TCU Exclusive: Joe Rich Interview Part 1.

by: adam |


While down in Texas we got a chance to ride with Joe Rich over at the Terrible One office/ramp and I conducted this video interview with him. This is part 1 in which he talks about leaving Etnies, the new Terrible One stem and having T1 parts made in Taiwan. It’s not great quality or anything but Joe’s got some real good shit to say. I’ll get part 2 online tomorrow.

Previously: Red Bull “Ride & Seek” 2012: Austin, Texas.| Joe Rich Video Interview From 1998.| Joe Rich Interview.

  • all

    all i get out of this is that t1 doesnt make their own shit. which i understand most companies dont. but it seems to me that

    t1=phil wasson 100%

    good dudes tho

  • n/h maximus

    You need to seem a little less interested in what Mr. Rich is saying…

  • t-gal

    pretty interesting stuff. it’s cool to hear an honest and informed perspective on how the biz side is run. thanks for running this.

  • http://Vinylbmx.com Tom arkus

    Joe pretty much put it how it is with out sugar coating. Props to Adam and joe for doing this interview good stuff…

  • http://www.vinylbmx.com Andrew

    seconded, good interview, everyone needs to see this interview to hear what joe has to say!

  • http://www.helldogs.r8.org CF

    good interview for sure. your one tall dude adam. n/h

  • adam

    I was a little bit nervous. Joe is an awesome guy but interviewing him is obviously kind of intimidating.

  • Cj

    good interview def saw that on the tweet ha but amazing full disclosure like how many people are going to just talk about things that straight up.. its easy to be way against everything but to say like well yea ty shit might be getting better is amazing.. I think all of us have some kind of off ‘shit is this gonna fuck me filter’ but not in this clip.. and did he just say there’s a new Garret frame? and volvo doesn’t make it?

  • eleven

    Joe is such a genuine dude, can’t wait for part 2.

  • http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn128/dunkdog79/Current%20Projects/5b2aef57.jpg Chris Duncan Clothing (If any one has any doubts)

    I think that we need an another interview on the Nasty man too.

    Chris Duncan (CDC=s FBM)

    Click below to see an early pic of Nasty being more wholesome than ever.

  • mike

    Coolest motherfucker in the game. Down to earth and the perfect mix of burly and style. Legend.

  • tes

    Thanks for keeping T1 alive, Joe.

  • http://www.bmxboard.com faggy

    hey adam, get off your fucking cell phone. your a nobody. remeber that.

  • adam

    I was reading the questions that were written on my Sidekick, genius.

  • ME

    i can see ur nips

  • switchblade

    haha he doesn’t even know what a sidekick is. i can’t wait for the cyclops stem to come out, you should’ve asked him when it was being released!

  • fybcorp

    Good to see that there are still some smart people in BMX. The guy is a legend.

  • joshw

    ^^^^Yeah, some people call sidekicks cell phones… because that is what they are you stupid emo cunt.

  • http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn128/dunkdog79/Current%20Projects/5b2aef57.jpg Cory Nastazio

    Chea!

  • tiny tyrant

    hands down one of the nicest dudes ive ever met

  • agent420

    So Joe left Etnies by his own choice? They didn’t axe him like they did to Taj? Kinda wierd to be rocking their shoes for free if they were willing to pay him.

  • loginsucks

    junk metal is made in taiwan and cheaper because the government make the it cheaper so we won’t buy american. usa is better lets say a hub what is the best cassette? primo NO shadow NO odsy/ joytech lol NO oh yeah PROFILE. POINT MADE IN THE USA

  • likeit

    so like i like didnt like get like what like he was like trying to like say cause like everytime i was like trying to listen he lkike just kept like saying like and it was like really distracting and like hard to concentrate and like pay like close like attetion to like his his message and like how many times he said like

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  • dangAustin!

    awwww, stop beating up on Joe! hes super nice- nobody can ever say hes spit in your face. SHAME ON YOU ALL!

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