Sparks continues: "With a team like theirs, and the set goal of the company, I Trust that I made a good move for myself and a good move for my future. I want to travel a lot this year, see old friends, and meet many new ones. SNAFU wanted to help me achieve that. This year has given me a lot of injury and for a company to still want to help me out, I feel I'm very fortunate for, and very grateful. For everyone else that has helped me in the past, Thank you. For all the people that continue to help, Thank you again."Team manager Mike Collins reports: "I think I met Matt back in the day at a CFB Contest, little did I know then he would take his love for BMX and evolve it into the amazing rider he is today. Every time I log onto the Team Young page and look at the stuff they are doing and the good times they are having on and off their bikes it makes me remember why we all got into this in the beginning. Matt for sure pushes it when he is on his bike and is a down to earth person off. I can’t think of a better addition to the team."
THE SNAFU BMX MANIFESTO: A manifesto is a written set of rules and opinions that everyone who believes in a thing or an idea can look to for guidance and inspiration. Words to live by, you could say. At SNAFU, we have lived by the following manifesto since we started the brand in 1999:
-The best bike riders are progressive, freethinking and open-minded
-The best bike parts are reliable, strong, light and affordable
-Competition improves many things, but it doesn’t define them
-Old and reliable is better than new and unproven
-Servicing things that work is better than replacing things that break
-Excellence requires skill
-Skill requires knowledge
-Knowledge requires respect
-Respect excellence
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