Interview : Chase magazine #7 autumn 2000
John Heaton is riding for MacNeil.
Jay Miron, www.macneilbmx.com, 2004 : Johnny really impressed me with his smooth style and the fact that he was Canadian was really cool for us. I didn't know much about him at first but one thing I remember was hanging with him and all his boys in Louisville Kentucky at an ESPN contest and he was really cool. So I checked up on him with some of the Ontario guys I know and they said he was cool. Skills were never an issue with Johnny, but I wanted to make sure he was cool. Since he was so young we wanted to make sure he was a guy we could sponsor for a long time and build the company with him.
Flair to axle at Bike 2001.
Riding for Little Devil since september 2002.
John Heaton signature frame from Macneil.
John's designed his signature frame specifically for smaller riders and the spec looks perfect : Top tube: 20", Chain stay length: 13.75", Head tube: 74.5 degrees, Seat tube: 71 degrees, Seamless tubing, 5 mm thick dropouts, Weighs in at 6.28lbs, available in black, midnight blue and burgundy.
Etnies Forward.
www.macneilbmx.com, june 2003 : John Heaton just finished the Little Devil Tour in France and it sounds like it was a good time. He made it to the FISE comp in Montpellier (old Palavas) and did well. John got 4th in street. He rode vert as well! He also made it to the latest Backyard Jam where he was riding very well until he crashed and hurt his hand. He wasn’t able to ride after that but is doing better now. Heaton recently dodged the long arm of the law by convincing a Las Vegas Judge that he was going to calm down and that he was willing to avoid any and all violent altercations. A few days later he knocked out some lunatic guy in England. Pow! John is going to be competing at the Global X-Games in Texas later this month too.
