JED MILDON
“ It’s
pretty
f***ed up
that I’ve
a career
riding a
kid’s
bike ”
Right, so take us through your
new “Chinga Flip”. How do you
describe it, and where did the
name come from?
The Chinga Flip is a Double
Backflip Tailwhip. I actually landed
it in the foam-pit by mistake while
learning the Triple, then two and
a half years later I landed it at the
last Nitro Circus Live show in New
Zealand.
It’s an unreal feeling flipping,
going big and linking so much
together. In my head I think “pull,
We started it last October, and
hope to have it all wrapped up
after the China Nitro tour.
How did you team up with Nick
Franklin in the first place?
A few years ago we were on the
same flight to the Farm Jam and
got talking. He’s got a mint set-up
and facilities not far from me and
we kicked off a good friendship.
We’ve got a lot in common, but
just use different instruments to
get our buzz. What I pictured
doing with his farm is what he
pictured too, and it’s pretty neat
to go away on tour and come
back to see what he’s changed.
Then he spends six months of
the year in Europe and I’ll have
changed s**t up while he’s been
gone.
I’ve heard that you’re also
planning a big multi-disciplined
event at Nick’s place this
summer. What can you tell us
about that?
p. Miles Holden
taught me to be more well-spoken
and to take more pride in what I’m
doing.
out, but even though I’ve already
landed four world records for
longest tricks dirt-to-dirt, I haven’t
really nailed the runs down that I
want to yet. Those will hopefully
include dirt-t