Young Talent. That’s what YT Industries stands for, and it’s something that lives inside of us all. Generations of mountain bike mayhem course through the veins of the #YTFamily. Even though he may be at the beginning of his mountain bike journey, the latest addition to the YT brood is already tricking and flipping his way onto the global radar. Introducing our newest and youngest athlete, Julian Voytilla.
Hailing from Pennsylvania, USA, Julian Voytilla is all about having fun and throwing shapes with the effortless style that many can only dream of having. From the age of five, Julian was busy building jumps in his backyard with his dad and honing his skills on the trails and in the bike park. Session after session of perfecting his style, Julian found comradery in the local community of his favourite riding spot, Highland MTB park. From here, Julian’s riding began to reach new heights – literally.
For many mountain bikers, landing a backflip on dirt is a huge milestone that takes a lot of determination, practice and, well, bravery. Julian smashed this goal at 9 years old during a slopestyle contest, making it look all too easy to us mere mortals. With one challenge ticked off the list, Julian’s focus is to “incorporate bigger tricks into contest runs (flips, 360’s, Barspins), and work on learning truckdrivers.“
Julian has been tricked out with our Young Talent model, the JEFFSY PRIMUS. Here’s a little insight from the man himself about how he prefers his set-up; “Generally, I run things on the stiff side for sending big jumps and drops. I typically run higher tire pressure as well for park laps. I’m moving up to 26″ wheels this year for trail and downhill riding and will be converting the 24″ to singlespeed for slopestyle and jump runs.“
“YT has an amazing group of riders from all disciplines. Their bikes are second to none. So stoked to be on board!“
We’re stoked to have Julian Voytilla join the #YTFamily. Don’t forget to give him a follow on Instagram so you can follow his progression and journey through the ranks of the world stage.
