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Mathew Vaia: hometown - Mt Beauty, Victoria, Australia.
Age - 25 years young :)
years riding? about 13 years
Current Location? - Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Height and weight? 194cm 88kg
Current Influences? Pretty much anyone I ride with.. The boys get me fired up to try new things all the time :)
Overall influences? Ive been watching Chris Doyle ever since I got on a bike so he would have to be my main long tern influence
How did you start Riding? I bought a Diamondback Viper for 200 bucks and the locals down at the BMX Track got me into jumping the doubles. From there it was racing and dirt jumping, then onto street, finaly learned how to ride ramps and just stuck with that over the years.
Who do you ride with? WoW too many to mention from all the different towns but just a few are guys like Sam Wait from Wangaratta, Dylan Tyler from Melbourne, Andrew Gull from Melbourne (when he shows up for a roll)
Top 5 all time favorite riders? Chris Doyle, Jamie Pape, Dylan Tyler ( does almost everything both ways..... WOW) Daniel Taylor coz he scares the shit out of me when he rides and Andy Gull coz he is an animal!
Food? Chicken! anything chicken is goooood
what are some of your favorite spots? Rampfest Indoor Park hands down! The owner lets us ride whenever and sometimes get the odd late night and few drinks goin on
Favorite Videos? Die Hard Movies are the goods!
Interests outside of Bike Riding? Iam a totaly self confessed PS3 nerd! I just bought COD Black Ops and havnt gotten off it even to get this bio done haha..
Do you have a job, if so, what do you do? I drive a tiny electric forklift type thing in a distrobution shed for Woolworths (Supermarket) It pays the bills :)
what sponsors do you have besides LosEdgesBikeCo.? Odyssey (Australian Distrobution), Rampfest Indoor Skatepark, Certified Clothing Co and Condemned Bike Co.
What does Riding BMX with LosedgesBikeCo mean to you? A chance to possibly meet new ppl from other parts of the world, hopefully do a trip or 2 and have the chance to ride new places and make new friends :) |
