On a roll: Tavish Scott and Jo Swinson remained composed as skaters flew overhead. Pic: © STV
As an inline skater soared above his head Tavish Scott's smile didn't falter.
Politicians are used to kissing babies, but posing for pictures with skateboarding teens could be seen as either brave or daft.
The Scottish LibDem leader's nervous-looking press officer may have been mulling on that point as the skater circled to build up speed for another gravity-defying flip.
Kirkintilloch Skatepark had been chosen on Tuesday as the venue for the LibDem issue du jour: young people.
Huddled together with smiles fixed Mr Scott, and candidate for the area Jo Swinson, posed for the photographers as skateboarders whizzed past.
Young people, they said, had got a bad rep in recent years. But the only "bad" thing about these skaters were their moves. As well as being extremely talented at "grinding", "ollies" and "360s" (skating parlance, I'm told) these youngsters were top-notch community campaigners.
Not wanting to mow down pensioners on supermarket steps the teens had successfully lobbied to have the skatepark built.
The Lib Dems say they want to ensure the Kirkintilloch skaters, and the rest of the nation's youth, are given the future they deserve.
Using the soundbite of the day Mr Scott said he feared a fourth term of Labour would give birth to a "lost generation" for the country who were without jobs or hope.
Dodging a couple of BMXers who'd joined in the fun, I asked whether Mr Scott and the LibDems could really connect with young voters? Sure he'd taken his tie off and was chillin' with the East Dunbartonshire crew, but did he really think he could get teens motivated by politics?
It's all about what you offer them, he explained: "Young people need jobs, young people need future employment possibilities, they need college places, they need a real future and that's what the Liberal Democrats want to make sure happens in Scotland."
One youngster who the LibDems definitely appealed to was Jo Swinson.
Ms Swinson was just 25 when she was elected to represent East Dunbartonshire for the LibDems. At the time she was the youngest MP at Westminster, gaining her the nickname "Baby of the House".
That title was later seized from her, but Ms Swinson is hoping to defend her seat. It's a task that won't necessarily be easy. Created in 2005, East Dunbartonshire is a marginal constituency and it's one that Labour wouldn't mind getting their hands on.
For Ms Swinson mobilising young voters is a passion, so as well as hanging out at skate parks she's also Tweeting and Facebooking her way through the campaign.
So far she's only got 413 fans on Facebook, and some of the guys at the skatepark looked too young to vote, but there's still a long way to go until May 6th.
As for Mr Scott, well he refused my cameraman's request to take a quick spin on a skateboard so he can't be that daft.
