Bart de Jong
There is a certain allure to the California Coast, those who seek adventure and the vastness of the western world tend to gravitate towards the shimmering handrails and freshly-waxed concrete creations the greater Southern California area has to offer. Joris Coulomb is no stranger to seeking adventure and the world that lays before him.
Highlights including riding, trick jump contest, and high air on Chicken.
Diving deep in to the Channel 4Down video vault for this one (14 years to be precise) we present "3 Toms In Malaga"
Title of the book: We Were Rad
Author: Antony Frascina, Clint Pilkington, Andrew Rigby
Date published: February 2022
Pages: 448
Copies printed: First Print – 1600 (sold out). Re-printed August 2022.
How long was the thinking process before you decided to get to work on the book?
We Were Rad: It was a pretty fluid process. We originally made an Old School style ‘Zine’ where we interviewed BMX Royalty such as Bob Haro and Andy Ruffell. This gave us the confidence and the bug to be creative. At the time social media was blossoming and every day new unseen images were appearing. These were the untold story of the kids on the streets, like us. We immediately all felt that these images and stories needed to be collected and told. We Were Rad was born!
Did you have things lined up and organized as far as photos were concerned or did you have to
Despite some rain issues the first annual Oktoberjam 2022 in Munich, Germany was a huge success. Thanks to Marius Dietsche and Fabian Bader for putting on such a rad event. Check out our video to see, who got the rowdiest.
Results French National Flatland Championships Montpellier, France 08 - 09 Oct 2022
Men:
1 Alexandre JUMELIN 45 FRA 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Matthieu BONNECUELLE 28 FRA 160.00
3 Anatole RAHAIN 24 FRA 130.00
4 Joris BRETAGNOLLES 33 FRA 110.00
5 Raphael CHIQUET 38 FRA 90.00
6 Etienne GIRAUD 36 FRA 70.00
Women:
1 Aude CASSAGNE 32 FRA 200.00
2 Mélissa DROLL 15 FRA 160.00
We are almost nearing the end here of the FAT-'zines that were made between 1987 and 1996 before we got involved with that WWW. John Parker got the cover of issue number 32. Again GT hooked it up with a free sticker on the inside cover. The computer was doing its job and made it easier to read the text. No more fading typewriter ribbon.
The BON section has always been a big part of the FAT-'zine. Read it, it will make you go: Oh yeah, I forgot about that.
The Beerfelden comp is one to remember. We bring it up every time we run into Alex Reinke and Detlef Richter (RIP). Good times. Read about it on page 12.
A terrible accident on the way to the KOC in Kalle's dad's car did not stop us from getting there as planned. It was a close call but we survived. The car was a write-off though.
We had a Rob "Ninja" Sigaty interview before people started calling him Sarge. BS Comp OKC report by PdJ who also provided a free Paul's Boutique sticker.
Iwan and Choq went on a trip in a 2CV. Read all about it in FAT-32.
Free Vans sticker; check. A4 trails report, Sprocket Jockey tour report, Dutch BMX race championships,
Desert life ain't easy, but when you've got a crew as stacked as the Premium team nothing is impossible. Check out all the stuff you didn't see in the main video from Chad Kerley, Colin Varanyak, Markell Jones, Matt Closson, Justin Schual and Austyn McIntosh.
After I took a little break from the World Cups earlier this year, it was time to ease my way back into things. Didn't end the trip how I wanted, but overall it's been a good trip to Colombia!
This one has been in the works now for 5 years and it sure shows! You may remember Tytus from his bonkers rail manual combos that we've posted on our instagram but now you can get a full 7 minute dose of his pegless creativity. So much great stuff in here.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.