pro team rider – interview
rodrigo lealwhat inspires your skating the most, rodrigo leal?
Status: Pro
Date of birth: 14 August 1983
Born in: Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Currently lives in: Jundiaí, São Paulo
Stance: Goofy
Rodrigo Leal’s Setup
Decks: 4Msb TIPtech Sverige Rodrigo Leal 8.12, his other signature decks and also 4Msb TIPtech Collage Cristo 8.125.
Trucks: Independent 139 hollow light
Wheels: 4Msb Drakkar 53mm Rodrigo Leal
Bearings: 4Msb Edge abec7
Griptape: 4Msb Quatro
What was the first trick you ever landed, how did it feel?
My first real trick was jumping over a skateboard, and it took me two months to do it again. I felt so excited and never stopped after that.
Which skate spot do you love the most?
A place that I love to skate and will go back whenever I can, is Stalin Square in the Czech Republic. Letná Park as the local people call it.
Your go-to trick when you just want to have fun?
Kickflip crooked.
Who or what inspires your skating the most?
My friends, close friends.
If you could skate anywhere in the world, where would it be?
China. I’ve never been there yet.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever ollied over?
A dead mouse 26 years ago.
The silliest way you’ve ever fallen off your skateboard?
My wheel got stuck in a little stone and I broke a wine bottle that was in my hand, 25 years ago.
Ever been kicked out of a spot? What happened?
Like always, can’t choose one.
Rodrigo showing his signature wheel Drakkar 53 mm.
Top photo trick: Switch backside nosebluntslide
Top video trick: Frontside nosebluntslide
rodrigo leal
4Msb Skateboard Deck TIPtech Drakkar - Rodrigo Leal
4Msb Skateboard Deck TIPtech Fisher - Rodrigo Leal
4Msb Skateboard Deck TIPtech Sverige - Rodrigo Leal
4Msb Skateboard Deck TIPtech Doodle - Rodrigo Leal
4Msb Wheels Drakkar - 53 mm Rodrigo Leal
4Msb Bearings Edge - ABEC 7
