Dane Herron is the FMX course builder and ESPN's Tes Sewell sat him down for a one-on-one
October 28, 2009, 7:23 PM
By: Ryan Leyba
Mike Basher/mikebasher.com
One thing that makes Dane different from the rest of the course builders is that he has the skills to ride what he builds. In turn, this makes his understanding of course design and rideablity a lot more relevant.
Dane Herron is a staple in the FMX industry. Dane's been around since the beginning, riding with guys like Tommy Clowers, Jeff Tilton, Jeremy McGrath, etc., as well as shooting photos of the same crew. But today, Dane has become the FMX course builder, building everything from X Games to Red Bull X-Fighters, and nearly everything in between. Our very own Tes Sewell recently sat down with Dane to pick his brain on the current state of FMX, course design and life in general.
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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.
