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Hey guys

No real point to this post, other than to introduce myself.

I've been posting on dz.com since I started skydiving not long ago and have been lurking here for just as long - figured its about time to say hey.

Just a bit of brief history - My name is Steve, 22yrs young from little old New Zealand. I've spent my entire life riding motorcycles. From age 15 to 21 I rode Freestyle Motocross professionally getting paid good dollars to do shows all over the country, rode with the Crusty Demons, was the first in my country to attempt a 450cc backflip, broke a World Record, broke 10 bones within those 6 years and generally had the time of my life. Picked up some large industry sponsors and was busting my butt living the dream.

When I turned 21 I realised there was more to life than riding bikes which Id been doing since I was 4, and more or less then and there I officially retired from Freestyle Motocross, sold my sponsor bikes and gear and havent really touched a bike since.

Finally having spare time and cash I got stuck into AFF as skydiving had captured my imagination the same way bikes used too. Ive got a swagger of excuses for only having clocked up 40 jumps since then but im loving every second of it and now that Spring has finally hit im looking to waste a whole lot more coin on it this season.

BASE is a target for the future for sure but is not the reason im skydiving. I have no number of jumps in mind to get to before I start pursuing BASE, I figure I will know when I am ready and talk more seriously to my BASE buddies at the dz at that time.

In the mean time im looking to get more involved in the community and I figured this was a good step.

So hey, Im Steve, I love your sport, and im jealous that you can do it and I cant.

Ive attached a pic of what I used to do for any one who doesnt know what fmx is.

Look forward to running in to some of you along the way.

Steve
www.runfmx.co.nz

Were abouts are you jumping in nz?

Welcome. Nice first post. Good luck with skydiving, try not to break as many bones this time around.

Great first post

Dude, I am pretty into FMX also and I've seen you ride, good stuff dude, sorry to hear you decided to give it up, but I can relate. Good luck on your quest to flight.

Thanks heaps guys.

Im jumping at Pudding Hill, Methven. Awesome crew there. I split my AFF between there and Abel Tasman SD and each seem to have one or two guys floating around that BASE.

As for breaking bones, that is my area of expertise:

Snapped right ankle, snapped left tibia, snapped left tibia again, x2 ligament reconstruction in left knee, chronic tendonosis in right knee, broken rib, broken rib, broken rib, snapped collarbone, cracked shoulderblade, snapped collarbone again, dislocated shoulder, dislocated left wrist, dislocated right wrist x2, compressed vertebrae in neck x2, three severe concussions. All within 6 years.

So yeah, definitely done with breaking myself. Bring on the soft landings