Name: Greg Guillotte
Hometown: Plano, TX
You have moved around quite a bit in your life, lived in Holland for a little while too, can you sum up the countries in short?
Greg: I lived in Holland from 10-14 and England from 14-18. Lived in the US before and after that.
Where was it that you started riding BMX?
Greg: I started racing when I lived in Holland and at one of the out of town events the hosting team had a quarter-pipe. I rode it all day and fell in love with the idea of vert. Then when I moved to England, I built a quarter in my backyard and helped build the ramps at Meanwhile 2.
This week on FATBMX we've got an online competition* going on. We received a killer package from Vans with some products that go with the HARO x Vans collaboration. We caught up with Michael de Wit - Sr. Art Director at Vans, who was one of the persons working on the project. Read this first, and then look for the online competition here on FATBMX.
When did you first hear about the Vans x Haro collaboration?
MdW: When it comes to collaborations at Vans, all departments involved (footwear, apparel & brand design) work closely together to make sure it's the right one. We were looking to do collaboration with a company that shared the same amount of originality, heritage and authenticity like Vans, so Haro seemed like a natural fit. Besides, Dennis (McCoy) has been a Vans rider forever and when he got back on Haro, it was a perfect match.
Name: Jason Lunn (lunstone)
Hometown: Presently Bali, Indonesia
Occupation: Partner in a design and digital media company; Chilled Heat
Do you remember when you first saw a BMX bike?
Jason Lunn: Chips TV programme in the 80's. Mongooses with alloy motomags
How long did it take for you to get one?
Jason Lunn: I managed to talk my parents into getting me a yellow and blue Huffy with alloy mags, made of mild steel and it weighed a ton
What jobs did you have to do to buy it?
Jason Lunn: I was only 11 years old so no job then.