Bart de Jong
Name: Eddy Clerte
Sponsors: @sunn_bikes @boxbmx @alltricks_com @velosolutions @pumpforpeace @sba_bmx @hopetech @hope_france @ikonbmx @brasseriemira @izumichain@kronopolo @kennyracing81 @krystoulouse @tamarindosurfshop @prostartbmxgates @odigrips @odi_bmx @albenseignes @norkappcryo @nutripurefr @veetiresco
Mechanic: Dad and myself
Do you get excited every year when you get to build up a new bike before the start of the season?
Eddy Clerté: Oh yesss! I guess that's always a special moment for everyone who rides bikes.
Do you get to choose the parts for your SUNN bike?
Eddy Clerté: I am lucky to have @boxbmx and @ikonbmx for making my bike ready to race!
Who's helping out getting the parts together for the bike?
Eddy Clerté: I guess all the sponsors are doing that, I still choose the parts I want out of the brands I work with wishes awesome.
What is the geometry and length of your race frame?
Eddy Clerté: 22" / 56cm front. 15.7" / 40,5cm back.
Last summer we went on vacation to Germany and visited our good friend Jaoa Danaikrit. We basically grew up riding FGFS together and he used to come live at our house for 3 months out of the year. This time the tables have turned and Jaoa was the one playing host.
Over the weekend something happened at the USABMX race in Phoenix, Arizona that some people had been waiting for. The Pro Open class decided collectively to race on flat pedals. For the heck of it. Not everyone came prepared with a good pair of riding shoes and platform pedals but since no points were on the line it was agreed to do it anyway to spice things up. Keep in mind that several riders in the pro class have never raced with flat pedals before, after Mike King and Brian Lopes had introduced them to BMX in the mid-nineties. Was racing better? We checked in with a few of the participants to find out what they thought of the Pro Open Desert Classic flat pedal race.
Nic Long:
Who initiated the change to flat pedals in Phoenix?
Nic Long: I did actually, kind of as a joke 'cause I ate shit in Friday's main. Wanted to make It a little less serious.
Name: Max Cvetkovic
Age: 19
Hometown: Chelsea, Melbourne Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: NSS/FIVESTAR BMX
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Handrails
-BMX video: Kink Champagne
Team Mirraco in France with the best of the FISE 2009 and also awesome street riding in sick spots featuring Mirra, Rytell, Guettler, Barbero, Charveron and Buckworth.
Just prior to the Coronavirus pandemic gripping almost the entire planet, Sunday took a team trip to Las Vegas, Nevada in the beginning of March for 10 days.
Coach and Pro Bmx rider Patrick Laughlin has a lot of lines in the brand new Action Sports Hub at Woodward Park City. The indoor Action Sports Hub is 66,000 square ft of awesomeness open 365 days a year.
"Vagabond Squad" is a full-length video from Canada’s Weird & Revered crew.
After weeks of hanging low from Covid-19 a few of the boys got together for 36 hours of distancing in the woods with no cell service and hit some jumps and ramps along the way. Shout out to Jamie and Marley for the hospitality.
Jamas! 27 minutes worth of raw footage from last year's @SIBMX trip to Athens, Greece.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.