don
Well-Known Member
I tell younger kids I come across that ask about riding to just watch Chase Hawk videos. He can ride a bike.
His tables are text book perfect and how he can manual in and out of tricks is incredible. Then you add in his power and transfer/carve capabilities.
And I absolutely love watching people that can really crank at a jump or feature. The comment he made about having a starting gate before that loading dock table had me smiling. Kids should start off learning how to really haul ass down the first straight. That one clip at 9:44 where he has to pedal uphill for that natural 1/4 - not sure most of the new school riders could get that speed for that.
Also crazy is how time flies. I remember seeing pics of Hawk as a young gun riding 9th street on his race bike and clips and doesn't seem long ago. Dude is 30 something years old now. Man I'm old.