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I like skateboarding as a hobby, not a job
William Montgomery rides particularly good. Or better: Big Chicken shreds, already with a signature. He’s just seven years old but has already visited more than 75 skateparks from coast to coast in the United States of America, during his school holidays.
“It’s fun to roll quietly through airports”, he says, never forgetting the most important thing: skateboarding is for fun. Meet this very special Trucks and Fins’ skatepark hunter.
So, William, first tell us about your nickname: why ‘big chicken’, what’s the story behind it?
My dad got a Big Chicken Beer sticker from henhouse brewery in Santa Rosa, and I put it on my helmet, and we decided it should be the name for my Instagram account.
Explain a bit more about the drawing on your helmet. Who made it?
It is a Nutcase helmet with a bunch of travel and skate stickers on it that I have collected.
You have visited about seventy-five parks. How did you manage your time with school stuff and other activities?
Exploring the Bay Area on weekends (we have a lot of spots) and taking my board with me on holidays. Fun to roll quietly through airports.
Can you choose the best skatepark from all these seventy-five?
No, but I really liked Vans Huntington Beach, Woodward Tahoe, Fremont, Cookeville and Potrero.
In the last couple of months, you have travelled from coast to coast. Was that all planned? How did you program your tour?
I just go wherever my mom plans (we like to travel) and then my dad helps me go to skateparks while there :)
When did you start to skate? Tell us a bit of your personal story, and about your dreams regarding skateboarding.
I started in April 2020. I saw my friend Jack’s skateboard and wanted one, so my parents got a penny board for me, and I used it at Shredders Skate Camp. Big thanks to Chris there for encouraging me. He said I was good and my dad’s friend Mark gave me a bigger board. Reese Forbes then taught me to go fast and the guys at Potrero help me. I like skateboarding as a hobby, not a job.
Considering we are a community-focused directory, tell us how important are skatepark hunters like you for the people around the world who like to find new spots to ride and new places to discover.
My dad likes Trucks and Fins, especially when we travel to new places like Portugal, so we don’t travel to a boring one. I like to see parks to ride before going, so I can imagine what I can do there.
