WHO THE F*CK IS ESTROJEN (MICHELLE STEILEN) ?

[@elizabethryan5169]

I love that she is openly talking about sobriety and therapy. HUGE!! Skating is the only thing I've ever done that is 100% for me and i owe this happiness to Michelle and to that Bones video.

[@joyrochelle]

Absolutely! Sober woman and skater here, too. Rock on to all my sober, skating sisters!

[@neptunes_oeuvre]

they use they/them pronouns :)))))

[@elizabethryan5169]

@@neptunes_oeuvre thank you so much for telling me! I’ve known them for years and they didn’t specify 🖤. So happy they felt comfortable enough to share now.

[@chatitajunior]

Skating saved my life and everything estro said was so SPOT ON. I’ve become sober recently and it’s given me so much clarity and adding that to the clarity that roller skating gives me has changed me completely. I’m also so glad someone finally talked about the narcissism in the community and the ulterior motives and clout chasing. Skate for therapy and love

[@almareyes2192]

YOU SHOULD MAKE SOME VIDEOOSS😍😍❤

[@almareyes2192]

@The alien in your backyard Nooo dont give up I'm also 21 and I'm still in the process of learning!!! Rememeber depressions and anxieties are mostly part of your brain not wanting you to succeed overcome that you can do itttt!!!💯💯💪also fuck what others think there is many professionals that still take a beating when they fall that is anyone! The only badasses are the ones who are will to still push and keep on going !!💯💪💪😎 let's do thiss😝

[@brittanyvillegas4146]

Have been going hard with sobriety the last year. I’m not perfect, but I’m about to pick up rollerskating again after a 16 year hiatus 😬 thanks for sharing your story, I was never as happy as I was on Friday nights jam skating at the rink.

[@brandigr2]

I feel the exact same! I don’t feel good and then I realize I haven’t skated. I definitely feel like I need to skate to move energy, to stay on this earth, and to feel good. Well said Michelle!

[@GentleDove113]

Estro: “I don’t want to be bombarded with ads” KZbin: *ad plays immediately* lol

[@The.Aureal]

I admire Estro so much; she is an inspiration. Much love to Estro Jen!

[@virginiagerardi2056]

Thank you, Ricardo, for bringing Michelle's voice to us today. I was wondering what she was up to lately and concerned for her regarding change in the affiliation of her brand with the Long Beach shop. I am even more inspired, now, knowing she is a sober person like me! Keep on vlogging and skating!

[@walterhammock3603]

Thankyou for giving us skaters that are new to sobriety so much hope...skating has giving me an outlet to get out of my self and find happiness I sobriety...god bless lino and estro.. I needed to hear this.

[@estrojen8755]

This is the first time I've actually admitted it on camera so thank you VERY much for this comment. Skatings been the perfect outlet for me and I wish you the most spectacular new life ahead :)

[@ChinitaBonita808]

Nice video! I agree I hate being bombarded by advertising, I prefer more rollerskating videos, and competition isn’t really that cool. It was because of estrogen and Indy jamma Jones rollerskating videos with the background music that got me inspired to start rollerskating and trying new stuff. I wish there was more

[@transce]

Haha, my two favorite KZbin skating spheres collide! Love it. Both the Moxi skaters and Ricardo/Shoptask have been huge motivators for me.

[@RicardoLino]

Thank man. I also love how Shaun skates and what he has been doing. Still waiting on the day I'll skate with him.. dont know when yet. But it will also happen. Michelle is THE QUEEN ⛸👑

[@TheCcmarine]

She's a complete badass in every sense of the word! Skater who teaches others for free and is a pioneer in the world of a sport that despite being around for decades it is still largely underground. And she's sober too!! Super positive and I dig it! Thanks Michelle!

[@deffo_not_emma]

I'm 13, she has been my inspiration sence 9 years old. The moxie skate team got me going, pigeon and indy git me up off my bruised butt every time and estro reminds me I'm not alone in my skating journey. In eternally greatful for estrogen, I wouldn't be who I am without her

[@HP_2435]

I love this! I started with roller derby but quickly realised that I liked skating more than derby. So I looked around online to see if any other women were doing other skate things and found the Bones video. And that started me off. I’m not the worlds fastest learner but skating gives me that liberating feeling that Michelle talks about. I love learning too and trying to overcome personal hurdles that get in the way of skating.

