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Chris Doyle words!

Friday, December 5th, 2008

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Place of residence?
South Pole? Nah, Still Pittsburgh.
The first thing you think of in the morning?
Breakfast. Do we have eggs?
The last thing you think of at night?
Can my girl and dog take up any more room? This bed isn’t big enough anymore.
What you been doing in these winter months?
It went from Fall to Winter overnight, I’m still adjusting. I’ve been so lazy lately. Been riding a little, too much time on the internet, not enough time digging, plan to do some snowboard missions, and hopefully take some trips to warmer climates this winter with and without the bike.

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Are you an internet junkie?

Maybe? Everyone’s allowed a vice, right?
5 non bmx websites you visit daily?
Yahoo.com, Facebook.com, Weather.com, Pittsburghpostgazette.com, Crailtap.com, NHL.com
How often do you change your myspace profile pic?
Haven’t changed it in a while now, I’m more of a facebook guy.
Favourite place visited in the year?
England was the best trip of this year for me. We got to spend a good amount of time there. It was nice to get the feel of a town instead of just doing a hit and run. I learned how to drive all over again as well.

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Favourite snack?
Cereal. Cereal’s a snack not a meal.
The first bmx film you saw was?
RAD.
What was the last bmx film you watched,how was it?
Believe it or not, it was “Wide Awake Nightmare”. I was feeling nostalgic and wanted to watch something I hadn’t seen in a while. I came to the conclusion that the old Square One team was the best assembly of friends/riders ever.
The last thing you put on your bike was?
A bar end that popped out a while ago. I was riding without a bar end for a month and was hella scared.
What was the last bike part you payed for?
Tubes.
You’re average weekend consists of…Riding, Digging, Penguins hockey game perhaps, movies with the lady.
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Favourite riding spot 5 years ago?
Section 22, Studio 334, Mckinly, MLK school downtown, Section 8
Favourite riding spot now?
Locally, Potoczny’s. Wordwide, Posh.
Most watched uk movie?
Snatch, naturally.

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What 5 riders have influenced your riding in the last 5
years?

Brian Foster, Mike Aitken, Van Homan, Brian Yeagle, Gary Young
What 5 riders influenced you when you started?
All my local heros: Cory Muth, Mike Richie, Scotty Clevenger, Jon Moak, Leigh Ramsdell.
What was the last trick you learned?
I don’t know. I’m on a constant cycle of loosing tricks and then re-learning them a few years later.
What is a trick you wanted to learn but still havent?
I’m gonna learn flairs this winter I swear. That trick looks fun.

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Favourite wrestler?
For your sake, I’m gonna say the Iron Sheik.
Is there anything you wish would disappear from bmx?
I’m down for internet sites and what not but I wish there was a cap on what could be done with them so that the magazines weren’t struggling as much.
Is there anything you think needs to make a come back in
bmx?

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Square One. Reunion tour?
First memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?
I think it was Dave Clymer from an old BMX Plus. He was doing a fakie in a full pipe, his hair was dyed green and his shins were bleeding. It was punk.
Last memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?
Brian Foster’s scrub at Catty - best photo I’ve seen in a long time and he never even left the ground.
To smoke or not to smoke?
No thanks!

Ashley Charles interview.

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

What are the good points of living in bournemouth?
Friends, family and the beaches in the summer.
Countries visited this year?
Portugal, Spain, Ireland Canada, U.S.

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What you been doing in these summer months?
Been on a bunch of trips riding bikes and having a good time.
Most fun trip you went on this year?

Probably ride to glory. Good people, good spots and good weather.
Worst trip you went on this year?
Trips are always good even when its bad, it’s all an eexperience If i had to pick one though it would be Spain, just because i was sick at the start then took it to my ribs the first day i felt well enough to ride.
Are you an internet junkie?
Not really.
5 non bmx websites you visit daily?
Yahoo, youtube, bbc.
How often do you change your myspace profile pic?
Fuck Myspace.
Favourite place to eat?
My house when I’m home. Any good vegan spots if I’m away.

