Ride: BMX Glory, Against All the Odds

by John Buultjens, Chris Sweeney

Ride lays bare the harrowing beginnings and the tough life lessons learned by superstar John Buultjens on his rise to BMX glory. Raised by his poor family in Glasgow, he slept rough to escape his father's beatings. Placed in a children's home, he adopted by a bi-racial couple. After conquering his own racism, his life turned around, and the movie E.T. inspired a love of BMX. John's emigration to Australia saw him becoming one of BMX's biggest names. Then came the call from California to lead the most famous BMX brand, Haro. Now their global brand manager, he backs and sponsors riders across the globe. Hollywood has turned his unbelievable journey into a movie. Here, John reveals inner secrets including murders, hatred, sexual abuse—and how his white-knuckle ride has taken him to the top against all the odds.

256 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2018

Reviews

[Christos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very entertaining story, amazing what people can overcome with the right attitude and support! Great to hear all the BMX details and passion laid out with such honesty in the life story.

Only reason not 5* is because of the massive amount of typos and grammar errors that weren't corrected after many reprints...

I recommend it to any BMX fans, Haro fans, or fans of uplifting message.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read for those who love BMX. Very inspiring and seems honest.