Mike Spinner interview on MirraBikeCo.com
Name: Mike Spinner
Age: 18
Hometown: Miami, Florida
How did you end up on the Mirraco team? You weren’t on Mirraco during the Dew Tour stop in Florida, were you?
Mike: Well, I was at Dave’s warehouse the week before with Daniel Dhers and Steve McCann; we were having a good session. Afterwards, Dave and I talked and he hooked me up with a frame to ride in Orlando, but I wasn’t on the team.
So you liked the frame you were riding in Florida?
Mike: In all honesty, it’s definitely the best frame I’ve ever had. It’s the lightest, and has the best geometry.
What frame are you riding now?
Mike: I am riding the Mirraco Black Pearl
You recently went to a skatepark in a private jet. You must be big-time these days?
Mike: HA HA HA. Well, you know, that’s the only way to fly!
How many months a year do you ride at Woodward?
Mike: This season was the first time I stayed at Woodward for more than a week. I was there about 4 months this year.
Who do you ride with there?
Mike: Everyday I rode with Steve McCann, Daniel Dhers, Anthony Napolitan, Chad Kagy, Jamie Bestwick, Kevin Robinson, Tom Stober, Andy Alvarez, Steve Burns, and Ryan O’Connell. There’s always somebody to ride with; it’s awesome!
What are the sessions like?
Mike: About five minutes into every sesh we did our hardest tricks, and then just kept doing them!
Do you think tricks are out of hand these days or do you think it’s part of the progression of BMX?
Mike: Not at all. Riders are soo good nowadays that there are no limits to the progression of BMX.
Have you considered riding with a full face helmet?
Mike: I have thought about it. But for now, I’m just going to stick to a regular helmet.
Do you always ride with protection gear?
Mike: For the big stuff on the ramps, yes. When I ride street or just want to just do some little tech tricks, not always. But I always recommend pads for casual riders.
Tricks I do on a daily basis: Tailwhips, spins
Drink I drink on a daily basis: Perfect Water
Food I eat on a daily basis: Pizza
Phone I use on a daily basis: Razor
Websites I check on a daily basis:
mirracobikes.com
thecomeupbmx.blogspot.com
vitalbmx.com
Video I watch on a daily basis:Well, all BMX videos, but I also watch a lot of Seinfeld reruns.
You’re scheduled to go to Estonia in January. Do you look forward to traveling as a member of the Mirraco team?
Mike: I am so amped about this trip! Not only do I get to go to another country, I get to go with Mike Laird and Dave Mirra!
Last words: Well, I would like to thank Dave Mirra of Mirraco, Flip at Albe’s, Tom Stober of Team Blowin’ It - knee pads, plus Adam and his website, The Come Up, Woodward Camp, all the people at Perfect Water, BMX’ers Steve McCann and Daniel Dhers, all my friends from down south, Kyle Levalley, Mike Smoke, Paul, Danny, Matt Hamburger, and the little famly I have — my dad, Rob, and Suzie. And I would not be anything if it was not for my Mom.
December 14th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
spinner rules! but lol bigtime at all the links being hotlinked besides mine. hahaha.
adam
December 14th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Spinner rules! I love that 360 triple - whip on Vital BMX!
December 15th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
Has Mike Spinner gotten so big time that he now has a BMW Z3 coupe? I had heard the car of choice for young bmx park riders was the VW GTI.
December 15th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
Spinner u make me proud with your airplane landings everywhere, im glad u learn it from me and now u r making that bling thanks to it, i want the royaltys!
Did u check your black box when u collide with that kid at RYE? u should just to see what went wrong haha
December 15th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
Say hey you taught me well with the airplane landings thank you hahahahhaha
December 16th, 2006 at 3:17 am
mike spinner u are a gun i love u haha take care
December 16th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
spinners the man
December 17th, 2006 at 9:46 am
i slept beside spinner at woodward… watch out world mike spinner is blowin up… i love the 540 nosepick late footjam tailwhip… no one can touch that
January 14th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
woodward last summer i saw you riding and spinning, always with a big smile
today i saw you riding ,and become 8e its great and you just start ,my best regards
June 9th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Mike Spinner rocks!!!!! I just got back from woodward today and Mike was there and I road with him and he gave me great tips on riding and he came in my cabin and had starburst fights and I have Mike Spinner rocks on my bike and he gave me a free shirt and he came to my home town bike park in Jupiter Florida and road with us Mike you rock see you at woodward next summer!!
June 18th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
the 1080 at the new zealand comp was crazy
props video magazine rocks
new generation of young guns continue to push it further and further with no end in sight… wish the dew tour was coming to denver… tragic.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
hey wutz up mike… amber here wut would u say if i asked u 2 come 2 my town and ride around??
May 19th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Myke Spinne is very good head!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Mike spinner!!!!!!!!!!! What up? Its me from woodward week one . I was the one with the dk general lee bike. You signed it for me out side of lot8. A few nights we had starburst wars in the cabin!!!!!!!!! I was the one that bought you a pack of starburst…. I think i remember your favorite kind of starburst is the red ones. if you see Jaims Hall at woodward tell him i said hi, and thanks for the good time we had at woodward. keep up the good work spinner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hope to see you again, by!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!