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The first bmx film you saw was?
S&M 44 Something.
What was the last bmx film you watched,how was it?
Levis, pretty good.
What was the last bike part you payed for?
Probably a tube.
You’re average weekend consists of….
Riding and hanging out with friends.
Favourite riding spot 5 years ago?
Allotment trails.

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Favourite riding spot now?
Anywhere new.
What 5 riders have influenced your riding in the last 5 years?
Mike Aitken, Jason Enns. Phil Wasson, Chase Dehart, Jeremy Reiss.
What 5 riders influenced you when you started?
Mike Aitken, Jason Enns, Joe Rich, Jerry Galley, Jeremy Reiss.
What was the last trick you learned?
Toboggan airs.
What is a trick you wanted to learn but still havent?
Truck hops.
Least favourite wrestler?
Triple H.

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Is there anything you wish would disappear from bmx?

Bent forks.
Is there anything you think needs to make a come back in bmx?

Kids learning bike control instead of the latest trick.
First memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?

Chuck. Table at Posh.
Last memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?
Some of the stuff from Eli Plats interview was pretty nuts.
What place do you want to travel to next to ride?
Russia.

Clint Reynolds interview.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Name:
Clint Reynolds
Place of residence?
Derry, New Hampshire

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Whats the first thing you think of in the morning?
Food, coffee, what to ride, and what to mod.
Whats the last thing you think of at night?
Usually what I’m about to do the next morning.

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What you been doing in these summer months?
I’ve been riding a lot lately. Mostly the trails in PA. When I”m home in NH work takes up a lot of my time, but I still ride just about every day.
What goes on with credence bikes?
Credence is a small company I run that consists of all my friends that ride.
Are you an internet junkie?
I wouldn’t say so. I haven’t been on a computer in over a week.

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5 non bmx websites you visit daily?
www.frybrid.com www.google.com www.mapquest.com
www.weather.com www.myspace.com
How often do you change your myspace profile pic?
hard to say, maybe once a month.
What was the last city you visited?
Philly.
What place visited this year did you like most?
The UK was sick. It was my first time over there,and I can’t wait to go back.
Favourite snack?
Sandwich

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The first bmx film you saw was?
It might have been Rad, I’m not sure if that counts?
What was the last bmx film you watched,how was it?
Criminal Mischief, Van Homan is a silver back.
What was the last bike part you payed for?
Forks
You’re average weekend consists of….
It depend if I’m at home or on the road. If I’m home it’s mods in the AM and riding in the PM. But if I’m on the road it’s riding in the AM and chilling with my friends in the PM.
Favourite riding spot 5 years ago?
The trails behind my house.
Favourite riding spot now?
The trails in PA.
What 5 riders have influenced your riding in the last 5 years?
That’s hard to say because you get a little bit from every buddy, but the major ones would be Brian Yeagle,Nutter, Derrick Girrard, Brian Hunt, and Matty Aquizap.
What 5 riders influenced you when you started?
The older kids who lived down the street that had sweet trails.

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Where do you feel you fit into the lawn mower legacy?
I’m not sure how to answer this, but I first saw Derrick Girrard do one and thought it looked awesome.Then I learned them on ramps and finally stepped it up to some decent sized sub boxes. AS far as legacy goes,I think I just dusted off an old move that the younger generation hadn’t really saw too much of.
What was the last trick you learned?
nac nac seat grabs.
What is a trick you wanted to learn but still havent?
oppo spins are scary
Favourite wrestler?
The hulkster!
Is there anything you wish would disappear from bmx?
Drama, and trails getting torn down for BS reasons.
Is there anything you think needs to make a come
back in bmx?

It all comes back around sooner or later.

