Date of Birth: November 11, 1977
Place of Birth: Whittier, CA
Home now: Corona, CA
Height: 6’ 0”
Weight: 175 lbs
Marital Status: Nope
Riding Giant since: 1999
Race Event Preferences: BMX Dirt
Heath Pinter has been riding BMX for almost half of his life. And he started by a fluke. Heath originally wanted to ride dirtbikes, but couldn't afford one. So, he picked up a bike because "it was the next best thing." Lucky for him, he excelled at it, and hasn't stopped since.
Now, Heath is a top BMX Dirt competitor. When Heath is not throwing down on the dirt trails, he is building cars, snowboarding, and riding mini-dirtbikes. He's also really into art.
"My mom and I moved all around southern California before I settled in Corona. Back in those days I would go out on my own and check out all the local trail riding spots. When I showed up at Sheep Hills and Twin Palms and saw those guys ride, I knew that BMX was what I wanted to do. I started going every day and hanging out with the riders I’d seen in the magazines, like Brian Lopes and Shawn Palmer. Because I saw these guys riding in their everyday environment, I grew up living the lifestyle of BMX… not just training for events. We just rode every day, learning new tricks and jumping bigger jumps. As our riding progressed, our friendships did too.
I eventually met motocross rider Mike Metzger and we became good friends and roommates. I watched him become a motocross star, not only because of his talent but because of his unique personality. The same happened with Carey Hart. I realized that all the athletes I looked up to were the same way--they weren’t afraid to be themselves. I had a lot of other interests besides BMX, and I focused on them just as much. I rebuild and customize old cars and take them to shows, goof around on motorcycles and R/C cars, and have expanded my tattoo collection. Usually half of my week gets spent in Vegas with Carey, where we ride bikes in between shooting episodes of his TV show. I’ve taken an active role with my sponsors too, because I believe the only way to stay true to BMX is to put BMXers in charge.
Having a lot of interests keeps things interesting and brings a lot of personality to our neighborhood in Corona. It keeps BMX fun." - Heath Pinter
Written by: Heath Pinter
Congratulations to Rockstar riders Josh Harrington and Dennis Enarson, their team won the Nike Pool contest in England over the weekend. This could have been the most cutting edge contest to date with a select group of riders being invited from around the World. Its going to be hard to top this event in 2011. Check out Ride BMX for complete coverage of the event.
http://bmx.transworld.net/1000129048/videos/nike-60-the-pool-finals-video-highlights/
Written by: Heath Pinter
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Written by: Heath Pinter
2010 Masters have came to an end in Cologne Germany. Like years past the Masters was a good time and a good excuse to ride with your friends while bouncing around the great city of Cologne. Rockstar had a great weekend with TJ Ellis winning Dirt along with Corey Nastazio finishing third. Thanks again to everyone at the Masters..
Written by: Heath Pinter
Corey Nastazio got the latest cover of BMX Plus. Corey has had more covers then he can remember, this one is awesome.
Written by: Heath Pinter
The Free Agent Rockstar team had another great weekend in New Mexico at the Spring Nationals. Kyle Bennett and Connor Fields both had big wins over the weekend along with the other team riders getting on the podium. Check out Free Agents Blog for more details and pics from the weekend.
http://www.flyingpapayafactory.com/daleholmes_news/
Written by: Heath Pinter
Aitken is killing it. Back at shooting full time and enjoying time back on his bike with the Utah crew. Here is Aitken on the Salt Flats in Salt Lake City Utah, fast plant out of an abandon warehouse for Skullcandy. Check out Skullcandy.com for footage from the shoot soon and updates from their team.
Written by: Heath Pinter
Haro has built a ramp at there California warehouse. Allan Cooke put his tool belt and hammered the ramp together himself with minimal outside help. It’s extremely fun and a perfect extension of the new energy at Haro. Keep posted for edits on Haro and Premiums new websites soon. We will also share footage and projects from their team on the ramp.
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