Mike Metzger

Profile of Mike Metzger
D.O.B: 19/11/1975 Born in: Huntington Beach, CA

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Three random facts
1. The name ‘McFritz’ (Mike's favourite trick) was formed from his Grandpa’s name and Mike's middle name.
2. Eight of his teeth are 24 carat gold
3. You can buy a pair of Mike Metzer’s signature pyjamas!



Mike Metzger is a fearless dirt bike rider who's had the
throttle pinned for the last decade, blasting the sport of
freestyle motocross into the mainstream. He’s a pioneer
and a champion of FMX, who made history at X Games 2002
by pulling two massive backflips, one after the other – a trick
he named the Double Fritz.
He’s racked up countless medals and video parts, and stars
in a videogame called ‘Freekstyle’ – although he admits to
never having played it! He also never watches TV as it’s ‘bad
for you’, and instead prefers painting, skateboarding, BMX,
and of course riding his bike out back of his ‘Paradise Ranch’.
That’s as long as he’s not suffering from one of many injuries, including three broken backs, two broken femurs, and multiple arm and leg breaks. And when he’s not in hospital for himself, the Godfather of motocross switches gears to visit terminally ill kids.
Mike believes that “dying is a risk we take every day, whether we are riding or not”, and it’s his perspective and passion that drives him to succeed in whatever he does.

The Impossible Jump?

Not for the Godfather of Freestyle. Mike Metzger puts his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by becoming the first to backflip over the fountains of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Metzger also became the second person to ever (successfully) jump the fountains of Caesar's Palace—over 100 feet—, Robbie Knievel being the first in 1989

One of my favorite videos is "FMX Riot 2"

I was filmed in one of my favorite spots to go

"Swingarm City" near Caineville Utah.

Mike Metzger, who won the first FMX Riot

competition was in the lead in the second one

until he had to leave a day early to talk to some kids

at a school function. His freeride ability impresses

me even more than his ability to do tricks!