Bart de Jong
While laying low at home watching videos to pass the quarantine time, Dan Conway has been getting inspired to try some tech combos on his new driveway spine ramp. Despite Dan’s reputation as a gnarly rail boss, the dude can and will ride anything you put in front of him and it’s been awesome to see him hone in his transition skills over the last few years.
Watch the new trailer for our full length video "Take A Ticket". For a year or so now we've been filming for a few video projects, "Take a Ticket" was one of those projects and we're stoked to have the full video dropping next week!
Name: David Istenič
Age: 20
Hometown: Trzin, Slovenia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fourpegs, Obsession
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Rails and ledges
-BMX video: Deadline
-Website: Fourpegsbmx. com
-Food: Pizza
Quarantine Parks. Private places to ride during Covid-19 times. Part 18: Ellieland (NZL)
Name of Park: EllieLand
Location: Mum and Dads Tennis Court haha.
Crazy time we live in, but it could be worse having no ramps to ride. What kind of set-up do you have at home?
Ellie Chew: Yeah Crazy times for sure, I feel so lucky to have my ramps at home more than ever during this time! I have a fun little set up, it includes a 6ft quarter with a bowl hip extension, then a 4ft resi box jump and a 3ft spine/spox
For how long have you had the ramps?
Ellie Chew: I’ve had the ramps for about 3 years now
Who built them?
Name: Quillan Isidore
Sponsors: Pure Bicycles / Clark & Kent contractors / Tangent Products / Pro-Green / Tioga / Shimano / alienation / Izumi / Fasthouse / Zulu
Mechanic: Al Williams
Do you get excited every year when you get to build up a new bike before the start of the season?
Quillan Isidore: Yes I love it! Two new complete set ups will make any adult feel like a kid at Christmas!
Do you get to choose the parts for your Pure bike?
26 minutes of top-notch East Coast whammo gold right here from the likes of Justin Koebele, Craig Passero, Joel Fortin, Lewis Colascione, Justin Crofton, Matt Miller and way, way more.
"Vagabond Squad" is a full-length video from Canada’s Weird & Revered crew. Filmed from 2016 to 2019, the project is community rooted with a strong focus on the Edmonton BMX scene. Although a majority of the clips are from the crew’s home city, the footage spans 9 countries, 8 American states, and 4 Canadian provinces and territories.
Name: Simone Tetsche Christensen
Sponsors: Wiawis, Renthal, Avian, HT Components, Tioga
Mechanic: Rich Townsend
How long have you been riding a Wiawis bike now?
Simone Tetsche Christensen: Nearly 2 years
How do you like the feel and look of your bike?
Simone Tetsche Christensen: I really love how it both looks and feels. I like the clean black look of the frame, with the rainbow spokes standing out. The pictures are of my training bike, where I chose blue
We are proud to welcome Mike Stahl to the Madera Pro team. Over the three years we spent making the full-length Madera ABD video, Mike busted ass more than anyone on the team and that earned him a spot on the Madera Pro Team.
David Istenic is a young gun from Slovenia who progresses insanely fast. He managed to stack some clips during his short stay in Barcelona and leave just a couple of days before the national lockdown due to Covid-19. This is the result.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.