[@stewartcampbell7871]

Michelle is awesome. I love how she expresses the feeling of what skating is! I hope she remembers me teaching her grapevine in Stratford, London a couple of years ago! See you at SkateLove!

[@PourYourArtOut]

What a beautiful person inside & out 💜

[@Krystalwatchesvideos]

We love you Michelle! :) Thank you for creating Moxi! I grew up roller skating using my mom's skates & now I feel like a community has started to develop around skating & that makes my heart happy

[@PITAheather]

Estro didn't mention what a big sweetheart she is, and always has been ❤️ Super talented and a nice person on top of it!!

[@bugge3650]

The bones video was the reason I started skating! Endlessly grateful

[@intracosm]

I love skating with rollerskaters, here in Jax FL there’s a group of rollers that I’ll sometimes see at the skateparks and it adds a different flavor and freshens up the jam when we skate together and I enjoy that very much. 🤘🏼cheers to all you rollerskaters especially the chicks in bowls for their style and energy 🔥💪

[@lexnite22]

This is fantastic! She's a pioneer

[@Jr-nd9kd]

congrats on your sobriety...as a skater as well i would like to see it be less stigmatized for men. Men tend to shame other males who pout on quads in my experience and its bullshit

[@DancingDeity]

Check out the doc United Skates & Detroit Soul Skate on KZbin.

[@JumpStreetPodcast]

this is amazing, great work from you both ricardo and michelle!

[@Crazy6117]

Love the positive message! I've also done a lot of self reflection and right now I'm being much more inspired by roller skating that blading. The dancing and the different moves definitely widen my perspective! I'm glad we have leaders like Estrojen in the industry pushing and inspiring more ladies to roll. The more creativity and positive work being put in, the more we expand and reach new heights!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@estrojen8755]

Its so wild to read this perspective because I see blading culture as so inspiring to me rn! Like its about to bust out and blow up again so huge and it'll be so cool to have so much diversity in all the playgrounds when it does!

[@HP_2435]

In my area, in the wilds of nowhere in England blading is definitely making a resurgence and that’s in part due to us quad skaters partnering up to get enough skaters together for indoor skatepark private hires.

[@alyp7464]

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this. Love hearing your thoughts and background. I can relate sooooo hard on a lot of what you had to say. Come to New England this summah! Let’s shred! Keep up the good work and authenticity. Also, yoga fucking rules.

[@aldolega]

Thanks for this, Ricardo! Very insightful and very well-produced. Nice shot, good sound and the editing was on point. Maybe you should pursue the quad world a little more? Could be great for both worlds.

[@RicardoLino]

Thank you Al. I used to do a lot of quad stuff when I was in South Africa. But specially lately and with me working on a inline skating brand feels like 24h of my day aren't for everything... Hopefully in a few weeks with my second kid coming and my wife being able to skate a bit I will have a it more time with her in rollerskates too.. but I totally agree with you.. they aren't roots ❤ P.s. thank you on the editing complements. But Michelle and Miguel made it easy for me.

[@aldolega]

@@RicardoLino We just need more of you 😄

[@penniewitzQ]

I'm scrolling through comments and finding repeats on the exact same sentiment I have about skating and Estrojen. Though not original, here's my two cents: practiced roller derby for a couple of years, loved the practice of learning skills on skates, but I could never say my heart was "into" the sport of roller derby. Then I bailed on derby. Shortly after purchasing my first pair of Moxi's, the Bones video came out. That RENEWED my interest and subsequent LOVE of rolling on pavement! I still play the Bones video on occasion to pump myself up before heading out on a roll. It's meditative, healing, and healthy! I do it foremost for myself, but Estrojen gets ALL my heart and credit for the inspiration. 😍 I luff you Estro!

[@estrojen8755]

Luff you right back @penniewitz !

[@cheyenneanderson2142]

That ending was perfect! "How old am i?", ending 😂

[@joyrochelle]

I was totally leaning in... and then POOF! Outro LOL

[@kerryseed]

I love your clarity and sense of purpose! Go! Go! Go!

[@MushroomBlading]

Super inspiring insight into a master of their human movement device. Thank you Lino and Michelle.

[@skatebug_5026]

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SKATE PARTS LIVE @ shops like skateboard shops have skate premieres for new videos. That’s what I wanna see in roller skating that’d be sick and a way to bring more skaters together!

