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Posted 23 Aug 2022
Cullum’s Good As feature from Manual Magazine, Issue 72.
Frontside lipslide, Briscoes, Wellington. Photo by Callum Parsons.
Age:
27
Sponsors:
Fusion Skate, New Balance Numeric
Hometown:
Ōtaki
Currently residing:
Wellington
Who do you look up to:
Twiggy, Kevs, Ace and Don
Who should be pro:
James Huntley
Who else is Good As:
Soul Kropelnicki, Pat Flanagan, Thomas Cottrell, Theo Gannon and Marshall Littlefair
New Zealand skateboarding needs more:
Uncapping and unlocking spots
New Zealand skateboarding needs less:
There’s one company making all the skateparks — less of that
Most played song on your phone:
“Candy Paint” — Kodak Black
Pet peeves:
Raging or screaming at the spot
Pre-skate rituals:
Eat some Cheeza-Peńo corn chips and play a game of skate
Trick you can do with your eyes closed:
Nollie flip
Trick I’ll probably never do:
Body varial
Line or single trick:
Lines!
Low impact and last, or smash it and go out with a bang:
You have to pick your battles. I want to be able to kickflip in my 80s.
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First published in Manual Magazine, issue 72.
