who else is Good As:
My brother Rio and all my skate friends. You know who you are.
New Zealand skateboarding needs more:
Skate plazas
New Zealand skateboarding needs less:
Scooters
Most played song on your phone:
“Gassed Up” — Nebu Kiniza
Pet peeves:
I like my food separated. I don’t like my bread touching my eggs!
Pre-skate rituals:
Budgies
Trick you can do with your eyes closed:
Crooks
Trick I’ll probably never do:
Those dumb “Yo” flips
Line or single trick:
Lines!
Low impact and last, or smash it and go out with a bang:
I just like to go for it.
Follow Ari on Instagram @arisaffer.
First published in Manual Magazine, Issue 72.