Episode 47: Jason Watts has been riding for Backbone for 10 years and has been a paid professional BMX rider for the same length time. His riding speaks volumes, but he is also deeply involved with the BMX industry, being team manager for Volume and Demolition, co-founding Fast and Loose BMX, as well as building skateparks across the world for BMX events through his ramp building company Universal Ramps.
Name: Mitch Fieg
Age: 24
Hometown: Adelaide, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Hooked up by Life
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Flat ledge
-BMX video: BrisBANG
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: 1836 CHAMBERS
-Food: Pizza
-Person on Instagram: @willfraserr
-Travel destination: Anywhere else
-Riders to ride with: 1836 boys
-Car: Nissan Skyline
-Movie: BMX Bandits
Name: Brayden Mcpharlin
Age: 23
Hometown: Woodside South Australia, but born in Darwin
Hook-ups/Sponsors: I ride for Tempered and T6 Distro Southcoast Cycles
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Anything tyres probably shouldn’t go on. Walls/rails
-BMX video: Closing time
-Website: temperedgoods
-Food: Bacon and egg roll with cheese never fails me
-Person on Instagram: Zack Gerber
-Travel destination: Adelaide
-Riders to ride with: The 1836 crew and friends
-Car: Hyundai accent
Name: Adrian Varela
Age: 22
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: PUSHER, Grindwheel, Animal, Sunday
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Valdez Handrail In Denver
-BMX video: Stevie Churchill OSS vid
Name: Ben Malette
Age: 23
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Krusher Bmx
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Mike Varga’s backyard aka Vargaland or Inflow skatepark
-BMX video: Don’t really have a favourite, love any old Props BMX video!
-Website: The Source BMX or Albes
-Web video: Harrymainia
-Food: Cheese Pizza
-Person on Instagram: Benmalettebmx
-Travel destination: Australia Gold Coast
-Riders to ride with: Mike Varga
-Car: 997 Porsche GT3 RS
Name: Nate McCallister
Age: 24
Hometown: Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Pedal Pushers bike shop, Kali protectives
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Woodward
-BMX video: Props
-Website: Youtube
-Web video: Webbie show
-Food: Bbq
-Person on Instagram: natemccallisterbmx
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Andrew Meier
-Car: R34 Nissan skyline
Name: Naitul
Age: 21
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Hook-ups/Sponsors: MERRITT, SAVIORS, EVO DISTRIBUTION, FCNIUBI, CATCREW
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Not sure, wherever is interesting and chillin'
-BMX video: @22cru vids and vids created by @bootygroceries
-Website: Not really have one
-Web video: LEVEL22 - Basil Ross, It’s ok- Stephan and Yumi, Büsi bikes 2030-22CRU
-Food: Chocolate for sure
-Person on Instagram: @kid22b
Name: Zenith Riley
Age: 21
Hometown: Perth currently in Adelaide (Australia)
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Local BMX
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Woolstores
-BMX video: Closing time
-Travel destination: Adelaide
-Riders to ride with: Everyone who rides BMX
-Car: Broken. Don’t Evan get me started been eventful since Evan before my license
Name: BIEURON YOHAN / @yohanbieuron
Age: 01/01/1994
Hometown: PARIS - FRANCE
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BSD FOREVER – SPARKYS France – MITM BMX
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: PARIS IS CROWDED YOU SHOULD GO
-BMX video: NEW ONE
-Website: I spend my time on youtube as much as all of us I guess, scrolling BMX videos
-Food: STREET FOOD AND RESTAURANT. Come to Paris, there is all you need
-Person on Instagram: Have look to the Crew @madeintamere
-Travel destination: BARCELONA FOR BMX OBVIOUSLY – ASIA FOR VACATIONS
Name: Harvey Shorey
Age: 26
Hometown: Leigh Park, Great Britain
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Seventies Distro, Fiend, They’re watching
The FAT favorites list:
-Spot to ride: Brighton in general
-BMX video: Always Fiending
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.