Bart de Jong
Swope and Hoffman grew up in Oklahoma together and were professional riders beginning in the mid-1980s. When Hoffman decided to start Hoffman Bikes and Hoffman Promotions (1991), Swope worked diligently alongside him and earned partnership in the businesses. More than twenty years later, Swope and Hoffman are more like brothers than business partners.
What's the cooperation with Shadow Conspiracy on this bike?
Dave: Basically we (Stolen) spec'd the bike with John Jennings' input, he actually came up with the name 'Heater', which is gangsta for a hand gun. Shadow designed the graphics and we all worked together to come up with the color ways.
The date of the happening is 7 January 2007 and the Brasilian girls are so into it they're having their lower backs tattood. Want to meet them?
Morro Parananbuco, Itanhaem, Brasil. Code word: Dirt Jump.
More info:
Paulo Charaba
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-Seth Kimbrough interview
-Chester Blacksmith interview
-3 days with Mike Brennan
-Sheffield Backyard Jam
-Progression with Farren Downes
-Punjab
-New York City unseen
-2-HIp goes Vegas
-The Oregon trail.
-Backchat with Dave Mirra
Age: 27
Hometown: Hessen/Köln
When did the People's store open?
Janosch: 18th March ....but in truth I had to ask Klaus (Dyba) this.
What did you do before that?
Janosch: A lot. School, worked for a bmx clothing label, for a bmx shop and distro, then some practical stuff like carpenter and such...I was also at one time learning this as a trade before I dropped out and opened Janoschs bmx shop, also in Cologne.
Did Cologne need a good BMX store?
The new partnership with Twenty20 will make this programming the
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.
