Nick Riggle: Shock Interview & Salomon Profile
Fill us in on what you have been up to since you declared your retirement from professional rollerblading in Daily Bread some years ago?
So, roughly, I was in a band, I went to college, and now I’m in graduate school getting a PhD in Philosophy. That’s the short story. The longer version: I think I was already taking classes at the Santa Rosa Junior College when I did that Daily Bread interview. When I decided to stop skating professionally I was already pretty excited about studying philosophy in college.
I dropped out of high school to be able to travel as much as I needed to, but I was a decent student and I actually really liked studying itself. So when I was traveling a lot I read tons of books. I eventually became very interested in philosophy and decided that I would go to college to study it.
I had become somewhat bored with the life of professional rollerblading (not with rollerblading itself), and I was getting to a point where I needed to find something else to do with my life. I thought seriously about starting a company under Peld, since it was practically already a brand, but I realized that I wasn’t a business person.
Check the Nick Riggle: Shock Interview.
Nick Riggle – FOCUSED – 2000 Salomon Team Video
Nick Riggle played an integral role in pioneering toe-rolls & heel-rolls, and pushing an unconventional style of skating, which he and fellow pioneers referred to as “mushroom blading.”
Today, mushroom blading exists in skaters like Charles Dunkle, Rory Melehan, Micah Yeager, the SOL dudes from Canada, Dustin Latimer and any skater that doesn’t limit his skating to traditional ledge or rail grinds.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
great interview no doubt… what else can be added but respect and the part about roller4life concept id have to say that it is or should be a part of life not the only thing you should be doing thats roller4life.
eg.
going to the corner shop? grab your skates and roll there.. you might find some spots on the way to skate for a short while on the way, or just getiing some where.. and then theres going on tour with friends getting some clips, skating on a tuesday night after work to chill with friends like we do, get out 2-3days a week, for a day on the weekend looking for some fun things to skate, catching up for 2-3hrs during the week after work/collage/University.. getting your girlfriend on skates and if you have a son or daughter get her rolling..
attend comps for fun and enjoy it…
if you choose to take it more seriously thats up to you…
August 16th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Love this profile.
Love Nick’s rolling.
The fact that rolling has become so limited that we need to refer to “mushroom blading” as being almost like a completely separate style is so sad.
Gotta miss the blank canvas days.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
definitely an OG pioneering rollerblading legend. Much respect. He should continue to lay down more of that creativity and show them young’ns how it’s done….
August 16th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
…loved the 2000 salomon team…
August 17th, 2009 at 1:01 am
rolling would not be anywhere close to where its at without this cat.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Mad props to my man Riggle and to using a Sole song
August 17th, 2009 at 3:23 am
yeah we limit our skating because most newbies can toe roll you see that shit in avian water commercials and frankly its sill shit yeah i respect the dude i loved him back in the day but compared to style masters like the kelsos cheshire fish and of course the super pros haffey and aragon this guys tricks were more fun than hard so respect the roots but dont get mad when the tree grows
August 17th, 2009 at 5:46 am
Nick Riggle was definitely one of the best at showing other sides of rolling. Very unpredictable and fun to watch.
The problem with kids nowadays is that they don’t LEARN how to skate, now kids are trying 450 topsouls and ao fishbrains before they even learn how to ao makio or switch soul. The problem with that is most of this new generation of skaters make skating look like shit “no style” because they never learn and master the basics. Oh well, new rollerbladers with no style is better than no new rollerbladers.
August 17th, 2009 at 11:49 am
“Nick Riggle was definitely one of the best at showing other sides of rolling. Very unpredictable and fun to watch.
The problem with kids nowadays is that they don’t LEARN how to skate, now kids are trying 450 topsouls and ao fishbrains before they even learn how to ao makio or switch soul. The problem with that is most of this new generation of skaters make skating look like shit “no style” because they never learn and master the basics. Oh well, new rollerbladers with no style is better than no new rollerbladers.”
+1
August 17th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Good interview, as all ways I dont agree with Mr. Riggle all the way, but I definitly LOVED the FP slam. He has a good point, learn from it Demitrious…
August 18th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
shock sucks.
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rollernews is gay.
August 18th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
this was my favorite session for about 5 years