Latest Interview
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Hometown:
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Ryan Nyquist
Greenville, NC
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Birthday:
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Ryan Nyquist
March 6, 1979
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Sponsors:
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Ryan Nyquist
Haro, Adidas, T-Mobile, Ogio, Bell Helmets, Jiffy Market of Los Gatos
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Years riding freestyle:
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Ryan Nyquist
14
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Favorite place to ride:
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Ryan Nyquist
Jaycee Park in Greenville, because that's where all my friends ride. There's no better place to ride than when all your friends shred the gnar.
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Favorite type of riding:
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Ryan Nyquist
Probably ramps, like skatepark stuff, and then trails would be second.
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Favorite title:
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Ryan Nyquist
The Triple Crown run was pretty good. [Ryan won 11 contests over 4 years]
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What are you looking forward to this year?
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Ryan Nyquist
Not traveling as much as last year. Last year I traveled so much that it burned me out, so I'm looking into having a week at home during month -- maybe even two. This year I'm not doing any MSS contests and no King of Dirt, if they have them. And the European stuff; there is so much going on that I could spend a month and a half in Europe if I wanted to.
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I'm not that much of a rollercoaster guy, but I couldn't pass this up. I almost blacked out and puked from the G-forces.
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Hobbies off the bike:
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Ryan Nyquist
Listening to music, watching movies, hanging out with friends… I don't know if that counts as a hobby, but I'm getting really good at it.
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Favorite people to ride with:
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Ryan Nyquist
Josh Harrington, Rob Darden, Colin Mackay, and Shea Nyquist.
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Craziest place BMX has taken you:
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Ryan Nyquist
Probably an all-you-can-shop shopping spree at DKNY in New York… and a flight in a MIG fighter jet --- it was like the ultimate rollercoaster. I'm not that much of a rollercoaster guy, but I couldn't pass this up. I almost blacked out and puked from the G-forces. I had the barf bag out and was ready. They shoot a video of you during the ride, and the video shows my the transformation from all stoked to sick.
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What gets you motivated to ride?
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Ryan Nyquist
Progression, new tricks, good times, and good sessions.
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Bell moment:
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Ryan Nyquist
At Woodward West I was messing around and tried a rocket-barspin-flip into the foam… There is so much going on in that trick that I shouldn't have tried it without fully being prepared. I ended up jumping out of it and landed in the foam, and the bars hit me right above the temple. It totally cracked the foam in the helmet, but I was fine.