BMX Union

BMX Racing

July 7, 2008

BMX Racing is legit. Dudes haul way too much ass and hit jumps that are way too big. Well, in my opinion at least because I am a sissy. I waited a few days to see if Brett Rohlfing would post this since he made it, but he didn’t so I am doing it for him. Basically these dudes are ripping a 35 foot double. Like I said, BMX Racing is LEGIT!

Edit:Click the Read more tab to view it, for some reason it keeps messing up Internet Explorer on the main page? I think that is the problem that keeps messing up on my computer for some reason.

South Park Pro Jump from Brett Rohlfing on Vimeo.

Kenny Horton Interview

July 4, 2008

Kenny is a ripper. He has a super badass part in the new Peg Leg DVD which also is super badass go buy it.
I sent some questions over to him to see what he has going on. Expect to see a few more from the Peg Leg crew. Let him know what you think with a comment.

Name:
Kenny Horton

Photo: Sven

Location:
Newport News, VA

Sponsors:
Peg-leg, and ECD

Years riding:
8 years

Your one of the Peg Leg guys, what is Peg Leg to you and what do you feel is the most important thing to your crew?
Peg-Leg is fun to be apart of, Devin is a real laid back guy and the road trips are always a blast. Either way, if your with Jeff Martin you’re going to have a good time.

Your part from the Peg Leg DVD is out on Vimeo, which kicks MAJOR ass. How long did it take you to film your part and how do you feel about it?
Thank you. We filmed for about 2 years i think. I feel pretty good about my part. I just liked filming for it and I can’t wait to start another project.

Obviously you kill it on street and park, is that all you ride or did you grow up racing and riding trails?
I grew up riding street and ramps. We’ve always had ramps in the backyard and street is everywhere you go. I have fun riding trails but they’re just hard to come by in my area.

Photo: Justin W

It would appear you are riding with brakes. How do you feel about the whole brakeless thing and why aren’t you into that?
Everyone I ride with is brakeless. It’s tempting to take them off but then I’d miss out on skid contests.

You clearly are not too scared when it comes to doing big things, what do you use to get you motivated to ride and do the things you do?
I’ve always liked the feeling of doing bigger things. But When I do get scared i usually talk myself into it. I don”t like to walk away from things so i just think “might as well”.

Where can you typically be found riding?
in my hometown, I go to Richmond a lot. Va Beach is cool too.

I heard you have travelled a fair amount. Where are some of your favorite places you have had the chance to travel to?
Canada was amazing. I recently went to NYC and that is my favorite place. All the riders are really nice and motivated. it’s like a big family up there.

Where are some places you would like to go to someday?
I’d like to go around europe. rotterdam i hear is worth a trip

What are some tricks you could never get sick of doing?
tabletops and barspins

What tricks drive you the craziest trying to figure out?
turndowns. somedays i can do them and some days i can’t

Have you had any crazy injuries from riding at all?
I’ve been pretty lucky. I’ve broken my foot, broken my knee cap with some ligament damage. I was off my leg for a year. Other then that just your normal stitches, concussions/knock out stuff.

If you could go on a road trip with any 5 people, who would you pick and where would you go?
Oba Stanley, Devin feil, Jeff martin, Alex Platt and Butcher cause he’s badass.
It would be cool to make a trip to Paris.

What do you think you would be up to if you never got into BMX?
I’d probably be more into art and trying to do something with that.

Photo: Justin W

Outside of BMX what are some of your interests?
Art is a big part of my life. I film and edit weddings. I’m slowly building my collection of LP’s.

I get a vibe that your an artistic dude? What kind of stuff are you into like drawing and things?
usually my ideas come out of nowhere, traveling inspires me, I’ll come home from a trip with different things that i want to paint. Lately, I’ve been into graffiti.

How do you feel about school? Did you go or are you in college for anything?
I think school is pretty important but at the same time, it’s not for everyone. I go to school now for Computer Art.

