We catch up with Dan Booker before Redbull Hardline in Maydena, Tasmania.
Interview and photos by Sven Martin
Booker, local as it gets trail builder. And are you from Maydena originally?
No. From Hobart originally, but worked out here and lived out here for four years.
You did real good at the EDR in your hometown or local town, let’s say. How’s it being on the big bike here?
Oh, it’s awesome. Always loved being on a downhill bike and having all these guys over here. It’s so cool for the town and for Tazzie, so it’s awesome.
Is this the first one of these kind of big style events you’ve done?
Yeah. Yeah. First time. So yeah, loving it. Keen to do some more.
You got some free riding clips floating around the internet.
Yeah. Oh, you got to keep it fun. You don’t want to be a boring and enduro rider, so do as much as you can.
And I guess, I could have started with this, but you’re looking good on a brand new red bike there.
Yeah. Fancy new bike today. Stoked to be on a V10. Always heard great things. Yeah, and it’s showing, did half a lap on it this morning and just felt comfy straight away. So then straight into the Hardline stuff,
So that’s pretty nuts. Like brand new bike, half a lap warmup and then straight into hardline.
Yeah, I was pretty nervous getting out of bed this morning when it wasn’t built up. So yeah, as soon as I got halfway through that first half lap, I was like, oh no, it feels good. So straight into it.
Well you know the suspension and your tires and maybe your grips and there you go
Yeah, yeah. Old grips on a new bike is the way to go.
Alright dude. Well fucking do it for Tasmania.
Yeah. Will do.
