Ned Overend quotes

“When you're turning the crankset, you're riding the bike. When you're coasting, you're just along for the ride.”
-- Ned Overend

Source : Ned Overend (1999). “Mountain Bike Like a Champion”, p.31, Rodale

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“You get a feeling on certain trails, when you're reacting like you and your machine are just one thing. It's the feeling of physical exertion and speed and technique all wrapped into one.”
-- Ned Overend

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“Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry.”
-- Ned Overend

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“Imagine someone telling you that by taking a certain drug you could win a single event and be three times richer, famous for life in your country-and it won't hurt anyone. What would you say? There's a wide range of ethics among the riders.”
-- Ned Overend

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“Riding exhilarated me; it gave me a joy and a purpose.”

“When I was in my twenties, it felt like I was riding wild horses, and I was hoping I didnt go over a cliff.”

“God, children know something they can't tell; they like Red Riding Hood and the wolf in bed!”

“Biking through New York's boroughs in 2005, I thought about some old friends, Joe and Eileen Bailey. Though they are imaginary, I frequently talk to them.”

“I like to read and write and take pictures and bike.”

“Anyone who rides a bike is a friend of mine.”

“The more you ride the bike, the better it gets, and the more you know how to ride it.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“I do what I love for a living, and I also get to build BMX bikes in my spare time.”

Source : "Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and Blink-182 on staying young through BMX". Interview with David Anthony, music.avclub.com. May 27, 2015.

“I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.”

“I like to dirt bike ride, four wheeler, go-kart.”

Source : "Actor RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad". "Ouch" with Mat Frazer and Liz Carr, www.bbc.co.uk. November 10, 2008.