Bart de Jong
Date Nite and company riding the dwindling spots in Dayton Ohio over Fall/Winter. Dayton Ohio is the capital of Funk!
Best of Street Edit from Battle of the Brands! Subscribe for more BMX videos like this! We compiled the best tricks from BOTB in one video. Featuring Garrett Reynolds, Colin Varanyak, Matt Closson, Johnny Raekes, Kriss Kyle, Dan Paley, Alex Donnachie, Sam Jones, Dakota Roche, Chase Dehart, Corey Walsh, Brandon Begin, Mark Burnett, Jabe Jones, Matt Ray, Lewis Colascione.
I have tons of iPhone clips from 2020. These are my favorite hits from the past year. Special thank you to Standard Byke Company for the continued support and to Rays MTB for keeping me riding throughout the cold winter months!
Name: Pat A Lar
Hometown: Brighton, UK
Started riding BMX in: 1990
Number of bikes in the collection: I’ve 2 & 3/4 complete and a couple of framesets at the moment but that is always changing. I’ve downsized a bit as I prefer Quality over Quantity.
What was the first project bike that got you into collecting BMX bikes?
Pat A Lar: First Old School bike I built was a 1983 Torker Magnum. I bought it locally and did the usual newbie mistakes by having it rechromed, covering it in reissue parts and it was all over in a couple of weeks. This was a significant point for me as I soon realised that there was so much more to the history
Name: Brant Moore
Age: 27
Hometown: Wooster Ohio, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Park Tool, Brimstone Bicycles, Alienation BMX, Ride Concepts
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Wooster Skatepark/Apple Creek Trails
-BMX video: 2006 Flow Skatepark Dirty East Contest
-Website: YouTube & Anything that genuinely promotes BMX
-Web video: Dane Searls Giants of Dirt Episode 3
-Food: Fresh caught freshwater fish
-Person on Instagram: @victoria_skinner
-Travel destination: Anywhere warm that has somewhere to ride.
-Riders to ride with: Whoever I’m riding with at any given session. Specifically: Sponge, Cody Barnes, Trevor Watring, John Tullis, Brenden Wargo, Vinnie DeVera, Ryan Opliger...the list goes on and on
-Car: Honda CRV!
The impact of restrictions around the world is being felt by the BMX community as mass gatherings and events are being cancelled or suspended. The opportunity to get out on the tracks is limited, in some instances not available at all. The industry is being hit worldwide, not only for riders but also shops and businesses that rely on your being able to gear up and push those pedals. Whilst we all know what we cannot do, there are still ways in which you can quench your BMX thirst. The most obvious way is videos, watching online and maybe contributing to forums and discussions. There are also some other means by which you can get your BMX fix – games. We are not just talking video games here either, there is a range of activities that incorporate a love of BMX without having to grab a helmet and gloves.
Name: Kelly Swanson
Hometown: Greeley, Colorado
Started riding BMX in: 1975, on my Schwinn scrambler, first race: 1977 on my trusty Mongoose Motomag!
Number of bikes in the collection: Currently own 10 vintage BMX completes-
Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Kelly Swanson: About seven years ago I bought a 1/4 pipe off Craigslist for my son to skate and the seller had a late model OM Flyer, that I bought on a whim- Once I got my butt back on a BMX bike I was hooked all over again!
At this moment, do you wish you had started collecting earlier?
Kelly Swanson: It’s all about timing and passion, I would never change my path to getting where I am today.
Do you feel there is a need for BMX products to survive for history's sake?
A barrage of heavy clips, gap to grinds, big drops and more from Australia's Ben Winter! This got us juiced! Can't wait to see more from Ben in the future.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.