Bart de Jong
More riding clips from Instagram, this time for the month of February! Thanks for taking the time to watch, hope you enjoy!
We met up with Eighties' Chris Ambrose, Nahuel Nieto, Chaz Klein, and the man behind Eighties himself, Pablo Cano, outside downtown Los Angeles and we decided to drop the pin. Without bothering to check out the area the pin landed on, we jumped in our whips and headed over there.
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Born in Brisbane, Western Australia, Jason was always going to be a shredder of some persuasion. It was an off-the-cuff roll-by of his local dirt jumps that changed him from four wheels to two. Read on and find out more about TSG’s newest BMX team ripper…
When, why and how did you get into riding in Brisbane?
Jason Watts: I got into riding because when I was around 13 years old I was skateboarding with my two cousins and we thought we would see what the local dirt jumps where like. When we got down there, there were some really good riders and it was awesome to watch, so we started riding instead of skating that week. It just took off from there (haha)…
What riders did you have on rewind on your clips while you were learning and earning your pedals?
Jason Watts: A few of the riders that I watched all the time were Corey Bohan, Mike Aitken, Mark Webb, and many. But they were definitely the 3 I watched the most growing up.
How did you get onto the pro circuit and sponsorship?
Jason Watts: I got into the pro circuit and sponsors mostly through Colin Mackay, I’d say. He randomly hit me up one day, before I knew him personally, and gave me an invite to the very first Van Doren Invitational Bowl Contest at Huntington Beach. Everything sort of kicked off from there. He got me on
If you had to pick just 3 tricks you could do, 3 spots you could ride, and 3 riders you could ride with, what would you choose? In MAGIC NUMBER, that’s what we want to know. Here's Dean Cueson for Episode 4.
Riding a bicycle never felt cooler thanks to the invention of BMX bikes. Thanks to these bikes people could do plenty of stunts and take parts in races or just casually go from place to place. It’s exciting to just watch people at events do stunts at freestyle events. The genius of BMX bikes is their simplicity as their mechanics and operation are simple enough to handle all kinds of terrains. They’re equipped with fat tires for better shock absorption and traction and are much smaller when compared to mountain and road bikes.
Some bikers go for ready-made models and some make their custom bikes. The parts for them can
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Dakota Roche put his Signature Dak Pegs to work for his latest Signature Series part. With Dak's everlasting work ethic and hunger for new spots, you know you're in for a treat. Click play and watch as Dak shreds through sunny southern California.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.