skill to do something but their fear stops them. I know riders who are way more skilled than I am but they’ve never pushed themselves to doing big stuff because they don’t like scaring themselves. “You need to constantly remind yourself how good it feels to overcome something. I think the feeling of overcoming fear is more addictive than doing the tricks themselves. Overcoming challenges is what motivates me. “The challenge of riding is actually what first attracted me to BMX. Before BMX I played sports in school. It was always very competitive and structured. What attracted
me at first was the freedom of BMX and comradery, but more than anything I liked BMX because it was a challenge, until BMX every sport I tried came easily. “When I started riding I was really bad, both in terms of bike control and mentally. I remember being at the top of a hill with my buddies, everyone bombed down it but I was too scared. Slowly I lost that fear. I don’t know why but I started taking risks. Eventually I would be the guy testing a set of doubles.” As a young rider, Brian met someone that would later set the path for his long career as a pro rider. “I’d heard about a new BRIAN KACHINSKY
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