Interview with Caiden Cernius – 9-year-old BMX rider who STOMPED a Double Backflip!

Caiden Cernius messaged us in early 2019 asking to purchase an airbag and we were beyond honored to send him out one. Fast forward to now, Caiden is up to his 3rd DD AirBag! He owns a SendIt Standard flat airbag, a Pro NextStep Lander, as well as a custom Megabox Lander.

Caiden has now joined the Nitro Circus shows after a wild few months of stomping some big tricks into the Megabox, proving himself and earning himself a well earned spot. At 9 years-old, Caiden is doing tricks that some pros go through their entire career without ever stomping.

We sent Caiden a few questions about his latest trick – The double backflip. Enjoy!

How old are you and when did you start riding BMX?

Hello! I am 9 years old. I started riding on a balance bike but we started actually riding a few times a week around 5 years old.

When did you land your first backflip?

I landed my first backflip at age 8! It really just took a couple fully committed tries.

How did you learn to double flip?

It’s hard to say how I learned to double. It’s really just a matter of pulling a lot harder than a single and staying in it!

How many attempts did it take you to finally stomp it to the airbag landing?

The first one I took to the airbag I alllllmost rode out. Second was sloppy but by I nailed it on the 3rd try!

How did you feel after landing it?

It was amazing to ride it out! I threw my bike,m did a backflip on the ground and went to get sushi! That’s my favorite meal and we usually go on awesome nights or after a competition.

Whats your favorite thing about airbag landings?

Airbags are amazing! First off – their giant bouncies and I can just backflip off my roof and high dive from trees onto the SendIt. Of course they are super good for learning new BMX tricks too! With an airbag I’m kinda able to try some video game tricks without smashing myself on a box!

We are still learning how to make them extra soft and only let about half the air in for a first time trick and then fill them all the way up and close the vents when it’s time to take a trick to a box or concrete.

As it comes to the end of the year, do you have much planned for the rest of 2020?

2020 started off slow but in just the last couple weeks some crazy things are in the works! Like right now I’m in Texas with Nitro Circus and hopefully a lot more of stuff like that!

What the next trick on your mind? Or is it a secret and we will have to wait and see?

Next trick….I’m working on a few, let’s see if I can pull them before I throw it out there 🙂

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