If you could have 3 wishes, what would they be and why?
#1 to wake up everyday with $500 in my pocket so my friends and I could do nothing but hangout and ride.
#2 to have a house with fullpipes as hallways and a water slide out of the 2nd story window into a pool.
#3 have John Travolta is my personal pilot to fly anywhere.

If you could be sponsored by any company, bmx or not bmx related, who would you pick and why?
PBR beer, because i like to have a good time

What kind of music are you into? Anything you think people should check out?
I’m into all sorts of stuff. Metal, Rap, Jazz, Blues.
check out “your mommas on crack rock” by The Doggs. that songs awesome.

What are some of the all time best movies?
“Dont be a menace to south central while drinking your juice in the hood” is an awesome movie. Also “the wrong guy” with Dave Foley,

Do you spend much time on the computer? Any favorite websites?
on rainy days. the come up is dope and random art websites

Photo: Justin W

What are some things you would like to accomplish in the next few years?
I”d like to graduate from school and travel to the west coast.

What is the best advice you have ever been given?
never take things for granted.

What kind of life advice do you have for people?
have a good time.

Do you have any shout outs or thanks?
Devin and the whole Peg-Leg team. ECD, Everyone who has let me stay at their house. My mom and sisters. my neighbors for putting up with ramp jams at the house.

Kenny Horton – Peg Leg DVD from peg leg on Vimeo.

Seshin News

July 4, 2008

Seshin is a sweet company. Jared Chilko has a video bike check and riding clips up on their site. (P.S that link to Jared old interview is old)

Happy 4th of July + Video

July 4, 2008

I just wanted to throw a happy 4th of July out to everyone. I am gimping around with a bruised/swollen foot so I did some filming last night and it turned out to be a pretty fun edit. I hope everyone gets to blow something cool up today.

On the Horizon: Profile Racing

June 30, 2008

Profile is a brand that if you ride BMX and haven’t heard of you should probably just quit. They make some amazing cranks, hubs, and other parts. The history of profile goes back a long ways and after all these years they are a brand you can depend on. I caught up with Matt Coplon and asked him a whole bunch of questions. I hope you like it, leave some comments if you want.

All photos by Grant Carter

Profile has a long history in BMX. Who was/is the original owner? When did the company start and who runs the show these days?
Jim Alley is the founder. He started the company in New Jersey in 1968 making race car parts (hence the trademarked name…everyone always asks why we don’t take the “Racing” out of our name because we make freestyle parts. Well, we’re legally bound to that name.) Jim is still in the office everyday, he actually works six days a week; he’s the only person here on Saturdays.
He’s the overseer of everything that goes on in the shop.

Madera is a group effort started in 2006 by Profile Racing. Its focus is to produce more streamlined parts (more simply made) here in the shop so that we can offer a less expensive (MSRP wise) alternative to Profile. Madera’s goal is to offer an American made product close to the same price of something made in Taiwan.

Profile has always been american made with a lifetime warranty to back it, why is this the most important thing to you guys, wouldn’t you make more money if it was made in another country?
Jim started the company so he could have control over most, if not all, aspects of manufacturing. Yes, it would be cheaper to do things overseas but there are a ton more advantages doing things in-house. Some examples are:
1.As soon as product is finished it can be shipped out the door.
2.Product can be more immediately tested.
3.Prototyped product can be modified a dozen times (if needed) in one day through the machines.
4.Much less lag time on getting brand new product on the market.

Besides our prices being a little higher because of production costs, warranty on cranks and limited warranty on hubs is built into the cost.

How many people does Profile employ, and who are the people behind the scenes nobody ever hears about at profile, from designers, to machine operators, to the dude that gets your coffee?
There are 16 of us here at the shop at all times.

Jim and his wife run the overall show, call the ultimate shots, and pay the bills.
Corey Alley (Jim and Nancy’s son) is the designer.
Six full time machinists.
One overall promotions guy.
One web designer.
One warranty guy.
And then Grant, Tracy, and myself handle sales.
Besides that, I handle the freestyle teams for both Profile and Madera.

