Bart de Jong
"10 minute video of riders in London. Nathan, Ben, Rory and I (Luiz Laet) started this project like 7 months ago, the idea was film everyone who was riding, good rider bad rider, just enjoy BMX and film the local scene.
We’ve got 10 minutes of raw Alex Hiam clips for your viewing pleasure. Including a bunch of unseen clips that didn’t end up being used for Take A Ticket.
Name: Paul de Jong
Hometown: Aarle-Rixtel
Started riding BMX in: 1971 but real BMX Bike in 1979
Number of bikes in the collection: Don’t have a clue, at least 15 nice ones
Do you have any bikes from the '50-s when the first people started racing BMX in The Netherlands?
Paul de Jong: Yes I have a 1950 Schwinn girls beachcruiser from Mom, who was jumping doubles in the 50’s when BMX was popular in the Netherlands. Before you “Americans” are going to reply on this: Ignaz Schwinn is from Europe fyi.
What makes you decide to start a certain bike building project?
Name: Arjan Ellens
Age: 24
Hometown: Utrecht, Netherlands
Sponsors/hook-ups: BMX Amsterdam, Boost Pumptracks, Masters Of Dirt, Team DTX13
How does it feel to have a fresh new bike?
Arjan Ellens: A fresh new bike makes me super excited to ride it and it feels dailed!
How long did it take for you to get used to it?
*ROUND 2* SKYSCRAPER GAME OF BIKE - CHAD KERLEY VS ETHAN CORRIERE - BMX
Long time FIT International team member Florent Soulas is a remarkable bike rider, especially when you consider he lives a family life with 3 kids, works a full-time job as an organic gardener and then goes out and slays it on his bike like this.
'THE MIXTAPE' is here. The INDAH ST. boys spent the year 2020 combing the alleys with their bikes and a camera, and here's what they have to show for it. We would like to thank everyone who was involved, and we apologize to anyone we've offended. It's just bikes.
I turned 25 and it was just right to push myself to film 25 clips in a session. No one knows how hard that really is until they go to do it, enjoy!
"I spent the second half of 2020 just going around by myself, “making up a video.” Having this project gave me an intention to challenge myself in ways I wouldn’t normally and helped me stay sane." - Erik Elstran
Vans Offers WaffleCup Tech in a Slip-On for the First Time Ever with the Slip-On BMX by Dakota Roche
Vans, the original action sports footwear and apparel brand, listened to the BMX community and enlisted insight from Vans team rider Dakota Roche to help build the Slip-On Pro BMX, the first-ever Vans Slip-On to offer Wafflecup BMX technology. Considered one of the hardest working BMX riders out there today, Dakota’s unrelenting drive for street riding has bolstered his professional career and garnered many accolades over the past ten years. In need of a shoe that stands up to his riding, Dak worked with Vans on the Slip-On BMX Pro, featuring a striking two-tone black and white colorway with a black outsole.
“The Slip-On Pro has been my go-to shoe for riding, skating and chilling for some time now. In my mind,
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.