2020 was a year filled with ups and downs. The pandemic turned things upside down and it made for one of the craziest years we've experienced in 21 years of being a brand. It has been one wild ride, but we're stoked to be able to keep riders around the world riding! We've picked out a few of our favorite Instagram clips from the team for this quick video for you to enjoy!
All filler No Killer
Rest assured 2020 hasn't slowed Mike Hoder down one bit... and what better way to bring in the new year than with this guy? Shot in Seattle by Joris Coulomb - enjoy over 4 minutes with Number 1 himself.
Shop name: Kings Rideshop
Location: Cathedral City, California
Years in business: 17 years as of May 2021
Best year yet: Financially 2020…riding I peaked a while back
Worst year yet: I fucked my shoulder up bad in ’98 I think. Financially.. like 2011? A few years were pretty fucked up.
What were your first thoughts on Covid-19 when it hit?
James Colella: I remember thinking it was going to get interesting, I was trying to think how I could make business still work and I had KR masks made really early, I think ordering them late February but as a joke, within a couple weeks people were lined up outside the shop waiting in the morning to buy one.
PRIMATE BMX Bike trip to Buenos Aires at the end of 2019, 100% timeless riding with the iconic Argentinian crew!
Dom The Pom, all terrain shredder, shouts to Seventies distro and Will Whitehead for this one...
CHECKED OUT the new track they just built in Santa Clarita ! its rad , few changes and it will be a legit track on the circuit! its right in the mountain its pretty sick haha.... flowed in flat pedals and had some fun check it out!
Name: George Ntavoutian
Age: 21
Hometown: Kalamata - Greece
Hook-ups/sponsors: RedBull, CultCrew, DarksideTattooSociety, RideonBmx
The FAT FAVs list:
-Spot to ride: Barcelona, Hastings
-Bmx video: Dennis Enarson Right Here
The original plan was to make a Mobbin 2 similar to the last video but decided to break the footage down into small smaller videos to continue steady mobbin with a series throughout the year.
Documenting the building of this spot in VT over the past couple of years, and our first summer Enjoying the fruits of our Labor! Along with all the fun we had along the way!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.