FAT FAVOURITES list with Karl Hinkley (USA)

Feb 17, 2021

Written by Bart de Jong

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Name: Karl Hinkley
Age: 43
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Current hook ups: The Bar-end Guy, Mudslingers bike shop & my wife Carrie
Past sponsors: Dirt Master, Atomic, Drop out products & Andrew’s Bicycle shop

The FAT Favorite List:

Spot to ride: Current: The Nowear Compound. Past: The P.I.T. Skatepark in Rockford, IL

BMX Video: 1201 by Scumboy Clothing
Website: All rider owned BMX shops
Food: Taco's
Person on Instagram: Adam Banton
Travel Destination: Denver, Colorado
Riders to ride with: Everyone that smiles and has fun
Car: Oldschool Toyota box vans
Movie: Hot Rod
Color: Big fan of all trans colors & Raw
Shoes: past: 2001 Osiris D3’s (the puffer fish shoe). Present: Anything by rider owned shoe company SCG
Bike Company: Of course I’m biased and gotta show love to Nowear BMX. Otherwise I’d say Reklamation bikes as the owners are good friends and they are always focused on helping others and intent on growing BMX in positive ways.
BMX contest: Past favorite contests were every Comp at Rampage skatepark & The P.I.T. Current: Cornhuckit Jam’s at The Nowear Compound
Bike Shop: Can’t choose just one, I’m a huge fan of every rider owned shop that does their part to keep our scene thriving. Local to me I’d say “The Bike Rack” they are the biggest donor to date for The Nowear Compound’s free indoor bike park project.
Restaurant chain: I’m a Chipotle guy but prefer eating & supporting local.
Clothing company: Perfect High Five out of South Dakota. I love smaller based Tee shirt companies that help their local scenes and the crew at PHV are exactly that.
Phone: iPhone’s, I've always been an Apple guy since the Mac Cube days making fun BMX and Skate vids with my friends.
Music: Punk Rock baby! Favorite band is “The Killigan’s"
Ramp Rider: I can’t narrow it down to just one. For creativity Sam Bussell, big & smooth Jacob Thiem, makes me smile every second Dan Nielsen & Mason White, pushes me to learn still at my age Jaramiah Droescher. I literally love riding with all my teammates, friends any and everyone who has fun! But, being a dad I’m my happiest having anytime riding with my kids.
Street rider: Sean Burns for continuing to bring a raw edge into today’s industry. He still does what most of us mid-school dudes wish we could do. Thanks for inspiring Sean!
Dirt rider: past: Dean Busch R.I.P. 1972 -2019. Current: His son Colton Busch
Flatland Rider: Tim Knoll and Steve Kolb’s
Oldschool rider: Personal hero’s Frank Stewart, Tony Hillhouse & Chris Reich
Drink: Water
Trick: personal: whenever I get a clean 900 tap. They don’t come every session so I appreciate every one. Trick to watch I wish I could do: Ryan Nyquist’s no foot can can nothing barspin
BMX Magazine: Past: BMX Plus! Current: Dig
BMX MC: Past: anytime Luc-e took the mic. Current: Dustin Grice, he’s both entertaining & inspiring.
Video game: Past: Excitebike all the way! Current: Still Excitebike lol
BMX photographer: Shout out to my local guy Eric Freudenburg
BMX Filmer: Andy Heck with Ace Bike Media
Girl: My kiddos Raima & Luna Hinkley
Sport besides BMX: Motocross, and I'm really a big fan of playing Darts in my downtime

Final thoughts: I love life and appreciate the opportunities I’ve been given. I’m a firm believer in giving back and helping in my community. I believe in focusing on what unites us, not what divides us. I’m just a big new age hippie who loves everyone and invites anyone to come shred with me and my family year round at The Nowear Compound. Stay Rad everyone!