Ride: BMX Glory, Against All the Odds

by John Buultjens, Chris Sweeney (Illustrator)

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.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2018

Reviews

[PAM TOWNSEND · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank God for the fabulous couple that adopted these children!

When I woke up this morning, this movie was playing on Prime. After watching to the end, I immediately got on Amazon and read as far as the free excerpt would let me go. I needed to know the rest of the story NOW!

I ordered the book on kindle and just finished reading it. (it’s now 3PM the same day.) It really proved how much positive role models can add to young lives. John was able to become a positive person who then pass it forward.

Thank you for sharing your story with us John!