He may have recently ridden his BMX in a skatepark suspended 2,000ft in the sky for a feature length project entitled Don’t Look Down, but Kriss Kyle is only looking up when it comes to his sport. Having got his first BMX for his tenth birthday, Kyle admits to being the ‘token little brother’ who would follow his elder sibling and his friends to the local skatepark and it was these experiences that gave him the sense of freedom that he would carry into adulthood.
![[Now 32, Kyle is backed by Red Bull and travels the world performing hair-raising stunts]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/19/93329743-0-image-a-38_1734637231470.jpg)
The 32-year-old Scot is now widely recognised as one of the most innovative riders in the world, and whilst he admits that these stunts give him a buzz that he’s never felt through anything else, there’s more to riding his BMX than just thrills and, of course, spills.
![[Kyle performs his routine of tricks on a floating skatepark high above the Cotswolds]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/19/93329751-0-image-a-39_1734637240441.jpg)
‘It’s a dream come true,’ he says. ‘I do these videos that get millions of views and stuff but jumping out of helicopters in Dubai or riding my bike 2,000ft up in the air, it’s all to try and inspire people. ‘The more people that see these videos, the more people that can get into bikes and enjoy the freedom and the feel that we get through it.
![[The Scot admits he dreams up new tricks in his head and then visualises completing them]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/19/93329749-0-image-a-40_1734637249903.jpg)
‘Getting more eyes on it can get more skateparks and things into rural areas. What gets me stoked is when I do a video, I can be anywhere in the world and a kid will come up to me and tell me it’s my video that got them into BMX. Kriss Kyle got his first BMX at the age of 10 after being inspired by his elder brother.
![[Kyle's tricks are a huge hit on YouTube and he insists his motivation is to inspire people]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/19/93329725-0-image-a-42_1734637266954.jpg)
