FATBMX Your Online BMX News Resource Since 1998

10 years doesn't seem all that long ago. When you watch the bonus footage from 1996 you realize that quite a few things have changed in this period of time. Brian Foster was entering King of Dirt contests wearing the full Schwinn XS gear and that includes the leathers. Full face helmets were common (riders like Rooftop and Joe Rich had them too) and in 1996 the shorts were baggy. The chrome bikes weighed at least 8 pounds more and the top pros were wearing company jerseys to represent. It's fun to go back in time and I'm positive that in ten years from now we'll be laughing at the tight pants.

The Best BMX of 2006 is a must have. If you are going to buy only one, buy this Props. It's action packed with footage of too many riders to mention and too many spots to list. Clip after clip, tjak, tjak, tjak, bang, bang, bang, you get the idea. All top notch quality with

Al D and his crew put on the 7th BMX Invasion contest recently. One of the riders there had the camera rolling and finished putting together a lengthy video that's well worth watching. When you're finished looking at this video you will most likely find your way to the 8th BMX Invasion contest. With Al D at the helm we're sure that contest will happen sooner rather than later.

Click here to watch the video.

You want video clips, you get  video clips. Wethepeople hooked it up wih Freecaster so you can watch these four clips.
Clip one:   Max G in da hizzle -  It doesn't get more street than this.
Clip two: Overseas action. The last time you see Clint not wearing a helmet.
Clip three: UK. They drive on the left side of the rode there. Look left.

So here is the deal. We are taking submissions for a 15 second SNAFU BMX bike commercial. The winning commercials will be used on SNAFU MYSPACE, VITAL BMX , and SNAFU BMX.COM. Basically anything goes with these commercials, bmx stunts, hot chicks, funny bloopers, cartoons, or anything else your wild heart can come up with. Just no profanity or nudity. Commercial Details:

* no longer than 15 seconds
* no profanity or nudity
* must have snafu logo somewhere in the film
* link here for a page of SNAFU logos: FREE SNAFU LOGOS
* If we use your commercial you win free SNAFU product (shirts, seats, grips, ect)
* submit all video's to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
* contest ends March 15th, 2007

TOP 3 SUBMITTED VIDEOS WILL WIN:

FELT Bicycles have come up with two posters that would look good on your wall too. One is of new daddy Paulie Lange* and the other features Felt's Scotty Cranmer, you know, that rider that does tailtaps to frontflips and wins gold medals at the X-games and stuff. The posters are available on Felt's Online store . Have a look, you might find something else of your liking there.

Poster of team riders Scotty Cranmer and Paulie Lange.
Size: 26.5" x 19.5" poster.
Price: $ 12.00 USD
The price may seem high but no shipping charges (USA) and it will be shipped in a cardboard tube.

* Paulie Lange and His Wife Nichole have became proud parents of there little baby girl "Lillian Anna-Marie Lange" born in early afternoon of January 13th.

At FATBMX we would like to cover all BMX related events in the world. Although we like to travel and spend a decent amount of time on the road, we cannot be at all events at the same time. A quick look at the 2007 calendar shows that there is already so much going on, which we believe is a great thing . It shows that BMX is alive and kicking and riders are putting some effort in by organizing a jam, tour or contest. We not only try to get a complete event list going so you know where the action is, we also want to cover all the events that take place all over the world. That's where we need your help. If you feel that you've got what it takes to do a report for FATBMX (some pics - some words), please get in touch or simply send it over.

If you need our help getting a press pass for the event, just e-mail us and we'll check what we can do. Thanks for your help.

BdJ

Airing Sunday, January 21 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time), and re-airing another seven times during the week, legendary BMX pro Dave Mirra stars in FUEL TV’s original 30-minute series “Firsthand.” In this episode of “Firsthand,” FUEL TV joins Dave Mirra at his home in North Carolina, where we check out his newly built training warehouse. Then we fly to New York, where he joins Shaun White for some press appearances on NBC’s Today Show.

Upcoming air times for “Firsthand” – Dave Mirra:
Sunday - 1/21/2007 9:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm PT
Sunday - 1/21/2007 12:00 am ET/ 9:00 pm PT
Monday - 1/22/2007 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT
Wednesday - 1/24/2007 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT
Thursday - 1/25/2007 10:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm PT
Thursday - 1/25/2007 1:30 am ET / 10:30 pm PT
Saturday – 1/27/2007 6:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm PT
Sunday – 1/28/2007 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT 

We got some news to start the year with: We are glad to announce the new KHEculture brand. It´s a separate clothing company but with close contact to KHEbikes.

The collection starts with brand new Tantra-, Paris-, Method2-, Equilibrium-, RIP-, Militant-, Dafunction- & Goldie-Shirts. Each shirt print is handmade by Heike Hensinger.

Besides that, we will supply some clothes, specifically designed for rider´s purpose like the new “Flatpant” trousers, which has some features that makes them perfect for every flatland rider. More stuff is about to come in the future (like more “Limited Edition” shirts, for example).

We've tried to do a scene report on the etnies park in Lake Forset twice but were denied access. This not only pissed us off but left us puzzled on their policy of having photographers shoot their park to promote its presence. We received the new 2007 photographer policy by e-mail and were curious if they had figured it out by now.

Happy New Year 2007 - The new year has arrived and the Skatepark will have more programming and fundraing this year than ever before.

The FIse used to be the season opener when we didn't have 5 events going on at the same weekend. Then it moved to the summer time which had great weather but it was actually too hot during the day to ride. The organization has changed not only the date (16-20 May), but also the venue. It will now be closer to Montpellier city and not on a grass field near the Zenith. If you want to participate you can already enter. Amateur day is from 16-18 May and the pro contests are on the weekend (19-20 May).  Down here you have further info on the event: