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Name: Darren Chan
Hometown: Oakland, CA, USA
Bike: Favorite would be Patterson or Schwerma Champion BMX

What's your earliest memory of BMX?
Darren Chan: Going to the local bike shop Hank and Frank and seeing all the BMX bikes that were in the magazines. Saw Brent Patterson there with his orange BMW.

Who were some of the BMX riders that you admired back in the day?
Darren Chan: Frank Post, Patterson brothers, Anderson brothers, Stu, RL Osborn, Bob Haro, Dave Vanderspek.

Do you feel there is a need for BMX products to survive for history's sake?

Name: Sebastián Miller
Age: 23
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico. Currently living in SD, California.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: @dutwear

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: UR skatepark Zapopan Jalisco
-BMX video: Markit Video, Mariejade No future, Cult It’s Later than you think

Name- Neal Cart
Age- 33
Hometown- Rittman, Ohio, USA
Hook-ups/ sponsors- Back Alley bikes. Matt Copland from Profile always hooks it up. The dudes at Powers Bike Shop rule! The O.D.D Zine, Crandall at FBM and Drop-in Coffee helps keep me jazzed.

The FAT favorite list:

-spot to ride: Hmmm… I guess I really like a good bump to wall or firecracker setup. It just depends on what’s around.

Name: Johan Janssens
Hometown: Boechout, Belgium
Started riding BMX in: 1982 my first season in competition racing.
Website: www.jjrbmx.com (Hutch BMX, JJR BMX, old school Pro Winner and more)
Bike: Quiet Resistant/JJR, Denver Special 24”

What's your earliest memory of BMX?
Johan Janssens: Around 1981 when I saw a kid riding his BMX bike on the other side of the street and wished I had one too. Later I got a Raleigh Ultra Burner.