You may have watched Latvia's Krists Kanuks tailwhip off the enormous spliff at Barcelona's famous Parallel at the end of 2024, but now we've got a raw, behind-the-scenes look at how it all went down, courtesy of Will Chappell. Krists is a beast! Look out for lots more from him this year.
Name: Krists Kanuks
Age: 25
Hometown: Kuldiga, Latvia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: hoodshop.eu
The FAT favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Streets of Barcelona or skatepark in my hometown
-BMX video: Deadline
-Website: hoodshop.eu
Krists’ words: “I moved to Barcelona for 8 months to get a glimpse of ‘BMX dream life’ and to film my first street part. I didn’t have my own camera so it wasn’t so easy to do it. As it happens in BCN - you meet new people everyday, I was lucky to meet Giacomo and Samyo. I told them about my idea to film a video and they were down to help me get it done.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.