Bart de Jong
Bike Check Andrew Lazaruk. New Prime Mover V2 full of United and Profile parts.
Frame: United Prime Mover v2 - 21.25”
Forks: United Supreme v2 - 32mm offset
Bars: United KOD - 9.25”
Stem: Profile Push - 53mm reach
Headset: United
Grips: United Team
Pedals: United Supreme Nylon
Cranks: Profile Race - No Boss
Sprocket: Profile Spline Drive - 28t - 19mm
Shop name: GRIND BMX
Location: SWANLEY, KENT, UK
Years in business: OVER 10 YEARS
Best year yet: LOOKS LIKE 2020 IS GOING TO BE OUR BEST YEAR
Worst year yet: PROBABLY ABOUT 5-6 YEARS AGO
2020 has been, well, different. When did Covid-19 turn up and start influencing your business?
Trev Grind: THE FIRST LOCKDOWN IN MARCH WAS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT. IT WAS THE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME WHICH WAS THE MAIN CONCERN
Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Trev Grind: WE BRACED OURSELVES FOR INCREASED MAIL ORDER ITEMS FOR SMALLER STUFF LIKE SEATS, GRIPS, TYRES ETC. WE ORDERED A LOT OF STUFF WE THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD BUY ONLINE AND FORTUNATELY FOR US THAT WORKED OUT QUITE WELL.
Name: PAKPHUM POOSA-ART (TOON)
Age: 36
Hometown: BANGKOK , THAILAND
Hook-ups/Sponsors: JUNGLE RIDER , DC Thailand
---The FAT favorite list---
-Spot to ride: My Yellow Wall Spot and Giant Swing
-BMX video: inTRIKat-Infinite Pieces 2000
-Website: Flatmattersonline.com
-Food: Thaifood "Fried Rice"
-Person on Instagram: toonflat
-Travel destination: BMX Contest
-Riders to ride with: Double Control Crew
-Car: Mini Van
-Movie: Avenger
Hobie Doan is not the kind of guy to sit around and wait. With all the downtime this year, he steadily continued to stack footage throughout the Northwest and California, along with some bangs from a pre-covid trip to Barcelona. Undeniable heat from Hobie, as per usual!
Shop name: Entity BMX shop
Location: Poole UK
Years in business: 7 years woop
Best year yet: All the best, work in BMX
Worst year yet: 2020 due to Covid
2020 has been, well, different. When did Covid-19 turn up and start influencing your business?
Matt Nicklen: Lockdown started March in the U.K, it’s been a hell of a rollercoaster!
Did you take any action from the start or were you thinking this would be over in a few weeks?
Matt Nicklen: We’re always ready for war! To start with I removed all the items I was drop shipping online as I thought everyone was gunna stop working and just uploaded the stock I was carrying in store.... turned out the industry didn’t stop so had to completely rebuild the site.
Shop name: Kunstform BMX Shop
Location: Stuttgart and Berlin, Germany
Years in business: Since 2003
Best year yet: 2020 (sales)
Worst year yet: 2020 (emotional)
2020 has been, well, different. When did Covid-19 turn up and start influencing your business?
Daniel Fuhrmann: March 2020
When someone says influencer, today many think of social media and the individuals that promote products, lifestyles, and health and fitness. However there are other influencers, the ones that helped your growth, ones that have helped you become the person that you are today.
A documentary telling the history and the plight of the African American BMX Racer.
TOON 1st place final run at Singha Thailand BMX Freestyle championships by Martti Kuoppa
There was a real competition today in Thailand and very stoked to see Toon hitting a flawless run and taking the first place at the Singha Thailand BMX Freestyle championships!
Shot with a GoPro Hero 7
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.