QUICK TALK #90 VIC MURPHY

Blog by: Paulo’s Portugese

Vic Murphy. DirtBrothers (DBI) head master, table-top Doc. He have the best table-tops in the BMX scene, his curb table its an iconic image. For me he is a BMX reference, street master way before street was the big thing! Enjoy his words.
NAME: Vic Murphy
HOMETOWN: San Diego
SPONSORS/HELP: DirtBrosBMX.com
YEARS RIDING: Had my first quarter in the yard in 82

1. Inspirations?
People that do what they want to do and do it with full commitment and energy!

2. BMX?
Should be named something other than Bicycle Moto Cross but that’s what we got!

3. DBI?
Rules!! 20 plus years of BMX underground and we are not done yet!

Table in Ecuador

4. Bike riding heroes?
This is ever changing! I am always pumped on Gary Young due to his decade of domination without being a circus rider. I think Shad Johnson is way underrated!

5. Today’s lunch?
Coffee and Mac and cheese with my 5 and 1 year old girls (They didn’t drink much coffee!)

6. Who are the people you ride with?
I ride mostly with John Andrus, Ricky Moseley, Paul Covey, Jon Greer, I wish I got out riding with more people but watcha gonna do! I really enjoy the North West scene and love riding up there and watching the shredders

7. Favorite spot to ride?
A lot of my riding time these days when I am not travelling is in front of my house pretending to do nose manuals and riding the grind box

8. What do you love most about your hometown?
Sun and the best burritos in the world! I travel a lot now days so I don’t do a lot of hanging out in the scene but you can’t beat coming home to perfect days!

9. Barspins? Flips? Grinds? Whips? Flow? Cruising around?
When I was young I thought I liked to go big, you know, just jump high, but as I get older I have realized that I always just liked cruising around, jibbin’ and hanging out! I think I had more fun stealing wood for ramps when I was a kid than actually riding them!

10. What’s been your most memorable BMX experience?
The whole Dirt Bros experience has been awesome! We have had so many good times with riding, manufacturing, travelling, friends, and it just keeps going!

11. Favorite trick of all time is…
Of course everyone would think I would say table! But that’s just because that’s the only trick I can do! I really like skid tricks a lot! When I take my brakes off I don’t even want to ride my bike! I know “you can skid without brakes!” but not the same to me!

Fast plant table, Burundi, Africa – 2011

12. Favorite video part?
To many to list now days! I am still a simple man with simple tastes! I really like the Jeff Sadler edit John Andrus did last year! Check it on our site!

13. What’s the best thing about BMX?
Hanging out with friends of course! I really enjoy the politics and drama but not many people really know or care about all that stuff! But I just like riding down the street, getting coffee and riding back home, that will never get old!

14. What’s the worst thing about BMX?
Corporate wannabe BMX, rolling ankles, landing on your face

15. Your biggest fear is:
Giving up and looking to the past rather than the future!

16. The best advice you’ve ever received was?
Read what Jesus said for yourself!

17. Must have gadgets…
Air pump, cordless drill, coffee maker

18. What do you want out of BMX?
One million dollars and a Gold medal

19. The last book you read was?
I read at least 2 books a week, I just finished No Longer a Slum dog by K.P. Yohanan and The World Set Free by H.G. Wells which is a crazy one! 2 things that could change the world are a balanced bookshelf and a dusty tv remote!

20. I’d like to know more about…
Just about everything! I am pretty dumb

21. What would you like to achieve this year?
DBI frames in USA production, new edit, and about 100 other things!

22. What country would you most like to visit?
Italy with my wife, her family is from there. I travel a lot so I am not itching to go to any one place! I just got back from India and that has been my favorite place so far! I am pretty pumped on SD!

23. Before this, I was… always doing this
Wishing Paulo would ask me to do a Quick Talk

24. Last words… Get out there and get it done!