Tom

BIO
Name: Tom Boorman
Age: 27
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Local Trails: Kooks RIP
Years Riding: 16
Years Diggin’: 15
Job: Owner of Hell On Wheels, BMX shop
Ambition: To stay riding and having fun for as long as possible and to generally stay psyched on life and new experiences.

Last But Not Least…

1: What was the last thing you did today before answering this lot?
Built up a new rear wheel for a customer, it was a great time indeed.

2: Where did you ride your bike last?
Olympic Park BMX track the other morning.

3: What was the last new trick you learnt?
One footed tables have eluded me for a long time and I think I have finally got them sorted.

4: When did you last build up a new bike?
The race bike was about 10 months ago, but I am about to build up a new Tech2 frame in the next few days.

5: What was the last album you bought?
I think it was Against Me! The acoustic EP

6: What was the last book you read?
The Mustache Grower’s Guide haha — a Christmas gift from the folks – haha!

7: What was the last BMX video you watched?
Ride BMX’s first video, Thunder, from 1997 on VHS this morning… an absolute gem!

8: What was the last city you visited?
Newcastle NSW

9: When, and where, were you last genuinely lost on your travels?
Over in England in 2010, I jumped on a train from Cherstsey back to what I thought was going to be Paddington Station, but I ended up at Waterloo at midnight in the rain with all of my travelling possessions strapped to my back and had to freestyle it and just rode about for a couple of hours trying to get back to Paddington. As much as it sucked I was enjoying myself!

10: What was your last meal?
Bacon & egg roll from the cafe across the road from the store.

11: What was the last great gadget or invention that you saw or bought?
I am a little behind the times when it comes to gadgets and such, but my fiance just got an Iphone and I was impressed with that thing — haha.

12: When was the last time you scared yourself?
The other morning at the racetrack, I got a gnarly side wind and tagged front wheel on the way down on the big doubles.

13: Where is the last place on earth you want to visit?
Anywhere with a foam pit and scooters…

TOP FIVES

Top 5 Trails Riders Of All Time
1. Brian Foster
2. Mike Aitken
3. Russel Brindley
4. The three brothers Forte
5. Clint Reynolds

Top 5 Trails Spots I’ve Ridden
1. KOOKS… RIP
2. Chertsey
3. Mount White
4. The Shrews!
5. Hazelbrook

Top 5 Countries
Other than listing our lovely country Australia, which is the obvious number 1 for me, I have literally only been to 5 I think…
1. England
2. Spain
3. USA
4. France
5. I was in Wales for a few days once and it was pretty rad.

Top 5 Books
1. The Mustache Grower’s Guide
2. The Jack Brabham Story
3. McQueen’s Machines
4. BMX The Aussie Way
5. The Mat Hoffman autobiography is pretty amazing!

Top 5 Films
1. World’s Fastest Indian
2. Rad!
3. The Castle
4. The Warriors
5. Hotrod

Top 5 BMX videos
1. Building the Underground
2. Thunder
3. Role Models
4. Anthem II
5. Home Of The Brave

Top 5 Websites
1. Deluxe
2. Hellonwheels.com.au
3. John Young’s Vimeo page
4. backstreetbuckets.blogspot.com
5. cycleexif.com

Top 5 Magazines
1. 2020
2. The Albion
3. Morris Minor Monthly
4. Dice
5. Dig

Top 5 Places
1. Berry (and the entire south coast of NSW)
2. The Inner West
3. Devon
4. The Blue Mountains
5. The American Northwest

Top 5 Companies in BMX
1. Deluxe
2. S&M
3. Profile
4. T1
5. FBM

Top 5 Photographers
1. Matt Holmes
2. Dave Cee
3. Will Herrmann
4. Gorman
5. Mitch Morrison

Top 5 Places I want to visit
1. New Zealand
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. Mexico
5. Scotland

Top 5 People
1. My Fiance Celeste
2. The Hell On Wheels family (Holmes, Daly, Dave C, Will H, John Y)
3. The Bullmixers
4. The Kooks crew
5. My folks

BIKE CHECKS

Frame: Deluxe Tech2 21″
Fork: S&M Pitch fork
Handlebar: Deluxe XXL
Stem: S&M Challenger
Headset: FSA Impact
Grips: S&M Randy Brown
Seat: S&M thin seat
Seatpost: Snafu with Original Marvin guts
Seatclamp: Deluxe
Crank: Profile 180mm
Chainwheel: Tree Spline 39T
Pedals: Deluxe F-Lite
Chain: KMC Z410
Bottom Bracket: Superstar
Tyres: Fly Ruben 2.25 Front, 2.0 rear
Wheels: Profile Original Race Cassette Hubs on G sport Ribcage rims
Brakes: Fly
Levers: Original Odyssey Side winder
Weight: Not particularly sure…

RACE BIKE
Frame: Deluxe V brake model 21.25
Fork: Simple Torino Fork
Handlebar: Deluxe XXL
Stem: Deluxe
Headset: Fly
Grips: Deluxe Shovel Hands
Seat: Deluxe
Seatclamp: Deluxe
Crank: Profile 180mm
Chainwheel: Profile Elite Spline Drive 42T
Pedals: Deluxe F-Lite
Chain: Odyssey Bluebird
Bottom Bracket: Superstar
Tyres: Odyssey Dirt Path Front, Tioga Powerblock Rear
Wheels: Deluxe front hub & Profile Elite rear laced to Primo Balance rims with double butted CN spokes
Brakes: Shimano XT Deore
Levers: Tektro Talon
Weight: Slightly lighter than the other bike haha
Any modifications? Not much except flipping the 15T profile cog over to run closer to the frame to allow for a better chainline as the 42T sits out a bit as to not rub the chainstay.
What’s the oldest part? Nothing, I built it up using brand new everything for the first time in my life.
What’s the newest part? Everything!
What’s your favourite part? The whole thing — I love it really.

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