From humble beginnings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mat Hoffman rose through the BMX ranks to become the sport's foremost pioneer of riding. Hoffman has pioneered over 100 iconic tricks within the realm of freestyle BMX, including the first backflip fakie, the first flair, the first handrail grind and the first no-handed 900. Simultaneously, Hoffman has suffered more than 45 broken bones, endured multiple concussions and undergone numerous surgical procedures, all in the name of BMX progression. And that's not even mentioning the countless demos he's done, the bike company he started from the ground up or the hundreds of contests Mat has organized along the way.
In mid-September, ESPN BMX sat down with Hoffman for a candid video interview, discussing Hoffman's meteoric rise to the top, along with the many bumps in the road that he's encountered along the way.
Truth To Me: Mat Hoffman, drops on ESPN BMX on November 11, 2009. The feature includes the exclusive Hoffman interview along with a retrospective photo gallery and write-up. And not only that, we'll be offering an exclusive Condor giveaway package for one lucky viewer.
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Brian Tunney
This is Brian. He lives in Jersey City, rides BMX bikes often and somehow ended up in the X Games a few times. Facebook him if needed.
Cody York
From Cleveland, Ohio, Cody was raised on a steady diet of backyard jumps and skateparks and his photos have graced the pages of Ride BMX, BMX Plus!, Ride UK, and Dig magazines. Got something to share? cyorkphoto@me.com
Mark Noble
Mark is from the U.K., and has over 28+ years experience in BMX. He has launched, published, edited and written for more BMX mags than you can shake a bike at. He also runs Deluxe BMX.
Nick Ferreira
Nick Ferreira is a BMXer, photographer and zine maker from Taunton, MA. He has been extolling the merits of tucks and tabes in print and online for the better part of the past 10 years.
Pat Nugent
Born and raised on Long Island, the only outlet to BMX that Patrick grew up knowing was racing. For a while, he got into all those weird forms of BMX, but eventually returned to the race scene. He enjoys shooting races and snaking practice laps.
Steve Crandall
Hails from Ithaca, NY, created FBM in '93, paints pictures of eggs, soup and pigeons in his spare time, throws down a mean tabletop.