Just a random thought after thinking about being a coffee slave, do you guys offer any internships? If yes, how would somebody go about getting involved in that? How about full time/part time jobs there?
Sorry, we no longer offer Internships (we had some bad experiences). However, getting hired is just timing. If someone leaves, we’ll need to fill that spot. I’ll keep everyone posted.

I would imagine your cranks and hubs won’t be changing too much anytime soon. What does Profile have planned for the future with their products? Any new things you guys will be releasing soon, colorway’s, pros getting signature parts, or changes to current products already available?
We always have so much new stuff in the works that is hard to keep up, seriously. Two weeks in to having something finished it becomes old to us. Unfortunately, it’s still new for three months afterwards and sometimes gets forgotten about in the mix.
Mulville is getting a signature stem and seat.
Degroot is getting more signature seats and his shirt was just released.
New platform pedals will be available in three months.
Two new component colors will be released before September.
By Interbike in September, we should have about 10 new products, some of them being hush-hush for now.

What is the soft goods and other small things you guys produce looking like these days? Is there going to be anything new or in the works?
We’ve left the soft goods up to the team almost exclusively at this point. Currently, Mulville, Saavedra, McDermott, and Phil Aller have designs available. Degroot just did his “Burt Reynolds” shirt which came out a couple weeks ago. Now, Ludwick, McDermott and Hinkens are working on new Madera designs and Mulville is working on yet another wild Profile idea.

For the most part, our designs more recently have little continuity but neither do our riders. Each one has a different personality, so each will produce a completely different design. It keeps things fresh.

Since you are the team manager for profile, who is all on the pro team and flow team these days? Is the race team going to grow with the olympics coming up? And will there be any changes or additions being made to the team you can tell us about?
As far as the US team goes, nothing is changing anytime soon. We have our seven Pros: Mulville, Degroot, Klugiewicz, Cardona, Alavarado, Saavedra, and Keenan. And our newest flow additions have been Greg Smee (Mulville’s addition), Jared Eberwein (Saavedra’s addition), and Chris Gille (Alvarado’s addition). There’s always room for a flow addition or two a year, but I’m leaving that up to our Pro team to decide.

We have been adding flow riders Internationally through our Distributors:

Profile Europe: Levi Rogers and James Harrison.
Sunex (France): Ben Gea and Thomas Calcagno.
Elite (Australia): Liam Fahy-Hampton and Mick Bayzand.
Country Bikes (Germany): Hasn’t really changed as our team in Germany has been tight for years!
Brazil: Leandro Moriera (Conall Keenan addition)

As far as the race team goes, there is no huge change in the near future. As far as the Olympics go, we flow Jill Kitner and Mike Daye hubs so they’ll be shredding on those in China, and hopefully not becoming human rights victims while over there.

How do you go about picking new guys for the team? Do you ever go by “sponsor videos” or is that more of a thing of the past?
It’s funny you ask because at the onset of the youtube revolution, we are constantly flooded by sponsorship videos. I do check them out and respond to the sender, but our sponsorship program has turned into 75% personality and 25% riding. There are so many amazing kids out there now that personality has become the main issue for promotions. Firstly, getting to know the rider is the most important thing…At this point, I leave new additions up to the team itself. We’re all friends (the team and I), we’re all on the same page as far as who we like to ride with/who we like to see ride/who we like to hang out with. I trust their judgment. So when someone is up for consideration, we chat about it, get into conversation with the rider, and feel them out for a bit. Then we decide yes or no. This process always seems to work best.

Who is your favorite person on the team?
They’re all my friends, all awesome dudes so there’s no favorite. However, it’s a toss up between Mulville and Degroot as to who is the funniest. Both of those guys could make you laugh for days.

