HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT One competior defies gravity during the Threadzfest skate competition at Honeysuckle Park Saturday. HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Edgar Romero, winner of the advanced skate competition, catches a whole load of air. RELATED STORY Threadzfest Skate and Bike Competition Winners Advertisement

Kevin Schaub, former professional BMX biker, was impressed with Threadzfest, a day of extreme biking and skateboarding competition at Honeysuckle Park Saturday.

Not to mention the live music that rocked into the night and the various vendors.

Pahrump's youth were invited to bring their bikes and boards to the skate park and compete in five-minute heats.

The informal style of the competition gave each contestant five minutes to flip and trick their way to victory on rails and in bowls.

The extreme competitors were judged in their overall use of the skate park, the difficulty, variety and number of tricks they performed successfully and then scored on a point scale with the highest cumulative points winning.

"It's awesome," Schaub said. "I didn't expect it to be nowhere near this," he added, motioning to the crowded queue of competitors jockeying to the head of the park and vendors set around the stage.

"I got here at 10 o'clock this morning and some of these guys were already here," Schaub said. The competition didn't actually start until 2 p.m.

Although Schaub doesn't compete very much formally anymore, he didn't mind driving from Las Vegas to judge the competition.

"This sport has given me everything in my life," Schaub said. "I'm 39 and I've seen the whole world. I want to help pass on this sport to a younger generation."

The two-hour competition consisted of eight skateboarding heats and three BMX heats. Competitors were divided into two categories by age, from 13-years-old and under to 14-years-old and up.

But all of Threadzfest was clearly enjoyed by all ages.

A giant water slide set up near the stage (next to a rock-climbing wall) was 4-year-old Blake Ryan's favorite part of the day.

"I partied like a rock star," Ryan enthusiastically said, showing off the pack of gum that had gotten soaked along with him.

His older brother, Cole, 10, didn't compete but said he skateboarded a little on his own time.

"It's a very good family event," Casey Ryan, Blake's mom, added. "There should be more people here."

That was still early in the event, however, before the live music was set to start at 4 p.m.

By that time, the Red Bull representatives handing out free cans of Red Bull cola (according to them, only available in Las Vegas right now) were kept busy as people stopped at booths set up by local stores such as the Ghetto or other vendors like No Fear and Smack magazine.

Pahrump's youth turned out in full force, enjoying the rare opportunity to hang out with friends and have something fun to do right here in town.

Carly Winn, 12, said she showed up "for the bands and hanging out with all my friends."

Wesley Anderson, 16, came to see his uncle's band Annie Oakley play, among other things.

"The sponsors are all giving out stuff, everyone's here, there's bands playing, it's great," Anderson said. "That's the main thing I'm out here for."

Jordan Hooper, 15, echoed Anderson's sentiments.

"The bands are cool, the rock-climbing thing is awesome, the bikes and skateboarders were awesome," Hooper said.

James Gallagher, owner of the Ghetto Mart, was enjoying a steady mid-day stream of customers interested in purchasing the edgy T-shirts and bumper stickers.

"I think it's a great thing that Threadz has got going here," Gallagher said.

Mike Moore, co-owner of Threadz, was also happy with the turnout.

"We were really pleased at the outcome," Moore said. "We hope to do it next year."

"We did it for the community because we know the kids out here don't have anything to do," he added.