Bart de Jong
During an era where they had one of the most revered and well-rounded teams in modern-day BMX, etnies released the full length video “CHAPTERS” in 2017. With 35 trips over a period of three years, throughout 15 countries, at both legendary and new spots, the team shared good times, friendships, sometimes adversity, and have shed blood, sweat, and tears, along with groundbreaking and sometimes downright scary feats.
HELL. YES. We've got a sick one for you from the crew at Animal Bikes. Suspicious Minds has sections from Ryan Howard, Steven Hamilton and Nick Seabasty, along with a mix from the squad, featuring Harrison Arcari, Justin Shorty, Martin Ochoa, Clay Johnson, Latane Coghill, Bo Bowen, Chris Silva, Jake Coulson, Dev Herring, Matt Skaggs, Adem Gunaydin, Greg Moliterno, Justin Benthien, Mike Guth and Demarcus Paul. Perfect pre-riding hype!
Name: Jay Bych
Age: 36
Hometown: Enfield, Connecticut, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fat Trax, D.W.A., Offroad Passion
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Trails
-BMX video: Anthem 2
-Food: Pizza
-Person on Instagram: Any trails builder
-Travel destination: The woods
-Riders to ride with: Justin Loung
-Car: Subaru
-Movie: Mars Attacks
éclat proudly welcomes Yuma Oshimo to the worldwide team. A prodigy of Japan's thriving BMX scene, Yuma oozes style and originality.
Name: Austin Carmel
Age: 28
Hometown: Westfield, MA, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fat Trax/ self sponsored
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Most street spots
-BMX video: Sentenced to life
-Web video: Deadline
-Food: Steaks
-Person on Instagram: Snoopdogg
-Riders to ride with: The Fat Trax crew
-Car: I don’t care about cars
-Colour: Red
-Shoes: Vans
-BMX contest: Metro jam
Inspyre Bicycles has today announced the signing of Arthur Pilard until 2024 and beyond. The 2021 European champion and 2021 World number 5 found a new home on the Inspyre Factory team. Consistent performer years after years, the 26-year-old French Man backed-up his 5th place at the Worlds in 2021 with a super strong season and ending the 2021 season with a second place at the French Championship.
"I've known Arthur since his very young age, we originally come from the same region, I still remember joking with his father around the track. I was really impressed by Arthur since the beginning, technical, incredible flow and super fast on the track. I am super happy to have Arthur on board.
1989 Mega Free 2 Bercy, France - Les Coulisses by OSBMXF.
Images : Jacky Frattini
Name: Andrew Christopher
Age: 30
Hometown: South Hadley, MA, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fattrax shop, East Longmeadow MA
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Boondocks trails, Long Island NY was the favorite spot, they got plowed a few years back now. Current- Powerplant warehouse, Holyoke MA
Name: Bill Kaczor
Hometown: Bowie, MD, USA
Number of bikes in the collection: 17 currently down from 27
Have you saved your first BMX bike all this time?
Jah Witness: I have held onto my 1984 GT Pro "L" stamp since I've had it. I will never let that go!
Was your first bike the starting point of collecting more?
Jah Witness: No, I was given a GT from the mid '90s by my friend's parents after he passed away. I was clearing out my basement and sold it to a local collector. When he came over to pick it up he saw my '84, and pointed me to the BMX Museum and it opened up a can of worms.
Its winter time again in New England. We have had this place for 1 year now, so that means it was time to switch it up. Got the homies together and tore out the office rooms and the loft above them. Built an entire new section and tied it into the rest of the ramps. Heres a video I filmed over the last month of our friends riding in the new setup.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.