Name: Kelly Bolton
Age: 25
Location: Hollywood, CA
Sponsors: DC Shoes, Eastern Bikes, Bell Helmets, Staff BMX
First time you rode a bike…
When I was 3 years old.
First trick you learned…
One-footer when I was about 6.
First famous riding spot you rode…
Sheep Hills.
Kelly is definitely one of those riders who can truly ride anything...Stretched superman at Mike Saavedra's Blue Bench trails.
First bad injury…
Concusion and separated shoulder.
First sponsor…
Eastern Bikes!
First time you traveled out of the country…
It was an Eastern trip to Germany in ’06.
Cranked turndown for a DC demo on the Roughing It Tour 2.
First photo in Ride…
Flair on a church roof in Inglewood!
First time you met a BMX groupie…
Haha…probs when I was like 10. I’ve been around for a while.
First time you got knocked out…
Riding dirt in Palos Verdes.
Hippie-hop during a parking lot session with a bunch of locals before a DC demo got kicked off.
First bad trend you followed…
Dude…really? Uhh, Jncos.
First major purchase…
Sasquatch costume for $500…First and best purchase!
First car you drove…
It was a lifted ’85 ford truck when I was 11.
Classic snappy table out of a bowl.
First fistfight…
Third grade…I punched a kid for tripping me in a soccer game.
First contest you competed in…
King Of Dirt in Venice Beach circa 2001.
First time you got in trouble…
With the law? I was 12.
Textbook 360 tuck no-hander over the last set on a chill day in the woods.
First tattoo…
Ghetto shit when I was 18.
First time you got wasted…
Tenth grade… so I was like 15.
