Shaun 'Elf' Walters ride for T-1, lives in Salt Lake City, helped put together one of my all-time favorite videos (5050's That's It) and digs dirt jumps for major comps all over the world. But more importantly, he's a subversive wise a**. In fact, I can't really give Shaun a proper introduction, cause I don't want to give away the multitude of pranks he's become infamous through over the years. But I will say this: if you're talking to Shaun at a Dew Tour, and after the conversation ends, you realize that your pants are soaked with water, then you've been Elf'd.
Describe yourself.
Quick-tempered, patient, like to laugh, don't take things too serious.
Describe your home.
Comfortable, full of things my girlfriend has collected: bags of apples, walnuts, sunflower heads, ripening tomatoes, art work and compost buckets. I have a man cave.
Describe your bike setup.
Meticulous, lots of pegs, good looking.
Your favorite BMX trick is:
Grinds.
Your best friend is:
Shelli Thompson.
Something you wish you had more of in life:
Free food delivery service while street riding.
Something you wish you had less of in life:
Egos and mute babies.
Your biggest fear is:
Conforming to how society thinks we should be to make a living.
The thing you love the most is:
The freedom to get up in the morning and do whatever the f**k I want.
The thing you hate the most is:
Riders that don't get it!
A nickname you have is:
That's It-ler.
The most common stereotype about myself is:
That I only ride street.
The last meal you ate was:
Apple crisp, pizza and a banana with peanut butter, random.
The last movie you saw was: Zombieland.
The last phone call you made was:
To Eddie 'Dew Tour' Buckley.
The last song you listened to was:
On lastfm.com, R.A. the Rugged Man.
The best advice you ever received was:
"You got to sell out to eat out."
Your biggest dream is to:
To dream smaller.
Your first thoughts upon waking are:
I can't believe Cameron Wood has not called me yet, or I can't believe Cameron is calling me already.
Your most prized possession is:
My house.
Your favorite place to visit is:
Germany.
Your favorite food is:
Thai, or sushi.
Your favorite type of riding is:
Ground sport.
Your parting words are:
Ride to smile, and don't be a mute baby!!
The above section is from T-1's You Get What You Get. Elf is the one doing the gnarly backwards grinds, gaps to grinds and crazy steep feeble. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like this video needs to get a re-release or something. It's still that good, even five years later.
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