Mountain Bike

Q & A

1. What are the events, wins, memories that stand out most throughout your career so far?

   Finishing 2nd in the world championships this year and winning the u.s. open in 2008 as a junior.

2. When did you turn pro?

   2008

3. Word Association:

   • Fun= spending time with friends • Vision= being a consistent top bike racer • Friend= someone you enjoy hanging out with • Foe= someone who has pissed you off

4. When did you first start riding? Where/why?

   I started racing BMX when I was 5 because my brother wanted us to race moto but we were too young.

5. What drives you to be sicker than everyone else?

   I am a competitive person and I want to win.

6. If you weren’t ripping on a bike, what kind of menial task would you want to do?

   Engineering bicycles.

7. If you had to date one person who would it be: Pamela Anderson after Tommy Lee, Snookie from Jersey Shore or your mom in the past like Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future?

   Definitely Pam Anderson

8. If you had to share a bathroom with one Oakley rider, who would it NOT be and why?

   Kyle Strait cause he eats so much beef.

9. Tell me a funny story about an Oakley rider...(We’ll never tell)

   Our team manager was driving a rental car in New Jersey and got pulled over with Tracy Moesly and I in the back seat. Tracy didn't have her seat belt on so I tried to put it on for her and was fumbling with the buckle to try and get it in. The cop came up to the wind full on thinking i was getting a gun and freaked out on us. It was pretty intense.

10. What’s the funniest thing that you’ve ever seen happen on a bike?

    Fat people falling down

11. What’s the gnarliest thing you’ve ever seen happen on a bike?

    Probably the shape of my arm after I broke it last year

12. Your Favorite…(Start with your favorite music artist or something):

    Metric, Band of Horses, Mumford and Sons.

13. Oakleys are…

    The most innovative eyewear out there

14. Best song to ride to:

    Noise the bike makes

15. First thing you do when you get back from a trip is…

    Team hug with the family.

16. A lot of riders never get to go to Prom, did you go, who did you take or who would you ask if you could go today?

    I'm going in a few months, so hopefully I get a hot date!

17. Fist pumping? Head Banging? C-Walking? Or Funky Chicken? Which one? Or all of the above?

    I'm best at the john wall haha

18. Dream vacation spot:

    Riding bikes someplace warm and sunny.

19. Would you rather get punched in the gut by Mr. T. or super roundhouse kicked in the face by Chuck Norris?

    Punched my Mr. T cause I'm from philly and Mr. T can't beat anyone from philly.

20. If the most interesting man in the world wanted to take your girlfriend out would you let him?

    Sure, why not.

21. People would be super surprised if they knew that you…

    My favorite food when I was 5 was broccoli

22. What tricks are you working on?

    Whips

23. You’ve been mistaken for…

    Steve Smith before haha

24. Food…

    Anything home cooked

25. Taylor Swift or Myley Cyrus? Or if you prefer older, Megan Fox or Diane Keaton?

    T Swift, got her poster up at home

26. Last words…

    Thanks to everyone along the way who got me where I am now.