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Trying to make the Wednesday deadline for these Workshop Wednesdays can get hectic. Like any deadline can. Eddie Cleveland was on a FIT tour during the week and just got back home. With an hour to go before Tuesday turned into Wednesday Eddie went typing on his iphone to make sure I got the text to go along with the photos that he had sent before he left on his BMX trip. These FATBMX "Workshop Wednesdays" have been turning out great thanks to the BMX riders who also create stuff in their garage. And Eddie Cleveland knows all about that.

Being a pro rider do you have enough time on your hands to screw around in the garage working on bikes?
Eddie: It's not too hard to find time to mess with the bikes. I usualy do it at night.

Do you live together with like-minded people or who all helps

Name: Michael van der Lee
Hometown: Elshout (The Netherlands)
Occupation: A student with too much spare time

You're working on cars, motorcycles, bicycles etc, but what do you prefer?
Michael van der Lee: You might think by seeing the pictures that I like beachcruisers, but I actually don't haha. You'll never find me riding a beach cruiser. They're just fun to make, because it's so easy.

Name: David Harrison aka Spooky Dave
Occupation: head welder/manger of the machine shop
Hometown: Meridian Mississippi

You have been with FBM for a while now, when did you start?
Dave: I believe I started working for fbm in 2000 so that would be 10 years now. Wow where has the time gone.

Weren't you building mtb's before that?
Dave: Before working at fbm I was working for a company called Spooky Cycles out of Brewster Ny. At Spooky they were a mtb company and did some bmx but not much till I came along. There I got trained to build anything from mtbs, road bikes and bmx. I worked under Frank the welder (ftw) who is one of the best frame builders in the world according to the mt bike hall of fame.

Has welding BMX frames always been "your first love" over 

Name: Billy Griggs
Hometown: Anaheim California
Occupation: Design and Prototyping at Razor USA . Custom Bicycle frame builder on the side.

After a successful BMX career, you ended up working at GT's prototype workshop, is that correct?
Billy: Yes. It was a great way to transition out of full time racing and develop the skills needed to build my own frames. 

Name: Adam Bird
Age: 18
Hometown: Kettering, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Odessa footwear

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Corby, Skegness
-BMX video: etnies Grounded
-Website: www.zealbmx.com
-Web video: Webby
-Food: pizzza
-Travel destination: Germany, Masters
-Riders to ride with: Cooper + Brown
-Car: mk2f VW polo gt 91
-Movie: I love you man
-Colour: blue