Jesse Bowers

On reflection, this is a jersey barrier whip. Photo: Dolecki

1. What is your very first memory of BMX?
I got a bike for my 10th birthday, and it got stolen the same day; never saw it again.

2. How did you feel when you got your first bike; do you have the same feelings now when you set up a new bike?
When I got my first bike I quit my job. I like working on my bike, but I always lose my tools.

3. What was your first bike like?
Heavy, like 45 pounds.

4. What is your latest bike like?
Light, like 26 and a half pounds...

5. When & what was the first time you saw a rider do something amazing on a bike?
My friend Charlie would do can cans over a 6-stair rail....

6) When & what was the last time you saw a rider do something amazing on a bike?
Seat-grab mower on a sub-rail by Clint Reynolds.

7. If you hadn’t discovered BMX, what do you think you’d be doing now?
Nothing good.

8. When it comes to riding, do you go for style or tricks?
I like learning new tricks; the style is just how I ride.

9. Do you have to work on progression, or does it just come naturally to you?
My progression comes natural but it’s slow.

10.What state of mind enables you to progress your riding?
Beer.

11. What one rider has influenced you the most?
[Mike] Tag.

12. What goes down if you have a bad day?
Beer.

13. When was the first time you tried something big/burly/scary?
I used to jump every stair set I saw, at the time I thought that was burly.

14. When was the last time you scared yourself on your bike?
Pool gap on Mega Tour 5.

15. What was the last bike part you bought?
Brake cable.

16. What is the greatest BMX product in the last ten years?
The new FBM stem is pimp. That shit comes in a Crown Royal bag.

17. If you could choose two riders to go riding with daily, who would they be?
Derek [Girard] and Killa Cam [Wood].

18. How would you describe your riding?
With adjectives...

19. What is your favourite type of riding?
Outside.

20. Describe an ideal day.
Walk the dog, eat Mini-Wheats, skip work, go ride, eat Shortstop, go cliff jumping, go ride, get dinner with my girl, then go party...

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