Name: Damon Nicholls Hometown: Santa Monica, Ca
Occupation: IT Recruitment Manager
You were one of the well known riders on the UK freestyle scene in the mid-eighties, when did you experience BMX for the first time?
Damon: First time was when one of my older brother's mates came home with a Team Murray from Halfords…he wasn't that into it and sold it to me - I was in love with it from the moment I set eyes on it…prior to that I had a Raleigh Grifter. This Murray had the yellow Leister Mag's, all HT Steel and heavy as a tank, but it flew like a Jumbo Jet if had enough speed before hitting the ramp.
Was it a hit for you instantly, did you know you wanted to do this for the next couple of years?
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.