It's not quite the 10th year with Pivot that I thought it would be, but I still couldn't be happier that I've been with this awesome company this long! This really has been an amazing journey with the Pivot family and I feel like it is going to be life long now! As you can see from this video series, they have put up with pretty much everything from me including my stupid but sick three-wheeled car!
Like Chris says, we have always wanted to be a fun-based team and we've stayed true to that to this day... But we do also want to win! I think when you see Eddie Masters winning the EWS and also being the character he is, it really shows. I just really hope we can continue to spread a fun vibe as a team, ride some rad places and keep inspiring people to get out and ride.... Oh and once racing commences again, get this team to the top step!—Bernard Kerr
Bernard sent me abusive and homophobic DM’s out of nowhere on Instagram last year. I’ve never even communicated with him prior to that or had a problem with him. It never really bothered me but it totally shocked me. I don’t understand the motivation. It’s a shame because he’s such a sick rider.
@ceecee: I think you misunderstood my comment, I’m not suggesting he invented this charge, let me clarify. He gets a random message from someone he’s never heard from before and it’s filled with homophobic slurs, that sounds fishy to me. Maybe it came from a fake account, maybe one of his mates got ahold of his phone and was screwing around, maybe it was a light-hearted joke taken the wrong way. How could we know when all we have is an extremely vague accusation and no context whatsoever.
This is not a respectable thing to do in this day and age, when the court of public opinion is capable of ruining people’s lives so easily.
@ceecee: Fake IG accounts are very common, but that’s only one possibility. Again, how the hell do we know what any of this is about when all we’ve got is a vague accusation and zero context?
To use your words, “what could the motive be” for Bernard Kerr to randomly message someone he doesn’t know and sling abuse and slurs toward him? Does that not sound strange to you?
Whats occuring here? If thats true, its ass. But, why drop that here a year later, out of the blue? As for screen shots. You dont need to provide those obviously, personal DMs are just that, but dropping public bombs on a random post and then just going quiet makes this all feel very weird.
My original comment was a knee jerk reaction when I first saw this article. I was confused and not stoked about the message Bernard sent me, but I’m also not out on a mission to ruin anyone’s career. So, I apologize for bringing this up and spreading negativity.
Yo that's crazy but could we see the message? Like just saying it's homophobic doesn't give any context. It's such a shame to see two of my favourite riders in this beefing like this. It's lose lose I guess. If it was actually homophobic and not just one of his mates having a giggle that's a real shame
Me seeing its Mark f*cking Matthews: WTF this is genuine?
Gonna be bummed if proof turns up but simultaneously not super surprised growing up around MX/BMX/MTB cultures
This is not a respectable thing to do in this day and age, when the court of public opinion is capable of ruining people’s lives so easily.
To use your words, “what could the motive be” for Bernard Kerr to randomly message someone he doesn’t know and sling abuse and slurs toward him? Does that not sound strange to you?
If thats true, its ass.
But, why drop that here a year later, out of the blue?
As for screen shots. You dont need to provide those obviously, personal DMs are just that, but dropping public bombs on a random post and then just going quiet makes this all feel very weird.