X Games gold medalist Adam Jones was once a green FMX newbie and ESPN FMX has the footage to prove it
October 22, 2009, 1:34 PM
By: Ryan Leyba
Man oh man, are you in for a treat. As luck would have it, ESPN FMX came across a huge box filled with VHS tapes of today's top pros back when they were mere groms trying to break onto the scene. So, for the next couple months I'll be dropping videos from the "FMX Archives" for your viewing pleasure. It's really cool to travel back to a time when FMX was simply a passion and a dream for these kids, who would later become some of the sport's best. No money, no stress — just having fun jumping dirt bikes.
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Contributors
Ryan Leyba
Leyba is a bitter, retired FMX rider that likes to sit in his cubicle and call the professionals of the sport wussies for not pulling 360s and double backflips. He claims he quit riding FMX before flips were even invented... yeah, right.
Cliff Talley
Making FMX videos exciting is easy. Making them look good is not. Cliff Talley does both of these well and still manages to find enough time to piss off his neighbors with his Travis Barker-esque drum skills.
Chris Tedesco
You've seen his photos on the covers of Transworld, Racer X and more. You've also seen his tequila shooting skills at your local dive bar. Ladies, Chris is single and looking to mingle.
Grant "Goba" O'brien
FMX in Australia wouldn't exist if it weren't for Goba. Well, maybe it would, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool. I don't know why, but we can't quit calling him gobalobadingdong — it just rolls off the tongue.
Tes Sewell
Tes is the dude that's always involved in everything that's going on in FMX. How he does it, we don't know, but that's the reason we hired him to share his plethora of FMX wisdom in the form of a monthly column.
