Ryan Gallant is proof that you can be an amazing skateboarder even if you didn't grow up in Cali. He's smooth, technical, and goes big. If he gets the urge, he'll throw heaps of tricks down a set of stairs without hesitation. Original and versatile, Ryan's style is both smart and gallant, a unique combo in the realm of modern skateboarding.
I can drop in. I'm too scared to do anything else because I've never padded up. I'm claiming frontside 5-0 to fakie one day. It may be in the Digital video I'm not sure&ahellip;fully padded, with Styrofoam and everything. But it's going down.
What's your most recent injury?I broke my arm nosegrinding a bench.
What's the one thing you have to do before you die?Go the Galapagos Islands.
What's your first memory of riding?Me and my brother sitting on our boards going down hills.
Who's your favorite rider doing what trick?Keenan Milton doing a switchflip over the table off the flat in Mouse.
What's your biggest inspiration?P.J. Ladd and Hocus Pocus
What's your worst habit?Biting my nails.
Any advice?I think everybody should listen to 45 minutes of Bob Marley a day. I think it should be prescribed to people.