How did you begin biking? It was a bit odd how I began riding a bike and doing trickys on it. I always was into doing weird and gnarly things on skateboards, rollerblades and bikes, but at the same time I would play baseball hardcore for a team and was really into it. It came to the point where baseball was second on my mind because the other sports were taking of so then I decided I would just stop playing that game, but It was more I just drifted away from this. As I got a little older I met my best friend bob and we both were very similar with the two types of sports so we ended up one day on the same day without planning it. We both bought pretty good bmx bikes and we were in shock this happened and started riding a lot and did lots of struggling things along the way to actually ride and we didn’t even have any examples to feed off of so therefore we had finally later on got into magazines, some racing, meeting a couple of rider and slowly going to skate parks and have to stopped progressing since. Favorite style of riding: No pegs all black bike and doing a couple van rides and knowing I will be doing high air tricks, spins, whips and getting jumped over by someone. Gnarly smoothness. Favorite spots: A van, a hotel, a venue, a gas station, or a restaurant. Bike riding wise would be a nice setup at a show or just at home with my friends and simply having fun whether it’s a good bike spot or not. If I feel like I’m supposed to be where I am, I will be happy about my surroundings. Favorite trick: Arriving at a venue in one piece and not being too tired to stunt. Favorite trick on my bike is something smooth, flow and new. Bike related injuries: Cuts, ouchies, ruptured spleen, ton of thumb sprains, sprains, sun burn, and headaches. Hardest trick: Waking up late to leave and everyone is already gone with no sleep and in a bad mood and still pull off a good trick show. Hardest trick on a bicycle for me would be a new on that I’m unsure of.| Greatest accomplishment: Giving my everything to Jesus and allowing him to work through me in everything I do and building a relationship with him as well. Other then my greatest accomplishment I would have to say what was a link to that one and that would be my 20” bicycle which I hand not got off of for any reason which did include a lot of failure to reach a talent that I knew I had inside. Biggest riding influence: Nice weather, clean clothes that fit, music, aware and not dizzy, people who are into it, the crowd, spontaneous riding is good when in the mood or simply doing a show and knowing people will give their heart to Christ. Dream: My dream is to remain my big dream meaning living the life that God has planned for me to live while I am here on planet Earth. Motto: Live a meaningful life that is true and know to obey what is right. -Do a van ride real quick and do a big stunt show-Donny J How did you come to know Jesus Christ? Things started to click in my mind when I was younger such as life questions such as what am I doing here, or things like what is death, what happens, how should I be really living this life? All of those questions, thoughts, worrys everything were slowly creeping up on me. I then just became numb to these though and just continued with everything such as school, work and fun things. Even though I had this void or gap inside of me I wouldn’t really care and just thought oh this is life deal with it. I would always just think life was just school, work, fun, get old and die. My friends and I were pretty much all on the same page with our life, just kids who tried to stay out of major trouble, ride bikes and talk about others in negative way probably just trying to make ourselves feel like we were doing better and had things figured out. I would also hate kids for reasons like drinking, smoking, drugs, their clothing choices. Basically very judging and not hanging around those types. All we wanted to do was get good at riding our bikes and have a good job so we could do what we wanted. Not saying that’s wrong or anything but that was one of our main focuses and simply another worry I had to put up with while thinking about so much more like school, girls, bike riding, everything. Ok, so I figured yeah I’m on just the right path with my life and thought I figured my self out because I didn’t drink, smoke or do rough naughty things with girls or even hung around with people that would even kid around about those things and it was just me and a couple friends that had this solid attitude with what we will be doing. Also, our families drank, smoke, did all the rough and I was raised right into these things and didn’t touch none of. Sound like someone who knows whats right and wrong and have purpose in life and know what it is to do wrong things. Sound like someone who has it make and a person who has no worries or needs for anything. The answer to everything I just said sound right, but nope I was wrong with a rebelling attitude who would waste time on getting mad at people about the choices they would make. The thing was now this, ok I thought I had it figured out but here I was later on at probably the third or fourth bike show I ever done with Chaos, I heard something and listened to how I could fill something inside of me and it was the biggest gap, hole, void whatever you want to call it and I then realized the name for this was God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. I asked God for the first time to come into my heart and fill me, save me, and do what he does. A seed was planted in me as I see it today and continues to grow more and more each day, every situation, and my thought were beginning to change and I noticed lots because I took everything, my