I remember about 3 or 4 years ago I got my first taste of riding with Eric Lichtenberger and even then he was a German shred superstar. I started riding with him enough to get comfy in addressing him only as "The German" and from there on out that nickname stuck with him and its what he's widely known by now...

Anyways, The German is killin' it all over the place now a days, RIDEbmx covers, Sunday Pro team, back to back ADs and video parts... He's always riding something strange or difficult or something that just requires precise maneuvers. Precision is a good word to sum up Eric's shredding, the dude seeks out set ups that others would just look over or past and always has weird ideas for em'... I blame it on THE WEED! Some people flop and slop out on WEEDZ, others make shit happen or dream about kooky shit to shred.

I'm just stoked to see how far The German has come in the past few years! Check the 2 latest Sunday and Lotek ADs that are to go into print in some upcoming magazines...