Edwin De La Rosa is a Panamanian-American BMX rider and photographer. [1] He was born in Panama and moved to Brooklyn at the age of three. He has been riding BMX since the age of 13. [2] He has been referred to as one of the most influential BMX riders of a generation, [3] such as by ESPN who stated that he is "credited with making street riding look smooth." [4]
His first picture in a magazine was in 2000 in Ride BMX US. [5] He was in his first video for Animal Bikes in 2001, which went on to be influential to BMX riding style. [6] [7] He has spoken on his experience as a Black BMX rider and encountering racism. [8]