Bart de Jong
It must be nice to be able to film a 3-minute edit in an hour, right? Staff member Zach Szymaniak gets it done!
3 years ago my friend Matt Priest told me about a kid that could blast any quarter. At the time I was starting my company ( tall order) and was looking to support a few guys to see how they would get on over the next few years. I gave Kaz Campbell a frame and some parts and left him to do his thing.
We sent California's very own bar-ride master Mike 'Hucker' Clark on an adventure to Ecuador to go to the home of the seriously underrated wild stallion that is Jonathan Camacho (a rider we first featured in DIG 96 back in October 2013). Hucker witnessed Jonathan's savagery first hand on the streets, trails and parks of his local stomping grounds, and even got to taste some home-cooked Iguana.
What’s the best way to conquer a lifelong fear of heights? For Scottish BMX star Kriss Kyle, throwing yourself out of a helicopter is one way of doing it. The unique attempt is the first in riders’ latest edit which sees him turn the unique architecture of Dubai into a giant BMX park. Opening with a huge cityscape shot, we see Kriss leaning out of a helicopter as he approaches the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, one of the world’s tallest hotels and most unique buildings. We then see him jumping 14 feet from the helicopter – 720 feet up – and onto a helipad on top of the hotel, before immediately tackling a second equally daring drop and heading into the building itself.
Kriss then makes his way throughout Dubai, which sees him flying down the twisting slides of the Wild
Boyd de Jong’s first 20” BMX bike. The full list of all the parts. In detail.
- TALL ORDER Frame “187” 20.4”TT Gloss White
- TALL ORDER Fork “Ramp Fork” shorter shaft Chrome
- TALL ORDER Chain “510” Chrome
- TALL ORDER Seat “Slim Logo” Pivotal Black/White
- TALL ORDER Seatpost “185mm” Pivotal Black
- S&M Sprocket “Tuffman L7 Splinedrive” 25T Gold
- S&M Bottom Bracket “MidBB 19mm” Sealed Bearings Black
- S&M Handlebars “T3 Race Bars” 8” Uncut Chrome
Old School BMX Freestyle Flatland 1989 - St. Louis MO Team Hip Tricks video edit after being co-sponsored by Ozone Bikes. Re-Edit of the Spring Video with Central States Contest footage and more.
Name shop: BMX24SEVEN.COM
Location: Boxmeer, Netherlands
Years in business: Since April 1st 2000 (almost 19 years)
Employees: 5 fulltime and 3 parttime
Your shop must be the biggest BMX shop I've ever seen. How big is it exactly so we can see if it is in fact the biggest BMX-only shop in the world?
BMX24SEVEN: I think we are, or at least come close to, one of the biggest BMX Race shops in the world. We have a 550 m2 showroom, 108m2 workshop,
1045 m2 Warehouse and 44m2 office space. We share the building with Meybo Bikes and their distribution centre.
What bike brands do you carry next to your own brand Meybo Bikes?
BMX24SEVEN: We have all the products in the showroom and website that we distribute through Meybo Distribution which is Meybo, Free Agent, Yess, Speedco, StayStrong, Box components, Answer,
Mankind welcomes their new team rider Evan Brandes.
New Zealand National Championship - Auckland - 18 Jan 2019
Elite Men:
1 169 PEEL Maynard NZL 60
2 281 MCONIE Cole NZL 45
3 272 JORDAN Ryan NZL 40
4 585 FRANKS Daniel NZL 35
5 301 HIRST Logan NZL 30
6 812 HOLLOWAY Callum NZL 25
Name: Evan Brandes
Age: 18
Hometown: Klein Vahlberg, Germany
Sponsors: Mankind / TSG
Bike Check:
Frame: Mankind Getaway Frame 20,75″
Fork: Mankind Justice
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.