In my personal opinion, Dennis Enarson is the greatest BMX rider in the world. I use the word ‘greatest’ because, quite simply, he does truly great things. He pushes his level of riding constantly, across every terrain, all around the world. People may have different favourite riders who they will claim are number one, but I still stand by my original statement. In BMX, Dennis defines greatness.
I clearly have a high opinion of the guy so it was a real pleasure to visit him in San Diego back in February, stay in his swanky new house for ten days and get to know him better. During my stay we rode a wide variety of spots with a mixture of Dennis’ friends, all the while shooting pictures and filming clips but most of all enjoying ourselves. As Dennis put it, it was an honest interview – he was just riding how he usually rides, with riders he usually hangs out with, in mostly local areas.
The thing is, usual for him is pretty unusual for anyone else. I’d shot a couple of random things with him on previous trips but this time I got to see his craft day-in, day-out, and really consider the level that he’s riding at. Not only that – I also found the photos stacking up and up from day one – Dennis can’t seem to help being productive. He’s that driven, he’s a real professional and is truly genuine. Here’s what else I learnt about him.
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