BMX Interviews

Jed Mildon Interview

If you haven’t heard the name Jed Mildon before, you’re completely blowing it. Jed has been one of those riders that is all about pushing boundaries and setting records for years now and it’s been hard to not take notice. A few months back he was the first guy to pull a quadruple backflip on a BMX bike (and the video has nearly 11,000,000 views!) to go along with a handful of other firsts he has already done. With the Nitro Circus crew about to kick their world tour back up, we figured it would be a good time to catch up with Jed and find out a little bit more about him. Let’s see what he had to say!

Name: Jed Mildon
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Larry Edgar Interview

Photo: Kyle Carlson

Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of riders that bring something very unique to their riding that really make them stand out. Whether it’s a crazy bag of tricks or style, there’s always that thing that burns a name into your memory. Over the course of the past year or so, Larry Edgar is a name that has been BLASTING his name into our memory with some of the biggest airs and a ton of style. Recently, Larry has been popping up more and more between contests and edits and was recently added to the Fly Bikes team, so we figured there was no way we could wait to get to know this guy better. Let’s see what he had to say!

Name: Larry Edgar
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Matt Nordstrom Interview

All photos by Walter Pieringer

Anyone that has been riding BMX long enough has seen how different generations come and go and it seems like with each generation we get a whole new level of riding that we never expected to see. We’ve been seeing a number of new riders starting to really make a name for themselves lately and it’s safe to say that Matt Nordstrom is one of those guys who has really been on fire lately and really pushing BMX to new levels. After seeing him in countless videos, getting super stoked on his riding and just seeing how much traveling and crazy stuff he has going on, we knew it was time to get ahold of him to find out a little more about him! Let’s see what he had to say!

Name: Matt Nordstrom

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Jay Dalton Interview

Photo: Josh McElwee

One thing we really like about doing The Union lately is having the chance to watch a lot of talented riders putting out their own series of videos that are more than just trick, trick, trick and trick. We get to see a lot of personalities and get a little glimpse into how other BMX riders are living their lives. Thanks to Youtube, this has been increasingly more and more popular and it seems like every day there’s a new channel to subscribe to. One rider in particular that really has caught our attention lately is Jay Dalton, between his less than serious approach to BMX and his undoubtable talent to go from jib tricks like peg chings to hucking backflip tailwhips, you don’t really quite know what you’re going to see when he drops a new video. We were curious jus what Jay’s story was, so we hit him with some questions. Let’s see what he had to say!

Name: Jay Dalton
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Kaden Stone Interview

Unless you’re completely oblivious, there’s been a huge rise in the number of kids riding BMX at an earlier age and there’s A LOT of talented riders coming up. One of those riders that we have been becoming bigger and bigger fans of with every video is Kaden Stone. Kaden is one of those young guns that has been showing everyone that age is just a number and that these “kids” have the ability to ride like the pros thanks to BMX bikes that are designed in the 16″ size. Kaden has been progressing at an insane rate lately and we knew it was time to get ahold of him to find out just what his story is! Let’s see what he had to say!

Name: Kaden Stone
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Videos: Cal Earnshaw

Photo: Fooman

When you watch as many BMX videos as we do in a day, eventually you start to recognize a lot of filmers and their work. There are days when a video comes out and we’re more stoked on who made the video than the actual rider, or we’re just more familiar with the filmers work than the rider. Over the course of time, we’ve been becoming bigger and bigger fans of Cal Earnshaw’s work and we knew it was time to get to know just who this guy behind (and in front of) the lens is! Let’s take a look at what he had to say along with check out some dialed photos of him riding and a handful of videos that Cal has produced!

Name: Cal Earnshaw

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Quicky: Christian Rigal

Photo: Chris Martinez

It’s pretty rad seeing how riders are able to balance out multiple roles in BMX these days. Christian Rigal is a perfect example of that who is one hell of an amazing rider, but he’s equally as dialed on the other side of the lens as well. There’s no doubt that you’re a fan of his riding, his film work or both. With that being said, between riding and filming, Christian is constantly on the move working on projects from his section for the new United DVD “Still United” section to getting his new RED Scarlet Dragon camera dialed in. We haven’t caught up with him in a little while, so we figured now would be a perfect time to catch up with him and see what’s new! There’s some Markit news that we’re especially excited about… Check it!

Name: Christian Rigal
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