Manuel Recktenwald
Age: 23
Residence: Urexweiler, Germany
  check out Manuel's Alienation commercial on soulbmx.tv

When and why did you get into riding?
In 2000 I visited the Worlds in Cologne with my friend Michi and I was really stoked about what these guys did on their small bikes. So I got a bike for Christmans, started riding and became hooked on BMX.


What do you like to ride the most?
Street, Park and sometimes Dirt is a lot of fun, too.


What trick took you the longest to learn?
Probably Whips.

What are your favorite spots?
My local skatepark in St. Wendel, Hard in Austria, Trier and Luxembourg street.


Tell us something about your hometown. What's the local scene like?
I live in a very small town, with 3000 townfolks. There is not so much going on and most people who live there are into football or something else, which sucks. The only good thing is that people make their own booze there, haha.
But we have a nice, small local scene around Saarland and Trier, with some good riders and friends. I really enjoy to ride with them. We always have a lot of fun.

What do you do besides riding?
I go to school (Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik) and have to study a lot. I also go out with my friends sometimes and I like to chill out at a lake or something.

What kind of music are you into?
I mostly listen to Rock 'n' Roll and Punk Rock, but I also like old-school HipHop and some other stuff too.

What are your plans for 2009?
I want to stay happy, travel a bit, meet new people and have fun on my bike.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

I hope I can still ride and enjoy life.


Anyone you'd like to thank?
I want to thank my parents, my grandfather "Hans-Gans", all my friends, Ralf from SchickeriaBMX, Suenos bed cloths and for sure Alienation/AllRide.