first pro rider

[DMazz]

ok listen i couldnt find anything on this i looked every where but me and my friend were both wondering who was the first pro scooter rider?? i thought it was jarret reid bc he was the first to backflip and all that other stuff on a scooter but i may be wrong so if anyone knows or knows a site about it please tell me.

 

[danielwarwick]

noone lives off of it, noone is pro.

 

[DMazz]

yea there deff is pro riders

 

[conordavidson]

It's negotiable depending on your definition of pro, end of story.

 

[Josh N.]

It's negotiable depending on your definition of pro, end of story.

haha well put

 

[Jake ODonnell]

yeah, do you mean like the first razor/micro team member or something?

 

[tanner markley]

not this shit again
you are not pro unless you at least enter pro in contests
i dont even consider myself pro

 

[.erik]

neither do i. and i enter pro in comps.

i think to be pro you should have one a comp entered in pro

 

[maxlikesscooters]

yeah...but jarret reid was one of the first i think

 

[Brian Boston]

not this shit again
you are not pro unless you at least enter pro in contests
i dont even consider myself pro

You are not pro unless you WIN pro contests from my point of view. There are exceptions though...

 

[maxlikesscooters]

well probabaly if u win pro best trick or podium at a pro level.

 

[qwxor]

what if you don't like and don't enter contests but you're clearly better than the winners of contests?

is that like the exceptions brian?

 

[Manzie]

Jarred reid was deffinantly NOT the first, but he was one of the first guys to be sponsored by razor. Whatever happened to him anyway.

 

[Roycee]

he was at the x games last year
pro means proffesional
making a living off what your doing
no one so far has made a living off scooters
but then again there is the definition of pro meaning really really good
there are a lot of really really good scooter riders

 

[Manzie]

Yeah i know he was there but he never releases any footage AT ALL

 

[Brian Boston]

Because he rides like once a year, if that.

what if you don't like and don't enter contests but you're clearly better than the winners of contests?

is that like the exceptions brian?

Yup. Pretty much everyone considered pro right now rides in comps, i can't think of anyone off the top of my head that stands out in the sport and hasn't competed.

 

[Addison]

It's ridiculous to say that you have to win comps to be pro. There are pro skaters everywhere that have never entered comps. Competitions are mostly set up for park riders who only practice competition tricks like backflips and scooterflips. It's no impossible for a street rider to win (Mckeen for example) but how you do in competitons has nothing to do with how good you are. Most riders are somewhat limited to how well designed the park is unless it's a rider's local park and they've had time to get used to everything. You don't have to make a living off of what you're doing to be considered pro either. Where do you guys think of this stuff

 

[Brian Boston]

It's ridiculous to say that you have to win comps to be pro. There are pro skaters everywhere that have never entered comps. Competitions are mostly set up for park riders who only practice competition tricks like backflips and scooterflips. It's no impossible for a street rider to win (Mckeen for example) but how you do in competitons has nothing to do with how good you are. Most riders are somewhat limited to how well designed the park is unless it's a rider's local park and they've had time to get used to everything. You don't have to make a living off of what you're doing to be considered pro either. Where do you guys think of this stuff

Yeah i get what your saying. Having won comps to back up your 'pro' status seems way more legit though.

 

[Matt Dibble]

noone lives off of it, noone is pro.

andrew broussard?

 

[Aaron]

Andrew has the Business though..
He's not being paid to ride.