Bart de Jong
The original plan was to make a Mobbin 2 similar to the last video but decided to break the footage down into small smaller videos to continue steady mobbin with a series throughout the year.
Documenting the building of this spot in VT over the past couple of years, and our first summer Enjoying the fruits of our Labor! Along with all the fun we had along the way!
Hardest working dude out there. Dan Kruk went in for out Of Line.
Dom The Pom, all terrain shredder, shouts to Seventies distro and Will Whitehead for this one...
Brad Simms did the damn thing in 2020, so we wanted to do our part to put some of that pop in one place before we pop bottles to usher in the New Year. Congratuations on all of your accomplishments this year Brad... NORA Cup Rider of the Year, Vital Rider of the Year and even more importantly, The People's Champ!
Name: Ken Kitley
Age: 33
Hometown: Stockbridge, MI / Mesa, AZ. USA.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Flat Society
---The FAT favorite list---
-Spot to ride: Private Basketball Court and the place
-BMX video: Etnies Forward / Elusion
-Website: vitalbmx.com and flatmatters.com
-Web video: Matthias Dandois edits
-Food: Chicken wings all day
-Twitter to follow: No twitter for me!
Name: Michael Gamstetter
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Started riding BMX in: 1978
Number of bikes in the collection: Currently, 5. At one time, 20+.
Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Michael Gamstetter: Yes, it was around 1996 or 1997. It was a random thought that popped into my head while I was working. I thought it would be cool to find an old JMC or Torker, a pair of Oakley II grips in the box and a set of Reedy pedals (I eventually had all those.)
Name: Grant Stone
Hometown: Newbury, Berkshire, U.K.
Started riding BMX in: 1980
Number of bikes in the collection: 8
Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Grant Stone: I’ve never really stopped riding BMX, so I have always had a current BMX in my possession. But I guess I started buying old school stuff about 9 years ago when I had the idea of replicating my Skyway TA that I sold in 1988 and regretted ever since.
At this moment, do you wish you had started collecting earlier?
Shop name: Gnarly Bikes
Location: New Braunfels, TX
Years in business: 2 1/2
Best year yet: 2020
Worst year yet: 2018
What were your first thoughts on Covid-19 when it hit?
Galen Church: First thought was, no big deal. That quickly changed to “we can’t make it a month if we have to shut down”
Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Name: Ed Jodie
Age: 36
Hometown: San Carlos, AZ. & Austin, TX.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Flat Society
---The FAT favorite list---
-Spot to ride: The legendary O.G. ATX
-BMX video: Quentin Pelorson, Seeking series
-Website: flatmatters.com
-Web video: Quentin Pelorson, Seeking series
-Food: Texas BBQ
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.