Tim Rose

Date of Birth – March 1987

Current sponsors – Freestyle Now

Started riding bmx – About 1998

Resides – Perth

Freesyle Now squad member since  – November 2006

Specialty – BMX riding, jumping large jumps easy, no hander one footer jumps, mad styles

How did you get into riding? – I jumped curbs on the way to school it progressed from there

What was your first bike? – Mongoose California.

Main type of riding – I will ride anything but mainly park and trails.

Who has influenced you the most in riding? - Expendable youth, and How I wasted my summer, watching those videos influenced me a lot

What can you remember most about your first competition or demo? – Guildford x games trials. Me and my mate were trying to work out runs together and I think we ended up doing the same run.

Five things that matter most to you in no order - Family, Food, Friends, BMX, Travel

Five things that you dislike the most in no order – Getting up for work, bad drivers, long flights, crap food, hangovers.

Do you like riding in shows or competitions? – Riding in shows is rad. get pretty nervous riding comps

What do you do in your spare time? – Try to surf when I can, hang with mates, play pool. Sleep

To you what is beautiful? – Winter sunrises

Why do you ride? -  Progression for my own fulfilment.

What has been your worst injury? – Cracking my knee cap…….worst thing ever

Favourite riding spot – Anywhere in America.

Favourite Music – Indie.

If you were given a special pencil what would you do with it? – Draw myself a yard full of trails.

Current bike set up

Frame – S&M BTM 21.25
Fork – Odyssey dirt
Headset – Sealed
Stem – S&M redneck XLT
Bars – S&M perfect 10’s
Grips – Animal Edwin signature
Leavers – none
Cables – none
Brakes – none
Seat post – Animal
Seat post clamp – built in frame
Seat – Animal
Cranks – Primo
Pedals – Animal Steve Hamilton plastic
Bottom bracket – Sealed
Sprocket – Profile
Chain – KMC
Front wheel
- rim – Odyssey
- hub – Delux
- spokes – standard
Rear wheel
- rim – Odyssey
- hub – Delux
- spokes – standard
Pegs – sometimes run them
Tires – Odyssey Aitkin front  and rear
Any modifications – None