Bart de Jong
Shop name: The Spoked Society
Location: C.Missetstraat, Doetinchem, Netherlands
Years in business: I took over the shop after bankruptcy in 2017
Best year yet: 2020
Worst year yet: 2017
Since March we are dealing with the Covid situation in The Netherlands. What were your first thoughts when you heard about the virus?
Spoked: At first I was worried because the shop is my primary source of income and I didn't know what to expect.
Did you take any action from the start with your shop or were you thinking this would be over in a
Danny Heron's part from Dub's 'Highlife' full length video.
Winnipeg, Manitoba's Brandon Sawchyn ditched the specs this year and got frickin lasers in his eyeballs, hence “2020VISION”. The joy of no glasses flying off his head lead him to rip shit up throughout the last summer and now we have the final results in all their glory. Dude kill it.
I took a trip up to Udon Thani, Thailand and kicked it with the local BMX dudes. Rad times!
BMX Direct Thailand. Cemetery The Family 41000.
Shop name: Strictly BMX
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Years in business: 25
Best year yet: 2020
Worst year yet: 2020 for different reasons
What were your first thoughts on Covid-19 when it hit?
Tim Williams: Obviously, no one knew what the year would bring, how long it would last, or which industries would be worst impacted. There was just a lot of uncertainty around staffing, sales and of course supply.
Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Tim Williams: We managed to get a few large orders through to various suppliers in time to keep stock
VW Beetles and big moves from our Belgian Worldwide Crew rider Louis Brouckaert in his new video for BSD!
Name: Alessandro Barbero
Hometown: Ceva, Italy / Woodward, PA, USA
Started riding BMX in: As a kid in the late '80's. Pro since 2001.
Number of bikes in the collection: Most of my bikes are Race bikes from 1975 to 1985. I don't know how many exactly.
What is Italy's history like regarding BMX Bikes. Do you have any Italian BMX bikes in your collection?
Alessandro Barbero: Of course I got some, so I usually try to split the BMX Toys from the Real BMX that
Shop name: Groundedbmx
Location: Ninove and online at Groundedbmx.com
Years in business: Almost 11 year now
Best year yet: 2014
Worst year yet: 2018
2020 has been, well, different. When did Covid-19 turn up and start influencing your business?
Brecht Baeyens: March 2020 we had to close the shop due to lockdown regulations. We had to close for almost 3 months and missed out on a ton of sales during our best months April and May. During summer season we had a lot of demand for bikes but we had lot’s of trouble getting our hands on stock. After summer season we had to close the shop again due to lockdown. We got to open up again mid December but there are lots of regulations ...
Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Brecht Baeyens: I knew shit hit the fan big time and this would take a long as time to blow over, so we started cutting costs quick and made sure we filled in all the paperwork correctly to receive financial support from the government. We have always had a multi channel business due to our combination of
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Isaac and Craig have a conversation with Skyway BMX Freestyle Legend Scott "Scotty" Freeman about growing up in BMX Freestyle and his transition out of the spotlight at a young age.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.