What is a typical day like for you as TM?
Drive to work which takes an hour and a ton of gas.
Flick off the dude in the hummer pulling his boat to the bay.
Drink a ton of coffee.
Arrive at 7:30am and check emails until 10am. Work on orders (which involves building cranks and hubs), take sales calls, handle team stuff, order shirts, handle shipping to the anodizer, take stock, and work with our web designer and print advert designer on ad layouts among a ton of other small tasks.
Clock out at 4pm, take the toll road home to avoid road rage, drink a Steaz, and then go ride street or the Skatepark of Tampa for three hours.
Repeat.

Will there ever be another Profile DVD anytime soon? Or is it just going to be the web videos you guys have been producing for a while?
We’re trying to continue doing one web edit a month for both Profile and Madera.
As far as an actual video, it has been talked about. Most likely that will happen with Madera first. I’ll keep you posted.

How are you guys looking on the road trip side of things? Is there anything planned at all you can tell us about?
We always have roadtrips planned; they’re one of our most important parts of promotions and the best way to spread the word of both companies. We’re actually traveling so much up until this November that I had to take the semester off from school.

July 2nd, Madera is taking off to Milwaukee for a week.
August 13th, Profile is heading up to New England for a trails roadtrip.
Sept. 6th, My band, Light Yourself on Fire is touring for two weeks. I’m sure we’ll do some promotional things with that trip.
And at the end of October, me, Mulville, and McDermott will be heading to Interbike in Vegas.
And sometime in November, we’re doing another Profile trip from Riverside, Ca. to Arizona.

So a kid snaps his crank or blows up a hub, who does he contact to see if his part is under warranty? and what is the typical procedure to go about getting it replaced?
As far as warranty goes, it’s always good to call us first to go over the protocol.

For cranks, as long as you are the original owner and you have the receipt or warranty card, you’re entitled to a warranty against bending or breaking of both the arms and the spindle.

For hubs, there is a crash replacement warranty available where you can send in your hub to get it rebuilt at a very low cost.

Our entire product line is covered under a manufacturer’s warranty. So, basically, if you get something that is defective, we’ll handle it.

What are the current goals and plans Profile has in the coming years?
We’ll have a bunch of brand new stuff for both Profile and Madera on display at Interbike…Until then, we’re designing that stuff and getting prototypes shot out of the bowels of our machines.

Other than that, our goal is to have fun, party, ride bikes and hopefully discover Ponce De Leon’s fountain of youth so we can stay young in order to keep up.

Where can people pick up Profile goods, and who should a shop or distributor contact to get Profile in their shop or warehouse?
Our Main Distributors in the US are Quality Bike Products, KHS, Tip Plus, and Custom Cycle Supply.

Because our product line is so extensive, some odds and ends you cannot get through our distributors so you’d have to get your shop to contact us direct.

As far as Madera goes, shops can only get it direct from us.

How does somebody go about contacting Profile about product complications, sponsorship questions, just to chat it up?
The General number here at the shop is 727-391-7370. Be careful dialing those digits, one wrong move could send you in touch with a shady massage parlor.

However, emails are easiest and the best:

For Freestyle sponsorship: matt@profileracing.com
For Warranty: Shane@profileracing.com
For Race: Grant@profileracing.com

Anything else you would like to say?
If you’re ever in Tampa, contact me to ride some street and park. We always welcome out of towners and would love to show you around.

If you see me around, don’t hesitate to say hello and shoot the shit.

If you haven’t tried Ethiopian food, make it happen. I’m addicted.

If you ever have any questions regarding Profile, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for the interview Kurt!

Jesse Trnka Interview

June 28, 2008

The first time I heard of Jesse was probably a year or two ago on Bikeguide when I saw some of his videos and was super impressed. I really like to do a interview with a pretty unheard of person from time to time because those are the dudes who are riding for fun and have the same dreams as the rest of us who haven’t got a shot at the big leagues. So this is his interview, enjoy and let him know how you liked it!

Name:
Jesse Trnka

Location:
Waterdown, ON, Canada

Sponsors:
None

Years Riding:
Just over 5, I believe.