problems, my void to Jesus, simply handed it over and I began to read my bible, talk to other Christians about some questions I had and started to understand what I have done was the biggest choice I would ever make and suddenly I felt I had purpose, a reason and I grew the main thing called faith. I figured not everyone will feel like they would know there main purpose, it took time and patience for me before God had given that to me and it is worth the wait because I see it as everything has to go into place at certain points of a person’s life. Now, today I strongly feel about telling people what God has done for me in a way that it won’t freak them out or anything like the kids who I hated and now I just wish I could sit and talk to them about what I’m about now and how God can do amazing thing in their life as well as mine, but like I said it takes time and patience for everything to come together. How does Jesus work in your life? He works in my life, my head, every situation that I’m in every single day just knowing Jesus is not a trend because he is always there for me to go to at any given weird, happy, sad, mad, anything moment for me to have him with me at all times even if I tried to ignore him he would be there. So the way he works in my life is this, a seed was planted in me therefore I water it with his words and works of life and I will continue to know more about his love for me and the truth about my life. He also works in simple amazing things like for me to be really realizing how blessed I am to be who I am and that I’m alive each morning I wake up and the sun is out or even raining and nothing to do and I can just be blessed for those small but huge things for me to be realizing how great Jesus is to have there to thank. Even though sometimes I will feel rough about something in my day I can just turn to him and pray about whatever it maybe and I will start to see reasoning. Changing of things about anything. If I ever feel like I shouldn’t be on a certain path I will do the same and sometimes it takes patience so I remember faith is very important to see some change or whatever it may be. So basically Jesus is my faith and always there in everything I do and he also works through me to help me at anytime that is meant for whatever is to happen. How did God call you to do what you do? Everything and anything worked out to be this answer: Everything fell in to place simply, but so complicated for me to understand is because it was my time to come to give my everything to Christ, help spread the gospel and all the other things I’m doing in my life is a link to be what I am doing, not doing, and I’m just an example how God uses people to tell others about his words, faith and truth so that’s something linked to my purpose of what God called me for on this earth, meaning my calling. My story of how I was called into all this was through my friend, he was with Chas on Wheels before me and they needed another rider and really stressed on who they needed and then suddenly my friend called me to ask if I wanted to help out on this one show so I guess it worked out to be my time for meaningful purpose to enter in my life because I have not missed a show since and I feel my plan is to continue this amazing ministry that I’m a part of and to share and fulfill my passion for three main things: raiding a bike, help spread the good news and glorify God in all that I do. What Chaos on Wheels has done for me: They have done so much and here is a few: allows me to travel this country as well as Canada to ride my bike in front of thousands and thousands of people, meet interesting characters, eat at every restaurant ever and live in hotels, oh not to mention gave me opportunity to accept Christ and its obvious I have done such. They also allow me to make a difference in people’s lives in an amazing way which I have never knew I was going to be doing and it has been crazy gnarly of an experience for me. Therefore it is not over so as of now my experience will continue on. Thanks: Chaos Stunt Shows since ’95, my family for support, my friends, anyone who supported me and also all people who have not supported me to get where I am today. Musicians, volunteers, God, You, every complicated and simple thing in my life. Everything and Everyone- THANKS! Plans for the future: Just to live the life I was made to live for and by. Simply live each day as a blessing and keep my eyes open for things that seem to fit what I am meant to be doing. I am planning on to grow and progress on scripture an dreading other interesting books and get smart. Other interests: People interest me in the way they live life and just there different tastes in things. I’m into going to concerts. Other interests would be health, snowboarding, talking, thinking, cleaning, mall walking, pictures, filming, singing (alone mostly), making fun out of something so plain such as going to a store late at night and like talk in a parking lot. Also, to run into a girl and hopefully build a relationship with. Sound interesting, doesn’t I? Close Window	Born in: A hospital in St. Paul, MN (1986) Hometown: Maplewood, MN Contact: don@ chaosonwheels.com Status: single unit Years Riding: quad yrs. Music: Music has a big effect on my life. (I’m not going to name all my millions of bands like someone I know on this site-Ha, Ha, Ha). I’m into lots of screamo, emo, indi, and melodic acoustic music and I also love 80’s as well. It all depends what situation, mood or who I’m with to choose what I will listen to. Even though I’m picky about what music I get into I still seem to search and find the right sounds for my ears and brain to say, “Oh, I love it. Turn it up.” Yes, music is amazing.