First Crack 114. Kurt Schmidt on Old School BMX Freestyle

Twenty years ago, while BMX freestyle was a favorite hobby of mind, Kurt Schmidt rode for Haro Bikes. Then he co-founded the infamous Standard Bike Manufacturing.

He retells the story of:

• breaking his ribs on his first big pro contest
• stalking photographers to get in magazines
• Rad – starring Bill Allen
• starting a high-end BMX bike company, not in California, but a house in Iowa.
• starting Props video magazine
• Riding backwards.

Here’s a great timeline of Kurt’s BMX career.

[49 min].