When you visit England do you ride the trails here ?
When I come to England I try ride a bit, I ve rode the brickyard trails a few times with Geth Shooter as I live close, normally when I`m home I`m taking a break so I dont ride that much, I use to ride,Reddich, Bromsgrove, Pinner, a lot when I lived in England.At the time I really liked Pinner, it flowed and I would do laps around the place till I was dizzy.
How do they compare to the trails in U.S ?
You know I dont go to many trails in America ,I`m busy racing so much I dont have much time, I live close to SheepHills so I ride there a lot, when I got a break from racing .I can`t really say which are the best, ask Steven Murray, he goes everywere riding.
Do you ever dig the trails out there ?
To tell you the truth no I dont dig out here, no excuses , sorry.But if there is a wip round to buy a water pump or spades I will kick down ,everyone gives me shit, Christophe Leveque doesnt do much either, once at Sheep he picked up a brush to sweep a jump, everyone stopped riding and clapped, it was so funny. I keep saying I will dig next time it rains, we will see.
How do the tracks compare ?
The tracks over here arn`t all up to what people say, I`ve see a lot better in Europe, and some in England
What are the ingredients that make a good track ?
For a good track you need good jumps, turns for passing, but the main ingredient is flow. Try make them so little Jonny can`t get round, cause the pros dont care about little Jonny, or your Marco`s off this world. only jokin.
A lot of U.S riders look like bodybuilders do you think weight training is essential for top level racing?
Like it or not, if you want to win in Pro bmx you got to go to the gym, period.
You take training very seriously what is an average weeks training for you ?
On season, cause i race like 35 weekends a year, I will train like 3-5 hours a week, off season, 10-15 per week, which isn`t much, quality not quantity, thats what alot of people don`t know or understand.
Do you take any supplements like creatine ?
No, crea cramp, I mean creatine, I used to years ago, it didnt help me, some say its good, you can`t beat a good diet, you dont need to be the big meathead , lean and fast works.
Do you ever ride skateparks ?
You know just the other week I rode a mini ramp at the Ride and Snap magazine building when it was raining, Me Martin Murray, Neal, Brian Foster, Thomas Allier,Todd Lyons, Keith Mulligan and Grotbags sessioned, shit did I drop something! that was the first time in years, I used to when I lived in England, I rode Nottingham indoor ramps,and Wakefield in the early 90s, I rode Derby a few times a few years ago, I rode Nottingham a lot with Jamie Bestwick years ago, we lived in the same town, Heanor, Oh God I dropped something again!
Does BMX`ing for a living take away some of the fun ?
Yes BMX is my living, a job, but I still love it, rode for nothing before and will again some day.
Is Neil Wood really as crazy as he comes across in the media ?
Neal can be a crazy drunk, he has done some funny shit while drunk, lately he`s been calm, he wears yellow duck slippers, and even sent his girlfriend some flowers while he was in England last week.
Who would win in a fight ?
Neal would proberly win in a fight, he got more experience with fighting than me I think.I heard Oggy was the toughest bmxer around !
Have you got any interesting stories about him or are you too scared to tell ?(don`t worry I`ll be asking him the same about you)
He`s got some good storys, ask him, I don`t want to get into trouble. (ed.too scared)
Jeremy Hayes told me his wife makes him dress up like you in bed does that scare you ?
If Jeremy`s wife likes me, cool give her my number,
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