Michael "Biker" Sherlock was an American Professional downhill skateboarder and street luger. He was one of the most successful participants in those sports and helped pioneer it to be on a mainstream stage.

Sherlock was born and raised in New Jersey and would spend his summers surfing along the Jersey Shore. He wanted to earn a degree in business from Seton Hall University. ^[5]

In October 1995, a friend introduced Sherlock to street luging and he was immediately took an interest in the sport. Only 8 months after taking up the sport, Biker competed in the ESPN X-Games, his first professional race, and won gold, cementing himself as a force to be reckoned in the downhill racing world.

Biker went on to become the most decorated downhill skateboard and street luge athlete in the history before the sport was dropped by major organizers in 2001. ^[5] He won 4 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze at the ESPN X-Games and 2 gold, 3 silver at the NBC Gravity Games. ^[1] In 1998, Biker earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most gold medals won at the ESPN X-Games. ^[5] He holds the title of 2000 EDI Downhiller of the Year and 2000 EDI World Champion Downhill Skateboarder and held the title of EDI National Street Luge Champion from 1996-1999. ^[1]

A businessman, Biker started Dregs Skateboards in 1996 that specialized in the sale of street luge equipmentand longboard skateboards.

^[17] He became president and owner of Extreme Downhill International (EDI), a sanctioning body of downhill skateboarding and street luging.

Biker took EDI to the next level of sport organizing when he served as consultant to NBC Sports and helped organize the inaugural 1999 NBC Gravity Games.

Following up with organizing the next few years of games as well.

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Sherlock was also team leader and owner of Team Dregs, a dominating force in downhill skateboarding.

Under Biker’s leadership, Team Dregs was one of the best downhill racing team in the America.

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Sherlock met his wife Amy at an extreme sport trade show in San Diego.

^[5] She did not accept his invitation for a date until 4 months later.

They married each other and had two sons together.

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In the time before his death, Sherlock was not being himself.

He was riddled with anxiety, depression, sleeplessness and confusion.

His body language changed and he had trouble with normal tasks.

On the evening of December 2nd, he told his wife that he needed to go for a drive to clear his mind.

The next morning, he was found dead at his favorite surf spot in La Jolla, CA. ^[5]

Sherlock had a history of head injuries throughout his life, and it is believed that he suffered from CTE in the years preceding his death.

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