The Rick Thorne Podcast Episode #41 with legend photographer Bill Batchelor
On this episode I interview legend photographer Bill Batchelor. In the interview we talk about his new book called, 'Concrete And Smog'. It's a book documenting the early days of BMX in the 1980's in Southern California.
Agustin Muñoz, AKA Aguakate shows his endless journey lifestyle and particular riding style.
The final mid-80s RL 20 II batch (1984 – 1986) launched in September will close for preorder at 10:00 PM PST on Monday, November 14th. Although we have eroded confidence in this market with the longer-than-anticipated delivery of the first RL 20 II batch, we are resolute in our decision to produce this final run to order and in a range of colors and model years based on the requests we have received since the 2020 launch. Our motivation is to create what you want and whatever you order, we will manufacture. In addition, we will make a small number of additional packages in the new colors. If you are on the fence and have a specific color / year option in mind, this is the time to decide. This selection will not be reproduced.
17 minutes of purely park riding from shredders, savages & legends. Put your slippers on, cuppa tea & sit back on the sofa and enjoy. In memory of our brother Nicholas Lister, Ride on in peace brother.
Drove from Vegas to Phoenix and on the way we came by the Kingman BMX track. Got the bike out to do a couple laps while @Niek Kimmann worked his magic behind the camera.
FAT 'zine #34. The very last one. 1996. Mat Hoffman gets the cover.
It wasn't meant to be the last issue of FAT-'zine but it sure was. Since picking up a job at the European GT marketing offices in Belgium in 1996 I was too busy with work. In fact, it was my first real job and one I liked a lot so screwing around wasn't an option. The Condor made the last cover and I'm glad it's him who got the last FAT-'zine love. Since these 'zines didn't come out every few weeks any longer the content list just got bigger and bigger.
We'll rush through it and leave it up to you to flip through all the pages here online.
- Ruben Castillo interview,
- BMX race Schijndel,
- Schwinn show Atlanta, Georgia,
- Volkel BMX race,
- Burnside Oregon session,
- Telebel show, bunny hopping ten bodybuilders,
- BMX Wo Venezuela,
- Bo's trails,
- Basic Boys House in Vancouver,
- Crimetime with KOP,
Name: Shawn Nakayama
Age: 25 years old
Hometown: Saitama, Japan
---The FAT favorite list---
-Spot to ride: Street or Kobayashi Skatepark & Possibility Park
-BMX video: Props
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: Mutiny Bikes 2008
Title of the book: A to Z: BMX Style
Author: Payton Ridenour
Illustrator: Andy Lendway
Date published: 2020
Pages: 32
Copies printed: 2,000
How long was the thinking process before you decided to get to work on the book?
Payton Ridenour: I actually wrote my first draft with my mom when I was around ten years old. I originally got the idea from my Aunt Jennifer who wrote a hockey themed alphabet book. Then it sat on the computer for years until my mom and I rediscovered it during quarantine in 2020. Since then I did a lot of rewriting and decided to make it my COVID project. It was the perfect thing to keep me busy and
Take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others.
Watch Brady Baker throw down his best tricks in 1 hour on the trails at Woodward West in California.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.