It's hard to start an intro story for VERT. It's a rhythm. It's a combination of building up the greatest power that you can make, flowing the energy, balancing it by the greatest finesse. In other words it's 2 to 3G's through mid tranny with weightless control off the lip while juggling 30 pounds of steal. You have to deal with a fraction of an inch "life or death" accuracy, during a 25 to 50 ft vertically drop.
Riding Vert is the closest to flying my bike. It's a best friend that turns into a religion. For me it's like the perfect harmony between mental and physical balance.
It's taught me how to follow my visions and dreams and the power I have to make them reality no matter what the odds.
It's taught me you only have to have one person to believe in you and that's yourself.