Firsts With Corey Martinez
Name: Corey Martinez
Age: 25
Location: Decatur, AL
Sponsors: Red Bull, Levi’s, United, Orchid, Duo, Cinema
Classic table out of a rough tranny. Photo by Z.
First time on an airplane… 1999, Beaverton Oregon, BS Contest.
First contest you competed in… Well, I raced first back when I was like 10. Freestyle-wise it I can’t really remember. They all blend together when I think about it. Something local though. I bet Seth (Kimbrough) would know, haha.
First injury… First BAD one I was like 14. I hit my face right on the corner of the flat bottom of a mini ramp that was next this quarter I was riding.
First song you had in a video part… Boston, “Peace of Mind.”
First set of trails you rode… Some that Seth and I built in his field.
First magazine cover… January ‘03, Transworld BMX. Invert over a hip from Road Fools 10.
First time on TV… Not to sure on this one… Maybe ‘01 or ‘02 for the X-Games. I never watched for it.
First bad trend you followed… I didn’t follow it, as I’m sure I sent it for my middle school. I did proceed to use them afterwards though… The JNCO pants! I’m pretty sure I set that trend for my middle school, haha.
First time you traveled out of the country… October, 2002, Backyard Jam in England.
First time you met a real pro… I met Brennan Brown, Bobby Fisher, and Jeff Harrington at a contest in Knoxville TN. It was sweet! Jeff ended up hooking me and Seth up with profile stuff for a good while.
First time you realized you could ride a BMX bike for a living… Probably when I was like 19 or 20. I started getting more sponsors that paid me to ride for them, haha. It wasn’t much of a living I guess at the time but I got by ok. A few years later I got a couple more sponsors and I was able to actually save some money. It’s a blessing for sure! It wasn’t something that I tried to do, it just sort of happened and I went with it, haha.
First autograph you signed… I think it was at an Airwalk demo. I was with Van Homan, Wiz, Brian Foster, and few others so it made it easier because we were at a table setup for it.
First time you rode in the X Games… 2001.
First good BMX bike… Hoffman Taj, Frame/fork/stem combo.
First trick you learned… One-hander or feeble grind.
No-footed can-can on Road Fools 16. Photo by Z.
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pussy
no ur a pussy. corey rips shit
corey martinez is an amazing rider. and he rides for jesus which is the best part
No it’s not….
Riding for fun and yourself is why someone should ride!
fuck jeseus 1000s of yrs later and he is still killing pppl…..believe in somthing believable like the tooth fairy ! lol
Corey Martinez is the man. Definetly the one of the best street riders on earth and my favorite rider.
corey is too sick one of the sickest smoothest riders out there
legend
Cory Martinez is one of the most smoothest people on a bike . Look at the way he rides his bike, smooth and stylish.
this dude is just a mad man!!!!
He’s a class act and a damn good ripper mate!
Corey is one of the best all around bmx riders i have ever watched in person and on video. i believe it is a sure bet that corey is living the dream and having a lot of fun. my prayers go out to corey! peace bro.
-pappas
i really really like this guy..he’s so smooth and i respect the fact that he loves Jesus..doesn’t really bother me.
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