Link turned pro at 15 and is a much respected founder of the Mulisha…
Link, followed the sport of motocross since the age of 11, quickly running through the ranks & becoming pro at age 15, racing AMA Supercross and Motocross. Quickly seeing threw the politics, rules and lies of this sport, Link dropped all his sponsors and joined up with his best friend; pro surfer Nathan Fletcher. On a road trip to Oregon in 1996 Nathan and Link came up with the METAL MULISHA, writing it on their stuff with marker was how it all began. The first M.M. stencil was made in Trigger Gumm’s garage.
Link went on to tell the whole MX INDUSTRY to go downtown. He bulldozed his supercross track, teaming up with Brian Manley & Miky Dymond, and designed the first ever freestyle MX course; along with going to the hills and just making huge jumps. This new style of riding started getting huge editorial. He then met up with Brian Deegan, who saw the vision of M.M. and had the same seek-and-destroy attitude - wanting to crush the corporate world. Deegan and Link began hanging out and riding the M.M. compound. In 1999, Link and Deegan made the business decision to make M.M. a company with plans to destroy and crush the corporate world with their MULISHA.
Link is best known for his vow to never sell out and has remained underground, riding for the cause and not for the money. He has been voted the Worlds Best Natural Terrain Rider and is not afraid to go big.
Link has the most horrific crash in the History of FMX by getting hit by a helicopter 40ft in the air while filming the movie Triple X as Vin Diesel’s stunt double. The collision left Link with his frontal lobe of his brain ripped from his interskull, among other injuries the brain injury kept him down, but he refused to give up on riding and stayed underground, only shooting photos and video on natural terrain hits that he would spend days alone shoveling despite the seizures from the helicopter wreck.
Link has overcome all his injuries, as well as conquering some personal demons along the way. Link has crawled out of the fires of hell and has been in full effect - breaking a world distance record in 2006 in a pair of cut-off camo pants & a sweatshirt. The only gear or pads he wore was a helmet, skateboard kneepads, chest plate and a pair of boots. He conquered this jump on a stock bike he borrowed that day. Link has also made frequent appearances on Fuel TVs M80, Crusty Demons reality show & Discovery Channels Biker Build Off, building a METAL MULISHA Bike that was built to ride through Armageddon; as well as appearing in all the Crusty Movies.
Link remains loyal to the company’s that backed him threw the good, bad and ugly years; along with staying true to his hardcore fans. Link states fans aren’t just fans, they are my family. Link is 100% in full effect and training harder than ever, so expect some big things this up-coming year.
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