Eric Holley

Location: St. Francis, MN
Age: 23 years, 4 months
Riding since: 1999
Frame: Journey
Favorite riding:

Street

Sponsors:

Good ole Eastern Bikes

What got you into the BMX world to begin with? I started riding with some kids around the block, they had some tiny dirt jumps and make it look fun. So I went for it.

I know the winters are cold there. Any plans to get away this year? Yeah winters are painful up here, it's basically impossible to ride outside. I’m hopefully leaving very soon for Tulsa, OK to start working on a new video part. 
You use to build bank vaults. How was that? My dad has built bank vaults basically my whole life, so naturally when I got old enough he hooked me up with some work. Shortly after that I learned how to weld and became a much more valuable builder, I made some deece money for a while.

Who are the people that you ride with the most now? Now I basically still ride with a bunch of dudes from high school; Nick Anderson, Boden Berg, Mike Gelle, Lee Mies, The Belsh, and the occasional Phlandus and Quinten.

What do you do outside of riding? I really enjoy taking photos, filming BMX and skateboarding, skating mini ramp, playing skate 2, oh and to party.

How would you describe your style? Just chillin.

What countries are some of your favorite that you’ve been too? I liked every one but I especially liked, Cologne and Berlin Germany, Madrid and Barcelona Spain, and Paris France!!

What was the first BMX video you watched? Was it on VHS or DVD? I think it was the old dirt jumping video "Nachos", it was on VHS fo sho and was even green.

What gets you motivated…with riding and just life in general? I think the idea of having fun motivates me more than anything, in riding and life.

Top five bands at the moment:
1-Biggie Smalls (always #1)
2-Eyedea and Abilities
3-Bone thugs and harmony
4-UGK
5-Atmosphere

What’s the craziest story that you’ve heard from Nick? HAHAHAHAHA, Once upon a time when we were both still in high school, Nick sat down on a bench with his b ball shorts on. Shortly after he told a fellow student that he had sat in gum, and then pulled out a certain gum like substance out of the bottom of his shorts. Use your imagination

Any last words? Thanks to my rents, and anyone who I’ve ever ridden with or just straight up killed it with!!