BMX vert pro Mykell Larrin tells Rick Thorne about growing up riding in Racine, Wisconsin, his first contests, and how visualization helps him take on new tricks. He also talks about 15 Armed Forces Entertainment tours, including riding on tanks and water tankers and sleeping in the barracks, the college scholarship he earned, the influence of riders like Koji Kraft, and his work on suicide prevention.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:52 Meet Mykell Larrin
6:56 Visualizing new tricks
11:55 The first parks & ramps
18:07 Why he wanted to ride vert
21:24 First contests
29:06 Riding for the troops overseas
33:05 Scholarship & drafting school
37:57 Dennis McCoy, Koji & Haro
43:25 Midwest scenes & healthy competition
50:17 Suicide prevention & resources
54:07 Outro & credits
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