Nigel Sylvester
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Podcast Appearances
No, there were way more bike riders than skateboarders. Because you have to think about it, right? When a kid gets a bike between the ages of, like, let's call it 6 and 15, right, roughly, they're riding BMX bikes because of the size. First. Right.
You know, I think GTs, things of that nature. So once I hit that mark in my life, I fell in love with bike riding.
You know, I think GTs, things of that nature. So once I hit that mark in my life, I fell in love with bike riding.
You know, I think GTs, things of that nature. So once I hit that mark in my life, I fell in love with bike riding.
Prior to that. This is like, so pretty much how it happened, right? So I fell in love with bicycle riding in my grandma's driveway. In your grandma's driveway. I used to ride this big wheel around and do drifts on my big wheel at like four years old. Oh, shit. And that's where like the love for bike riding like started.
Prior to that. This is like, so pretty much how it happened, right? So I fell in love with bicycle riding in my grandma's driveway. In your grandma's driveway. I used to ride this big wheel around and do drifts on my big wheel at like four years old. Oh, shit. And that's where like the love for bike riding like started.
Prior to that. This is like, so pretty much how it happened, right? So I fell in love with bicycle riding in my grandma's driveway. In your grandma's driveway. I used to ride this big wheel around and do drifts on my big wheel at like four years old. Oh, shit. And that's where like the love for bike riding like started.
And then from there, each summer, I had to get a bike because I loved doing it.
And then from there, each summer, I had to get a bike because I loved doing it.
And then from there, each summer, I had to get a bike because I loved doing it.
And then one summer, I went home after a ride, and I seen Dave Miller riding X-Games for the first time. On TV? On TV. And at that moment, I said, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Wow. You were that inspired?
And then one summer, I went home after a ride, and I seen Dave Miller riding X-Games for the first time. On TV? On TV. And at that moment, I said, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Wow. You were that inspired?
And then one summer, I went home after a ride, and I seen Dave Miller riding X-Games for the first time. On TV? On TV. And at that moment, I said, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Wow. You were that inspired?
It's so hard. It's painful, though. It's hard. I'm sure back when you were riding, they probably had, like, metal pedals.
It's so hard. It's painful, though. It's hard. I'm sure back when you were riding, they probably had, like, metal pedals.
It's so hard. It's painful, though. It's hard. I'm sure back when you were riding, they probably had, like, metal pedals.
So it's a little less painful when it hits your shin.
So it's a little less painful when it hits your shin.
So it's a little less painful when it hits your shin.
So when I was 18, Dave Mira signed me to his company and turned me pro. Like literally dream come true.