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Name: Peter Ashby
Hometown: Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia
Started riding BMX in: 1979
Number of bikes in the collection: 15 at the moment

Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Peter Ashby: It was around 20 years ago. I saw an old 1980 Mongoose on a rubbish pile so I took it home because of the great memories I had as a kid with BMX's and hung it in my garage.

Has Torker always been THE brand for you?

Name: Patrick Freitas (DJ Truly Odd)
Hometown: I grew up in Merced, CA., live in Los Angeles now.
Started riding BMX in: 1975
Number of bikes in the collection: Probably 15- 20 built. A lot of frame sets though.

Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Patrick Truly Odd Freitas: Yes, it was early 2000’s. My buddy Andreas (DJ Greyboy), who I’d known from doing music with, had just moved up to Long Beach. I went by his house one day, walked in and saw bikes hanging up on the wall, all over the room and upstairs. Sick bikes too… a 26” Nomura, 24” CW Faze-1, 16” Redline Squareback Pit, etc. We started talking and I told him I was heavy into racing BITD and still had all my stuff at my parents house. The whole passion for BMX surfaced again that day.

At this moment, do you wish you had started collecting earlier?
Patrick Truly Odd Freitas: I guess, but it was still real early in the “collecting” scene. The hunt for things was fun and wasn’t as blown out as today.

Name: Dorian Ghanty (@dorianghanty)
Age: 24
Hometown: Paris, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: All Is Possible Clothing

The FAT favorites list:

-Spot to ride: I have too many fav spots to ride, like handrails or ledge but if I had to choose one I would say the Da Waves (curbs) in my childhood hometown.
-BMX video: Deadline DVD / Garrett Reynolds - SD Park Mix / Vans Presents : Courage Adams.
-Website: BradleyMorrissey.com.
-Web video: Wild nature.
-Food: Italian (mainly pizzas) or french food. But always vegetarian for me.
-Person on Instagram: Bruce Lee.
-Travel destination: So many places I would like to travel but first: California.
-Riders to ride with: Maxime Bouzid / Auguste Pellaud / Didine Terchague / Bradley Morrissey / Bobby Taffoureau and so many, the list is too long…
-Car: Audi RS5 (but it’ll stay in my dreams haha).