Skate Talks

Shops Visit, is a new series of Podcasts recorded during my visits to inline and roller skate shops around the world.  this time we visited Wheel Love Skateshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: https://wl33.com/ During skate talk we spoke about the history of Wheel Love, their struggles, their best moments, and of course about the current state of Skating in Malaysia and in the rest of the world. This Podcast was originally posted on October 17th, 2019 on youtube: https://youtu.be/3RQzkNV2a_0 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

When I first started skating, the first video I saw was HOAX 2 and a couple of months Later HOAX 3 came out, Tom was back then one of the European street skaters in it. Pro for Roces in the Late 90s, in this podcast Tom told me how it all started for him and how he saw Rene Hulgreen starting on skates after him. Living with Kato in TJ Webber 's couch and cruising California on Brooke Howard Smith car and a lot more stories in this. This Podcast was originally posted on August 1st, 2019 on youtube: https://youtu.be/6WdgB6FQEJw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Shops Visit, is a new series of Podcasts Starting right now.  this time we visited Ivo Vegter from THIS IS SOUL Skate shop: https://www.thisissoul.nl/ In 2001, Ivo Vegter started teaching but it wasn't until 2006 for THIS IS SOUL to become a company and a webshop in 2006. 6 years later it becomes a brick and mortar shop and that's where it stands now  SUBSCRIBE TO THIS IS SOUL YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE:  http://bit.ly/ThisIsSoul http://bit.ly/ThisIsSoul http://bit.ly/ThisIsSoul Some of you might know, others may not, but Since January 2019 I started a new job as Micro Skate ( http://www.micro-skate.com ) Marketing Manager and Product Development Consultant. This Job will Allow me to Travel quite a  lot and visiting shops will be one of my tasks. So, With that in mind, I decided to start a new series of Podcasts where I and the shop/business owners discuss various themes related to their business, the actual state of the inline and roller skating industry, and of course skating gear. This Podcas

Brian Aragon was and still is a lot of skater's favorite. At 34 years old and away from the inline skating industry, currently living in Denver, Colorado, Brian dedicated some of his time to have this Skate talk.   How did you get into skating? Why did you decide to stop being a pro skater?  How was it living in the Razors house? what was your worst injury? what tricks have you done that are you proud the most of?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 80 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was originally posted on August 30th, 2018 on youtube: https://youtu.be/QLjsGoC60hc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Rollerblade Pro, Razors Pro and Adapt pro,  The Atlanta local, Julian Bah has been a top pro aggressive inline skater since the early 2000s and he is still going strong.   My first memory of Julian Bah, was "this kid doing a huge 180 in a street contest in Atlanta", a few months went by and he was announced as a SKATEPILE team skater, a few more months and Julian was part of team Rollerblade and Fiziks frames, this was only the beginning. Julian´s skate career has been full of ups and downs, from amazing video parts in several videos to some "blade drama". in 2018 he is still on top of the game and I'm excited to share this Skate Talk with all of you.  Why did you got fired from rollerblade? What happened between you and Coco Sanchez?  How was it living in the Razors house? How did you become part of the Adapt skates pro team?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 100 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. Thi

Mery Muñoz won the 2017 Winterclash and Lives in Barcelona, but how did this happen to this inline skaters from Bilbao?   Mery Muñoz skates for USD Skates, Kaltik frames, unlabeled girls clothing and she is an Ambassador for Powerslide skates, Mery is part of the Blade camps crew but other than being on top of her skates, she is also a passionate videographer and does a lot of school classes in Barcelona.  How did you get into skating? what will you be doing in 5 years? why did you move to Barcelona?   all of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 88 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was originally posted on August 13th, 2018 on youtube: https://youtu.be/6MO8JEaZPv8 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

A new film by Karsten Boysen & Benjamin Buttner. Shot in Benjamin Buttner. Featuring: Richie Eisler, Scott Quinn, Chris Farmer, Josh Glowicki, Joe Atkinson, David Sizemore, Dominik Wagner, Chris Smith, and Carson Starnes  You can buy "Formosa" by The Cayenne Project here: http://thecayenneproject.com/ How was did you guys met? how did you guys get into making videos? why Taiwan for Formosa? how do you make the money to fly 12 guys? what's coming next for the cayenne crew?     All of these and a lot more questions were answered by Karten and Benjamin during this 77-minute skate talk via Google Hangouts with two of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 25th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Oo5sfNd33DA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Miguel Ramos Was Born and raised in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico and at 36 years old he is one of the most passionate skaters in the world. Actually residing in Tehachapi, California, and working at Woodward West, Miguel found his way to live surrounded by skaters and he does an amazing job promoting the good values in our sport.   How was your youth in Puerto Rico? why did you move to California? what do you think of the current state of the skating industry? what happened to your back?    All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 112-minute skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 21st, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/pfm_Sl6uF3g --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Dom West is a 31-year-old British skater and cinematographer living in Sidney, Australia. Dom's work has become some of the Best Skating video pieces ever done, from working with some of the world's top skaters to the choosing epic locations, Dom seems to have a special eye.  How did you get into filming? What filming gear do you use? Best 5 skaters to take on a trip with you? What's a normal Dom West day like? Do you like bananas?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 72-minute skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 5th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3GBppO0xkCE --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Scott Blackmore is a creative skating genius.    Scott Blackmore is a 30-year-old British skater. He doesn't skate for any major skate brand or live in a big mansion with the "stunt skating money", but this man has a very unique way to use his wheeled shoes. Scott works in a Uk art university and you can see that in his skating and editing. Watch "STRANGERS LIKE YOU here - https://youtu.be/TQXlXFwQ3wg What happened to Dirt Box? Who're the worst 5 skaters of all times? Best 5 skaters right now? What is muzzle? What was your worst injury and did that change the way you skate nowadays?   All of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 123 skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was uploaded originally on July 1st, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lr3vK-FD02A --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Nicky Adams Was part of the Salomon pro team and won the X-Games street in 1999.   Nicky Adams claims that he was the best Paid Inline skater of all times. With a ski and inline skating contract combined by Salomon, Nicky lived the PRO dream life for a while, but Nicky was always known for being a tough kid.  Nicky was 5 years in jail and he's been free for one year now and since then he has been focusing again on skating, but according to Nicky, it was during his jail time that he made a plan to change his life.   Why Blade god? Why are you so rough on some people? how did you get into skiing? how much was your monthly payment by Salomon? why were you in Jail for 5 years?   all of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 56 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was uploaded originally on June 17th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lisAtBtGtPQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/suppo

