SLABZOO SHREDDER: ZACH RILEY
This young man is part of the dynamic duo behind Paddo Wax, a thriving local skate wax business (get your hands on their products at the counter of Parliament Skateshop). As if being a successful entrepreneur isn’t enough, he is also a pretty decent skateboarder himself. He only picked up his first board a couple of years ago but got caught by the skate bug and hasn’t looked back since. Zach Riley is our new Slabzoo Shredder.
Name: Zach Riley
City: Brisbane, QLD
Age: 14
Stance: Goofy
Started skating: 13
Signature trick: Crooked grind or ollie north
Instagram: @zachriley._/
Find Zach at Paddo or in Parli
Get your wax from Paddo Wax, you know it
How would your friends describe you?
They’d say I’m always out skating and at Paddo quite a fair bit of my time.
What do you love about skateboarding?
Progressing.
Who is your favourite skateboarder?
Oskar ‘Oski’ Rosenberg
Tell us about your worst slam?
I fell backwards on a kickflip down a stairset and was rushed to the emergency room for hitting my head and getting a concussion.
What was the hardest trick to learn?
Flip tricks down drops.
What tricks are you practising at the moment?
Getting my tre flips consistent.
Advice to other kids starting to skate
Always try new tricks and experiment with new types of skating and you’ll progress fast.
“Always try new tricks and experiment with new types of skating and you’ll progress fast.”
Boss
What do you dream about doing/ achieving with skateboarding?
Back tailslides down street hubbas.
What’s your best skateboarding memory?
Buying my first skateboard.
What’s some of your favourite skateboarding spots?
AMP double set and red tiles.
Your favourite song?
Smoke and mirrors.
Burger or pizza?
Pizza!
Name a weird or hidden talent of yours?
When I was a toddler I didn’t experience infantile amnesia and I can remember heaps from early childhood.
What do you do when you’re not skateboarding?
Watch skateboard movies.
Tell us a joke!
What’s the hardest thing about skateboarding?
- concrete
We loved getting to know Zach a bit better. Promise us to be a legend and give him some high fives next time you see him around.
