VICE Meets: BMX Rider Mat Hoffman

[@sparksk8er]

They say dont meet your legends, but I would give my right arm to give that man a hug. the joy not only him but every single soul in action sports from the late 90s to late 2000s has given me is immeasurable and deserves infinite praise

[@Randy-g5q]

At 53 years young I remember when Matt hit the scene. He was insane!!!! Killed it every time I saw him ride.

[@j.bermudez3958]

I feel like not many people know about the semi-truck thing. To go through that alone would have been incredible, but add in all the other injuries and the fact that this dude STILL drop-kicks boundaries in the face, and you get a truly super-human story. Hail the Condor, may the Miracle Boy fly in peace and Love to all BMX!

[@dennisardel890]

That last sentence really brought a tear to my eye.

[@218maryland]

Yes. This footage is all one big coagulated miracle. So inspiring

[@bryanketcham9922]

legit got chills reading this. those dudes and BMX as a whole is life.

[@SpineSplitter1776]

Yeah man & Dave Mirra got hit by a car also which gave him depression I'm thinking .

[@MylaLonelySoul]

If you were a youth during the 90s then Matt Hoffman was a main Man for inspiration for skaters and BMXers alike.

[@seanm7539]

Yes

[@seanm7539]

I was in 98 I was 6

[@ed-_-7779]

Yes he defo was and tony hawks and Dave Mira aswell bam magera too

[@Randy-g5q]

I remember when he was really young doing stuff that no one else even dreamed of doing. 53 year old school freestyle rider. Thinking about getting back into it. 😊

[@frogfortress]

you know you're fucking gnarly when early 2000s knoxville is saying hes nervous

[@sdichari099]

Matt Hoffman pro bmx ps2 nostalgic

[@ryanwilson8659]

All day. Loved that shit

[@brankin1]

That was ps1

[@kid4375]

James Brankin it was released in 2002 m8

[@brankin1]

@@kid4375 damn didn't even know they made a second one

[@flybikesallday]

"And what am I doing? Just lugging beer up this hill" dead 😲😲😲😲

[@Justin-y6u7e]

Matt Hoffman your my hero and a true Inspiration to all of us especially me

[@JCL1amas]

Johnny and Matt’s friendship is wholesome. You can see the genuineness coming from Johnny it’s truly sweet.

[@jbmp1390]

I will never understand how Hoffman is not completely addicted to painkillers. One of the toughest dudes ever.

[@blakeerdmann]

Just watching home suit up to ride makes me wonder how much pain he's in every morning when he wakes up. But he keeps getting up and keeps going and going. Well done! From one bmxer to another you're a legend!

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

RIP Dave Mirra Edit: Drinking game time: Take a shot every time Mat says "Go for it"

[@Bryanbkk]

Glad his story is being told. I saw him ride a few times back in the day...amazing legend.

[@ch92886]

Check out ESPN's 30 for 30 on Mat. He certainly revolutionized the sport

[@PaPaPOVEY]

PS Matt did die twice from this jump, he hooked a weedwacker to his bmx to get more speed and crashed on landing and ruptured his spleen and his blood pressure dropped and his heart stopped twice. He also has gotten his knee drilled through and through with no anesthesia or nothing and had his ligaments replaced all on nothing. That’s the definition of gnarly

[@ericsalidbar1693]

Maybe he’s addicted to the pain

[@NoJoeThatsNotYou]

Mat came to my school when I was a kid and pogo'd over me that was the coolest f'n thing I'd ever witness.

[@elliotw5918]

Grew up watching this guy and the miracle boy Mirrah. What an epic human being!

[@chrishockley6385]

Matt , you are why BMX is where it's at today, that bowl is no joke , you've got balls brother

[@logang6583]

We need a series like epically later'd but for BMX episodes about influencial pro riders. So many amazing individuals 👌

[@griffinbmx1992]

thank you for giving me some inspiration to go out and ride

[@SAM-zt2uy]

My hero!

[@softtacos]

how is this not big! this is so cool. its kinda cool to be one of the only people to know about this documentary

[@ericsalidbar1693]

You’re so cool 😎

[@GrassMoneyManiac]

So true. He was/is a mad man in the best possible way.

[@Hoffmanbikes91]

Great guys great edit..

[@stefgav]

i thought my mind was blown after his knee surgery but his explanation of that floating collar bone solidified hes the terminator sent back with settings on vert ramp algebra. "i need your clothes your boots and your bmx"

[@daystarcreations]

Great people. Love and miss yall, god bless. Matt thank you for all the blessings, please take it easy on your body brother. Peace.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Hoffman was the man back in the day

[@andybarrete6749]

He is the raddest of all time.

[@joew9415]

The man is a legend.

[@freakb0y311]

thank you

[@albertpang102]

Yeah!!!!! I grew up in the classics 80’s as a youth when the freestyle bicycle tricks BMX was alive and large at heart entering the whole world 🌎 🌍 with an invasion. 😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽missed the old day’s of freestyle BMX bicycle 🚲

[@sethstevenson6523]

R.i.p. Dave Mirra

[@nate2966]

Ty good man. Miracle man will live on!

[@noize934]

Legend

[@cadgerphilosophic326]

When you can add "died twice" to your list of injuries, you're a gd legend in my book.

[@navajorezathlete1202]

Pure inspiration

[@tonmyritter6377]

The Condor Matt OG Hoffman. Mad props.

[@southwest702]

Such a legend of the sport

[@ollieroks]

Tuffest Man in Sports.

[@sionyevans]

Go Matt..friggin.legend !!!!!

[@onzie9]

This video is awesome, but I think my favorite part is how he it putting his bike together with a crescent wrench.

