Josh Harrington
- Date of Birth: August 21, 1983
- Hometown: Greenville, NC
- Other Sponsors: Premium Products, Kicker, Vans and Bullbar.
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Career Highlights:
- 1st 06 Metro Jam Toronto
- 6th 05 x games street
- 1st 05 metro jam vancuver
- 2nd 05 Gravity Games Street
- 8th Dew Tour year end street
Bio
As one of the few pros able to excel as well in Park contests as on street riding missions, Josh Harrington is an accomplished all-around rider. He can blast ramp transitions and fire out complicated handrail combos in the same run. In contests, he’ll most likely be going higher than everyone else over a hip transfer and icepicking the biggest wall he can find. He does some of the biggest tricks in the business, and his 6’3’ frame makes them look even bigger.
Harrington grew up in Greenville, NC, the town currently known as Pro Town, USA in the BMX world. When all the pros moved into town, he kept on riding and has become known as one of the current day rail masters. He partly credits his quick ascension the top of the Pro vert ranks to riding with some of the top pros everyday and access to one of only three vert resi ramps in the U.S.
Q&A
- Any last words? SHRED!
- What move / trick are you working on? Rails are cool.
- Number of years participating in your sport 10
- Years as a professional 5 years
- When did you start your sport? 1996, 7th grade
- To me, Oakley is Progressive, full throttle and a great sponsor!
- What are your favorite songs currently loaded onto your Thump? Afi, Anberlin, At the Drive In and Wutang.
- What is more important to you than riding? n/a
- If you were not a pro bmx rider you would be? Confused
- Favorite Bands: Metallica, At the Drive In, Saves the Day, Wutang, Anberlin and Avalon Drive. Films: Any bmx movie, Rad, North Shore, Days of Thunder and Walk the Line. Books: Matt Hoffman book - "The Ride of my Life" TV Shows: Fuel TV Drink: Water, Coca cola, Victoria Bitter and XXXX Gold.
- Party animal or mellow TV on the couch? Both
- Who / What inspires you? Progression, fun, expression of myself, ladies, friends; Rob Darden, Corey Martinez, Van Homan, Dave Mirra, Dave Dillewaard, Corey Bohan and Ryan Nyquist.
- 5 Items I can't live without Bike, cell phone, computer, Ipod and my bed.
- Do you have any other special talents (music / write / draw / paint)? Ping pong, rc cars, explosions and filming.
- If you could be someone famous, who would you be? Owen Wilson
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Follow Josh Harrington on TwitterRT @Darden4130: RT @premiumbmx: Dan foley video up on www.premiumbmx.com 2 days ago
RT @OGOchoCinco: Ocho Cinco my Condoms are now sold at Hustler, the worlds first measurement installed condom, 12 Bengal stripes 2 days ago
RT @will_stroud: listening to Sonic Youth. Good news! 5 days ago