Bart de Jong
Vlog 6. Been a while since i've done a vlog and thought it would be the perfect chance to show you the new skatepark in Belfast. I'd think most would agree this is the best outdoor skatepark Ireland and Northern Ireland has ever seen. It doesnt offically open until 7th may but we managed to get a roll. The next day I also go to comber which is a sick little park.
After a pep talk from fellow Madrid resident Courage Adams, Adrian Duquela decided to get back on the steed and wasted no time filming this belter with our friend Rafael Black. Unfortunately Adrian blew his knee out but we can't wait to see more from him once he's recovered.
Manchester was the host for the DUB X BNBNGMCR jam and she sure supplied the goods. Watch some highlights from the day courtesy of Lui Carrasco.
Vans BMX Presents Courage Adams: ‘Balanced’ Highlighting the global approach that has shaped Courage’s BMX career
Vans BMX proudly presents Courage Adams: Balanced, a new edit exploring the riding that has placed Courage on a path to success, steadily building his BMX career through hard work and dedication. Filmed in Africa, France, and Courage’s current homebase of Spain, Balanced reflects Courage’s global approach to BMX, including some of the locations that have defined his meteoric rise. Leading with his guiding philosophy, “Balance is key to life,” Courage has made a name for himself with his gift for unbelievable bike control, which is captured in this edit by director Rich Forne.
“Working with Courage on this project, I got to experience firsthand the jaw-dropping power and incomprehensible balance and imagination he brings to his riding,” Forne said. “Courage has no concept of limitation and is able to do whatever he wants on a bike so long as it is strong enough to keep up with his incredible vision.”
Vans BMX proudly presents Courage Adams: Balanced, a new edit exploring the riding that has placed Courage on a path to success, steadily building his BMX career through hard work and dedication.
Cover boy Ralf Maier is designing skateparks for a living now as a landscape architect. I did a lot of trips with Ralf, some of them are covered in the issues of FAT-'zine. Ralf got an interview in issue 16 and so did Vic Murphy, Mike Golden, Sander Cornelissen and Gerrit Koornwinder. Back in 1990 you sent a letter to the other side of the world with the questions you had. You were hoping in a few weeks you would see a reply. Vic Murphy came through with the answers and I typed them out. He even put some pics in the envelop so I xeroxed them and then sent the pics back to him. Gotta love the e-mail of present time.
Matt Pingel contributed a lot of pages and went sandboarding. We had reports on a skate comp in Valkenswaard, a freestyle contest in Leiden, the Wath Jam, Spanjer's skate comp in Hengelo, and a concert report about the Digital Underground.
The free sticker came from Invert magazine (UK, now RIDE). We checked "The U" which was a crazy dirt spot where you rolled down a huge hill and did a fly-out at the end. We reviewed the following 'zines in issue #16: UHS, RIDE -'zine, RADAzine, Albert 'zine and Mental Chaos. Remember those?
Pages 51-63 show a review of places we visited in 1989. Looks like we were nomads back then already.
Enjoy the issue. It's the last 'zine on the Smith Corona typewriter. We invested in a new Olivetta
We've partnered with our friends at SHREDD bike shop in South Korea to bring you "FROM SEOUL". This video highlights the unique riding of Lee Cruickshank and Jihoon Lee, who both ride for SHREDD and rep Sunday as well. Lee and Ji Hoon Lee produced this video themselves, and it is such a treat! Enjoy!
CULTCREW/ FLORIDA DOWNTIME/ COREY WALSH, TREY JONES, JASON WATTS, PRESTON OKERT
Name: Felicia Stancil
Age: 26
Sponsors: SSquarred, Answer BMX, TLD, USAcycling
When was the first year you got yourself a BMX license to race?
Felicia Stancil: 4 years old. My dad used to race BMX, so I started young!
From the very beginning was the goal for you to become an Olympian?
Felicia Stancil: In the beginning I loved BMX because I got to travel the world and met so many friends within the sport. I believe I was 13 years old when I saw BMX racing during its Olympic debut in 2008. I thought it was amazing that my sport became an Olympic sport, but it didn’t become more of a reality that I could compete on that level until I was Junior Pro racing down the 8m. Once that began, I decided to only focus on BMX since I was involved in many sports growing up.
BMX Racing has changed from your early years to now. What are the biggest changes for you?
Name: Gracjan Jaszczak
Age: 19
Hometown: Olsztyn, Poland
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Avebmx
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Rails and grindbox
-BMX video: Alter BMX
-Website: Our bmx
-Web video: Gracjan Jaszczak 2022 edit
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.