Sponsorless COB rookie Keelan Philips (Great Britain)

Feb 13, 2007

Written by Bart de Jong

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Have you entered a Red Bull Circle of Balance competition before?
Keelan: Nope not before so I'm looking forward to it.

Do you think it's right that the event is taking place in Japan this time?
Keelan: I don't really think it matters where it is, as long as riders are there it could be anywhere, but why not Japan, it's massive there.

Do you believe that Japan is the country where flatland is most popular?
Keelan: Probably, I've never been there before but I hear and see on videos that there are loads of riders and it's so crammed with riders everywhere.

Do you have an idea why?

Keelan: I don't know why, maybe because they don't have huge sports like football here, or baseball/basketball in the USA, I don't know why there are so many riders, it's cool though.

How crazy do you think the crowd will go when the battles start?
Keelan: Haha hopefully they will be going crazy

Does anyone in this rider group have a chance to win or do you have a favorite for the victory?
Keelan: Every rider has a chance to win, it's anyones game. There are a few riders I'd like to see win but I'm not saying in case I have to battle them and I'll get really nervous.

How stoked are you to be chosen to ride at the COB?
Keelan: I'm so stoked, Japan is the 1 place I wanna visit more than anywhere so I'm happy that I've been given this opportunity to go.

Thanks to: Everyone who knows me.

BIKE CHECK

Frame: inertia
Fork: inertia
Headseat: crappy 5 year old rusty thing
Crankset: profile
BB Set: profile
Sprocket: inertia
Chain: rusty
Pedals: odessy
Handlebar: dragonfly
Stem: bizhouse
Grips: gusset
Saddle: macneil
Seat Post: macneil
Seat Clamp: inertia
Front Hub: gusset
Rear Hub: khe geisha
Rims: khe
Spokes: khe
Tires: comet,freq g
Pegs: khe taira
Brakes: Brake Lever:

Modifications: Apart from the scratches and dents and dirt - nothing