Interview with scooter sensation Ryan Williams on riding BMX. "Basically I just dream up tricks when I'm going to sleep."

Mar 12, 2016

Written by Bart de Jong

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Name: Ryan Williams
Age: 21
Hometown: Sunshine Coast, Australia
Sponsors: MGP Action Sports
Instagram: @rwillyofficial

You're mostly known for riding scooter, but have you always ridden BMX as well?
Ryan Williams: I started riding BMX about a year or so into

Scootering, then I would basically bring both my BMX and scooter to the skatepark.

What was your first BMX bike?
Ryan Williams: My first BMX was a 2008 WeThePeople 4 seasons

What kind of bike are you riding now?
Ryan Williams: I actually have 2 bikes, my Nitro Circus bike is a Total and it's really short and light for all my tricks in the show, then my other bike has a Fiend Garrett Reynolds frame so it's a little longer and heavier but that's what I prefer for riding at the skatepark.

You've impressed many people with the new tricks you brought to the big set-up during the Nitro shows. How does the process work for you?
Ryan Williams: Basically I just dream up tricks when I'm going to sleep then if it's possible in my head I'll give it a go and see if it works

Do you think most of the scooter tricks are possible on a BMX bike?
Ryan Williams: I think that most tricks are definitely possible but maybe not to the extent of some of the combos people are doing on scooter.

Does it help to have already done certain tricks on your scooter before doing them on a BMX bike?
Ryan Williams: Doing tricks on my scooter first helps me tremendously, even though the scooter is smaller and lighter, I can pretty much predict how hard it will be on BMX. However there are tricks I have done on BMX and not scooter.

Is anything possible?
Ryan Williams: You need the mind set of anything is possible otherwise you're just limiting yourself.

Would you be into riding the Big Air BMX comp at the X-Games?
Ryan Williams: I would absolutely love to ride Big Air at X Games, but it's not about how much you want it, it's about how much people vote for you to be in it.

Are you entering the Nitro World Games on a BMX this summer?
Ryan Williams: I wouldn't miss it for the world, the Nitro World Games is going to be the ultimate action sports event!

Do you see yourself make a transfer from scooter riding to BMX entirely?
Ryan Williams: I don't really see the point in committing to just one sport, I'm just having fun at the end of the day and why give up on anything that's fun and enjoyable just to please the few haters that might think it's uncool.

Thanks to: Thanks to my friends and family and just anyone that has impacted my life positively or negatively because it sculpted my life to be the way it is and I wouldn't change a thing.