Lodge pro, Tristan Rennie

daaamn….frontside air around the corner, Photo: Razy Faouri
What is your name ?Tristan Rennie
Where do you live and where are you from ?
From the Badlands in Southern California
What size set up do you currently ride ?
8.5 board with 149 Indy’s and 55mm wheels
Any sponsors ?
Santa Cruz, rockstar energy, taco dudes, and ricta wheels
Family status ?
Got one
School, work, not working or ?
My “job” is skateboarding

How is a normal day looking for you ? ( start from morning til late night)
Wake up around 10-11 leave the house around one and skate pools until it gets dark and then head to a skatepark with lights
Tell us how a good long weekend is looking for you
A good long weekend consists of skating lots of fun terrain (parks, pools, ditches, and diys) eating lots of good food and sleeping on someone’s couch

Photo by Bill Rennie
How was your year 2017 ?
Can’t complain at all! Saw the world and skated from start to finish
What are the plans for 2018 ?
Repeat 2017 with some better contest placings
Any new projects you got going you wanna talk about ?
Hopefully a solid video part in the next year or 2
Do you read books ? if so, what do you read ?
Occasionally and it always varies
Who are you hanging out with at the moment ?
My girlfriend at the moment
Tell us about the great crew you are bringing to the session next time…
Depends what terrain and where
Who and what is your motivation at the moment ?
My main motivation is not needing a real job and continue living the dream
What do you do besides skateboarding ?
I occasionally surf and mountain bike
What is your to go to resturant ?
Taco dudes
Whats your top 3 favorite meals ?
Mexican food, burgers, steak
How do you see the future of skateboarding ?
I’d imagine it’ll be much like the present where a mind blowing part comes out every other week and people complain about almost every aspect of skateboarding but still love it more than anything
Do you you have other hobbys besides skateboarding ?
Traveling, surfing, film photography, and mountain biking

New year is here, how do you celebrate new years eve ?
Normally it starts with skating baldy pipe or a backyard pool
Tell us a slippery story
Got a few from fireworks at dinner in Brazil to an eventful train ride out of copenhagen
THANK YOU ?
My parents, my sponsors, and everyone I’ve grown up skating around!
Last words ?
“Not only do I not know what’s going on, I wouldn’t know what to do about it if I did.“ – George Carlin