Hunter is an extremely talented rider from New Jersey, home to a handful of other top riders. Hunter got on Zero Gravity late last year, and we recently had time to catch up with him and get an interview done. Read it below.
Steven: Hunter Bechtle, good to catch up with you dude. First off, How old are you, and where are you from?
Hunter: same to you man , happy to do this interview , i'm 15 , from brick New jersey
Steven: You are one of the many talented riders from New Jersey, do you think it helps your riding when you have so many other good riders in the same area as you?
Hunter: Definitely , im so happy that i ride where there is a huge riding scene , every time i ride with good riders like joey kish , joe armstrong , josh kish , hom , we all push each other to progress , if i didnt ride where i ride i wouldnt be half as good.
Steven: That is definitely an all star line up haha. You got your own ramp in your backyard, when did you decide to build that and how often do you ride it?
Hunter: well i first started off with just a halfpipe back 2007 , i would always make a ghetto box on the other side with a ladder with a piece of ply wood on top of it haha , then i asked my dad if i could build a real box on the other side last summer , i love it , i ride it every night , and if its raining ill ride my little flat rail in my basement hah.
Steven: That's awesome that your parents let you turn your backyard into a mini skatepark haha. You are one of the few riders who is really good at doing 3 trick combos in one air, do you have any new ones that you're working on?
Hunter: im workin on a couple , double whip to bartwist , buttercup to finger , bar to double to bar , and whip to bar to downside heel
Steven: Damn..good stuff dude, can't wait to check that out. Now, you're currently on the Zero Gravity Pro Team, what does it mean to you to be riding for a company like Zero Gravity?
Hunter: it is awsome to ride for this company , the owner Todd Scheffer is a great dude , im super happy he put me on the team , one of the most legit companys on the market
Steven: Where is one place that you've never been to, that you would love to ride?
Hunter: ive always wanted to take a trip out to california , and
ride woodward west , and ride monster skatepark in australia
Steven: Yeah, it'd be awesome to get you out here to Cali. What can we expect to see from Hunter Bechtle in the future?
Hunter: cleaner riding , better quailty videos , more bangers and more fun
Steven: So what is your exact scooter set up right now?
Hunter: Odi long necks , ZG drop V bars 20 wide 22 high , ZG hic , ZG venom forks , ZG 4.5 spider deck , ZG brake , Quebec pegs , MGp nitro wheel , lucky full core
Steven: That sounds like a dialed set up. Thanks Hunter, do you got any shout outs or last words?
Hunter: Shout out to jesus for all he done for me and everyone , shout out to Todd Scheffer for hookin me up with the amazing parts , Shout out to anyone who rides a scooter , nice chattin with you Steven talk to you soon.
Below you can check out Hunter's latest video, his Scooter Check featuring his ZG products, and a Preview to his latest video, which you will find here on Inside-Scooters as soon as it's released.
(Banger status at the end..) Zero Gravity Promo
Zero Gravity Scooter Check (20 Wide Bars! YES HUNTER NO MORE TINY BARS)
Web Bangers Preview (Cant see much here, but I def. can't wait for the finished product)
1. when i read people saying they WANT to ride monster, it confuses the fuck out of me. monster is an absolutely terrible park.
ReplyDelete2. if you film in 16:9 render in 16:9 goddammit!