4Msb's first european team rider: focus on having fun

Kilian Zehnder with 4Msb team riders Bruno Vinicius, Sérgio André and Hadriel Junior

Name: Kilian Walter Zehnder
Status: Pro
Date of birth: 17 december 1993
Born in: Zurich, Switzerland
Currently lives in: Zurich, Barcelona and São Paulo
Stance: regular
Favorite trick: nollie bs noseblunt

4Msb pro skater kilian zehnder skateboard trick fs noseslide in the streets of sao paulo brazil, skateboarder

Kilian riding his new pro model 4Msb graffiti kilian zehnder: "I’m hyped, that we were able to combine some street culture that I really like; Mix skateboarding with Graffiti."

Setup
Deck: 4Msb Kilian Zehnder pro model graffiti 8.12"
Wheels: Spitfire Formula Four 53 mm
Trucks: Thunder lights 148 mm
Bearings: Pusher bearings Kilian Zehnder pro model
Griptape: 4Msb Quatro
About my setup: Nice and loose coming in clutch

Kilian with his first pro model 4Msb graffiti, exists in these two variants, TIPtech and classic.

Kilian about his new pro model 4Msb graffiti kilian zehnder:

about the inspiration for the graphic:

 “I’ve been doing graffiti since a young age and always enjoyed doing it. Mostly in the streets, but off course I also draw on the side too, at home, travelling or wherever it feels right. With the sketchbook doing some tags and thowups, constantly improving my style, kinda the same as skateboarding; the more you do it, the better you get.”

About the story behind the picture of the board graphic, the right wall in Barcelona:

"I’ve never seen a graphic like that. Somebody throwing a tag of the brand name and putting it in the middle of the board like that. I'm very stoked and thankful that I was able to design the graphic in my signature style."

 “The main thing about this graphic is that extinguisher tag you know. I was just like, I want to throw up a big 4M with the extinguisher at a nice spot. And that spot in Barcelona next to the beach was the perfect location. I also brought with me one of my best friends, with who I've had some of the best graffiti moments over the years and he was able to do the photo. I always loved doing those type of tags, beacause you can reach higher postitions and also love the style with the dripping letters."

About the style of letters on the board: 

“I really appreciate the opportunity to design my first promodel. So those tags that are all over the board, are my creation. They’re kind of inspired by Brazilian graffiti type letters, but they're not the classic Pichação letters. It’s more mixed with some European style graffiti letters as well. I developed these type of letters of the years, just by gettin inspired by tags I like.”

About the meaning of the tags:

“I threw up my crew, my gang you know: Aitsch and Parabolic. Parabolic is like our crew from Barcelona. Aitsch is from Zurich, Switzerland, that’s the homies that I grew up with. Forever in my heart, know what I’m saying. Basically like 25 homies or more, bunch of skaters.

And then Parabolic is our newer thing with Luis Beltran (filmer) and a lot of homies from Barcelona, bunch of homies from Brazil too.
And we’re about to bring out a video. I was just like yup that’s what I always like to write. So it was just natural for me to throw that in, like that. And then of course we got the four M’s, the 4M's: mission, motivation, mindset, movement. That’s the whole spirit behind 4M skateboards."

>>See and hear Kilian about his deck and the graphic - on the skateovaiton youtube channel

4Msb skateboard deck classic, kilian zehnder pro model. grey and blue graphic showing the rider kilian doing graffiti on a concrete wall by the sea in barcelona and personal text on the board including the words mission, mindset, movement, motivation, parabolic and aitsch

What’s the first trick you ever landed?
The first special trick was a kickflip, landed it with my homies on some rainy day, after months of trying it. Got a heelflip right after too. Felt amazing and got me hooked on skating from that feeling.

What was the first trick you learned after you mastered the ollie?
Fs 180

What’s your favorite trick?
Nollie bs noseblunt and sw heel

What trick do you do most often?
No comply 180

Your go to-trick?
Fs feeble

What trick were you most stoked over that you did land?
Nollie bs noseblunt nollie heel out, which took me about 3 months and 7 different sessions to do this one. Shoutout to my man Luis Beltran for the patience and dedication.

What trick are you most happy of learning?
I would probably go for the same answer as the question before, nollie bs noseblunt nollie heel out

The weirdest thing you’ve ever ollied over?
Probably some crazy junkie sleeping in SF

The hardest trick you ever landed?
Prob the nollie back noseblunt nollie heel out

What trick is hunting you right now?
Sw flip bs noseblunt bigspin out

If you could skate anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Taiwan

What’s the wildest spot you ever skated?
Prob some spot in Japan

What skate spot do you love the most?
Macba and Pier 7

What’s the most DIY thing you’ve ever skated?
Picnic in bcn

A rider that inspires you? Why?
Ishod Wair, the flow and style

If your skateboard could talk, what would it tell about you?
Let’s have fun

Ever been chased while skating?
Yup

The gnarliest slam you ever did?
Had a couple, might be the one on that downhill the other day in Florianopolis.