-Food: I love Pho, and Pad Tai
-Person on Instagram: Hmmm idk anyone you like and think is cool and interesting.
-Travel destination: Wanna go to Japan really bad, Switzerland, and BCN
-Riders to ride with: Stephan August is my dude love biking with him. Hilario Olivos, Riley smith, Milky, Diego, Zach K, the 22 dudes, Yumi, Soutaro. The list goes on and on and on. Pretty much all my homies
-Car: I drive a Prius lol.
-Movie: So I married an axe murder one of my fav movies. Pulp fiction, first Jurassic Park, Nacho Libre
-Colour: Earth tones for sure. brown,green, tan I’m all for it haha.
-Shoes: Anything cool, something that looks good feels good both on and off the bike. I work for Vans for I have a lot of Vans but I love New Balance, adidas some Nike too. Really wanna try the new Ishod wair shoe.
-Bike company: Stranger/Primo, Cult, Fiend, Rottn Heavies, Silent, Hymm a love story. Pretty much anything cool and that is noticeably that the people are actually trying and care about what they’re doing.
-BMX contest: Source contest, idk I don’t pay attention to contest stuff so I’m not sure what’s out there. The Copenhagen thing looks siiiiiick.
-Bike shop: 5150 bmx, The Secret, and Epic. SUPPORT LOCAL BIKE SHOPS NOT MAIL ORDERS.
-Restaurant chain: I really try not to eat chains or out that much anymore.
-Clothing company: In BMX Heavies, outside of BMX I mostly wear vintage. I thrift all my stuff so old companies or silhouettes.
-Phone: iPhone
-Music: I literally listen to everything. Dolly Parton, Linkin park, Faye Webster, Jeff Buckley, The Doors, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Deftones, Drain, Sunami, Westside Gunn. The list definitely goes on.
-Ramp rider: Preston Okert
-Street rider: All my friends lol
-Dirt rider: Justin Spriet circa 2010
-Flatland rider: Soutaro Arai
-Old school rider: The dude who in the Props thing destroyed that rail in the rain. Kickflip tires. Eric something idk I’m terrible with names.
-Drink: Water and coffee and a Yerba mate
-Trick: Pegs switch 180
-BMX Magazine: Silent
-Video game: Don’t really play but I skate session or skater xl
-BMX photographer: Jeff Z, Bryan Willison. The dude who used to be the eclat tm he was soooo good.
-BMX Filmer: Stephan August, Zach K, Justin B, myself (in a non conceited way just stoked on my work.)
-Girl: Linda Grabner, Paulatina ( she lives in BCN with her partner she just started getting hooked up from United, and Etnies.)
-Sport besides BMX: Skateboarding, and scootering.
-Party: Project X ?
Pics by Troy Cooper
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.