Mat Hoffman Talks BMX, Injuries And More (VIDEO)

Mat Hoffman, the daredevil rider widely known as the Evel Knievel of BMX bikes, sat down with VBS.TV to discuss BMX and his enormous tolerance for pain. Hoffman has broken over 20 bones in his body and talked about how he severely injured his right arm after being hit by a semi-truck. He will be featured in ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary "The Bird Of Big Air," which premieres Thursday night. Scroll down to see the video.

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[BartelbytheScrivener]

12:20 AM on 07/31/2010

He will be featured in ESPN's 30 for 30 documentar­y "The Bird Of Big Air," which premieres Thursday night. Scroll down to see the video.


( bird of big air) huff post fail

[Bill Anstedt]

10:42 PM on 07/30/2010

Mat has always been way beyond everybody else in bmx. He is still one of the best riders out there today.

[BikeFreak]

01:24 PM on 07/30/2010

It's all fun and games until a neck is broken.

[CarterR99]

07:47 PM on 07/29/2010

These guys are a different breed. Fascinatin­g to watch. And, yeah, they are nuts.

[soonerdru]

07:23 PM on 07/29/2010

No brains, no headaches.

[Henny Bogan]

06:51 PM on 07/29/2010

I love it!!

[cnobody]

04:05 PM on 07/29/2010

I love that Matt is still at it. Nuts, in the best way.