Lodge PRO, Paul-luc Ronchetti
BS smith grind, over the channel, into the bank. Photo Guto Lamera
Name: Paul-luc Ronchetti
Current: Job / school: Mira Costa College, San Diego / Professional skateboarder, trying to keep the dream alive!
Where are you from? Norfolk, UK.
Where do you currently live? Carlsbad, San Diego.
Family status: Mum, Dad and Brother – still live with them.
Age: 23
Sponsors: Pulsar Watches, Etnies, Bones, Green Issue Skateboards, 187, Bombas socks, Senor Grubby’s, Divison Osaka.
Years of skateboarding: 15
Board size: 8.38
Wheel size: 58mm
Trucks: 149 Titanium Thunders
I change set up every: I change my board more or less every month and wheels, every couple of months. Trucks and bearings can go a lot longer – up to a year.
Please state your type of terrain on your board in %
Street: 2%
( skatepark ) Flow Street: 10%
Miniramp: 20%
Longboard: 0.5%
Vert: 110%
Bowl: 30%
Freestyle: 0%
Your daily DAY by the hours, ( or tell us about your longest day the last weeks)
06.00 – Sleep
07.00 – Sleep
08.00 – Workout
09.00 – Breakfast
10.00 – Reading
11.00 – Skate
12.00 – Skate
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Lunch
15.00 – Skate
16.00 – Skate
17.00 – Skate
18.00 – Jam session with the band
19.00 – Still jamming
20.00 – Dinner
21.00 – Emails
22.00 – Emails
23.00 – Sleep
Smooth smith grind, foto: Guto Lamera
How are you doing at the momment ?
Doing well thanks! Just got back from a rad session.
When I chill, I chill with,
My girlfriend. Close friends.
Dream session is,
Mike Frazier, Buster Halterman, Moto Shibata, Jimmy Wilkins, Sam Beckett, Lincoln Ueda.
Lately i have been working on,
Putting Lines together and relaxing the mind.
When I was little I would like to,
Play drums on anything I could reach.
When im home I like to,
Skate, go for walks, make music.
I normally call my homies for,
Skateboarding, jamming.
Your homies are,
Anthony Pruitt, Jimmy Wilkins, Brandon Lasko, Sam Beckett, Markus Olberz, Marcelo Bastos, Elliot Sloan, PLG, etc!
I enjoy going to,
Visit new places, going to eat, going to skate.
Favorite drink is,
Anything Acai or Boba oriented!
Favorite food is,
Korean BBQ
Favorite drug,
No drugs
Favorite music,
Funk, 80’s, Indie
Favorite film,
Burn After Reading
Favorite skateboarders,
Mike Frazier, Moto Shibata, Andy Scott, Jurgen Horwath. The list changes all the time – There are so many amazing skateboarders!
Favorite skatefilm,
Birdhouse The End, Powell 8.
Favorite skatepark,
Downtown Houston, Texas Skate Park
Favorite woman / men ( blond, fat, thin, big, small)
No discrimination. Beggars can’t be choosers!
When I cook, I cook,
Stir Fry
To go to resturant is,
Chinese, Korean, Mexican
To go to trick is,
Madonna, Bs Ollie
To go to trick when you are farked is,
Gnar Jar.
To go to trick when you are winning is,
Double 540-flip Indy
TOP 3 Cities,
San Diego, Shanghai, London
When I travel, I always bring,
Skateboard. Music.
Best travel advice I can give is,
Get sleep when you can.
When I do not skateboard I,
Make music. Play drums. College.
My fitness program is,
Workouts with Brandon Glade – He’s the man! And of course, skateboarding.
When I get old I want to,
Be healthy and happy.
I would like to see more of,
Moto Shibata
I should do more of,
Reading.
My future looks like,
No idea but hopefully good!
I dream of,
Skateboarding.
The book I currently read is,
The Art of Mental Training.
The best travel I have been on,
China, Brazil, Tour across America.
On Netflix I watch,
Just about everything.
If I could change the world I would,
Too many things need changing. The world is a crazy place.
Life advice so far?
Find something you love to do and make it your livelihood.
Thanks Paul for supporting the lodge !
