ride for life.

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Jake Carlyon

Steel Member
i feel happy to say, ride for life. because i know its true for me. scooting is a huge part of my life and hopefully will be for a very very long time. ive being riding scooters for about 4 years, coming on 5. its had its ups and downs, as most things i suppose. riding to me is not only fun, but a way of life. it helps me release problems and things on my mind as bullshit as that sounds its entirely true, when i scoot i feel nothing but content, besides the odd feeling of frustration. its hard being a scooter rider, probably alot harder than alot of people think ti would be. I cop abuse from people every now and then but their ignorance blinds them. arrogant fucks, haha. alot of people look down on me at new parks, till they see what i can do with it, i suppose thats fair, although i would rather rock up to a park and someone be entirely friendly no matter WHAT im riding on. alot of people think they have to be good to fit in around the skatepark scene, its entirely untrue, sure it helps gain respect being good at what you do, but you gain even more respect by showing others you have a good personality and love what you do no matter what your skill level. people will see that and accept you into your close knitted community we call ours the portland skatepark. through out the years ive learnt alot from skatepark scenes, ive met alot of interesting people and made alot of great friends throughout australia. its something i would like more younger kids to experience, but i guess skinned knees and elbows and breaking bones isnt for everyone! haha. alot of people dont know this but i was one of the first australian riders to be internationally recognized. this is something i take alot of pride in, as cocky as it seems. i have being around since the very beginning of the australian scene, and i hope to be around for much longer.

so this is it, my thoughts, hate it or love it thats it, it is what it is. im feeling depressed so i might go ride, its 11pm on a school night but fuck it, i have me scooter... me mates me girl and thats all i will ever need!

jake 'scooterjake' carlyon.









this is something i wrote as a blog on my bebo page, thought i would share it, hope you have a good read.
 
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ryno

Member
dude i was thinking the exact same thing today
i was feling depressed and shit because i was being pesimistic about everything so i said fuck it i went for a ride and it made me so happy
but with the skatepark thing i never get disrespected anymore if you dont act like a fuckhead no one will act like a fuckhead to you
 
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.erik

Member
yeah i cant ever see myself stop riding, even if its just riding a couple hours a week when i have time off from college or my job or something, i'll always try to get in time to ride no matter what im doing. i think that scooterings gonna get big but i still like it being small because when i go to openground theres like 5 of us there that scooter so we instantly kinda group up and move around the park together and its always a really fun experience, and once scootering gets big it might head toward the way that skating is with all the cliques and how you have to dress right and all the bullshitt like that. i think i can take a little verbal abuse from some homo skater if it means going to the skatepark and having fun and not being judged by my fellow riders who really matter to me, just by some fagg who pushes wood

so i agree, i can definetely say ride for life and that i am in this for the long run; even though im only 14, i feel confident that this is the biggest part of my life and that it is going to stay that way
 
Matt Dibble

Matt Dibble

M3MB3R
Staff member
sorry to sort of kill the thread, but i do see myself stopping riding at some point. I just don't think that it will be easy to leave the scene here on SR, I'm on here wayyy too much. haha
 
Jordan Jasa

Jordan Jasa

Silver Member
ehhh, i bet a lot of you peeps will change your minds about riding someday. people say they'll never quit, and then eventually they do.

as for me, i have no plans to stop riding in the immediate future, i'll probably keep riding all throughout high school, and idk whats going to happen in college. college can make riding time hard to find.
 
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Nate Grant

Steel Member
Word jake. I remember when I was so bad i looked up to you a lot haha. and you'd only been riding for about 6 months or so but i thought you were amazing. we used to be pretty good friends a few years ago and you were one of the people that really helped me bring my riding up. You should get on aim more :)

And I totally agree with the ride for life statement. Right now i love riding too much to quit, and i know of a few others (john radtke comes to mind). The feeling of landing a new trick is completely unrivaled by anything for me. its just a thrill that i've never matched by doing anything else. at 18 years old, i don't see myself stopping anytime soon :)
 
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Corey

Member
yeh ill always come to this site, but i stop for months on end already because of college, its just hard to do it. in the summer tho im gonna ride constantly ahah.
 