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First memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?
I’m not sure who it was or what mag it was, but
this guy doing a 360 table, and I couldn’t believe it.
Last memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?
Yeagle at the empire of dirt roasting the curved wall.

Mr Jimmy Rushmore interview…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

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Name jimmy maynard rushmore

place of residence? cuffley

whats the first thing you think of in the morning?jus 5 more minutes!! gettin up sucks….really!!

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whats the last thing you think of at night? wat time i gotta get up in the mornin!!

are you an internet junkie?NO, i think i go on like 4 sites then propa vadenuff!!

5 non bmx websites you visit daily?fuck knows i go online bout twice a week, my hands are to busy massagin me ol vera lynns!

how many bifta’s do you do in a day?rrrr duuunnnnaaaaaar…not enuff!! it depends how the day goes, minimum i reckon is like 5. but if its typical lazy sunday at rom were talkin like 8 bad boys.

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describe a day with no weed?

wake up no joint.livid.

drive to ride, no joint..livid

ride like iv got square wheels,still no joint…LIVID

people start sayin iv only got the camel coz i aint got no weed….LIVID!

break bike, no joint…FUCKIN LIVID

starts rainin so i drive home with no fuckin joint!!go to bed and cant sleep coz i didnt get cained….LIVID!!!

in short, NO WEED= LIVID!!!!

favourite snack?white widow, bubblegum, cheese, lemons,

the first bmx film you saw was?the last resort!! i couldnt beleive it was in england, i didnt even know ramps existed!! has any1 got a copy i need to see that vid again!!

what was the last bmx film you watched,how was it?Thunder….fuckin amazin!! older videos rule, seems like people were out for a good time back then rather than now with every1 tryin to be the next big thing, WHO GIVES A FUCK!! dean hearne no foot can seat grab in 97 need i say any more??

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what was the last bike part you payed for?an inner tube iv had like 5 punctures in 4 days lucky the stash is rockin!!!

favourite riding spot 5 years ago?harlow mini ramp!! it had a sweet hip it was the bollox!! wish it was still there!!

favourite riding spot now?oi oi romford!! its got more lines than pablo escabar!!

what 5 riders have influenced your riding in the last 5 years?g-dogg shiiit he been smokin since he was 2!! billy fuckin mills, dyenosaur, farmer malyon, ross head loves a whinge. com

what 5 riders influenced you when you started?glenn, dye, the nase, gerry galley, joe rich, the cong, rabib ron, rattlin rob 3.16, the dreig, chris stauffer, its more than 5 but fuck it!! these dudes rul

what was the last trick you learned?oppo round the world wit the left peg…psyched!!

what is a trick you wanted to learn but still havent?lookbacks!! they look da bollox but i jus end up avin a starchiac arrest.

favourite wrestler? stone cold steve austin!! D.T.A!is there anything you wish would disappear from bmx?yes!! all these dumb self proclaimed superstars who think there the next big thing or there owed something coz they can bust a whip without leavin the floor or or jump a box doin a backflip double epileptic fit or something!! big deal it aint nuffink new people ave been doin that shit 4 like 2 decades plus. jus fuckin remove your head from your arse and get over yourself!

is there anything you think needs to make a come back in bmx?bmxers!! people who wanna ride for the enjoyment of the time spent on there bikes.

first memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?gerry galley no foot x up on some mud humps!!

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last memorable picture you saw in a bmx mag?does a zine count as a mag?? nicky croft doin a massive panny at some concrete park seriously massive

what are the bad things about trail building?how long have you got!!! rosshead would love this question, he’d be moanin about it 4 weeks!!!! i think that when people start moanin about where was you last week when we was buildin or just makin you feel awkward bout bein there it starts making it feel like a job instead of what it really is, a good time!it makes you not wanna go!! everything starts out as mates gettin together and buildin something to ride at a place you can ave fun at! not gettin all twisted and think your changing the world! get over yourselves its just a bmx!!! if your welcoming, people will wanna get involved if they can!!