Setting new goals for the new year is something most of us do. How can you better yourself? Is it possible to make that Elite main or podium? Is my training on point or is there someone out there who can teach me more? How's my diet? Should I switch to a carbon bike? Australian Josh McLean prefers the American lifestyle to get ready for the 2022 season doing it once again for Team FullTilt. Read on what his plans are and how Josh prepared for the upcoming BMX races.
Name: Joshua McLean
Age: 23
Hometown: Gold Coast, Australia
Name: Kostya Chimkovitch
Age: 34
Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC, CAN
Hook-ups/sponsors: Back Alley BMX, On Some Sugar, Weird And Revered, Crank Industries, Old Man BMX, Crimson
The FAT favourites list:
Spot to ride: I go with the mood. Is today a wall day? A rail day? A quarterpipe day? A tight transition day? A day to search for a new spot?
BMX video: Anthem 2.
Web video: Erik Elstran and Luc Legrand, Grand Bucharest Hotel. Perfect combination of talented riders, incredible, never-before-seen spots, and creative moves all perfectly put together.
Girl: My wife.
Food: My wife's mushroom risotto.
Name: Jay Bych
Age: 36
Hometown: Enfield, Connecticut, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fat Trax, D.W.A., Offroad Passion
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Trails
-BMX video: Anthem 2
-Food: Pizza
-Person on Instagram: Any trails builder
-Travel destination: The woods
-Riders to ride with: Justin Loung
-Car: Subaru
-Movie: Mars Attacks
Name: Austin Carmel
Age: 28
Hometown: Westfield, MA, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fat Trax/ self sponsored
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Most street spots
-BMX video: Sentenced to life
-Web video: Deadline
-Food: Steaks
-Person on Instagram: Snoopdogg
-Riders to ride with: The Fat Trax crew
-Car: I don’t care about cars
-Colour: Red
-Shoes: Vans
-BMX contest: Metro jam
Name: Jan Cannoodt
Age: 32
Hometown: Gent, Belgium
Hook-ups/Sponsors: @ce.mess
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Painted ledges in various shapes and sizes
-BMX video: Skapegoat Volume 1 to 10
-Website: certifiedmess.com
-Web video: @ce.mess entertainment #01
-Food: NYC Pizza
-Twitter to follow: @empirebmx
-Person on Instagram: @ce.mess
-Travel destination: NY or Paris, France
-Riders to ride with: @ce.mess family
-Car: None
-Movie: American Psycho
-Colour: Purple
Name: Kieran Reilly
Hometown: From Newcastle upon Tyne, living in Corby.
Sponsors: Red Bull, Tallorder BMX, CoreUK, Seventies Distro, Redstar Clothing
Progression is key in BMX, how do you consider trying something new every time? Do you complete the trick in your head and then send it?
Kieran Reilly: I find I feel like I’ve had a better session if I’ve learned something or at least pushed outside my comfort zone and so that motivates me to be constantly trying new things, I usually just have