12 Questions and 16 Clips with Vinny Sammon

12 Questions and 16 clips with Vinny Sammon

By Ed Pollio

1.Where are you from?

West New York, NJ. We got our own gangland episode son hahaha

2.Who are your Sponsors?

Animal, danscomp, lotek ( skavenger brooklyn shoe)

3.What do you think about Staten Island? And did you know there is a movie named Staten Island?

Staten is cut off from everything and doesn’t really feel like NYC which makes is kind of cool…  the accent is heavy and annoying at times haha.  i wasn’t aware of that movie. but i’m sure West New York is probably 10x cheesier

4.How do you feel about bmx these days?

it’s the same shit just with way more people riding,and hanging out everywhere you go.. it’s getting hard to keep track of names.

5.Who is your Favorite person to ride with?

ralph who happens to be the worst one too.

6.Who taught you how to ride a a bike and how old were you?

I was 5.  My mother had the training wheels taken off and pushed me around till I kept it steady.

7.Whats up with skavenger?

Frames, forks, bars,  a real website.. just dropped the basketball shorts for summer.  quick summer tour in cali coming soon then we’ll announce the full squad.

8.where is the best pizza place in N.J.?

Pizzaland in north arlington.. its the shack thats in the sopranos intro.  theres too many to name.. an honarable mention is the dollar pizza at rays in downtown paterson because of all the funny shit you’ll see while eating..

9.Do you have a credit Card? and whats the limit?

Yup. Not much. Enough for metrocards and travel.

10.If you could be anywhere in the world where would it be?

With riding im content staying in jersey. Vacation wise i wouldnt mind going back to italy again at some point.
11.What is your favorite spot to ride?

The brooklyn banks all day, and the many slabs on decaying concrete in hudson county.

12.How do you feel about Wormz?

Amazing bike rider and all around great guy. The parkour extraordinaire of the lower east side after a few heinekens.

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