
After watching Chad Bartie ride a skateboard, you could be forgiven for thinking he probably sleeps on a bed of nails, eats glass for breakfast and washes it down with a goblet of his own blood. But the reality might be crazier still. It turns out that Chad is actually obsessed with yoga, views skateboarding through the eyes of a Buddhist monk, and dishes out more healthy living advice than Oprah. Chad ... Full bio >
Hometown: Gold Coast, Australia
Sponsors:
Powell Peralta, Bones Bearings, Bones Wheels, Osiris Shoes, Armourdillo
Find out Chad Bartie's faves in Best Of The Best. Check out the video to hear the best concert, beach, contest and more in Bartie's opinion. more
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In Alli's Step By Step you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. Today skater Chad Bartie takes you through all the steps to land your first feeble grind. more
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Alli gives you a preview of the first-ever Bones Wheels Video. Filmer and TM Jared Lucas explains how the concept came about, and Chad Bartie, Jake Duncombe, Sierra Fellers, David Gravette, Adam Dyet, Ryan Decenzo and the rest of the crew came through with their best skating to make it happen. more
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We'll be rolling out a new Step By Step each Friday so you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. Today skater Chad Bartie goes through all the steps needed to land your first backside noseblunt. more
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My Five is a new Alli feature where we ask the same five questions to five different athletes and compile all the crazy answers for your reading pleasure. For this installment, we talked to skaters. more
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Chad Bartie is the newest member of Powell’s pro team and he joins fellow Dew Tour skater Jordan Hoffart. more
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After watching Chad Bartie ride a skateboard, you could be forgiven for thinking he probably sleeps on a bed of nails, eats glass for breakfast and washes it down with a goblet of his own blood. But the reality might be crazier still. It turns out that Chad is actually obsessed with yoga, views skateboarding through the eyes of a Buddhist monk, and dishes out more healthy living advice than Oprah.
Chad grew up on Australia’s Gold Coast where he learned to surf and spent a lot of time hanging out at the family bike shop. When he was 8 his dad ordered some skateboards for the shop and in case you couldn’t guess, he sort of got into skating.
In 1997, having already lined up a solid batch of sponsors while still living in Oz, Chad moved stateside to skate full time. In the years since, besides doing the requisite demo tours, video parts and contests, he’s established himself as a master of mixing it up. Whether it’s his hair [which has yoyo’d from a blonde buzz cut to a black mullet], his clothing, his choice of terrain [street, bowls, mini ramp, what have you], or his contest lines, he always has a surprise in store.
Chad’s results on the contest circuit just don’t always do justice to the hurting he puts on the course, but two X Games bronze medals six years apart (‘03 and ’09), in two different disciplines (street and superpark) isn’t anything to scoff at either. In addition to being one of the Dew Tour’s O-est of G’s, Chad is also a co-owner of Kewday Skateboards along with his brother Jamie. He’s a busy man, but he handles it well, and that’s why they call him Bar-Chi.
| Rank | Skate Open 2010 | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge 2010 | Dew Tour Championships 2010 | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 87 |
| Rank | ISF Skate Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | PlayStation Pro | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 97 |
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 65 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 179 |
Chad Bartie is the newest member of Powell’s pro team and he joins fellow Dew Tour skater Jordan Hoffart.
Alli
Find out Chad Bartie's faves in Best Of The Best. Check out the video to hear the best concert, beach, contest and more in Bartie's opinion.
Alli Video
In Alli's Step By Step you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. Today skater Chad Bartie takes you through all the steps to land your first feeble grind.
Alli Video
Alli gives you a preview of the first-ever Bones Wheels Video. Filmer and TM Jared Lucas explains how the concept came about, and Chad Bartie, Jake Duncombe, Sierra Fellers, David Gravette, Adam Dyet, Ryan Decenzo and the rest of the crew came through with their best skating to make it happen.
Alli Video
We'll be rolling out a new Step By Step each Friday so you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. Today skater Chad Bartie goes through all the steps needed to land your first backside noseblunt.
Alli Video