Bart de Jong
After years of work, and countless hours of laboratory and real-life rider testing with the PRO team, we believe we have reached a new benchmark in BMX fork strength. Don't just take our word for it, take Ty Morrow's.
This rules! Watch the Relic crew spend a week in the North East of the States back in October 2020 as they rip through all of the trails and cement that the area has to offer. FULL ROAST! Featuring Matty Aquizap, Clint Reynolds, Ever Peacock and more...
Name: Taraud Etienne
Age: 30
Hometown: La Roche sur Yon (France)
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Flatl Antik Bmx (Association)
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: My Workshop
-BMX video: BMX but not as you know it home w / Tim Knoll
We "Caught Up" with Kurt Perkins at East Side trails in ATX and had a chance to shoot the shit and watch him rip!
Name: Daniel Purcell aka Superbikedan
Hometown: Essex, England
Started riding BMX in: 1980
When was the first time you rode at Romford skatepark?
Daniel Purcell: On a skateboard in '78 when it opened then on my first BMX in 1980.
When was the last time?
Daniel Purcell: 2004 when after a lot of pressure from my son and Rom old school to see me ride again I lasted a couple of hours before I broke my leg and that was the end of my come back, many said that was the best few hours they saw, haha.
Obviously you've been involved in BMX for a long time and have seen the bikes come and go. What bike (brand) has always been a favourite to you?
Like it, dislike it, learn more about it. FATBMX caught up with Tioga to get the inside scoop on the new Progressive Front-end System they've been working on. Stiffer and lighter means faster?
What made Tioga look into working on the fork area of the BMX bike?
Tioga: Shortly after the London Games, we had our annual product dissection sessions with some of our Elite riders, gathering feedback and picking their brains about product needs and improvements. During one of these discussions, some riders shared that they occasionally experience excess flex on their bike--they couldn’t quite pinpoint where, but explained that they detected some levels of flex during gate starts, or when cornering, landing a jump, and pumping over rhythm sections. Our engineering team took note of this, knowing how detrimental excess flex can be in a race, and the seed was planted. Over the years, many ideas were discussed, some more wild than others, and we eventually honed in on the steering system—the control center of the bike, primed for reengineering to better match the needs of more demanding riders.
In what ways is the new set-up better?
Tioga: Simply put, it’s better because it’s both lighter and stiffer. At a glance, the Tioga system may be
Mongoose Legion L60. With the Legion Series, Mongoose offers a full line of freestyle BMX bikes for riders of all ages and ability levels. The Legion L60 is a fully park, street or dirt worthy freestyle BMX bike with killer colorways that’s just waiting for a rider to take it to the local ramp park!
-Hi-Ten steel frame, removable brake mounts, and mid BB shell.
-175mm 3-piece tubular chromoly hollow spindle cranks with a 25T alloy chainring and mid sealed bearing bottom bracket.
-20” x 2.3” tires mounted on aluminum single wall 36H rims with 3/8” female axle front hub and 9T cog sealed bearing cassette rear hub.
-Hi-Ten steel handlebar and fork, 50mm stem, threadless sealed integrated headset, and Aluminum
BMX Garrett Reynolds 2021 new edit bytiM Production.
When someone says influencer, today many think of social media and the individuals that promote products, lifestyles, and health and fitness. However there are other influencers, the ones that helped your growth, ones that have helped you become the person that you are today.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.