We got the opportunity to ask Custom X team rider Ryan Rhodes some questions.
Read on…

Where are you from originally?
RR: Outer Banks, North Carolina

How old are you?
RR: 33-years old

How long have you been bodyboarding?
RR: Now, I can proudly say - “Over half my life”

Where do you bodyboard normally?
RR: Kill Devil Hills’ sand bars or Rodanthe

Who do you bodyboard with?
RR: Lots of Riders locally out of VA and here. Drexler, Dan Cera, Mike Ziener,Tj Bananno, Chad Morris, etc.

What is your favorite bodyboard spot?
RR: Can’t tell ya, haha

Where have you traveled to bodyboard?
RR: Hawaii, Mex, Costa Rica, Panama,Puerto Rico, West Coast, up and down the East Coast.

Where do you want to travel to bodyboard?
RR: Europe,Bazil, Indo, Aus, EVRYWHERE!!!

What board(s) do you ride?
RR: I ride my personal model Quest III by CustomX shape to perfection by the MASTER PMA!!

Do you compete?
RR: Yes

If so, what competitions have you competed in?
RR: USBA and any BBing contest that comes my way

And what are some of your contest highlights?
RR: I was 2-time eastcoast Dropknee Champion when the ABA existed. I got 3rd and 4th in the
USBA DK Pro here on the east.

Do you have any sponsors? What companies?
RR: CustomX, Savage Clothing, Bully’s, OBBC Surf Shop

What other board sports do you partake in?
RR: LongBoard, Boogie, Skim, Short Board

What bodyboard goals do you have?
RR: Maintain and gain more respect for our sport

Where do you see the bodyboarding going in the future?
RR: I would like to see us in the Xgames on day or respected on the same level.

What riders influenced your bodyboarding?
RR: Fred Booth, Manny Vargas, Kianoa, Roach, Wise and mainly my friends.

What riders are pushing the sport right now?
RR: Hubbard Brothers an too many others to mention,soo much skill out there now, it’s awesome!!

If you were stranded on a desert island that already has a plentiful resource of bodyboards and fins what three things would you bring?
RR: My fishing rod, a good knife and my woman.

What is the best advice you can give to a bodyboard grom trying to get recognized?
RR: Stay honest, don’t be desperate, know that you love it more then the anything and know that you will be judge in a long term perspective, so don’t burn any bridges and don’t lie down with dogs.

Any last words of advice? Shout outs?
RR: Crysis Mag for having the well being of our sport in mind at all times. Unselfish people you rock!!!
BBing Live !! Anyone who is here to help the big picture, Anyone who makes Boards for more then money,People who ride for the love!