Your a talented kid who is under the radar. Have you ever been one to try and get sponsored at all or are you just in it for the fun?
I pretty much just do it for fun. I mean, I wouldn’t turn somebody down if they wanted to hook me up. Unless of course I wasn’t stoked on what they made and what not.

You have some good style, did you race or ride trails growing up? Or is it more or less just natural?
Thanks! I guess it’s all natural. I’ve never pushed myself to change my style of riding, or anything like that.

From the looks of it you are very into BMX, what is it that gets you so pumped up on it?
It’s pretty much the number one thing in my life, aside from friends. I couldn’t even imagine myself not riding a bike. Everything about the sport get’s me stoked. Seeing friends land new tricks and watching the sport progress. My brother also plays a large part in my love for bmx and I’m happy I got him into it. Although watching him learn stuff first try that I stressed forever, is kind of a pain.

What is your riding scene like where your from? I know there has been a few good web videos that have come out of you guys.
There’s not actually too many riders in waterdown, about six if i’m correct. It’s definately a good scene though, for the size of the town. Everybody seems to learn real quick, and isn’t very intimidated to try new things.

Do you get to travel much and where are some of your favorite places you have had the chance to ride?
Myself and my friends try to go ride new places every weekend, because riding the same park starts to get old after a while. I would have to say that my favourite park at the moment would be the new one in Brampton. I’m always down for a street session in Kitchener aswell. I’m not much of a street rider though, but I try.

Where are some places you would like to check out someday, and do you have any road trips or anything in the works soon?
I really want to go ride the Autumn Ramp Park, it looks like soo much fun. At the moment we don’t really have any major trips planned, aside from the regular weekend adventures.

How do you feel about contests? Are you into them? Do you plan on riding any anytime soon?
Contests are pretty fun. I definately enjoy the rush of competing and pushing myself to try new tricks and go higher and faster then I normally would. I was hoping on attending the Muskoka Woods jam this year, but i’ve yet to hear anything about it. Metro Jam aswell, but they are only taking a very small amount of amateur riders for some reason. So I do not think i’ll be going to any contests anytime soon.

Who or what are some of the biggest influences on BMX for you?
Pro riders influenced me before, but now the stuff they do is just insane. So I can’t really relate to it anymore. My friends have always influenced me a lot with my riding, and definately a lot more now then ever. Especially my best friend Matt Drew, i’ve known that kid my whole life and rode with him from the get go. Without riding with him, i’de have nowhere near the amount of skill i have now.

You have a pretty solid list of tricks going for you, what are some of your favorites you could never get sick of?
Thank you Kurt! I hate to say this, and kids will hate me for it, but I love tailwhips. It may be the fact that it took me soo long to learn them. I’ll never lose my love for inverts either, they just feel soo wild. I’m also a large fan of barspins.

What are some tricks that give you the most trouble?
Manual to 180. I had them on lockdown before, and now I completely suck at them. Fufanus also scare the crap out of me because I think too much about my brakes slipping.

Have you had any bad injuries riding bikes or are you pretty lucky?
Most of my injuries have occured off a bike. I believe the only ones I have from riding are sprained ankles from rolling them. Oh yea, I stretched ligaments in my knee also, from my front tire staying on the deck when I wanted to drop in from a footjam. My knee still gives me problems because I never really let it heal.

What do you think you would be up to if you never got into BMX?
I actually can’t give an answer for this, I really can’t picture myself doing anything else. I’m obsessed!

Outside of riding, what are some of your interests?
Filming definately, and making web videos. Other then that, I just hang out with friends when I’m not riding or working.

Your into filming and editing, how long have you been doing that and what got you into it?
I’ve had my camera for about two years now, which was pretty much when I got into filming and editing. Two people got me into it, Cole Dow from Waterdown, and Brad Hill from St. Catharines. I was always stoked to see their videos and editing styles.

What kind of gear do you have for filming, editing, and everything?
Nothing fancy really. I film with a VX2100, and use a death lens from time to time. As for editing, I use Adobe Premiere Pro. They get the job done.

