Bart de Jong
When etnies moved their European headoffice to the Houthavens in Amsterdam last October, it straight away started talks with the Houthavens to build the best Outdoor BMX park in the Netherlands. Now just one year later the etnies Outdoor Training Facility will officially open with a BMX jam this Sunday the 8th of September. The etnies OTF BMX park in Amsterdam has been build for and by the local community and has a pumptrack, beginner & advanced
Have you ever thought about getting into racing? It's definitely not a bad idea if you already own a BMX. From racing, you'll learn to pump around the track and especially when you're a new rider, learning to control your bike. I find that riders who transition from racing to freestyle park, tend to have better flow and stability riding a course. But enough with my theories, let's learn from a professional. We have an Olympic and World Champion rider Caroline Buchanan, to show us the ropes on how to get started. I started racing BMX at the age of 5 and fell in love with bikes. I rode trails and skate parks a lot with friends and boyfriends growing up, this helped a lot with my bike skills and confidence for BMX racing. I discovered Mountain Bikes at the age of 15 and for the past 7 years I have been back and forward between BMX, Downhill, Four Cross and Dual Slalom Mountain Bike Racing at the top international level. I am a 3 time World Champion, won the 2012 BMX World Cup series, won the time trail at the
Today we've got a photo for you of a girl and a BMX bike. It's not really a Pin Up photo, but hey, it's a girl and a bike. This girl actually rides BMX so chances are you'll be running into her at a spot or an event sooner or later. Have you met her already?
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.