| 1991 | DOB: november 29th, 1991. | |
| early years | RACING. www.bmxunion.com, 2009: Just like any other kid, I started out racing. I was pretty into it for a while and entered a few competitions in my day. During one, I was lined up at the starting gate next to this seriously determined kid. He was doing stretches, breathing exercises, running in place, and polishing the rims on his expensive looking bike. I had a bad gate start but somehow managed to catch up. It came down to the last straightaway and he was leading with me close behind. The race ending like one of those cliche sports movies; the finish line was in middle of a jump so we were both in the air at the same time but my front tire managed to slide a foot ahead of his. Unfortunately, BMX races don’t feature scoreboards with buzzers because if they did it would’ve really added to the ambiance of the moment. It was quite the victorious moment until I saw the kid crying and his body-builder-of-a-dad approached me. Now this was quite some time after the race ended and I was about to leave. His dad comes over and claps a hand on my shoulder a little too hard. “Son,” he says, “you got balls.” “Ahhh, thanks,” I say trying to smile. He didn’t share my smile and staring me straight in the eyes with a voice wavering with intimidation, he said, “You got balls fer doing what you did to my son. Now, if I ever catch yer cheatin’ bee-hind pullin that shit ‘gain, you ain’t gonna have no balls. Ya understand?” And he pulled out a big boy sword–I mean pocket knife. I didn’t cheat in that race but for the sake of my future family, I quit racing altogether and took up freestyle which happened to be the right decision. | |
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| 2009 | NORTH OF TEN EDIT. April 2009. |
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| 2010 | THE SET. bmx.transworld.net, september 2010: After a few years of consistently dropping super quirky and creative Web edits, the Midwest’s Erik Elstran has landed a frame sponsor with Australian company The Set. | |
| 2011 | OFF THE SET, ON SUNDAY. sundaybikes.com, june 2011: The word has gotten out really quickly, so we will announce it officially here, Arik Elstran has joined the Sunday team. Known for his unique eye, trick selection and skill, Arik easily fits into the Sunday mold. He’s got a brand new Forecaster kit coming to him now, so expect a bike check soon. Look for a welcome to the team video from him as well…” thesetbmx.com, june 2011: Sad to say Flow Squad member Erik Elstran has moved on, he has been getting hooked up from Odyssey/Sunday for a while now and has made the move to ride for Sunday full time. He has and always will be one of our favourite riders, we wish him all the best. |
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