
Name:
Andy Roode
Date of Birth:
Oct. 5, 1983
Where are you from and where are you now?
From Canada's mini T-dot (Truro NS) to Vancity
How long have you been riding?
A little while
Top 5 things to ride:
Bank to sub, flat ledges, flat rails, basically a good street setup and I'm happy
Top 5 things to do outside of BMX:
Work, friends, relaxing, go-kart racing, and getting ill
Top 5 bands/musicians:
Anything Wu-Tang related, Nas, DFA 1979, Joy Division, MSTRKRFT
Top 5 movies:
Over the Top, Falling Down, Snatch, The Education of Sonny Carson (anyone who likes Wu-Tang should watch this movie)
Top 5 places you've been:
Haven't travelled much
Top 5 places you want to go:
Cali, Austin TX, Spain, Brazil, Australia
Top 5 things you would need on a deserted island:
Several super hot video dancers, beer, boat, cans of green Monster
Top 5 things to buy under $5:
Go in a few "L's", OE 40 oz (that was a few years ago though), Ho Ho's cheap Chinese small meal, Costco hot dogs (real beef), green Monster energy drink
Top 5 people you would let punch you in the face:
First off, I would never just let anyone punch me in the face, who the f!@k does that? But if I had to pick it would be Steve Johnson and Brad Scott. I owe Steve some gritts and Brad's bike got misplaced in my car and he didn't fire me when I worked for him, so I feel like we could be even on this one
Anyone to thank?
First off I would like to thank all the guys at Ten Pack for hooking me up with Volume and Demo stuff, Jason Enns for always helping me out with parts, shoes and for being pumped on me even though I crash all the time and do the zig-zag on occassion, Scott K over at Nike 6.0 for flowing me shoes, dude's a really cool guy, Brad and Michelle Scott (owners of 3ride) for putting me on their team a few years ago and putting up with me working for them, my old man (Dad), Steve Jonhson, Sam Lowe, Mick Bayzand and Kym Grosser for being in Van and always wanting to shred the hogs