Name: CARLOS OQUENDO
Hometown: MEDELLIN, Colombia
Sponsors: GW - HERBALIFE - SHIMANO - OAKLEY - MAXXIS
Which race in 2015 turned out better than you could have hoped for?
Carlos Oquendo: The UCI World Championship in Belgium. It was raining and everything happened too fast.
Name: CARLOS OQUENDO
Hometown: MEDELLIN
2016 team: GW TEAM
Bike: GW
Sponsors: GW - HERBALIFE - SHIMANO - OAKLEY - MAXXIS
-Frame: GW
-Forks: BOX
-Headset: GW
After three years of directing the rebrand and resurgence of Staats Bicycles and Ciari Parts, Richard Huvard and Eugene Bustillos, and their NeedThree (N3) Design have launched the manufacture of a new American-made BMX race frame and line of complete bikes, Daylight Cycle Co. A division of their growing SoCal retail store and coming BMX online outlet, Gold Coast Bicycles, Daylight also brings together two of the most formidable U.S. racers in the last ten years to steer product
Name: Justin Posey
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA
Sponsors: Dan’s Comp, Ssquared Bicycles, Answer products, Maxxis, Alienation, Fly racing
Which race in 2015 turned out better than you could have hoped for?
Justin Posey: I honestly didn’t have the season I was looking for. There were a lot of races I enjoyed but there wasn’t a race that I did better than I anticipated.
What was your best race result in 2015?
Justin Posey: I got 2nd place at the USA Cycling National Champs and 2nd place at the Continental Championships. I had a few USA BMX podiums as well which were great.
Who do you think kicked ass in the Elite Men class this year?
Justin Posey: There were a lot of guys that stepped up and performed this year. It’s no surprise, but it was incredible to see
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.