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jamie, how do you feel about being held responsable for cutting 6in off of the resi spine at woodward? why did you do it? and yes, im putting it out there. keep hitting the rafters.
-alex

Jamie, when you were around 15 to 16 years old did you air-out like you do now or were you more technical?

4 Years ago I was at woodward when I was 16 It was the day before everybody left for X-games and You were doing 540 Decades in the foam will we ever see that trick ?
Mike Spinner (MIAMI) LOL

Jamie, I love your riding and as mike said I heard about that 540 decade, so I wont ask you that. My question is if you could pick one place to ride besides cloud nines vert ramp witch place would you ride at woodward and who would you ride with?

Jamie, who was that inspired you to ride?

forgot a word haha
Jamie, who was it that inspired you to ride?

If the chips were down and your life really depended on it, how many chicken and lamb kebabs could you eat in one sitting?!

jamie, what can you tell us about rodeo peanut?

Dear Jamie,
i used to be rubbish at vert until i switched my eating habbits to an diet consisting only of ranch dressing, it helps me to air higher and spin faster. when i watch you ride i can only imagine how much ranch you eat! so my question is.. do you love ranch?

Dear Jamie,
Who is better, "Tammy", or You!

I heard a rumor you were going to start riding park contests. Is this true? What do I have to do to join the JBFC?

jamie, my mom rescues english bulldogs, and we currently have 5. how many do you have and what are their names?

did you learn tailwhips off your front foot or back foot first? how hard was it for you? and how long did it take? (front foot)

Hey ,
Why do u choose not to ride park contest when u can shred at the parks tooo ?
Oh yeah u kill it ! Lol

What is it like riding for Levi's? And Who are some of your favorite riders?

Jamie:
Your section in Etnies, Grounded always inspires me to ride, no matter what. As I think Povah said in the commentary, it's hard to showcase vert riding in a video because you always see everything at a contest. But your section felt like it was a trails session, but on a vert ramp. My question is, how did you make the vert riding feel so unique to the viewers (aside from the obviousa: we rode in the dry lake bed)? Also, how should other riders create a vert video section that isn't boring?
- Patrick Kelly
diehard JBFC member

While it's a great goal to have, it seems that more amateur riders are focusing on sponsorships and competition and are all but forgetting the fun of simply riding. As an older rider (I'm 35) who rediscovered BMX after almost 20 years of Mountain-biking, I have no illusions: I'll never achieve your level of expertise. But I ride every chance I get because I love it. What's your opinion on the matter? Do you feel many amateur riders are missing the point and are focusing too much on sponsorships? And if you don't mind a second question, what's your opinion on us old-school riders? Thanks for reading, and let me say it's always a treat to watch you ride. So much style and skill. Ride on.

no questions, you own jamie

jamie whats your favorite bad word? The reason i ask this is because of you and alister fighing on road fools.

. Do you think american chocolate is crap or is there a chocolate that you pefer?

Last time we talked at Woodward I had to wiz and missed the answer at breakfast.

moses

Do people look like ants when you boost?

Jamie as you are getting older is it getting harder for you come back after slam or will we see you in the 2020 X games.

Jamie, when you began riding could you naturialy air really high ?

being on top of the vert scene is hard to find motivation to progress urself or bmx and wut are ur views on superpark

ive seen alot of people with little emblems of you on their stems that you used to send to your fan club apparently. where can i get one of these?

Jamie,
I've heard many people say that they wish they could "borrow" tricks from you. For example, I wouldn't mind borrowing your massive carving 30 foot alley-oops. Is there any tricks you'd like to borrow from anyone?

Jamie you rule!

I remember reading once that you weren't able to ride full time until you were 30. What was it like working a normal job while hitting all the contests etc over the years? How much do you think that being able to ride "full-time" has affected your riding? Did you ever get annoyed at work and use that anger to fuel your ability to boost?

Jamie, you are an absolute treat to watch!

Do you ever miss the days of the Mirra - Bestwick vert showdown? I remember when I first started riding in 2002 it was a back and forth thing between you two! Can we ever see you hitting up two events and trying out park at the Dew Tour next year?
Keep flowing!

hey Jamie Im from PERU. you re really sick !!! haha how much your son inspired you in your riding? if your son shows a big future in bmx would you like to be his mentor or you just let him search his own style?

Yo Jamie.. Love your ridin' man... Is there any chance you might come to Indonesia and do a coaching clinic or just checkin' out the local scene and chill out for a while...??

Hey Jamie your one of the best vert riders out there.
I recently built a 6 foot backyard quarterpipe and all i can do is 180 on it.
Do you know any good beginner aerial tricks I should learn first?

Thanks
From: Graham

who are some of your favorite pros going up and now?

Hey Mr Bestwick,
I've admired you for years and that includes your insane skills on a bmx bike and the kind of person you seem to be. With all your success and being one of the best bmx riders of all times, how do you manage to still keep that good head on your shoulders and stay humble? Good luck in the future and keep those insane skills coming.
/Malin

How does it feel to ride and compete with riders you grew up watching, such as DMC? Congratulations on your recent victory at the X-games

when you are up in the air for so long you clearly have time to kill, so naturally being a brit you put the kettle on and make a brew......my question is: do you drink twinnings, tetleys or are you a pg tips man?

have you thought about triple tail whips in vert ???? or more than 3 ????

as an english rider moving to america, how do you think about the level of riding compares in these different contries?

hey jamie your one of the best vert riders out there have you ever thought about pulling a double flair because you seem to have talent and skills on flairs ?

Jamie, do you ever feel like you have no motivation to ride? sometimes this happens to me and it gets me down, so i usually go watch a bmx video to get me pumped. what do you use as inspiration or motivation? Ryan

Jaime, I love you, do you love me? I ride bikes just like you do!!!

Any tips for one footers?

Jamie this is a two parter. I see you all the time i at woodward cuz ive been working there and a couple years back you were doing 540 decades. What have you been hiding that for. Also Who inspired you to ride bikes and what movitates you to ride still?

WHATs YOUR FAVORITE CANDY BAR?

Rumor has it that Mike Spinner and Daniel Dhers are going to be replacing Obama and McCain in the up-coming election. If this is true, who would you vote for, or would you just move to back to England? Also, do you think we should withdraw from the war on tailwhips?
-Big Perm

Jamie,

I know you're a big proponent of 9 foot "starter" vert ramps. Do you think the resurgence of concrete bowls will serve a similar purpose, given rise to a new school Fiola, Dominguez or Bestwick?

did u ride street park or trails as a kid