What is your name, age, and hometown?
My name is Julio Santana. I'm 12 years old, and I live in upstate New York.
When did you start riding?
I started riding when I was two years old with no training wheels.
How did you get into bike life?
I got into bike life because of my family.
Where do you like to ride?
I like to ride with my friends, and I love to street ride.
What is the bike life scene like where you live?
The bike life scene out here... it’s active, but it's not like the other bigger cities.
You ride other types of two wheeled vehicles?
Besides my pedal bikes, I like my Harley, my dirt bike, and pretty much any
bike I can wheelie. I was just born for it.
What is your favorite thing about bike life?
My favorite thing is cuttin’ up, through traffic, tap dancing on bikes.
What has been your favorite rideout?
My best rideout I've been on was Jamaica, because we gave a lot of bikes out to kids that needed it.
Where is your favorite place to ride?
My favorite place to ride is through Times Square at night, because it's a lot of lighting and mad people.
What SE bikes do you currently own?
The SE bikes that I that currently own is two Fast Rippers. Not one—two. A Savage Flyer, and the Beastmode Ripper, and the Hot Wheels Fat Ripper. And a LiL’ Flyer that I had since I was four years old, and I'm never getting rid of that.
What is the secret to improving your riding skills?
The secret to improving my riding skills is: 1. Ride every day. 2. Push yourself. 3. Seat time.
How many followers do you have on social media?
I have 25,000 on Facebook and 2,000 on YouTube. And I got 1.7 million on Instagram.
What is the key to your social media growth?
I think the key is to stay positive and stay consistent.
Which is your favorite SE bike?
My favorite SE is my Savage Flyer because it's easy to cut up more and it's a 27.5”. But my Fast Ripper is easier to do combos on because it’s a little
bigger and wider.
What is a fun fact about you?
A fun fact about me is I was a boxer for four years and now I play basketball and I'm actually good at it.
What advice would you give to kids in bike life?
Stay with a group of kids that’s not troublemakers and try to make every ride that you could make.
What would you do if you never found bike life?
If I never found bike life... I'll probably paint cars with my dad.
Will you ever stop riding?
I say no because this is what I do for a living and I want to keep it going.
