Full Name: Ben Boyko

Nickname(s): Boyko

Date of Birth: May 28, 1981

Residence: Port Moody, BC Canada

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

What is the largest thing you've thrown out of a moving car and why? Potato Cannon was the biggest we had to ditch out of the car. When we where young, we where driving around town firing potatoes at houses and someone called the cops. The chased us for a few block and we had a chance to drive up ahead out of site and ditch the potato cannon in some woods. They had nothing on us.

What is one trick that shouldn't be done in mountain biking? Turn downs and look backs because they look stupid on mountain bikes.

What changes would you like to see in the mountain bike industry? Too many things to list, so many in fact that Microsoft would have to design a new program that could view all that information and a new super computer that could store it all.

What makes you nervous? When there is a high risk of injury involved.

What's one thing most people don't know about you? I started biking freestyle before some of my younger competitors where even born.

What's your favorite Gravity part and why? Gravity cranks because they are light and I have never bent a pair of them.

Last time you were embarrassed: I tend not to mind this feeling much anymore. Ignorance is a bliss.

Last trick you learned: Unlookback (invert one footer thing)

Last habit you picked up: Bumping into people in air ports and not saying sorry.

Last time you were bummed: When I learned that I would have to change my jobs.

Last luxury you treated yourself to: snowmobile riding in Pemberton.

Top 5 Riding Spots

1. Coquitlam BC

2. Kamloops, BC

3. Vancouver Island BC

4. Aptos, CA

5. Whistler, BC

Top 5 Songs on your iPod

1. Depeche Mode "wrong"

2. Depeche Mode "Enjoy the silence"

3. Depech Mode " strangelove"

4. Depeche Mode" It's no good"

5. Depeche Mode" Never Let Me Down Again"

Top 5 things to do when you're not riding

1. snowmobiling

2. Trail building

3. ATV riding

4. hiking

5. reading