Bart de Jong
Getting your bike stolen is pretty much the worst nightmare for any bike rider out there. This is one of the reasons why Abus decided to design a unbreakable bike lock that folds into a fairly small case, which makes it easier to carry around. The overall design is really nice and very unique, not something you’d see everyday. The downside of this lock, is that it is extremely heavy (a whopping 3.6 pounds!!) and it doesn’t quite fit well on a BMX frame, which is something you don’t
Name: Merle van Benthem
Hometown: Hengelo, Netherlands.
Sponsors: NOC* NSF, KNWU, Rabobank, Meybo, Box components, Troylee Designs. Tioga, Baby - G, Oakley.
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Merle van Benthem: Yes and no haha, I made a couple World Cup mains but didn’t finish the season how I wanted..
With a party in Cologne, Germany, the Freedom BMX Riders Of The Year awards were handed out last night. Here are the people/companies who did well:
-Company of the year: wethepeople
-Park of the year: Mellowpark
-International rider of the year: Simone Barraco
-Dirt rider of the year: Michael Meisel
-Flatland rider of the year: Kevin Nikulski
Name: Simone Tetsche Christensen
Hometown: Aarhus, Denmark
Sponsors: Pure Bicycles, Specialized, Pepsi Max Campaign, 222 cycles, Phaze BMX, Fly Racing Denmark, Virus Tights
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Simone Tetsche Christensen: It actually went better than expected! My plan was to do better at the World Cup series though, but at least I finished it good! But never expected to take the medals I did, and be that consistent at the European Rounds as I attended at!
What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
Simone Tetsche Christensen: I have 2 that is hard to put up against each other! First the Gold medal at Baku, which was a massive event and being with other Danes and celebrating the Danish medals together was big! But I must say that getting bronze at the World Championship was very rewarding as well,
Name: Nic Long
Hometown: Lakeside, CA
Sponsors: Haro bikes, Dans Comp, ONE industries, IdolHand Gloves, Kenda, KMC, Tangent, Stealth, Vans.
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Nic Long: You know, it wasn't a bad year at all. Had some good results, some bad results, some champagne, some scabs. Overall, fairly decent.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.