Bart de Jong
“For me, I’ve really chosen that path, to be something that I couldn’t see, so for me this really resonates with that little girl who followed that dream all the way to the top to the Olympics.” A mural of Canberra's BMX champion Caroline Buchanan has been painted in Garema Place by artist Bohie Palecek and students from Erindale College, the same school the 30-year-old Olympian attended.
The mural was commissioned by the ACT government and celebrates Buchanan's trailblazing career ahead of Monday's International Women's Day, which this year has the theme "Choose to Challenge".
"It's a theme that's very close to my heart," Buchanan, 30, said. "The challenge for me was I had to
German Sunday Bikes and Odyssey BMX rider Markus Reuss with a few self-filmed hits at his local trails.
Michelin has launched the Pilot SX and Pilot SX Slick, two new BMX tires in its Racing Line range, targeted at competitive riders who compete at the highest levels and riders who want the ultimate performance when riding for pleasure. Using competition rubber compounds, sourced from Michelin road bike tires, the Pilot SX features a tread pattern intended for racing on soft tracks or in autumn and winter conditions, while the Pilot SX Slick features a marked and very shallow tread pattern which is suitable for racing on hard tracks, or in spring and summer conditions.
In summary, the Pilot SX Slick offers maximum race performance while the Pilot SX provides more grip.
It's been a long slog of a winter but we are finally breaking through to spring. That only means one thing... TRAILS! All the hard work behind the spade will be paying off and the laps will begin. We've seen a lot of new spots popping up and are looking forward to getting the tyres dirty! Get your trails steed ready and opt in for our Knightsbridge V2. The big rig hitter that's ready for any trails!
With top tube sizes from the 21.1, 21.4 and 21.6! This blasting beast is well equipped! Welded lugs, lowered chain stays for extra brake clearance and a fresh looking embossed head tube badge. The Knightsbridge is ready for lift off!
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Wethepeople AM and Cologne resident Tom Weikert just built up a fresh bike featuring a bunch of our 2021 products including the new ED Black Pathfinder Frame, Battleship 15mm forks, Perfect Grips, Activate Tires and more.
Mason's been living out of that van of his full time now after rebuilding the interior. He fled south to Arizona to escape the Colorado winter and check out some of the local concrete. He met up with his buddy Trevor Novatin to film this video on some old MiniDV tapes and it came out sweet. Hopefully we'll have all the boys back in one place soon.
Name: Toby Henderson
Started riding in: 1972
Teams represented: DG, Raleigh, Hutch, SE, GT, Iron Horse.
Was pretty much everyone on a Stingray when they raced Bicycle Motocross at BUMS in 1973?
Toby Henderson: I know I was on one. The rest of the guys... I'm sure there were some Huffy's on the field :)
At age 12, was the Stingray actually a perfect fit for you?
Toby Henderson: I didn't know better, but it handled everything better than any other bike I rode at that time. It was funny you asked because I was the first one to get a Schwinn Scrambler/prototype, a straight tube version of the Stringray. The head tube was so slacked out, it was almost unrideable. Not sure if they ever fixed that as I went on to ride for DG later on.
Did you do many of the downhill BMX races when they were around?
Toby Henderson: Yes, I remember one in San Diego where I crashed really hard. On the Yarnell track, I was scared to death just to go out of the starting gate.
How many bikes would break at a race like that?
Name: Connor Fields
Age: 28
Hometown: Henderson, Nevada
Plate number: UCI #11 , USABMX #1
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Chase Bicycles, Monster Energy, Ralph Lauren, GoPro, Hotshot, Fly Racing, Shimano, ODI, Tioga, KMC, Razr, Vans
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-Track to race on: Sarasota Florida
A BMX Film by Matthew Smith
Name: Mickael Clerté
Hometown: Gujan Mestras, France
Started riding BMX in: 1985
Number of bikes in the collection: 18
Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Mickael Clerté: Yes around 2010, hearing about more and more BMX old school reunions.
Who were the first people you came across that helped you out to find the stuff you needed?
Mickael Clerté: My old friend from TOURS, Eric Pontoizeau. This guy is one of the first French who start to collecting.
Do you feel there is a need for BMX products to survive for history's sake?
Mickael Clerté: Yes sure.
Did you get to keep all your bikes when you were part of sponsored teams?
Mickael Clerté: No never, always need to sell those bikes to pay BMX travels, races…I wish I could but not.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.