FAT FAVOURITES interview: Mattes Torn (GER)

Apr 11, 2025

Written by Bart de Jong

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Name: Mattes Torn
Age: 22
Hometown: Originally from Hamburg, now living in Cologne
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Sport Import BMX, BSD, SUICYCLE

The FAT Favourites list:

-Spot to ride: Everything in the streets but riding handrails is my favourite
-BMX video: Deadline
-Website: Pointerpointer.com
-Web video: Simone Barraco - DIG 2017
-Food: Pizza, pasta, kebab
-Person on Instagram: @madszameit
-Travel destination: I really like Lisbon. Also planning to go to Japan later this year.
-Riders to ride with: Everyone around Fracture
-Car: Whatever fits the bikes in, I’m not really into cars that much.

-Colour: Black
-Shoes: New Balance
-Bike company: BSD
-BMX contest: Streetjams! But Hammer and Nails is really sick too
-Bike shop: Suicycle

-Restaurant chain: Honest Greens
-Clothing company: Don’t have one
-Phone: iPhone
-Music: Turnstile, Flawless Issues, King Krule, just to name a few

-Ramp rider: Paul Thölen
-Street rider: Felix Prangenberg
-Dirt rider: Michael Hanfler
-Flatland rider: Kevin Nikulski
-Old school rider: Edwin

-Drink: Water
-Trick: Crankarm grind
-BMX Magazine: Freedom BMX
-BMX MC: Luca Hemmelmann and Flocksn
-Video game: Fortnite
-BMX photographer: @fotosjatoll

-BMX Filmer: Anton Arens
-Girl: Linda Grabner is killing it
-Sport besides BMX: Been going to the gym lately
-Party: Sometimes, most of the times just some post-riding beers at “Corner”

Pics by Anton Arens