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Jake Carlyon

Steel Member
i will ride for as long as my body puts up with it, but i hope to be in the scooter scene even when im old and grey because i care to much about it. i dont literally mean i will ride till im dead, but i will hopefully always be around on here. i understand what your saying perfectly corey, its harder to ride as you get further up in school and things suddenly take priority. it happens.. but once out of school you can do what you want and ride as much as you want, so in the long run its worth it.
and erik as for skaters abuse... well i just thrive of it. they call scooters gay i strive to prove them wrong. it motivates me to ride harder and better.

nate, yeah, i will have to start signing in abit more i think.!
 
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danielwarwick

Member
Matt Dibble said:
sorry to sort of kill the thread, but i do see myself stopping riding at some point. I just don't think that it will be easy to leave the scene here on SR, I'm on here wayyy too much. haha
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same, i never ride anymore, in fact i haven't had a scooter the last month or so, but i'm still on here all the time.
 
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me1

Member
I think you'll gt over that, I hadn't ridden in 6 months while I was on here. Now I ride almost everyday. I guess after wanting something for so long, you won't stopped being stoked about it for even longer.
 
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Matt Ogle

Member
dang thats awesome man. sadly im coming on six years and im not sure what im going to do with riding at this point. im not getting anywhere riding alone once a week. but i feel ya, i have a love for it that makes me never want to stop.
 
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danielwarwick

Member
249 Matthew said:
dang thats awesome man. sadly im coming on six years and im not sure what im going to do with riding at this point. im not getting anywhere riding alone once a week. but i feel ya, i have a love for it that makes me never want to stop.
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i miss our seshes haha, not necessarily the riding specifically but just the times we had, i want to start again, anyone wanna sell me a fork and bars? haha.
 
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Steven_T

Member
Glad to hear that Jake...lol yea jes read my Sig.


and yes ive had that Sig since new SR and old SR...so yea.. thats been something i live by for many years....and although i dont ride half as much as i used to a couple years back. Scootering will always mean something to me, its changed my life in so many ways.. and i could never turn my back on that.
 
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Jdbug_rob

Steel Member
Jake Carlyon said:
i feel happy to say, ride for life. because i know its true for me. scooting is a huge part of my life and hopefully will be for a very very long time. ive being riding scooters for about 4 years, coming on 5. its had its ups and downs, as most things i suppose. riding to me is not only fun, but a way of life. it helps me release problems and things on my mind as bullshit as that sounds its entirely true, when i scoot i feel nothing but content, besides the odd feeling of frustration. its hard being a scooter rider, probably alot harder than alot of people think ti would be. I cop abuse from people every now and then but their ignorance blinds them. arrogant fucks, haha. alot of people look down on me at new parks, till they see what i can do with it, i suppose thats fair, although i would rather rock up to a park and someone be entirely friendly no matter WHAT im riding on. alot of people think they have to be good to fit in around the skatepark scene, its entirely untrue, sure it helps gain respect being good at what you do, but you gain even more respect by showing others you have a good personality and love what you do no matter what your skill level. people will see that and accept you into your close knitted community we call ours the portland skatepark. through out the years ive learnt alot from skatepark scenes, ive met alot of interesting people and made alot of great friends throughout australia. its something i would like more younger kids to experience, but i guess skinned knees and elbows and breaking bones isnt for everyone! haha. alot of people dont know this but i was one of the first australian riders to be internationally recognized. this is something i take alot of pride in, as cocky as it seems. i have being around since the very beginning of the australian scene, and i hope to be around for much longer.

so this is it, my thoughts, hate it or love it thats it, it is what it is. im feeling depressed so i might go ride, its 11pm on a school night but fuck it, i have me scooter... me mates me girl and thats all i will ever need!

jake 'scooterjake' carlyon.




this is something i wrote as a blog on my bebo page, thought i would share it, hope you have a good read.
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haha same here, some times ill just get stressed and go outside and just like try and ride so hard to lke take away my anger, thats how i learnt 360 whips flat lol.
 
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Brian Boston

I got myself banned.
I'm gonna ride forever. I have those days when i go out riding and wanna go home, but than i have those days when i sit at home and wanna ride.

I sat through audio class dreaming about going really fucking fast and doing 360s on my ramp, than i got out of class and went outside and the cold killed my mood :(
 
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