Bart de Jong
My 2017: Tom Isted
Hometown: Liskeard, Cornwall, England.
Sponsors: Mongoose bikes, Extreme, Stanley tools
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Tom Isted: It was a qualify for Nass in 2012
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Tom Isted: 190 days
What was the best event you went to this year that gets your vote?
Tom Isted: Fise Montpellier
What contest placing were you stoked on this year?
Federal BMX is pleased to announce a series of limited edition collaboration seats with contemporary street artists. Both BMX street riding and graffiti share similar terrain and a desire to do something unique in an everyday environment, often expressing creativity illegally and against the constraints of time. This synergy combined with a mutual appreciation of each other’s skill and dedication meant this felt like the perfect partnership.
For the second seat in our current campaign we’ve teamed up with Aroe. If you’re not already familiar with Aroe, he’s an infamous graffiti artist from Brighton who has travelled the world creating freehand art pieces. His work can be viewed in his hardback book “Results not excuses” as well as on his Instagram @aroe_heavyartillery.
-Limited to 150
-Pivotal Stealth System only
-Custom Federal seat tag
Name: Valters Klepis
Age: 17
Hometown: Liepaja, Latvia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Rave Team
The favourite list:
Spot to ride : My local indoor (Rave Team indoor)
BMX video : Drew Bezanson vs Joyride 150
Website : Youtube
Food : Definitely all the meat food
Person on Instagram : Me @valtersklepisbmx , My brother @robertsklepis and my sponsors @ravebmx
Travel destination : I like traveling a lot that means everywhere I go I love it, but one of the dreams is probably USA; Los Angeles.
RIders to ride with : Oh my teammates, just love sessions with those guys!
Car : Don't have one now, but favourite is BMW
Movie : Let''s be cops
Color : Red, Blue, Black
With the amount of sunny and joyful videos you get from any part of Spain, here is one made of blood, sweat and attitude. Kristaps got robbed during his way to Malaga and was left with a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Sorted out by the KINK team manager Jay Roe with some fresh softgoods, Kristaps continued to crush all the spots on his way one by one - just like a man on a mission.
Name: Sarah Lampert
Hometown: Puyalllup, WA. USA.
Sponsors: Cult & 661
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Sarah Lampert: Vans US Open. I was disappointed in my riding which has pushed me to ride bigger transition more regularly.
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Being away from your bike for 7 months is hell. Daniel Wedemeijer had to go through this during the winter months. But he came back but broke his jaw this summer. The struggle has been real for the Dutchman. 2018 can't come soon enough and with 040BMXPARK around the corner you can bet that these winter months will be spent the right way. Learn more about Daniel's year below.
Name: Daniel Wedemeijer
Hometown: Helmond, The Netherlands
Sponsors: Red Bull, G-SHOCK NL, 040bmxpark, TSG, Paul's Boutique BMX.
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Daniel Wedemeijer: Fise Montpellier it was and it didn't go as planned. After a long injury on my shoulder I wasn't ready yet for competition.
2017 is almost over and we picked Carley Young's brain to see how her year was. What were the highlights, and what sucked. What results did she get that she was stoked on and what stood out. Read Carley's 'My 2017' interview below.
Name: Carley Young
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA. USA.
Sponsors: Ride Like A Girl, Dans Comp, SSquared, Answer, Fly Racing, Spawn Cycles, Profile Racing, G Form, Stealth Hubs, Blot Out Graphics, Cyclean Bike wash.
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
The Ciao Crew and Marie Jade mans combined forces in Alsace and collaborated on this promo video and a new sweatshirt. Needless to say with these guys, expect effortless style and street gems. That alleyoop downwhip was butter! "We are still in production of the “NO FUTURE” DVD. During our trip to Strasbourg the Ciao Crew met us and as we’ve had the idea for a Collaboration for a long time, we though it was the perfect occasion to make it real. So we did the design of the sweatshirt at diner time on a piece of paper and started to film for this edit. We choose this location because Alsace is the most German part of France." - Alex Valentino / Marie Jade
Eine Woche lang haben wir mit unseren Teilnehmern einige der besten Spots am und um den Bodensee befahren! Auch 2018 planen wir wieder 2 Camp - Termine.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.