Ace Pelka started skating at nine and didn't make a dollar from it until he was twenty-two. He kept going anyway. These days he's grinding jacuzzi edges for 120 million views and still calls it the same thing he always has — a labor of love. 

Along the way, arthritis in his feet from narrow skate shoes led him to Splay Natural Performance shoes. We're proud to call him a Splay rider, and even prouder of how he got here. In this interview, Ace talks about the slow build, the shoes, and why he figures he'll skate as long as his body lets him.