Addy (left) with the boys
Tom: Addy lad.
Addy: Tom lad
Tom: Name, age, locale and favourite spot please.
Addy: Mini once referred to me as the Grindmaster Flash but my mother would go with Adam Snowdon, I'm 23, from the dark-side of the river (Mersey), spot - fads rail.
Tom: You've rocked the four pegs for as long as I've known you, as some ropey 8-year-old VHS tapes will attest to, wanna explain to all the kiddies what it's all about?
Addy: Bikes have four wheel-nuts so it makes sense that if I’m gonna use any pegs, I’m gonna use four.
Tom: Being a part of the B-Team of course means you must be streeter than your average kidda, why do you love riding street as opposed to skateparks & trails?
Addy: No one in the way of the grinders, better craic with the boys. Trails are good but they’re always wet and you end up in the air for too long.
Over-inside ice in Southport
Tom: What do you think about the BMX video/web-vid boom of the last few years?
Addy: Everyone has their own reasons for making web videos but a lot of the time it just seems like kids who are desperate to get their footage seen. People who make 'sponsor me' videos immediately lose all respect. Also, if you insist on making a sponsor me video, at least have something new to offer, every bmx company already has their very own Chase Dehart replica, they don’t need another one. Stop calling them mix tapes too, it's not even a tape. Personally I always prefer dvds because you can enjoy them with your mates and they don't get forgotten so easily. If I'm going to have something filmed I'd much prefer it to go on a dvd and I've definitely got the patience to wait for that, I'm 23, I've got other things to think about.
Tom: Tell us about The Don and give us your favourite Don-related story or incident.
Addy: The Don is the most English man in England. My favourite story was the one where he spent a day training for a management job at homebase, took one look at himself in the mirror in the uniform and left in disgust.
Tom: Top five favourite tricks:
Addy: Icepick grinds, x-up grinds, sock smashers, predators (of any kind), one hundred and eighties.
Tom: Talk us through your Flat 9 post-booze hangover cure.
Addy: Space raiders (big 20p bag), a bottle of red rooster (energy drink) and sometimes a bombay bad boy. After a flat 9 sesh you've got to get some nutrients back in your system. You've also got to cheer yourself up with some good food because you might be dwelling on things you did that you're not proud of.
Tom: Bad Manners or The Specials?
Addy: Bad Manners win best song (lip up fatty) but The Specials win overall best band.
Tom: Like Biggie, you got a story to tell. Tell us about the Southport-girl-Irn-Bru incident and remind us all why you can't beat street riding.
Addy: These girls were drunk on a Sunday afternoon (first crime) and were giving us some abuse at a spot. One of them fell in a bush and couldn't get out, much to my amusement. She saw me laughing and picked up a nearby bottle of iron brew (it was the blagged aldi stuff, hence the spelling) and splashed some on me. She then conveniently replaced the lid, leaving about 1.5 litres still inside. Before I knew what had happened, I had already removed the lid and poured half of the contents on to her hair. Realising that if I stopped at this point I ran the risk of getting the remainder on myself, I continued to hold the pouring position until the bottle was empty. I just lose the plot sometimes, it's not something I'm necessarily proud of but it's still funny. The moral of the story is, don't get irn bru on me. You can’t beat street riding because it’s free.
Tom: What would your ideal roadtrip destination & crew be?
Addy: The crew is obviously the b team. Not sure about the destination, maybe those black bars in sheffield, they're like multiple fads rails.
Tom: Cock Sparrer or Sham 69?
Addy: Now then, that's a tough one. Would you have Cock Sparrer without Sham? I don't know. This one's impossible to answer.
Tom: What's your favourite Road Fools and why? While you're at it, give us your ideal 14-man Road Fools lineup.
Addy: I can't remember the numbers. I'll just say not ten just because the line up looked good and it should have been the best but it just didn't live up to expectations. The 14 men would be my mates but I don't reckon I should list them because I might miss someone out. If I knew Troy Mcmurray, he'd be coming.
Truck to flat, in honour of Ratboy
Tom: Top 5 BMX videos of all time?
Addy: It's not worth saying that little devil video so I won't. Animal 1, Animal 2, Animal 3, All time low, Attention Stalybridge. Brighton Ain't Ready gets negative points so I can put Nowhere Fast in there too.
Tom: Top 5 video parts of all time?
Addy: Vic Ayala – All time low/Animal 1 (can’t pick one), Butcher – any part, Edwin/Tom White – Fitlife, Ratboy – Shine, Zack Costa – Cuttin’ it deep.
Tom: Top 5 tricks of all time you've seen on videos?
Addy: Vic Ayala - predator grind, Vinnie Sammon – over to x-up grind, Lino Gonzalez – rail ride, Bob Scerbo – backwards icepick grind, George Dossantos – crooked grind to 180. All down rails, this is why animal rules over everyone.
Tom: Favourite clip banged out by one of the B-Team so far?
Addy: Ryan’s 360 over the big civi gap.
Tom: Top 5 worst BMX trends?
Addy: Too wide for your skinny emo arms handlebars, trying to learn barspins with a seat that’s too low to learn barspins, bunnyhop toboggans, ‘dakota roche’ bunnyhops (those horrible semi-tabletops with the bars turned down), anything to do with emo has got to go. I could go on but I’m only allowed 5.
Tom: Top 5 underrated riders?
Addy: That’s a hard one these days, everyone and their dog gets coverage. Ryan smith, Loz Taylor, Clarky, Jay Bean, erm… can’t even think. The b-team is underrated.
Tom: One band you wanna hear more of on BMX videos?
Addy: Cockney Rejects.
Tom: Shoutouts/hollas go here.
Addy: The b-team and anyone who I’ve ever met who’s been sound. That covers it.