Bobi Spasov started skating at the age of 7 and competed at the X-Games at the age of 12.   After a 7 year break due to some trouble youth problems, Bobi is nowadays known for his progressive style of skating, with a unique way of spinning and lots of creative and "always in control" maneuvers. But what a lot of people don't know is that Bobi started as a vert skater and only started street skating 3 years ago.  How did you get into skating? what skates will skate next? How did you end up competing in the X Games? This Podcast was uploaded originally on June 9th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ISTRgo6DFM4 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Jon Fromm is a 28 years old pro skater born and raised in Florida.   Jon has been skating for 17years. With sponsors like Razors, Sic wheels, and Ground Control,  he is also an engineer which also allows him to travel the world even more.  How did you get into skating? How did you start skating for razors? How did you end up Touring South Africa? all of these and lot more questions were answered during this 99 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was originally uploaded on June 4th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/fXdoUGzg7IM --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

"I need to work with brands that allow me to express my creativity"   At the age of 30, The American skater Stefan Brandow, decided to stop skating pro for Razors, WHY? well, make sure to listen to this podcast.  how did you get into skating? why are you skating valo skates? what do you think of Roces and THEM skates? all of these and a lot more questions were answered during this 92 minutes skate talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was originally uploaded on May 17th, 2019 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EX1Bup-Fyqc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Alex Burston is a NINJA!  The first time I remember seeing Alex Burston skating was at the Winterclash Berlin in 2010, back then he used to skate for USD, but since then its been hard to not see him often, I mean,  with such a sick style on wheels, different brands approach him and nowadays he is a pro skater for Razors skates, Ground Control frames, BHC wheels and he also helps the management of the reborn liner brand REIGN.  How did he get into skating? why moving to Malaga? how did he get his first pro model Razors skate? when is the Burston shift skate coming out? all of these questions were answered during this 81 minutes talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was originally posted on May 9th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2Ik6gSylYQ4 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Robbie Pitts will leave a mark on you!  Whenever you see Robbie skating or if you chat with him or just even hear him talk, you will be impressed. Robbie has a little something,  I often love to look at skaters and appreciate what they do, their passion, their proactivity,  and Robbie got it all, plus his super unique taste for aesthetics made of Mr. Pitts one of the chosen ones to Represent THEM skates from day 1.  How did he get into skating? why moving to America? how did he start filming? what his biggest style influence? all of these questions were answered during this 94 minutes talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2018. This Podcast was originally posted on May 4th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/oSpaKIAzxlc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

How was it, to edit a documentary about the life of a friend, Edwin Wieringh? That was one of my questions to Remy Cadier.  Straight from the streets of Amsterdam, Mr. Remy Cadier is a Real O.G. in the aggressive Inline skating scene. With 41 years old at the moment and still skating amazingly good, Remy is also a fulltime Filmmaker who made projects like the Rollerblade City Hopper with the Xgames winner Sven Boekorst and Edwinfinity about the life of Edwin Wieringh.  R.I.P. Edwin. This Podcast was originally posted on April 24th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7v2f5xWkDN0 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Abdiel was also known as Abdielito, started skating in San Juan, Puerto Rico with the older locals such as Christian Rodriguez and Jose Cuervo and made a name for himself in the aggressive inline skating industry in the early 2000s. Moving to California, Being a Pro for USD, studying agriculture, Becoming a photographer and now moving to NYC Listen to this podcast to know how most of this happened and what´s happening after the Pro skater life. This Podcast was originally posted on March 18th, 2018 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/WwzZlxSBxpM --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Cletus is the creator of Oysi Inline skates Chassis.  in 1988 when Cletus for his first pair of skates, some quad skates, he was far from thinking of having his own skate brand one day. but that day came.   Cletus works as a mechanical engineer and his passions for designing resulted in a very unique product which is having really good feedback from the aggressive skaters out there, but why??  Listen to this 78minutes skate talk and get most of your answers about the OYSI chassis, answered by Cletus himself. This Podcast was originally posted on November 16th, 2017 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/w1rc8G-_mJo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support

Call it skating, inline skating, blading, or rollerblading because no matter what you call it, but the biggest event happening every year with the plastic wheel shoes is THE WINTERCLASH.  Jojo Jacobi is the man behind this event that makes people traveling from all over the world to skate together during a weekend in a cold location.  In this Skate Talk, Jojo tell us how did it all start, and why he keeps doing it, even after having major financial problems due to one of the events fail. Curious about SUMMERCLAH? well, you got some answers right here. This Podcast was originally posted on October 19th, 2017 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/H8vtjK_vR8w --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricardolino/support