Albert Mercado sits down for an interview on the Kanode Knows Podcast!
The latest episode of Kanode Knows from Bobby Kanode has arrived. This time around he sits down with the one and only Albert Mercado. Hit play as they talk about his riding, sponsors, working for Our BMX, his artwork, life outside of BMX and more. Albert is an awesome guy and this makes for a real interesting listen, so check this out!
“Albert Mercado is a professional BMX rider living in San Diego. He rides for GT Bikes, owns BoxPalm, and works for OurBMX. It doesn’t get much more BMX than Bert. I’ve always been a fan of his riding and he’s the chillest humblest most talentedist guy out there. Big thanks to Bert for coming on the show.
0:00 – Intro
2:51 – Our BMX
5:31 – Working at Walmart
9:14 – Graphic design
11:20 – Our BMX clips
13:18 – Our BMX work
15:20 – Beginnings
18:35 – Videos
19:57 – Give D crew
26:35 – Box palm
33:05 – Family
34:18 – Sponsorship
39:47 – GT
55:31 – Why Box palm?
58:20 – Footplants
1:03:15 – Tables Vs Inverts
1:13:29 – Out riding
1:15:58 – Who to watch?
1:19:37 – Spots
1:24:10 – “Tiempo” breakdown
1:43:37 – Podcast Questions
1:54:06 – Advice
1:56:44 – Mt. Rushmore
1:58:27 – Outro” – Bobby Kanode
