It was in 1981, at the Newcastle Velodrome BMX track and riding a yellow Redline Mk II BMX, that a then 14-year-old Richard Powell first met Wayne Chapman. As they settled into conversation, little did they know that this encounter would be the start of a lifelong friendship (much like Jay and Silent Bob's) and an eventual business partnership.

Richard's main claim to fame was when he rode his fully-rigid Mantis with Pepperoni forks and drop bars in Sport Men's DH at the 1998 Nationals. Today, he's a road rider and a Pugsley rider, prone to embarrassing younger, fitter riders on lighter bikes, as well as a proud father of two.