The Kite Mag

Max Blom TANGLED LINES LEGENDS

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You get to ride with a lot of the top riders, who is most fun to ride with and pushes hardest?!

They all push hard so you learn from everyone you ride with. I was lucky enough to start working with the brand at an early age. Because of that I have spent a lot of time with the pros. In the early days, I was still riding a twintip and doing megaloops, mostly with Ruben, Youri and Bruna. Over the years I have fallen in love with wave riding because I really like to surf as well. I spent three months in southern Brazil in 2014 and spent a lot of time with Guilly Brandão. He is an amazing rider and really pushed me in decent sized waves. I have also been riding a lot with Jalou since we did many shoots together in Cape Town. Lately I get to ride with Ozzy a lot too – I am trying to match his style but I

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