1. Can you tell us who is Big Buba?

Hey there, thanks for having me here. Firstly, I’m a passionate biker I would say. Biking is literally all my life, although there were times I haven’t touch bars for couple a months in a row. 

You know, back in the day, I was quite into mountainbiking, mainly freeriding or downhilling. I was running my own DH team here in the Czech, and we were quite significant for few seasons. My role was mainly managing, because ever since I knew it’s not possible for me to compete and try to gor for a times like average riders. 

So I was always finding the ways, how to stay connected to the world of cycling not only by riding my bike. Honestly I don’t remember exactly how it came, but I started to speak and comment DH races and after few seasons hosting tens of events it became my job. 

It’s almost 8 years since my former sponsor got me into the DRIVE TV show on Czech biggest music channel. So I had brilliant times doing interviews with Xgames and Olympian medallist, tallented people from all kinds of sports etc. during the work week and during weekends I usually went to comment XC, DH or other gravity disciplines somewhere in the mountains. And I also held few big dirtjump events like „Buba Invitational“ and „DRIVE tour“.

Although all these activities made me being into bikes, but at the same time they tore me apart from my personal riding. 

3. How did you discover the MTB? Was it difficult for you to find the one which suited to your expectations?

 It was year 2000 and I did know nothing about bikes. But I bought Dave Mirra Pro Freestyle BMX game for my Playstation. And that was a big boom. Few months later parents bought me my first “jumping bike” – it was 20” steel and pretty heavy freestyle bike. 

Anyway, I’m from Děčín, small town near the german borders up north of the Czech. We got beautiful nature and hills there. Back in the time there were nothing like Freestyle BMX scene, but I saw guys on downhill bikes like everywhere…so it didn’t take so long and I built my firt hardtail „downhill“ bike. It was crazy, because I rebuilt some kids bike, add disc brakes on it, and I had a proper mullet, because we thought it could be good to have 24“ wheel in front and 20“ wheel in rear, to keep it low…crazy times. But still, I even didn’t dream of having a full suspension bike, because I’m 135cm tall. I had no choices among full suspension bikes from this time period…

7. What would be your perfect bike?

 I was used to ride 20” wheels on my signature carbon freeride bike. But with Mondraker I choose to try 24” sets, and I think that after few tunes we’re nearly there – perfect bike J

8. What can you tell us about the Mondraker F-Play 24?

 My freeride bike was super cool. Friend of mine made it for me from carbon fibres, and we designed it let’s say – to fulfil my needs. But it’s hard to make functional full suspension bike on 20” wheels with 150mm of rear travel. So it’s kinda hybrid. But I tried 24”inch on my former XC bike. So I knew I can ride them, but I wasn’t sure if I can ride them in terrain down the hill.

F-Play 24 showed me, that I can! It’s not the average kids bike with motor. The geometry, the components, everything is like by adults bike, it’s only made a bit smaller. I usually weight about 53 kilogrammes, so believe me, average kids bikes are not built to work out under this. And I’m super glad that F-Play 24 is with no doubts full performance „big bike“ for me.