Bart de Jong

Kurtis Downs: World's First BMX Backflip Quad Whip by Nitro Circus

Jan 08, 2021

It is a tentpole trick combo in the world of BMX, and after many attempts that didn't go well at all, Kurtis Downs showed up at the first-ever Nitro World Games in 2016 knowing that even though he'd never landed it, the backflip quadruple whip would be his Hail Mary trick -- all or nothing on his last run of the competition. The rest is literally history.

Bizznizz

Running a BMX Shop during the pandemic: Pusher BMX (USA)

Jan 08, 2021

Shop name: Pusher BMX
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA.
Years in business: 10
Best year yet: 2020
Worst year yet: 2012

2020 has been, well, different. When did Covid-19 turn up and start influencing your business?
Pusher BMX: Covid hit about March here but had been creeping in since January 2021.

Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Pusher BMX: We knew this wasn't going to end any time soon. We took the normal precautions that were recommended or ordered and just hoped for the best.

Now, being in this situation for many months, how did you manage to keep your business rolling?
Pusher BMX: Bike shops were considered essential business and for that reason along with a massive influx of new riders, covid has forced people to become active again and find something to fill the void in their lives. So, from a sales point of view we rolled right along with it all. BMX finally came out on top.

Interviews

FAT FAVOURITES list with Thomas Untheim (GER)

Jan 08, 2021

Name: Thomas Untheim
Age: 28
Hometown: Nuremberg, Germany
Hook-ups/Sponsors: 360 Grad Sportshop

---The FAT favorite list---

-Spot to ride: Skatepark Wendelstein
-BMX video: Props Road Fools

Interviews

FAT FAVOURITES list with Sebi Messerer (GER)

Jan 08, 2021

Name: Sebi Messerer
Age: 29
Hometown: Berlin, Germany

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Quick little hits while riding through a new part of a city
-BMX video: Vclub Overexposed and Lotek Mixtape shaped me most I think
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: Ian Schwartz in Up Up and Away
-Food: Healthy
-Twitter to follow: Conan O‘Brien