SCHENECTADY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 )—A 12-year-old boy, born and raised in Schenectady, has taken Instagram by storm. With his bike trick videos, he’s garnered millions of follo wers on social media and a professional sponsor.
“We keep his page positive. I don’t put nothing negative on there. I control his page,” Sanatana II said. “In a negative way, it’ll work. People love negativity, but it’s not going to work forever. And I’ve seen it plenty of times.“
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Sanatana is a sponsored rider for the company SE Bikes and a Guinness World Record holder. He’s in the books for the most balloons burst while performing a wheelie on an electric minibike in 30 seconds.
“I didn’t know I was going to pop all of them in one go,” Santana III said. “And I was screaming into my helmet.”
The young rider has one of the largest social media followings in the Capital Region, with 1.6 million followers. Baby D Blocks and his dad often travel worldwide for events and bike giveaways, everywhere, from Puerto Rico to Italy. Along the way, the father-son team prioritizes giving back and motivating others to pursue their dreams.