Bart de Jong
When the GT Fueler first hit the market at the end of the '90s it was a frame built strong for the upcoming BMX Dirt scene. When racers were hitting the local trails, the bikes did not hold up. The Fueler, made inhouse at GT in California, did. Fast forward to 2023 and Tom Justice is on a GT Fueler and digs it. See what he has to say about the bike and check his parts list. His unique riding style starts with a good bike.
Name: Tom Justice
Age: 34
Hometown: Newark, England
Bmx day 2023 in San Diego. we started at Chicano Park and then proceeded to hit street spots around the city of down town San Diego! This is mainly raw footage from the day so enjoy! Shout out to MonsterEnergy OurBMX and everyone else involved for a dope day of riding Bmx! Bmx is tite.
Name: Dennis White
Age: 37
Hometown: North Attleboro MA, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Wheel House BMX, Shajn at Pareidolia helps me a lot, Vic at Circuit keeps all us locals rolling smooth
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: 8ft Wood Quarter
-BMX video: Madd Matt
-Website: EBay
-Web video: Fast and Loose, Simone Barraco - 10%
-Food: Peanuts
-Travel destination: Outer Banks North Carolina
-Riders to ride with: Daily Crew: Amanda O’Neil, Cappsie, Brad Fardy, Dennis Lynch, Paul Gingras Weekend Crew: Circuit Boys, Shajn w/ Pareidolia Boys, EAT Crew, Edge and Foxy Rippers
-Car: S2000
-Movie: Fight Club
This week's DIG Locals submission comes from Ukraine once again, however due to the war over there, 16 year old Ilya Chankseliani and his family left for the safety of Barcelona, where he filmed this video. A whole lotta steeze for a lil' dude.
Take a peek into the life of resident professional biker and filmmaker, Mike Hoder. Guest appearances by Milky, Mike Stahl, Defpaul and more!
Possibly the most popular stem in BMX? Still PUSHin' -- Mark Mulville and the Profile Push Stem.
"At the end of 2008, Mark Mulville sketched a rudimentary design on a napkin. He brought that napkin into the Profile machine shop and within a week, the Profile 40 load stem, now discontinued, was modified into a top load design that would, soon after, get the moniker "The Profile Push Stem." Coming on 15 years old, Mulville's Push stem quickly became, and has remained, one of Profile's most popular products.
Man, writing anything about Pat is hard... And honestly, I don't even know what to write. As the video intro says, Pat went out to FISE Montpellier where he took a pretty hard slam when someone left their wheel over the deck. So, he ended up chilling for a few days (with his family) in Paris before heading to the Czech Republic to ride the "Coolife Fest" event. Pat being Pat, he met up with a filmer (or two?) and managed to wreck house at spots of all kinds. Pat Casey forever and ever.
Frontflip Whip, Double Flair, 720 Whip, Frontflip Double Bar: Things got pretty hectic at the Eurobike Skyline BMX Contest. Watch Kieran Reilly, Kim Lea Müller, Declan Brooks, Lara Lessmann and many more throw down on an extra hot weekend in Frankfurt, Germany.
BMX is fun. At least it should be. If you are up for a good time, try this summer's FATJAM in Aarle-Rixtel. Date? Saturday 26 August 2023 at the infamous Sugar Hills Trails at the Valkendijk. Same shit, different year, but get ready for Bikes, Beers and more beers. With a bit of luck we'll add that BBQ again (update; masterchef Fritskemaat is hospitalized and will not be grilling) so after that BMX session it's time to hang out with the posse to shoot the shit.
Bring your own drinks. Bring your own chair. Bring your own bike. Getting together is half the reason we're throwing the jam, even after all these years.
The evening will continue at OJA, as usual. Schoolstraat 2, Aarle-Rixtel. More (cheap) beer and hanging out. Add live music by Punk Band The Burlers, fussball and hammering nails on that wooden trunk. If you've been there before, you know. If you haven't, your life is not complete until you've visited the FATJAM and OJA in Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands.
-Admission: Free
-Registration: None
-Parking: Free
-Riding: Gratis
FATJAM 2023: Saturday 26 August 2023. Dirt session: 13h30 - 19h00
The job gets easier with the right tools. That goes for everything. Make your life simpler, look into Bike specific tools from Unior. Here are a couple:
Speed pedal wrench
-Speed Pedal Wrench, the ultimate tool for effortless pedal removal and installation with maximum efficiency and convenience. Thanks to a swivel handle, this wrench allows for versatile positioning and usage at different angles. When you need to apply greater force, simply position it at a 90° angle for enhanced leverage. For rapid spinning and quicker pedal removal or installation, position the handle at 0° and rotate the wrench.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.