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Name: Aaron Paffenholz
Age: 23
Hometown: Cologne, Germany
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Kunstform BMX Shop, Cult, Éclat, Traffic-distribution, Fracture

---The FAT favorite list---

-Spot to ride: There are too many Streetspot that I love to ride, but the Northbrigade in Cologne is definitely my favorite Skatepark.
-BMX video: I think everyone’s first thought is Deadline
-Website: Uuuuuh idk..google?!
-Web video: Paradise from Felix & Jordan is such a motivating Video
-Food: Burger or Pizza
-Travel destination: I really want to go to Cali one day.
-Car: I‘m not really into cars but a Campervan is gold.

Name: Nic Long
Age (it's okay): 31
Hometown: Lakeside, CA, USA
Started riding BMX: 1997

It's fair to say that you are a BMX lifer. Been there, done that, and not ready to stop. Can you explain quickly what you feel your best three BMX Race accomplishments are?
Nic Long:
1) 2x Olympian-1 Olympic holeshot
2) 2x ABA Amateur National Champ
3) Your dad’s favorite Pro.

You've been around the world many times and have seen most states in America because of BMX.

Name: Alessandro
Age: 22
Hometown: Venice, Italy
Hook-ups/Sponsors: DS Company

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: I really enjoy every type of spots in the street.
-BMX video: Joram van Dijk x Dig
-Food: I eat and love almost every type of food

Name: Karl Hinkley
Age: 43
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Current hook ups: The Bar-end Guy, Mudslingers bike shop & my wife Carrie
Past sponsors: Dirt Master, Atomic, Drop out products & Andrew’s Bicycle shop

The FAT Favorite List:

Spot to ride: Current: The Nowear Compound. Past: The P.I.T. Skatepark in Rockford, IL

Name: Taraud Etienne
Age: 30
Hometown: La Roche sur Yon (France)
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Flatl Antik Bmx (Association)

The FAT favorites list:

-Spot to ride: My Workshop
-BMX video: BMX but not as you know it home w / Tim Knoll

Name: Kolbi Watier
Age: 26
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK, CAN.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Indah Street, Mud, Sweat and Gears

---The FAT favorite list---

-Spot to ride: Millennium skatepark in Calgary
-BMX video: Road fools 14
-Website: 4chan
-Web video: The weird and Revered videos always give me good vibes
-Food: Poutine
-Person on Instagram: @therealroberto123_ , his cat pics are bomb
-Travel destination: Kyoto, Japan, sup Rimu!
-Riders to ride with: Teddy Bambrick, Roberto Ouwens, Cayle Brens, Dominik Falle.
-Car: Porsche 944

Name: Sam Burditt
Age: 25
Hometown: Taunton, Somerset, UK
Hook-ups: The OTG crew and my old man when he bails me out with money ahaha.

The FAT FAVOURITES list:

Favourite spot: I mean skatepark wise, has to be either my local; Hammy, or there’s a sick skatepark in Madrid, the one Courage Adam’s posts mental clips, idk what it’s called tho haha!

Name: Sebastián Miller
Age: 23
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico. Currently living in SD, California.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: @dutwear

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: UR skatepark Zapopan Jalisco
-BMX video: Markit Video, Mariejade No future, Cult It’s Later than you think

Name: (Liam) Paddy Gross
Age: 39
Hometown: Portland, OR, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Colony BMX Brand

The FAT FAVOURITES list:

-Spot to ride: The Lumberyard Bike Park in Portland,OR, Mellowpark Berlin, Germany
-BMX video: Baco, UGP, Props, Beware
-Website: FATBMX, Freedombmx, Digbmx, Vitalbmx
-Web video: Billy Woodfin ‘Overtime’
-Food: Omelettes
-Person on Instagram: Everyone I follow and follows me (Thank you)

Name: Colby Benoit
Age: 27
Hometown: Suffield, CT USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Fat-Trax

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: 55 State St, anything with a bump you can catch air on, mounds of dirt in the woods, Hartford/Springfield type beat.