[@Lena-fj8tt]

Estro is such a huge inspiration to me, they have made me realize that in order to get better at skating I have to be fearless/ take lots of risks. Estro is such a powerful and strong human being and I’m so grateful for all they have done for roller skating and just in general💓 I love you estro!

[@fayetan6438]

I would love roller skates to be my "shoes of the future", but street skating or skating to commute around where I live is not great due to erratic and bumpy pavements. :( For a future with roller skates, pavements need to be skate-friendly, then I'd happily wear my skates all the time

[@worksupermodel]

We need to make these changes!

[@quasimodo614]

Grow, grow, grow. Keep the flow 😇

[@sailorgotchi]

hell yes!!! i really wna gather all the rollerskaters in san antonio to make a huge street skate/park skate video! im even more inspired to do it now

[@CarlyGarzaArt]

We're out here!

[@gregc3312]

Skaters here ,we go to SA all the time :)

[@henriettethiim]

Agree 100%. More skating less words. Love you! ❤

[@Breeshark]

Thank you for this 🙏🏼

[@karmenelizondo4741]

Thank you estro for your love for roller skate ❤️

[@jordanaddison6648]

I was riding my skateboard at a local park and these girls turned up on their rollerskates and the way they moved was free and elegant and just beautifull and it looked realy fun and the colours they inspired me

[@Sk8_365]

😮 when she said Fabiola... *Yay, another Fabi fan!!* 🤔... Then I started wondering.... 😶❓ 🤣 that ending, though, lol.

[@lilaksha]

So awesome, I needed to hear this

[@emilyreed6541]

Thank you for making this!

[@kjaxs5078]

Yaaassssssaaaa!! I was so meant to find this!! 🤩

[@edengarden6811]

I skate as well, but only like 2 months every year. The weather here is so bad that we just can’t....

[@annakaplan9693]

would love to see an updated interview with estrojen!! things must have changed a bunch for them and for moxi after the big bump in interest in rollerskating during and post pandemic

[@ktextreme]

In my opinion, Fabiola is right up there in legend status with the Yasutoko's

[@stuartbrown2111]

4.55 you dont want to compete with skaters, You enjoy skating, So You co-operate, with skaters = significant resonance with This. Love IT ! Totally and Specifically Agree !!! :) One Love ! peace. Love and Light. TO You MiChelle !

[@derrickmcadoo3804]

You inspired me to buy my first skates. Hopefully Monday in the mail! Keep being great 🙂

[@XxemozXbabezxX]

Great video, Lino! Thank you for this! @estrojen

[@Woktavius]

I love her shes an inspiration, skatings coming back 2020

[@kathycormiersuntanningrebe7870]

I love skating and music, and the sun rollerskate (or rollerblade or skateboard-I do all three).

[@uniquetq4716]

Kathy Cormier I want to try skateboarding also! I’m a roller skater first but for some reason skateboarding is calling my name. Seeing them in bowls looks like they are surfing concrete waves😍

[@kathycormiersuntanningrebe7870]

I am sure you heard skateboarding is like concrete surfing? I was born rollerskating, and then for a while-before the internet, they did not sell rollerskates anywhere I knew of, so if I wanted to keep skating, I had to rollerblade, and I really found little very difference when just standing up and rolling, but when it comes to tricks, it is a little difference at first. I was 14 years old when I bought my first skate board, and I was getting really good. One summer, all I did was outside on my rollerskates and skateboard. No internet, all I had to guide me was old library books i checked out at the library. It is fun. Like Estro says, "when you put wheels under your feet, the world transforms." It does it transforms into a big playground

[@uniquetq4716]

Kathy Cormier I haven’t actually heard that but it makes so much sense! I was mesmerized my first time at the skate park watching them in bowls. But that’s incredible that you are skilled at all three. I honestly desire to be skilled in skateboarding also in due time.

[@kathycormiersuntanningrebe7870]

Jan and dean in the 60's made a song called Sidewalk surfing

[@roadking99jokerst60]

She is an athletic, talented, straight forward thinking entrepeneur skater. Cool.

[@francocerella6108]

It was cool to learn more about her. Rollerbladeing is lucky to have fabiola in are game. Keep up the good work lino. Bay fam🌉

[@RollerQueenB]

Love you, EstroJen. Thanks for sharing your skating and worldly wisdom. Let's add Fitness Skating to all the options open to all of us.

