served a purpose with Matt Priest, Bob Manchester, Scott the Punk, Ryan "My Chemical" Elcock & lil Jack putting on a show with a bunch of seatless hop-monkeys, somehow I even got roped in to MC!
Even though they totally disregarded Earls Court bizarre health & safety rules by throwing stickers on the floor the guys at the Mirraco booth seemed busy all the time I was there with plenty of starry-eyed kids dragging their parents in!
It was good to see a few friends but what with the "Cycle Fashion Show" amongst a host of other strange things I genuinely couldnt wait to get out of the damn place!
It just pisses me off that BMX events are disappearing over here in the UK & yet somehow, the rest of the "cycling" industry can pump tens of thousands of pounds into lame ass events like this & yet we cant get in there to show these lycra clad oddballs how amazing BMX is!
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I went up to Earls Court in London today for the London Cycle Show. I've never been before & I think I knew before I even left my house it was going to be arse but hey, its a day out eh? I took young Jack Watts with me so he could meet a few people. This was not the type of event I was used too at all. Lots of road bikes, mountain bikes, hybrids etc & only a few BMX booths, Mirraco, WeThePeople & Split Second Imports (Eastern, Stolen, Ruption, Blank). Haro sponsored the "street" course, via the UK distributor but sadly didn't have a booth at the show. The course wasn't up to BMX event standards but 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.