Quotes of the week
Last week, that is. I spent quality time with some BMX luminaries in SoCal, and I now have 20,000 words of notes for my book. These quotes pop out:
“The best way is the way that feels best to you. Even if it’s slower, you feel more confident, and that makes you faster overall.”
— Danny Caluag, 20, current ABA AA Pro and Pro Cruiser champ; on whether he uses a timer to determine which line is fastest through a section.
“There’s a certain rawness that you can’t replicate scientifically.”
— Jason Richardson, 33, longtime AA pro and world champion with degrees in philosophy and global business; on how his construction worker friends are burlier than he is, even though he’s a pro racer and can lift a lot in the gym.
“It’s like you’re back here, ready to pounce.”
— Toby Henderson, 46, BMX and MTB legend and entrepreneur; on the design of his Intense BMX frames. This guy is a character!
And this was just cool. Orange BMX track.
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Hi Lee. Yeah this is great. I already read your Mountain Bike book witch was the best technical book I ever read. I recently got into BMX after buying a bmx cruiser to go on my local pump track… Thanks to your site…
When will the bmx book be ready?
Francois Letourneau
Montreal, Canada.
Before the Olympic Games.
I’m learning a lot of stuff that applies to mountain bikes too. … Just when you think you know it all …
Lee,
Where did Jason get that starting gate? I need one…
Keith