[@veritaslibertas4976]

@J. L. Legit too lazy to find the right wrench lol.. All crescent wrenches are good for is stripping bolts. In a machine shop, that's a dead giveaway for being a noob.

[@Boric78]

don't change Matt - wonderful

[@duder-ts3vz]

LEGEND.

[@nottyvondutchmusic2354]

The Godfather. "Legend" is a damn understatement.

[@freedomnow10]

This is so rad. I couldn't stop smiling. Stoked level is high!

[@andrewtruex]

I love that Mat calls Johnny PJ.

[@deanbaza8581]

just lugging beer up the hill😂😂😂thats me at the trails nowdays😂

[@Bravacadu]

That’s incredible

[@drkviol8013]

Knoxville brings the Yoda figure, lugging beer up the hill, ha

[@stefgav]

i feel like mat is the bob ross of getting beat with an iron bar. "im just gonna leave my dislocated hip down in the corner while i smile at you politely and excel at the highest tier of a crrazy hard sport thst i pioneered".. after thought. its truly mind boggling what ahuman can achieve if they are free to do what they are passionate about

[@DNAManufacturing]

This is brilliant. Mat you have been an inspiration to me and riders everywhere! Although I would probably stop after my collar bone wasn't attached to anything haha.

[@Norbitpotter]

respect the legend

[@gregmadore6365]

Matt Hoffman was a head of his time and the OG of BMX

[@oprahwinsfree924]

Dude amazing

[@julianmercado6020]

Lmao Johnny Knoxville made this video 10x better

[@andymac1350]

watching vids like this makes me want to ride.

[@Bear0nAUnicycle]

I remember reading comics about this guy, he changed bmxing

[@Vandalsounds]

Awesome! What a mindset!

[@seanm7539]

Yes

[@bobsteckenreiner3415]

Hey can anyone tell what song is playing at 11:30 in the Head First video? trying to find out for like 20 years now...I know fromthe credits that the band's name is MALICIOUS..

[@primitiveways7183]

Matt Hoffman legend

[@ssbj144]

Mat Hoffman in the house.

[@chawatt989]

This man is a God. No questions asked.

[@orionlegore3248]

You know your nuts when Johnny Knoxville says he’s worried about you

[@doomizz]

Got the same shoulder problem. The strappy thingie mat wore to protect his shoulder from dislocating, anyone can tell me how is this equipment called?

[@Liam20005]

What's with the yoda please?? Love it?? It like for good luck??

[@carlogigante5239]

Johnny Knoxville is so entertaining he almost nullifies the necessity of a pro bmx legend.

[@jessearellanes648]

that was awesome

[@irieviking]

Wow!! Just wow!!

[@stefbmx]

Bmx power Haro bike peace Man

[@burns83]

"He would never ride again" again like for the 12th time because he is protected like no one

[@lolPeachyyy]

I can't be the only one that didn't know that Johnny Knoxville worked for vice?

[@SchnellVITALVINYLVLOG]

Awesome

[@ShanobiBanobi]

I got some pretty gnarly scars from biking, stopped after i got impaled in my torso. But all good now.

[@thefknscarecrow]

Rider?? Hoffman is a fucking Legend.

[@therealwallmiller9595]

I know this guy personally I’m best friends with his son Jhett Hoffman

[@nawforreal6833]

ride a bmx & love life! or just ride a bike. it's good exercise. good for the environment

[@JBatts41]

A 360 with one arm... unreal Matty, Honour I road a Dirty 130

[@drkviol8013]

go devils

[@chadfren]

when VICE was still respectable...

[@jorgesantos-mf7nr]

Show Mat

[@escapegoat3472]

He owns a huge BMX company. Fits his pedals with a little adjustable wrench.

[@SamWilliams78]

Makes my stomach turn watching him crash every time. Party on Mat.

[@thedjartillery]

Hopefully he doesn't have the same fate as Mirra. The Condor is legend.

[@insanewayne4996]

thedjartillery Yea Man... He took some Good Slammerz...

[@selfwear]

Damn that was a tragedy 🙏🏽

[@elevenfox4207]

100 plus concussions holy shit the state of this guys brain

[@Siberius-]

Did the doctor tell him that he will never ride again.. or did the doctor say that if he rode his bike again it would be stupid? I'm thinking it was more likely the latter..

[@Koodayengine]

@4.08 why did the crowd flinch??

[@chasedfish]

Anton Morris Mat's back tire popped

[@shumeister1059]

Mat! Stem cells dude! Let's grow back some of those muscles back. Do a GoFundMe or any other fundraising platform. You're worth it!

[@rm6330]

0:52 Check the length of that seatpost!

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

rm6330 back when you could actually sit on your bike and ride it across town to your favorite spot.

[@steveneumeyer681]

that was the culture back then, nobody questioned it

[@PaPaPOVEY]

If so one doesn’t know the Kings of big air then there living under a rock.

[@someoneschannel4420]

I didn't know that he got hit by a semi!!!

[@WaldoUnited]

Best ramp rider ever. I'm afraid he has CTE now and the result will be a much shorter life but fuck man, Mat rules! Would like more info on the semi accident?

[@pex3]

that's fucking insane

[@bluegill5192]

The real reason this is amazing is that he's riding converse

[@MarsLonsen]

not breakless though

[@copomo]

what pedals mat used in this clip?

[@krazyk6281]

Dave mirra dont forget the golden boy

[@mysteradio]

i hope this man has fathered a whole clan of badasses.

[@stayradbmx]

the Radness!

[@emmanuelphillips9929]

What is the song

[@jesboogie]

2024 here we are

[@lobohoffmanshadowshoffmans5001]

My hero

[@toxickatie]

mat is awesome. less knoxville, less slo mo. more mat.

[@DaveVargas90012]

We are still alive and well ☝🏽✝️