[@peacefrommiche]

I align with her so much😭 love u Michelle!!

[@konstantinusstoyanov9749]

I am a male, but you inspired me to get roller skating

[@EGLately]

Skating got me off drugs! So I totally feel ya there girl! Michelle is a total bombshell!

[@cjdavis1955]

I bought my first pair of skates today! So excited for them to come in!

[@kikichunt8322]

Hehe, I had a pair of those spring-shoe things when I was a kid too - I think they were called "spring heel jacks" here in the UK (but don't quote me). They didn't last long, and I'm surprised I didn't break my ankles - just the sort of dangerous trash that kids got to play with in those days - it seems like a miracle any of us survived our childhood! XD

[@veronicarossi8074]

Hi, I finally managed to get the right size of Moxi Pineapple Lollies! I absolutely love them. Could you help me cos they are brand new and the letters on the wheels are already fading away and the tongue tends to slip down on one side.. Do you have some hacks to prevent these to things to happen? I thought I could put some transparent polish nail on the letters to stop fading away ? But how to handle the tongue... Thank you!!

[@ElQuintoViernesAzul]

[@almareyes2192]

We girls and women should focus on bringing each other further than focusing on men 💯💯💯💪

[@roseyallen5494]

I also like to skate for fun and fitness I’ll try to do some video and start my own crew and have skate names but just for fun. I m 47 and I want to skate until I die

[@worksupermodel]

“The shoes of the future…” SHE IS WONDERFUL.

[@sarameslo9308]

Thank you for being such a spearhead for roklers8rs and thank you for my dope moxi sk8s 😎

[@Tink-R-Toys]

An Amazing Woman that does what is Humanly Skatable! Love You EstroJenn!

[@punchylove5835]

We need a massive gathering of skaters when the quarantine is over. Bill Stoppard said about as much for the Toronto area. I know if anyone can get that done, Ricardo can. Surely someone will fund it...

[@tretucker8004]

Nice!

[@RicardoLino]

thank you!!!! :)

[@Lena-fj8tt]

Also side note to everyone: estro goes by they/them! 💕💕💕

[@jackieumphrey1712]

These a neural connection to skating. Whether it be on a boat or roller skates/blades

[@stienbuts3390]

She was so right that roller skating is growing so big!

[@edgaralonso3749]

Thank you for the interview! my girlfriend skates Moxies❤

[@estrojen8755]

Thanks!

[@gmurph]

Shout out Fabiola, EstroJen, Ricardo and yourself🙌

[@JoJoMaMa_]

Da queeeeeeen! 🙌🏼

[@Krisstofers]

Roller skating is very interesting across both genders. As a male I've experienced the reverse judgment. I grew up in an era where boys weren't allowed to figure skate or quad skate without being judged. If a boy falls, they too are called derogatory names. I think most boys just learn to let it slide off their backs. I've heard other boys cursing like sailors, so I think boys in general are conditioned to not give a shit, when we're called derogatory names, which leads to toxic masculinity, until we find our mate in life, to set us straight. Just the other day, I've been getting the entire family into quad skating. Some juvenile delinquents rolled by on their bikes, and said, that looks gay, as if we even asked for their opinion. It kind of offended me. I saw my son just allow it to roll off his back. I was more pissed, because as a father, you want to protect your child from this bull shit. I also hear Pigeon, EstroJen, Rebel and shove saying, "are you skating for others, or are you skating for yourself?" And it allows me to not be as angry, and be proud that I'm raising my child to be a stronger person. So, it really does go both ways.

[@squidjello6116]

I like the idea if shameless skating. Im 15 and ive been skating for a year and a half after i got my own skates because i got inspired by roller derby, planet roller skate and moxi. Today i had a job interview at 5 and no way to go from school to home then to the interview so i empty out my back pack and only put the papers and books i need and my skates in my backpack. I skated from 2:30 to 6:00 today. I went to my job interview like that because i gave my shoes to my boyfriend to hold on to and we left them at his house on accident. I went to the grocery store and the post office and acted like i belonged because being on wheels flying through downtown and modestly but confident in a krogers on my skates feels right. It felt awkward at first going into a post office -a place that is so professional and public- on rollerskates but why should anyone else care about something i know is good for me. I love the freedom of my skates and the shamlessness of me being in public on wheels doung regular things that are done in foot.

