Bart de Jong
Man, this issue is bringing back some more good memories. One of my favorite contests of all time was the World's in Budapest, Hungary. I could go on an on about it but you just check out issue #25 and read the party-part about it.
Sheps actually gets the contents page doing a nosepick with front brake. Only poor bastards that could not afford a front brake did toe jams at that time (Jon Taylor?).
When we went to the USA and there were no jams anywhere, we organized one ourselves. At Mission Trails. The Boost jam was born. We went to the KOC in Markus' van and had a blast.
From there I got a ride with Kay Clauberg in his VW Golf (4 people, 4 bikes) and we visited Tim Ruck's area (raced at Exeter's BMX track) and then went to the Rider Cup in London. More good times. Also did a trip to Malaga after the World's. Man, no worry in the world at that time.
What else can you expect this week? A Mat Hoffman interview. We are talking 1992 so keep that in mind when you read it.
Kai Uwe Lohff got an interview, we went to the Münster Monster Masterships in Germany, there's a report about a GT show in the USA, we went to a freestyle contest in Belgium, and wrapped up issue 25
Yesterday was BMX Day in downtown San Diego held by Our BMX!
Bikers Base team rider Jannik Raykowski spent five days in Berlin recently. Here are some clips he filmed at some of the skateparks he rode during his stay. Enjoy!
The homie Beermx and his buddy Phillip hit the road for some good times in Switzerland and Italy. Check it out!
Chill highlights from the Catty Woods Independence Day Jam.
This man can't be stopped! Grant Yoobie with yet another gem, this time for Dead Bread.
Name: Aaron Haywood
Age: 25
Hometown: Manchester, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Still pending…
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Has to be Graystone action sports as it’s literally a minute away from my apartment although junction4 with their new warehouse is insane!
-BMX video: Drew banzanson joyride 150 still bangs to this day
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: Harry Mainia 1 & 2
-Food: Chicken wraps or pizza
Name: Guntis Atmats
Age: 25
Hometown: Liepāja, Latvia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Rave Team
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Rave Team indoor
-BMX video: Monster Army`s Play contest highlights
-Website: fatbmx.com to follow all the BMX related things
-Web video: Brock Horneman's Twenty14 edit
-Food: Definitly pizza
-Person on Instagram: @cobratate
-Travel destination: Barcelona
-Riders to ride with: Rave Team teammates
-Car: BMW for life
-Movie: Fast and Furious 2
Name: Ollie Bennett
Age: 25
Hometown: Saffron Walden and my local skatepark is Oneminuteskatepark
Sponsors: Demolition UK
The FAT FAVs list:
Spot to ride: Asylum Skatepark
BMX Video: Nike 6.0 the pool
Website: FATBMX of course
Web Video: Red Bull Life behind bars
Food: Pizza all day
Person on Instagram: Kevin Pereza
Travel destination: Barcelona, one of the best places in the world for BMX. I go every year.
Riders to ride with: Ash Finley, Charlie Peat, Josh Stevenson, Matt Rainbird and all the others
Car: VW caddy which I’ve converted into a mini camper for all of my BMX trips.
Movie: Star Wars collection
Name: Sebastian Cuellar Giraldo
Age: 21 years old
Hometown: Palmira - Valle del Cauca (Colombia)
The FAT FAVs list:
Place to ride: To ride my bike I have no favorites in the place where I can roll my BMX is Perfect for me.
Food: Salads
Travel destination: I have not done it yet but I really want to be able to travel to the United States
Cars: My favorites will always be the classics
Movie: I don't have a favorite
Color: White
Shoes: Vans
Bike Company: Kink
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.