Have you ever done any DVD’s or have any plans of doing one?
I was planning on making a full length foreverbmx video, but I kind of got sick of the whole foreverbmx thing and i’m done with it now. So that’s not going to happen anymore, but I’m sure I’ll make a dvd eventually, just from the local riding scene.

Do you go to college or anything at all, if yes what for?
No I do not, I’ve yet to figure out what I want to do with my life, aside from riding as long as I can. Some people know what they want to do, some people don’t.

What is your ideal dream job and why?
My ideal dream job would be not having a job. I guess if I really had to choose, I wouldn’t mind getting into custom car work. I love modifying and changing stuff.

Do you work at all right now and how is that?
I’m currently doing landscaping. Pulling 10 hour days at the least. Working sucks, but everybody needs money.

If you were to find a bag on the side of the road with a large sum of money in it, what would you do?
I’d make my bike completely dialed. Then I would pay back my parents so they can stop bugging me all the time. I would also go on a trip somewhere really nice. Then I’d probably save the rest.

If you could be sponsored by ANY company, bmx or non bmx related, who would you pick and why?
I’d probably have to go with Monster energy drinks. I can’t get enough of those things! I’m always thirsty when I’m riding so what would be better then free energy drinks?

What kinds of music are you into? Any good ones you think people should check out?
I pretty much listen to everything, aside from country, pop, and jazz. I’m sure there are a few other genres I’m missing, but oh well. I can’t say I have any favourites at the moment.

In your opinion what are some of the best movies out there?
If we’re talking about riding movies, I’d have to say a video that covers every aspect of riding. Every new video these days are all street, not that there’s anything wrong with that. They are still very amusing to watch. So yea, a video with park, street, and dirt is what I enjoy watching most.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
Having an insane amount of strength to use when you want, would be amazing. Being able to go invisible would also be incredible.

What are some things you would like to accomplish in the next few years?
I wouldn’t mind having my career figured out within a few years. Winning the lottery would be great too, but like that is going to happen.

What is some of the best advice you have ever been given?
Stop being a bitch and land the trick. That one is pretty high up there in good advice. That, or the constant “Do it, you won’t.” from my friends.

What kind of advice do you have for kids looking to get into filming, editing, and BMX in general?
When it comes to filming and editing, do your RESEARCH first. Know what you really want and what product is going to meet your needs. As for riding, if your looking for a bike, go to your local bike shop or even check out the internet, there’s always somebody who is willing to help a new guy out. Also, do not be intimidated by the other bikers at the park or riding spot, they aren’t going to bite your head off. If you ask nicely they might even give you advice on tricks and techniques.

Do you have any shout outs or thanks?
I definately have to thank you Kurt, for giving me the oportunity to do this interview. My fellow bike riders and friends ofcourse. My brother Zack. My parents for driving me everywhere, before I had a car. There’s probably more.

Anything else you would like to say?
My last name is spelt properly, with only one vowel. Never be afraid to try new things. Thank you.

jesse’s jumpoff from jesse trnka on Vimeo.

bro sesh in niagara from jesse trnka on Vimeo.

Jesse Trnka from Justen Soule on Vimeo.

Mike Aitken Interview

June 27, 2008

With the recent interview that popped up on the Fit site, I was worried my questions were going to be repetitive. Luckily it was fairly short and this one ended up being fairly long so there might be some fresh stuff for you. Mike Aitken is an amazing rider and a huge influence on a lot of people including myself. When he said he would be into doing an interview my jaw dropped and I probably could have asked questions for days. This is what came from it. Enjoy, and let him know what you think.

