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Name: Aykut Hilmi
Hometown: London, England
Bike: Hutch Trickstar
What's your earliest memory of the Hutch Trickstar?
Aykut Hilmi: I saw an American commercial and was hooked! At the time I had a red Raleigh Burner and we used to make half pipes in our local park
Who were some of the Hutch riders that you admired back in the day?
Aykut Hilmi: I didn't have much knowledge back then about BMX riders apart from the ones
Paul Thölen tearing the private Sportpiraten Warehouse in Flensburg (Germany) a new one.
Mix of clips from around Virginia featuring some Good Fellas.
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Winter is rough in New England. We got all the homies together, rented out a warehouse and built our own private skatepark.
Shop name: Local BMX
My name: Local Mike
Location: Fremantle (Perth), Western Australia
Years in business: 7
Best year yet: They have all been good
Worst year yet: Stress wise 2020 for sure.
What were your first thoughts on Covid-19 when it hit?
Local Mike: Uncertainty, a small amount of media produced fear, definitely a scary time.
Name: Matthew Petrissans
Age: 31
Hometown: Bakersfield, USA
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Santa Barbara
-BMX video: Kink, Champagne
-Website: YouTube
Shop name: Dan’s Comp
Location: 2070 East 20th Street, Chico CA 95926 (Shop address)
Years in business: 34
What were your first thoughts on Covid-19 when it hit?
Michael Barrow: I don’t think anyone really knew what to expect. This was a brand new experience so it was very much a waiting game at first while we waited to hear what needed to be done.
Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Michael Barrow: We anticipated shut downs and stricter guidelines so we began letting employees work from home, only having warehouse employees to ensure orders were getting out the door in a timely, but safe manner.
Now, being in this situation for many months, how did you manage to keep your business rolling?
Michael Barrow: The majority of our business is done online so we were able to keep it rolling with extra precautions in place for our employees such as masks, social distancing and working from home where possible. We cater specifically to BMX, but our local shop handles anything and everything bicycle
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.