In a text thread with friend's and family back home, "All right, Headed North," is Rattymaty's yearly sign-off to let them know the time has come. From San Diego to Bend, Oregon; "Headed North" was a week-long trip to hit some staple spots but with some new additions to the mix.
A little over 4 weeks after leaving Tampa, Rattymaty flew back to Florida for Swampfest. Considering a heavy, Spring storm cut riding short on most of the trip, he had one single afternoon before flying back to SD to check off a couple moves injuries had prevented on the initial So Florida trip.
For the winter of 2022, we had three of our riders visit Tampa Bay at different times over three, separate, long weekends. The idea was to take each of them to overlapping spots, where, considering their complete differences in style, each would offer their own unique perspective/interpretation. The "So Florida" series includes Kent Pearson, Mark Mulville, and RattyMaty.
Name: RattyMaty
Age: 31
Hometown: Cottonwood, CA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Hinterland Empire (clothing), BoldBrew (coffee), BoneDeth (bmx), Clayer (pain relief product)
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Currently Ocean Beach, CA skatepark with my dog RockSea
-BMX video: SquareOne Up In Arms
-Website: TedTalks
-Web video: None
-Twitter to follow: None
-Person on Instagram: Thomas @tidibi_bmx
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Kize @stixsixsix, Tom @youareawkward, Gary @garybyoung, Parker @parkerheath_, Sequoyah, Rob @jensen4130, Thomas @tidibi_bmx
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.