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Name: Joscha Forstreuter        

Nickname: too many

Nationality: german

Date of Birth: 25.11.1984

Currently Lives: Berlin/Neukoelln

Team: Felt, Adiridas

Events: adidas Slopestyle, Mega Avalanche, Dirtmasters Festival, Crankworx, FISE Slopestyle

How long have you been riding: 10 years

SRAM / RS / Avid / Truvativ Components: (what you ride and any comments): 
Sram X.O blingbling derailleur and shifter. 
Rock Shox Argyle, best DJ-fork I've ever ridden. 
I don't wanna ride anything else than Juicy Sevens anymore.
The Truvativ Holzfeller cranks are super strong and light. I ride Truvativ Holzfeller since 5 years and I never had any problems.
I can't ride another bar than the Holzfeller anymore. It just has the perfect sweeps!

Started Cycling: I don't know. But I still remember that my sisters teached me how to ride a bicycle on a parking lot. Long time ago...

Favorite Event: Marshmellow Jam

Favorite Ride / Trail / Line: South France Trails and Kamloops Freeriding

Most Memorable Event / victory: 6 years ago the IFMA Bikechallenge. Together with Timo Pritzel and John Cowan I rode a dirt show. The jumps were big and muddy, but i was so stoked to ride with Timo and John..

Achievements – Titles: national junior champion in Biathlon... long time ago.

Goals: double-flip-triple-whip to manual... 

What motivates you: good sessions, new trails, new tricks..

Training tips or tricks: don't think too much about riding and what other people think about your riding. Just go riding, enjoy it and have fun.

Favorite Trick: Superman-Seatgrab

Current Gas Powered Vehicle/s: Daihatsu Hijet!!!

What’s on the IPOD or Favorite Music: hiphop, electro-rock, classics, Blak Twang, Feist, Justice, The Roots, Absolute Beginner...

Favorite Websites: insidemtb.com, littermag.com, declinemagazine.com

Favorite youtube video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BKWr7kO-yP8

Movies that you have done: http://www.vimeo.com/user287110/videos

Favorite Jeans: the cheap ones, but not the tight girls jeans.

Favorite food: Sushi

Hobbies other than cycling: filming&editing, digging, equipping my new flat, pimping the Hijet, chill with friends

Pets: none

Favorite place to visit: South France

Favorite movies: Pulp Fiction, American Gangster, Amelie, Leaving Las Vegas

Secret: Long time ago I liked riding fitness-rollerblades in skateparks...

Worst job you ever worked: Selling skies and snowboards in a stupid shop in Berlin. The boss was the biggest asshole.

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