Riders Quotes

Young riders pick a destination and go...Old riders pick a direction and go. - Unknown

You show up freshly rested and flown to these events while these guys are driving their own pick-up trucks there and then they're working a 9-5 job during the week while the factory riders are on their own private test track dialing it in, getting the bikes set to their exact specifications. - Mike Vogel

Women's snowboarding has progressed a lot. The younger riders are really pushing the limits of technical tricks. - Kelly Clark

With the increasing residential development downtown, a number of residents who are bus riders are rightfully concerned about service there. - Scott Patterson

With a bit of instruction, it's much easier to catch a wave than it looks. But most wave riders will tell you that becoming a great surfer is a lifetime pursuit. - Adam Davis

Winter X Games Ten (Jan. 28-31) will be the only time international Olympic riders face off before meeting in Italy, and there's no better place to check it out than here. Ride Aspen Highlands during the day (be at the top of Highlands Bowl when ski patrol drops the rope!), then make your way to Buttermilk for the night pipe event. Aspen is made up of four different mountains, so you can see as much or as little of the X Games as you want. - Kurt Hoy

When you've got 150 riders riding as hard as they can after 140 miles, it's scary. They need a longer straightaway. - Kurt Burkhart

When we were down early, I wasn't worried about it because I knew we were trying. It was just a matter of our shots going in. Then, when they started going in, (the Rough Riders) couldn't stop us. - Chris Schwartz