VICTOR CASHES

I rode bikes as a kid, just bmx bikes in the neighborhood, nothing close to what resembles the sport. I had no idea it could be a sport. — I stop riding for a while. 8 years later I realize there is a mountain bike trail 5 minutes from my house. I start trail running on it and eventually get the bright idea to get a mountain bike. I get a walmart bike at the age of 17 and thought it was peak bicycle technology. I’m telling you that $100 Schwinn was a damn Lamborghini to me at the time. When I started watching downhill mtb videos on youtube, discovered Seth’s Bike Hacks, and got the idea to purchase my first $1000 (holy sh!t 1000 dollars for a bike)… Giant hardtail from my local shop that’s when one crucial moment occurred. The guy at the bike shop told me I should try racing, and asked if I wanted to join their race team. That bike shop was Bike One in Norman, Oklahoma. When I did my first race, it was history.