Bryn Atkinson - GT Team Bike Rider

Complete Biography of Bryn Atkinson :

Name: Bryn Atkinson

Age: 22

Hometown: Kergunyah, Victoria. Australia

Describe your house: when I am in Australia, I switch between my mum's place in Victoria to Jacobs's place in Cairns, I am a bit of a roamer. But my mum owns a goat farm, big hill in a real nice valley, got a dh track on the hill, some jump's out front, pretty sick.

First bike: some cheap thing with training wheels on it.

How high can you bunny-hop? A bit higher than my bars.

How long have you been riding for? As long as I've been walking. I've been racing Pro since 2002.

Current Bike setup: GT Team, Rockshox Boxxer forks, sram drive-train, clips for racing, flat's for jumping and stuff.

Favorite place to ride: Cairns, Australia for mtb, Pensilvania for jumping.

Best bike invention / part: The sram derailuer.

What is the best thing you have seen? Alex Rankin's videos.

Favorite Gate Eight Product: gotta say the belt buckle, for sure

Favorite Food: Mexican food rules, gotta have Mexican.

What scares you? Fast cars,, when other people are driving them.

Who do you ride with? When I'm at home, My little brother, my girlfriend Jill, and Panozzo. But when I'm at the races it's always Sam (Hill).

Who has had the greatest influence on you? Glen Jacobs has definitely had a major influence into getting me doing what I'm doing, right from the start, that guy rocks.

Do you have a hero? Yeah, Reed is pretty sick, he's done a lot to get where he is. That's a bloody good thing.

Describe your car: don't have one, working on it, gonna buy a Vito when I get home this year.

List five rules you live by: I only have 3.
1. Be everyone's best mate
2. Treat girls real nice
3. Get better

Describe your ideal day? Get some action in the morning, go ride some killer downhill track, hang out at the beach, hit some big jumps in the afternoon, get some more action, sleep.

Describe a normal day? Usually gym or a cross- country ride in the morning, work (no more), depending on what day it is, jumping downhilling, or bmx in the afternoon. (No action cause my girlfriend lives in America)

If you had 3 wishes what would they be? Yeah, not a big believer in the old wish.. Next.

If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? Curly hair, don't like it.

How many shoes do your own? About 12 pairs, gotta have choice.

Have you ever died your hair - if so what colour? Yep, black.

Other sponsors: GT, Hyundai, Oakley, Sram/rockshox, Fly

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