Bart de Jong
MELLOWPARK BERLIN (END OF SUMMER 2K17) RACETRACK
This is our 4-year long project we have been working on. Every one went in for this movie, they have killed it and this is my proudest moment so far! I have hope for Aros bmx and Västerås for representing the street sceen and keeping sweden on the map for future hype!
AdventsJam in Aurich (GER) - Dezember 2017
The new year is here! 2017 was a good one with plenty of BMX involved. Once again we went to Tallinn for the Simple Session which we haven't missed since 2004. It's great to hear Josh Harrington is going to be riding in the next one, coming up the first weekend of February 2018. The Mini FATJAM took place in Aarle-Rixtel and the Beckers Cup at OJA was a good time. The UEC racing started in April in Zolder which was only an hour away and we managed to get some first pics of the riders in their 2017 gear. The UEC continued in Erp, Netherlands not much later which we attended as well (only 30 minutes away). With the 2017 World Cups happening in Papendal (1 hour) and Zolder (1 hour) we managed to cover a lot of racing without much travel. The trip to Argentina for the last UCI BMX SX World Cup however took around 36 hours but once there you forget the long journey quickly. Sylvain André (FRA) and Laura Smulders (NED) wrapped up the World Cup titles in Santiago del Estero.
On the freestyle side it's easy to lose track on where we all went. With multiple jams/sessions/contests happening every single weekend it was sometimes hard to pick where to go. The UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cups in France, Hungary and China were the bigger ones. The UCI World's in Chengdu were held for the first time the weekend after the last World Cup of the season and it turned out great. It was a big year anyway for BMX Freestyle as the IOC observers came to visit in Montpellier and turned BMX Freestyle into an Olympic event. That news came in while in Croatia at the Pannonian Challenge.
This was one hell of a bmx trip through Oregon, featuring the Zorg Bike Co.Team.
Hucker and I have been talking about doing a video like this for almost a year. Just something raw and simple (in theory) where we film the stuff he does nearly everyday, but show it from a unique perspective...almost as if you were viewing the trick as his pedal or front wheel. Actually figuring out how to mount the GoPro sturdy enough to survive was a bit more difficult than we expected, but Hucker was absolutely down to get it all done with a smile. So, I hope you enjoy.
2017 saw a lot of progressive bike riding and it seems like now more than ever, the notion of what is possible on a BMX is getting pushed further and further. Both the technical and gnarly aspects of tricks are getting completely ridiculous and this year saw a ton of innovation. Here is our list (in no particular order) of what we found to be the most progressive tricks done in the past year (2017).
Get a small glimpse behind the scenes, raw and uncut with Tony Hamlin as he continuously progressed, grew, and shut down spots all over the world on his signature Kink Solace Build over the last 5 years plus!
R.L. & Ron Wilton take you through a day-in-the-life of the BMX Action Trick Team.
The 2018 HARO Bikes Pro XL complete bike comes with a 21" toptube frame and is ready for the track. The gloss black frame with orange/blue sticker kit makes the bike look fast even when it doesn't move. For $ 609.99 (USA) you'll sprint out of the bike shop on the way to the nearest track where you will get to impress the competition. At the next training night you'll show them how fast the bike is and the next race can't come soon enough.
2018 HARO Pro XL complete bike FEATURES:
-6061 series alloy frame with integrated head tube, butted down tube, tapered chain stays, 3D dropouts with integrated chain tensioners
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.