Ricky Oyola Skateboard Setup (2026)

Ricky Oyola is an American professional street skateboarder born August 3, 1971, in Pemberton, New Jersey, raised in Medford. He is one of the foundational figures of Philadelphia's skate scene, credited alongside Roger Browne, Matt Reason, and Sergei Trudnowski with establishing the city as a major force in skateboarding in the early 1990s. His part in Dan Wolfe's Eastern Exposure 3 (1996), filmed skating LOVE Park and the full architecture of Philadelphia, is considered one of the defining East Coast video parts of its era. In 2003 he founded Traffic Skateboards, a brand built around East Coast street skating authenticity, after leaving New Deal. Traffic remains one of the most respected independent board companies in the country.