Rooftop is still ragin'

Watch the new Mike "Rooftop" Escamilla edit from United Bikes on Dig BMX.

I haven't told many stories of the infamous P.O.W. House.  Here's one.  In about '93, we had the King Roach, Mr. Didog himself, ruling the world from his couch in the living room of the P.O.W. House.  Since work was kind of a pain in the ass, but food was necessary, Didog dreamed up a plan.  He'd let the local kids ride our backyard ramp in exchange for a can of food each from their mom's kitchen.  Strict no beets rule.  What could possibly go wrong? 

Didog was eating like a trailer park king for about two weeks, until the damn little brats started fighting each other in our backyard, and mini-vans with angry parents showed up.  So much for the local munchkins.  But there were a couple of slightly older kids that came over to actually ride.  Both of the kids were pretty good back then.  One was Brian Castillo and the other was Mike "Rooftop" Escamilla.  I asked one of the guys in the house where Mike's nickname "Rooftop," came from.  He told me, "That kid's so crazy that one of these days he's gonna kill himself out riding and we're gonna have to tie his bloody, broken, corpse to the rooftop of the car to get him home."  I don't know if that's the real story, but after seeing him ride, even back then, it sure made sense.  Now, about 24 years later, it STILL makes sense.  Another great clip Mike.  Hope you're you're not relying on Obamacare in 2017.

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