Nick and his lad, he'll be in the Premier League soon enough.

Nick Benson is the West Coast (USA) sales rep for both An*mal and Skavenger.  He’s a rad dude, knows his shit, a family guy and big football (UK) fan. Nick took time out to answer a few questions for Notion Store, enjoy.

Q: Yo Nick, could you give us a brief description of what your job entails?
A: IM ACTUALLY THE NEW WEST COAST SALES REP FOR ANIMAL & SKAVENGER HERE IN THE USA. I HELP ANYWHERE NEEDED BUT THAT IS MY MAIN ROLE…

Q: Which An*mal/Skavenger product are you most stoked on this year?
A: HMMMMM? THAT’S TOUGH WITH ALL THE NEW STUFF COMING SOON BUT IF YOU SAY THIS YEAR MEANING 2010 I WILL GO WITH THE NEW SKAVENGER FRAMES DROPPIN NEXT MONTH! 2011 WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY… SO MUCH NEW STUFF IN THE WORKS! STAY TUNED & PEEP THE WEBSITES FOR UPDATES: WWW.ANIMALBIKES.COM & WWW.SKAVENGER.COM

Q: How long was it before you installed a set of Butcher pegs to your bike?
A: HAHA HONESTLY I WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST HATERS WHEN IT CAME TO PLASTIC PEGS. UNTIL ONE OF MY 1st TRIPS BACK EAST AFTER STARTING TO WORK FOR ANIMAL. WE WENT & RODE NEWARK, NJ & THE MAN HIMSELF, BUTCHER, WAS WITH US… HE WAS KILLIN EVERYTHING ON THOSE PEGS. AT THAT POINT I WAS REALLY CURIOUS TO TRY THEM OUT SO WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I PUT ALL (4) ON… IVE BEEN ENJOYING THEM EVER SINCE (APPROX 3 MONTHS NOW). THEY REALLY ARE SCARY ON SOME THINGS (RAILS, COPING, ETC) BECAUSE OF HOW FAST THEY ARE… IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE YOU’RE SLIDING ON BARS OF WAX RATHER THAN PEGS! SO I GUESS THE OLD SAYING IS TRUE: “DONT KNOCK IT, TIL YOU TRY IT”

Q: At Notion our best selling product is easily Edwin grips! How do you guys cope with the demand and have you built a giant factory to cater for it.. haa?
A: HAHA NAW, NO SPECIAL FACTORY BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS RUNNIN PRODUCTION OF THEM. PROBABLY THE BEST GRIPS EVER SO IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT THEY ARE YOUR BEST SELLER… I HOPE YOU HAVE A PAIR ON YOUR BIKE CLEGGY? (had them since day one dudes)

Q: What are your thoughts on the volume of brands within the BMX industry? and do you feel it to be saturated with too many?
A: DAMN, THIS COULD BE A TOUCHY QUESTION & ANSWER…YOU’RE GONNA MAKE ME WALK THAT FINE LINE, HAHA! I THINK MORE BMX BRANDS BY ACTUAL BMX HEADS IS A MUST! YES, THERE MAY BE A LOT OF COMPANIES OUT RIGHT NOW BUT IM POSITIVE SOONER OR LATER THE BRANDS FAKIN THE FUNK WILL GET CYCLED OUT. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME… REAL RECOGNIZES REAL YA KNOW?

Q: Ok, the thorny issue of Football, unfortunately you’re a Manchester United fan. How do you think they’l do this season? will Berbatov shine as Rooney gets over the whole “I shag prozzy’s” dilemma?
A: “unfortunately you’re a Manchester United fan”???? WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? MAN-U IS THE BEST OUT… ITS UNFORTUNATE FOR ANYONE TO CHEER FOR ANYONE ELSE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAYING MAN-U, HAHA!
MANCHESTER UNITED WILL WIN EVERYTHING AGAIN THIS YEAR! THATS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE & PREMIERE LEAGUE…
BERBATOV HAS BEEN PLAYING WELL BUT IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD BE ROONEY & CHICHARITO STARTING UP FRONT EVERY WEEK. ROONEY IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD HANDS DOWN & THE 1st MEXICAN IN A MAN-U JERSEY (JAVIER “CHICHARITO” HERNANDEZ) IS A STAR & NEEDS SOME MINUTES TO SHINE!
ROONEY’S OFF FIELD DRAMA IS EXACTLY THAT… “OFF FIELD DRAMA”! THE GOOD THING ABOUT LIVING IN THE USA IS THEY DONT REPORT THAT STUFF HERE SO ALL I GET TO SEE & WATCH IS THE ACTUAL GAMES…
THATS WHAT MORE PEOPLE SHOULD DO IN MY OPINION & THAT GOES FOR ANYTHING NOT JUST SOCCER (FOOTBALL, SORRY). STOP LOOKING FOR THE DRAMA & FOCUS MORE ON THE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER…LIKE, GETTING THINGS DONE!!