New Blood |
"85" stands for his year of birth - 1985 |
Okay Marco, let's start with some basics. Tell my
something about
your place of birth and your current residence?
I’m living in Markgröningen for about
13 years now. That’s a small town near Stuttgart,
where I was born, by the way. Markgröningen is a nice
town and we have our own BMX-Track there - what else do
we need?
First time you ever rode a BMX bike and when did
you start racing?
I rode my first BMX bike, when I was 4 years old
and I started racing in 1990.
Who did inspire you to do BMX?
That’s a funny story… I started building
small ramps in front of our house and then my grandma said,
that in Kornwestheim there was a BMX track which would perfectly
fit to my needs. So that was the beginning of little Marco
riding his bike.
Tabletop at his home compound | waiting at the 4X
in Markgröningen |
| "Big
bikes and importance” |
When did you switch to 26” bikes?
I always rode 26” as well, but I think it
was in 2000 when I started racing with 26” bike.
How important is biking for you in your life?
I think it’s one of the most important things
in my life. My friends always say, that I’m always
just talking about riding and my dog.
Tell me something about the actual BikerX scene
in Germany ... how many pro-riders and how many hobby-riders
are there?
There are more hobby riders in Germany than pros,
I think. I would say there are about 5 who are really riding
professinal, I mean travelling around the globe, starting
at world-cups and stuff like that.
Shooting at his home compound in Markgröningen |
Has Germany a kind Bicycle Federation or something
like that?
Of course, it’s called BDR (Bund Deutscher
Radfahrer). And they are doing their job like the name says
(*boring and lacy*)… They even don’t know what
4x is I think, so there are real problems for this sport
to come up.
What do you think about the current situation of
the global and the German BikerX scene?
4X worldwide is in a better position than in Germany.
In Germany people only know soccer, tennis and the Tour
de France.
What would you change to give the BikerX sport in
Germany a better perspective?
First of all, we need more publicity. Another point
is, that the BDR has to know what 4x is. But even then it
would be hard for that sport to come up, because Germany
is mainly old-fashioned and sticks to soccer, tennis and
Tour de France.
A good Style is very important. Marco also likes to
design websites. |
Is there a combination between the lifestyle
of other extremsports (Skateboard) and BikeX?
It’s always the same, easy living and fun.
All extremesports do have the same intensions.
Is it important for you to ride with your buddies
and is there a good cohesionbetween the German riders?
Of course that’s important. You always need
someone who pushes you forward. And riding alone is really
less fun than with others. Allover the riders are doing
good with each.
What would do you when BikerX not exists?
I would ride downhill or BMX :-)
Does music push to go bigger and what kind of music
do you prefer?
If I listen to music while riding, it always hurts.
So, yes it pushes me bigger, sometimes too big. I like everything
that rocks.
Which value have Contests/Races for you?
I hate the time you have to wait till you can ride
so much! I want to ride and not sit around. But except the
waiting races are great. In races you often push your limits
forward and that’s perfect.
What do you like more – Racing od Trail-Lines
/ Funriding?
It’s all great. Sometimes I like racing more
and sometimes Funriding. A good mix is the best.
Did you ever had a bad crash and did you break something?
A real bad crash, no I wouldn’t say so. Of
course I broke my arm and so, but really bad, no. One time
I crashed and another rider drove over my head. Another
crash was when I tried to jump an double sitting no handed,
it doesn’t work well.
Look back to tobpix.com | Marco during a qualification
race |
What are your goals for the future (private and
sports)?
I want to become a superstar ;) *joke*. First of
all I want to study media design and then job around, maybe
abroad. I hope there is enough time to ride my bike. Later
I want to bring up my own agency or something like that.
Have you ever thought about the life after BikerX?
More or less, I don’t really know how it
will go on. The problem is, that I want to have a high qualified
job but also want to ride on.
You have a pretty nice homepage (www.marcoerbrich.de).
Did you make the homepage by yourself?
Yes, it was a development over the last few years.
First it was a really ugly one, fat fonts, over coulored,
just ugly. But year by year I learned more and more. Today
I have my own little company “me-styles”. We
build homepages for other companies. Also I’m very
proud of my new hompage, I think it looks great, but soon,
I know, I will change some stuff which I don’t like
that much.
Have you planned to make more webdesign or film
projects in the future?
I planned to bring out a video every quarter year,
just like my others which you can find on my page.
If you want to win a 4X race, you need strength and
cleverness |
| “Locations
and last words” |
Favourite location to ride?
I like riding in citys and on our BMX track. Also
trails are great, soon we will have our own.
You have an own BMX Track in Markgröningen/Germany.
Tell me something about the track and the other things there
(Trails & Dual course).
Like I said before, soon we will have our own trails.
The BMX track is very technical and fast. We have training
every Thursday, so if you are interested, just come over
at 17.30.
Do you know some good links to other bike websites?
www.marissa-erbrich.de
Any other comments or do you want to say something
to your fellows, sponsors & fans?
Mum and Dad, thanks for supporting me and always
being there when I needed you.
Last words … please give the kids some
basic tips, how they could start with BMX / BikerX easily,
if they want to?
Take your bike and go to a BMX track and then
practice, practice, practice.
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Erbrich
Marco
14.01.1985
Stuttgart
Markgröningen
Styler
Intense Tazer HT and FS
B.O.I. – Racing Team
mountainboard, snowboard, my dog and of course
my computer
pancake, noodles
Red Bull, Bloodorange Juice
1990
LOL, I’m not really a trick master.
German Champion Junior Cruiser, Reaching World
Cup finals in Fort
William, semi finals World Championships BMX,
2 times german champion BMX
B.O.I. EDV Beratung GmbH
www.marcoerbrich.de |
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