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Name: Vasilis Antoniou
Age: 39
Hometown: Plc, Athens, Greece

Can you explain what Taken BMX is and what Taken BMX does?
Vasilis: It all started 9 years ago that we first came in the business as a retailer. We wanted a quick promo for our new shop so we first set our streetjam series for promotional purposes. Given that we were active riders for more than 20 years back then, the word spred quickly so we got requests from other Greek cities to bring the streetjams there.

Name: Yeonho Kim
Age: 23
Hometown: Suwon, South Korea
Hook-ups/Sponsors: 4130bike, KinkBMX, Fist Handwear, Gorilla Energy

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Anywhere on earth
-BMX video: This one
-Food: Sushi
-Travel destination: Japan, China, Australia, Canada, Pilipinas

-Car: Golf GTI
-Movie: Elemental
-Colour: Blue
-Shoes: Vans

Name: Louelle Smith
Age: 29
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Forks Plaza or any curb
-BMX video: Animal Can I Eat? (Steven Hamilton)
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: Matt Nordstrom - No Kickflips
-Food: Eggs
-Travel destination: Japan

Name: Josiah Bledsoe
Age: 26
Hometown: Seaside, California, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Quality Control

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Caesar Chavez stage in San Jose
-BMX video: Quality Control’s On Our Terms was the first video I had a section in, and I can’t thank Bradley enough.
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: The damn Deadline video!
-Food: Korean BBQ
-Person on Instagram: Myself of course! Haha, all jokes aside I think it’s Theo Von
-Travel destination: I’d love to take a trip to Barcelona with all the homies and film a video!
-Riders to ride with: Kevin Kiraly, SpeedyG, the STF crew and most importantly my Quality Control boys.
-Car: 05’ Dodge Ram SRT10
-Movie: Rad!
-Colour: If you know me, I’m always wearing black haha

Name: Mike Kohn
Age: 37
Hometown: Martinez, CA USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: STF Mobile Bike Shop and Feeble Life. I appreciate you guys so much!

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Wallrides, good rails, fast bowls, trails, spots that make for a good clip or photo.
-BMX video: Dang this is a tough one! I need to list 4 that were the most influential to me. 1. Etnies Forward 2. S&M Please Kill Me 3. Animal Can I Eat? 4. Voices
-Website: Our BMX & Dig BMX
-Web video: I spent too long thinking about this one so I’m going to go with an oldie but a goodie: Ian Schwartz edit for Sunday I think. The song in the video was by Deer Tick “These Old Shoes”.
-Food: E&B Eggs & Bacon
-Person on Instagram: @robinsloot. I love what he’s doing for the BMX scene in Taiwan and seeing the spots he rides. Bucket list trip for sure!
-Travel destination: Spain is always a great time. But like I said earlier, Taiwan is a bucket list spot.
-Riders to ride with: Damn this might be the hardest one! Brendan Bertolini, Dan Romeo, Samar Carrillo, Wes Rhoe, Josh Gray, Tyler White, Corey Pedroza, Alex Coral, Kord McKinney, Cru Dorsey, Ben Guinn,

Name: Dan Romeo
Age: 40
Hometown: Pittsburg, Ca., USA
Hook-Ups/Sponsors: Vans Bicycle Center/Blue Collar BMX/STF Brand: 

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Anything where I can use my brakes and get tricky
-BMX video: etnies Forward
-Website: BMX Museum
-Web video: S&M -Dirt Rules!
-Food: Anything I can eat (I’m celiac)
-Person on Instagram: Everyone I follow

Name: Magro Steve
Age: 43
Hometown: Marseille, France

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Anything new with my friends
-BMX video: All the Roadfools episodes, etnies Forward, Anthem 2
-Web video: MATRIXÉ by my boy Poiss Barbier and all the Nofate crew

Name: Yoshihiro Shinde
Age: 45
Hometown: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Hook-ups/Sponsors: ARESBIKES

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Mikawa Anjo Aichi Prefecture
-BMX video: Standerds Style Cats
-Website: flatmattersonline
-Web video: This one
-Food: Freshly baked bread and coffee
-Person on Instagram: THIS
-Travel destination: Southern island
-Riders to ride with: Takahiro Enoki ”enoyang”
-Car: Cadillac Brougham
-Movie: E.T.
-Colour: Black
-Shoes: DC Shoes

Name: Lewis Newman
Age: 34
Hometown: The Fens
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Being a mechanic

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Was the ghetto spot Luc built or anywhere with mates
-BMX video: etnies Grounded, Anthem 2
-Website: ebay
-Web video: Rich Thorne Dig X
-Food: Probably pizza
-Person on Instagram: Luc Byford
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Luc Byford, Matt Wenn, Jack and Joe Cornwell, Harry Barrett and Max
-Car: e46 320d touring

Name: Sam Hathaway
Age: 19
Hometown: Cambridgeshire, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Apart from my mates lending me parts when I need, I have no hook-ups or sponsors

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: It’s hard to name one specific spot I like to ride. The local trails are always a blast but nothing beats a local session.
-BMX video: 1030D / Preston Okert
-Website: Ride UK BMX
-Web video: Kaz Campbell; Welcome to éclat
-Food: Sausage rolls from Tesco
-Person on Instagram: Preston-Okert
-Travel destination: Hastings