page 19  2014 Bernie Schreiber feature interview

Do you prefer to ride in the mud or in the dry?

Definitely in the dry. I could recover easier in the dry if I made a mistake. In the mud it was always easier to make mistake. It was a different type of riding.


Do you have a favourite/s event that you rode that you now look back and think of most favourably?

It's hard to say if there is just one. I think the very first win ever is very important to me and probably some of the last wins I have had. I also think that some of the best wins were when people weren’t expecting them from me,such as the UK and Sweden. They were just days when things worked. One trial that that I do remember was that crazy trial called Kick Start ha ha ha.

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview photo phil harley

Did you enjoy doing that?

It was an event all by itself yeah , I enjoyed it. In 1981 there were indoor trials but there was never an indoor trials outside . I think that was the first . It was a clever idea for the TV and entertainment. I did this a few times and won it two times I think. It was always fun.

What was your favourite riding gear that you use to wear?

The best partner that I used to have was probably Alpinestars. 

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview photo len weed

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview

The boots were always something that I enjoyed the most. I was brought up on Alpinestars and rode with them all time. I helped to develop them with the first flat sole in trials. That was my boot. The Bernie Schreiber was the first flat sole boot.

Have you still got you Clice stars and stripes gear that you wore when riding Bultaco?


Yes.

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview photo bernie schreiber

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview photo bernie schreiber

This photo was commissioned by Estanis Soler , the owner of Clice . Its a promotional poster featuring all of Clice's riders. This photo was taken in the  El Corte Inglés in Barcelona. This is the Spanish equivalent of London's Harrods .

2014 Bernie Schreiber Interview photo clice

What do you put your success in trials down to Bernie?

That comes down to several things. I've thought about this a lot. First, you have to be like an entrepreneur. If someone is not open to new ideas then that's not going to help them. They have to want to grow and learn. If you're not an entrepreneur it's very difficult to succeed. That's number one.

The second thing is that  you need to be super adaptable and flexible because you have to deal with all sorts of things and if you're not you know, you’ll fail. The third thing is that you have to be focused. You have to be focused on what you wanna do and not have interference come from whole different angles. You cannot let things get in your way such as interruptions and distractions .



 This is what happens to most people. They get interference from people and life. I remember people saying “It's impossible for someone from California to make it”. This is what they will tell you. It's how you’re affected by this.You cannot let this affect you. These are probably the key factors not for just me but they will take anybody to a certain level of achievement in whatever they do. Of course, doing that on a local level and doing that on a global level are two separate things. It's just like a company you might be able to achieve something on a local level but you just can't achieve it on a global level. This gets in the way of their high performance and they can't achieve what they're capable of.

Do you believe that you had a talent or again was it just hard work?

I think it is a bit of both. There is some talent there and also some determination. I wouldn't say I worked as hard as Vesterinan or some other riders. 

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