Age: 19
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX., USA.
When you ride, you seem to prefer having fun over being super competitive, is that right?
Aaron: HELL YEAH HAHA Bike riding is only about having fun and hanging out with your buddy and seeing things, I love just hanging out and doing nothing all day and riding a spot.
Age: 22
Hometown: Amparo, Brazil
What was it like growing up where you're from?
Diogo: That was awesome I wouldn`t trade it for anywhere else even knowing it wasn’t the best place to be riding, and the bike scene in Brazil is getting better but not even close to the scene in other countries, but I wouldn’t ever trade my friends or how I grew up for anything, it’s made me who I am.
What got you into BMX?
Diogo: The first gift that I really remember was a bike!! I was 6 years old. I didn’t know what bmx was, but I already really enjoyed riding and jumping little curbs, but I didn’t find out about bmx until I was about 15.
Down but not out part two. Hennon and Shenker also on the reserve list
How did you get injured?
Hennon: BROKE AND DISLICATED MY RIGHT SHOULDER.
Where were you at the time?
Hennon: I WAS AT THE POP SESSSION JAM IN TALLIN, ESTONIA.
Did you know something was wrong right away?
Hennon: I KNEW IT WAS A GOOD CRASH BUT I DIDN'T THINK I HAD BROKEN IT. I THOUGHT IT HAD JUST COME OUT OF JOINT AND GONE BACK IN.
Who helped you on the way to the hospital?
Hennon: NO ONE, THE FINALS WERE JUST ABOUT TO START. IT WAS COOL, DIDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO MISS IT .
Name: Steven Paul Woodward Age: 24
Hometown: San Diego, USA
You ride for wethepeople, a German company. Have you ever met the guys?
Steve: Well I haven't met all them. I got the chance to meet Klaus and he was a super cool guy, and I have heard Rob is quite a personality.
Does your deal go through Tip and who do you deal with there? Double D?
Steve: I think they send a lot of the stuff through Tip, sometimes straight from Germany, I have no idea who to talk to at Tip.
Steve: Yes indeed, part of the new chapter that faded out for some reason. I guess there are new sprockets and stems in the works from what I hear.
Age: 24
Hometown Northern Hemisphere summer: Corona, CA
Hometown Southern Hemisphere winter: Brisbane, Australia
How do you enjoy your BMX Pro lifestyle?
Corey: It’s just been like a wet dream, I'm still waiting for my alarm to wake me up and me be pissed off. haha.
Do you believe it's weird making a living riding a BMX bike?
Corey: Not so much weird but lucky I think. It’s pretty cool to look at your bike and see what it has done for me and the places I have taking it. Its small and the general public don’t understand how much fun it can be. I love the death stairs from business men while riding street or something, if only they new how much fun us bmxers are having haha. As Mr. T would say “I pity the fool"
Age: Just turned 25
Hometown: Lynn,Massachusetts
Biz was out with a knee surgery for a long time, how did you deal with the down time?
Biz: Ah now that I look back on it I don't know, I guess a lot of TV and that's about it, oh wait I guess I worked out an did therapy an stuff.
How does the knee feel now and what do you do to protect it?
Biz: It feels real good, my doctor did Travis Pastrana's an Jamie Thomas' knee and a bunch of other crazy dudes so I knew I was in good hands. I just wear a CTI brace an try not to land on it, I guess that's all you can do.
It was good seeing you back in the magazines in the last few months. Was it hard to get back into it or did you start with tricks like Surfers first?
Age: Born September 20th 1980
Hometown: Now Vancouver BC Canada
You recently switched from Macneil to Volume. How hard was it to make that decision?
it really wasn't that hard, Jay and I had long talks about the future for me and it seemed that I might fit a little better over at Volume now. Don't get me wrong I think I did fit well on Macneil in the beginning but I just think things changed and I think I need to do something different now. Jay and all the guys out at Macneil/Tenpack and I still get along great and there are no hard feelings....I want to add that kids think that I did this move for money.....I make the exact same over at Volume that I did at Macneil. The only difference is I have room to move up at Volume.
Age: 34
Hometown: Derbyshire, England
What has daddy Bestwick been up to lately?
Jamie: Well apart from being a dad to my fantastic son Samuel, alot of traveling, just got back from the etnies photo shoot in CA, working on a few new ventures that I am passionate about, and trying to get a new bike together. (ed note: He's off GT)
Have you moved your family over to England permanently?
Jamie: No they are here with me in PA at the moment, I don't want to be too far away from them, as the contest season is coming around again, we are just commuting back & forth at the moment, but still spending the majority of the time here in the States.
Age: 24
Hometown: Greenville, NC
-You changing sponsors from S&M to HARO came as a surprise for some. How did it materialize?
Rob: Pretty much just got a call one day from Tony D asking me if I had anything going on for next year. He called me back a few days later telling me what he could do and it sounded good. I've always stayed with Haro guys at all the comps, couch surfing. We're all really good friends and live in the same town. I just thought how good it will be to travel the world with your best friends. Now I have a chance to do that, so I went for it. Don't get me wrong, S&M was great!! But Sometimes change is good.
-You've been around for quite a few years now, what have been your biggest results?
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.