Photo: Fit

Name:
Mike Aitken

Location:
Salt lake city, Utah

Sponsors:
Fitbikeco,fox clothing, odyssey,lotek, rockstar energy drink

Years Riding:
14

Your 4th version of your frame the Fit S3.5 has been released, and it looks like it has been selling like crazy. How do you feel about having it out and the response? I heard somewhere your frame was the top selling frame too?
I am very proud of everything fit and s&m have done for me and this bike especially I never expected it to go this far…I would just like to thank everyone who has helped support fit over the years, you have helped make it what it is…

How are things going at Fit right now, do you have any other signature parts in the works? How about video parts, web videos, road trips, or just news in general?
Everything is good, we are doing another full length next summer and working on a few short web trips for this year. As far as parts the frame is huge and were going to focus on that for a bit..

With your part in Electronical being awesome, how stoked were you for that to come out? Also how about any odyssey news like signature stuff, or trips planned, news, etc?
thanks, Yeah the premiere was nuts, it felt good to be at the trails again, the vid turned out amazing and I am proud to be in it. Nothing new as far as I know, but you never know.

Photo: Fit

How about the other sponsors? Any news or anything going> on?
Rockstar is sponsoring a few events this year, lotek is doing a vid and filming in s.f., We are continuing to work on a jean with fox other that I don’t know.

Last I checked you were doing the brakeless thing, is that still going? How do you feel about all that anyways?
Yeah, it’s all about fun for me.

Now that it is summer with trails season in full effect, do you have any big plans for some local trails or some trips to some places to ride?
Ride tanner when possible, and I plan to go out east and film and ride for anthem 2

It seems like you have had the chance to go all over the world over the years, where are some of your most memorable places you have been?
South africa was amazing, Japan is cool, pretty much everywhere is new and exciting.

Where are some places left on your list of places you would like to go someday?
I would like to go to south america someday, new zealand,I don’t know I never thought I would make it where I have so really anywhere.

With the “contest season” kicking off, do you plan on hitting any up like the Dew Tour this year?
Possibly but as far as being on the circuit…not interested, I got an invite to superpark X games and thats enough for me.

Even though this is older news, how do you feel about x-games taking the dirt side of things out and pretty much changing everything else BMX related?
Not in to it myself, but hey they don’t care about me, they care about the people paying.

Do you plan on slowing down at all in the next few years with riding or are you still feeling 100%?
I have some shoulder issues this summer, so this year might be a little slow but hopefully by next year I will be back to normal and from there as long as it is still fun I am along for the ride.

Photo: Chris Thibo

I’m sure this has been asked before, but what is the trick to getting style on a bike?
It it all depends on if you care to make things look the way you want or you just want to do the tricks, it is all in your mindset and goals.

If you could go on a trip with a few people, who would you choose, where would you go, and why?
o.g. square one team, Japan, When that group gets together their is never a dull moment, no one gets but hurt we all hand it verbally to each other and it is just fun to be around people who don’t take things to heart, oh yeah and japan kicks ass..

If you could change anything about BMX what would you change and why?
Less is more..

Outside of riding what are some things you are into?
Cars, motorcycles fishing, snowmobiling, family, working on my house.

How’s the family life going? Is the kid on a bike yet? Any more kids on the way?
It’s going good, yes he is learning, not yet I have got my hands full right now.

What are some songs you will never get sick of?
Any cash, dylan, misfits, slayer… too many to list.

What are some movies you will never get sick of?
smokey and the bandit, super troopers joe dirt.. anything comical

What is the craziest thing you have ever seen/done/been involved with in some way?
Having a kid, it is a constant challenge and it lasts a lifetime, crazy shit ends..

Photo: Fit

What are some things you would like to accomplish in the next few years?
to stay healthy and ride trails more often.

If you could spend the day with anybody, alive, dead, or fictitious, who would you choose and why?
my grandparents, did’nt have enough time to get to know them.

What is some of the best advice you have ever been given?
Remember who you are..

What kind of advice do you have for kids who are getting> into BMX?
Have fun with it you never know how short it is until it’s over.

Photo: Odyssey

Do you have any shout outs or thanks?
I would like to thank my family sponsors and friends for all of the help over the years.

Anything else you would like to say?
go ride, typing sucks!

These Waters Run Deep Part 2

June 27, 2008

Part two of the series from RedEndo.com