FAT FAVOURITES interview: Yakob Swyer (UK)

Mar 27, 2025

Written by Bart de Jong

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Name: Yakob Swyer
Age: The wrong end of 36
Hometown: Dorking, Surrey UK

The FAT FAVOURITES list:

Spot to ride: Probably a toss up between Highbury Magistrates Court wallrides and the curved walls on Gipsy Hill, both are absolutely top tier LDN spots

BMX Video: Zones is a great watch before heading up-town, shout out to Tonash, maybe Voices for the nostalgia
Website: wcofun.com for cartoons/anime, www.prowheelbuilder.com for working out spoke lengths
Web video: I've been getting really into Grant Castelluzzo's raw footy videos on YouTube
Food: Been making these vegetarian kebab things from mushrooms, onions, egg and stuff, they're pretty nice.
Person on Instagram: Andras Dombai, guy is a Hungarian wizard who makes lines out of nothing
Travel Destination: Amsterdam is nice sometimes but Cologne is better for riding
Riders to ride with: FTSR and Murky lads
Car: They get in the way of spots
Colour: Black bike, black shoes...
Shoes: I mean fuck Etnies at this point but yeah... Etnies Kingpins because the soles will survive a nuclear war
Bike Company: Eclat do some really nice bits
BMX Contest: Swampfest looks like it'd be fun if you had a spare bike
Bike Shop: RIP BTNBMX
Restaurant chain: None, they're all shit and expensive
Clothing Brand: Greg Pearson Everydays, Solovair, Timberland etc, etc
Phone: Nokia 3310
Music: Ty Segall, Soft Play, The Chats

Ramp Rider: Caelan Mumford
Street Rider: Sam Chamberlain, Bjarki Hardarson, Pablo Linares, Dan Price
Dirt Rider: Jimmy Pratt
Flatland Rider: Amos Burke
Old School Rider: DMC

Drink: Yes please boss
Trick: I am partial to a handplant....
BMX Magazine: I used absolutely to love Ride UK when it was under 4130 Publishing in the early 00's
BMX MC: Grotbags is the voice of BMX is he not?
Video Games: Me and my brother took mushrooms once and played Fortnite and now I'm addicted to battle royale games. COD Warzone solos is my bread and butter, but I suck.
BMX Photographer: Fooman, nuff said
BMX Filmer: Sam Chamberlain obviously! (He's currently filming my street full-length so say something nice about him)
Girl: My missus Ivy of course! Riding wise, probably Mish; real creative trick selections
Sport Besides BMX: Might watch a bit of boxing now and then
Party: Bit old for that, there aint no 30's club!