By now you've probably already seen Julia's promo video that she unleashed into the public just a few short weeks ago. I remember when I first saw Julia riding. It was in a flatland video she released about 4 years ago, for a girls bmx video contest.  I also entered the video contest, but I was floored to see video footage of this 15 year old girl from Germany.  She had a raw talent and passion that was so apparent it was screaming through my computer's monitor. She progressed so rapidly, and I could tell she wouldn't give it up. Ya, I see other girls ride. I see them pick up a bike and ride it a couple of times. They realize it's hard, then they use their bike as a chair before it goes into the storage closet, or into the classifieds. I knew within 25 seconds of watching Julia's video that she was a contender, that she was here to stay on the flatland scene. I wanted to be her friend. We started talking over the computer and kept each other updated with our flatland progression. Recently I asked Julia to do this interview, and learned much more about my German friend. Julia speaks english and french, too!

Basics....

Julia Preuss: 20 years young and a rider since the tender age of 14.

I asked Julia to give me a break down of her routine riding.

JP: I try to make it to the spot 5-6 times a week. I mostly ride at a basketball court in my hometown, but sometimes you can find me riding the spots in Berlin too.  Riding alone is whats up. Sometimes its`s alright but also nerve wrecking cause there is nobody who tells you what you do wrong. So I totally enjoy to ride with the guys in Berlin, it`s so much fun spending time with them at the spot. It´s always fun, if Ali B. brings his big music-trash can-player along. I love good loud beats during riding.

WOF: how did you get into flatland?
JP:When I turned 14 I got a used Felt bike, sold it later, cause I tried to ride street. During summer I started Flatland at the Mellowpark, Berlin and i fell in love with that sport. So at the end of my holidays I got a used Flatland bike with a We the People Pony frame.Thats all I remember. Over the time I changed a whole lot so now Im riding a bike that is perfeclty made for me.