[@RollerbladingwithRoss]

Ricardo, you have skated this style of skating and make it look fun too. Is it harder or just different? I see more and more people coming to skate parks on these type of skates, could the past be the future? It does look fun mind.

[@RicardoLino]

i do still skate quad skates..not as often but i love it... just wish i had 30 hours day.. :) those extra 6 hours would be wonderfull.. heheh. but once my second kid is here me and mommy will be qua skating again :) i wouldn't say its harder.. its just different.. smaller wheel base.. but wider..one thing is for sure..on transitions can be faster :)

[@ertfgghhhh]

Its not retro. Im black american and we are the originators of jam skating and disco skating. We STILL skate. Its a cultural thang. It evens has its own type of music (jb music)

[@RollerbladingwithRoss]

@@ertfgghhhh I hear ya, here in the UK though I have seen a big uprise on these types of skates and even roller-discos are coming back in a big way here. I have been rollerblading since the late 90s, its just so good to see it all come full circle 👍

[@ertfgghhhh]

@@RollerbladingwithRoss yes, indeed. Im just shocked people think its retro and leave us out of the movement. Moxi has been blasted from leaving my community out in their online content and advertisement but was seen at one our our "black nights" learning our moves. Its interesting that she is talking politics but hate when others do. I guess its only good when it fits her agenda. I have bought 4 pairs of her skates and other products. Its sad, though. Anyhoo, yes!! I see that indoor skating is getting a push in the uk. I follow storm and that woman is smoooth. I also saw in russia people using our jb skating moves in the ice rink.

[@BalaHormiga]

@@ertfgghhhh I am white. I grew up skating ( and working) late night soul sessions. I have always preferred those sessions as jam skating, in my mind, almost requires the rhythm built into that genre of music. When "skating" in general seemed to wither it always retained a following in the black community unmatched by other cultures. I enjoy the atmosphere and simply watching the skill! I still skate soul session at 60 years old and introduced my daughter to it. Just simply an awesome experience.

[@michamikulski686]

RollerDerby s 2000 my first inline skates :) '90

[@jackieumphrey1712]

Lol!!! Funny. I love skateboarding too, but not great. Roller skating is my jam

[@Zeluth]

I found my dad's nunchucks. I should have kept them because he chucked 'em.

[@konstantinusstoyanov9749]

Oh I forgot to mention that my family own 2 moxi pairs

[@tiffaniroman3045]

Omg...I'm taking her classes at home!! I did not know she was that nice...shame on me....

[@almareyes2192]

I'd be willing to do videos and inspire my community in the town I live but I'm not that good yet😅😅😅 eventually I'll get better with practice💯💯💪 BTW she is fucken awesome 😍😍😍😍❤

[@pL4StiKgiRL]

queen

[@julianahalleck813]

It's funny how she talks about "other peoples" tutorial videos in youtube and she's doing exactly the same 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brie1226]

Just wish they made bigger sizes. Dont wanna pay all the extra money to get a set that fits me. There are loads of us 6ft tall plus girls will big feet.

[@Squeegees123]

Little did she know that boom would soon come up that summer

[@kaylaautry5348]

I SERIOUSLY CANT WAIT UNTIL I HAVE THE MONEY FOR MY SKATES. 60$/400$ FOR THE SKATES AND SAFTEY !!

[@PinkPulpito]

❤

[@lattae_2843]

Who is she?!?! BITCH she’s my idol. If I ever met her I’d literally start crying and then hug tf out of jer

[@David-eu1ms]

I like watching girls skate!

[@nomadicnewbie]

My research says she is 36-years old.

[@kayli.c]

❤

[@stienbuts3390]

So... how old is she?

[@abdallah2892]

Urban is life......🇧🇷😍

[@paulcoombes1652]

Dont you just hate it when your girl friend has your top on .x

[@SydTheKid79]

More video projects you say? Bet.

[@scamland2545]

I make skate videos

[@wolfsid00196]

Being Nonbinary, i really respect Michelle. Shes absolutely someone to look up to

[@fireplatypus]

420 views

[@anthonysah7393]

AND YOU ARE A PERFECT WOMAN/CITIZEN!!!..... 😎🙂😀