Rob Darden

Rob Darden

Known for innovation and his technical skills, Rob Darden was the first dirt rider to crank a barspin into a tailwhip and in park, he was the first rider to pull a tailwhip to grind. Taking risks and hitting huge tricks, Darden’s reputation has only been growing in the BMX community.

Two years after graduating from high school, Rob moved across the country from his NorCal home to Greenville, N.C. However, after disappointing finishes in 2006 and ’07, Darden rededicated himself to the sport of BMX in the off-season, changing his diet and training regimen to get back into shape. Darden’s changes made an impression in the BMX world and he entered 2008 with a new look and a new attitude about riding. The change showed immediately when Darden finished on the BMX park podium at the second and third stops of the ‘08 Dew Tour.

The back-to-back third-place performances pushed Darden to fourth place overall in the year-end park standings; he also finished in the top 10 in the Dew Tour dirt rankings, closing out the season in eighth. In a year of personal bests in ’08, Darden also earned his first X Games medal, a bronze in the park competition. Darden also pushed the envelope in BMX dirt, recording a fourth place at Simpel Session as well as a personal best with a fifth-place showing in the year-end 2009 Dew Tour standings.

Guess cooking your own chicken when you’re on the road for competitions really pays off.

Dew Tour 2010 - BMX Park

	Rank	Nike 6.0 BMX Open	Wendy's Invitational 2010	Toyota Challenge 2010	Dew Tour Championships 2010	TOTAL
	32	19	2	2	20	43

Dew Tour 2010 - BMX Dirt

	Rank	Nike 6.0 BMX Open	Wendy's Invitational 2010	Toyota Challenge 2010	Dew Tour Championships 2010	TOTAL
	27	13	7	33	9	62

Dew Tour 2009 - BMX Park

	Rank	Nike 6.0 BMX Open	Wendy's Invitational	Toyota Challenge	PlayStation Pro	TOTAL
	9	37	35	64	68	204

Dew Tour 2009 - BMX DIrt

	Rank	Nike 6.0 BMX Open	Wendy's Invitational	Toyota Challenge	PlayStation Pro	TOTAL
	5	68	19	72	82	241

Dew Tour 2008 - BMX DIrt

	Rank	Panasonic Open	Right Guard Open	Wendy's Invitational	Toyota Challenge	Playstation Pro	Total
	8	27	57	57	31	70	242

Dew Tour 2008 - BMX Park

	Rank	Panasonic Open	Right Guard Open	Wendy's Invitational	Toyota Challenge	Playstation Pro	Total
	4	45	75	75	57	70	322

Dew Tour 2007 - BMX Park

	Rank	Panasonic Open	Right Guard Open	Vans Invitational	Toyota Challenge	Playstation Pro	Total
	12	43	9	23	21	38	134

Dew Tour 2007 - BMX Dirt

	Rank	Panasonic Open	Right Guard Open	Vans Invitational	Toyota Challenge	Playstation Pro	Total
	19	46	13	11	19	11	100

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July 09, 2010

Step By Step: Rob Darden, Barspin

We'll be rolling out a new Step By Step each Friday so you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. Today BMX'er Rob Darden goes through all the steps needed to pull off your first barspin.

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