Name: Joshua McLean
Sponsors: Full Tilt, Radio, Promax Components, Onyx, FLY Racing, Tioga, Box, Oakley, Shimano, Odi Grips, HT Pedals, Park Tools and Tangent Products.
Mechanic: Usually just me, myself, and I
When did you get picked up by Radio Bikes?
Josh McLean: Well I actually ride for a bike shop in America called Full Tilt and the whole team runs the Radio Frames. I met Angie and Fritz Voigt in 2018, and a few months after meeting them we got to talking and came up with a plan together. I began riding for them early November 2018.
How do you like the feel and look of your bike?
Josh McLean: I’ve never been one to worry about how my bike looks. I feel like I’ve never really had a bike that has been colour coordinated until now. Considering I don’t change the size of my parts often, I guess you can say it feels pretty good. I would possibly only change something once or twice a year.
Radio Bikes are a rather new brand on the racing circuit, do you get to give product feedback to
Bike Check: SUNN ROYAL FACTORY 2020 athlete Manon Valentino (FRA)
Name: VALENTINO Manon
Sponsors: SUNN, Eiffage Construction, Lacoste, BMX Avenue, 100percent, Stade Bordelais BMX A.S.P.T.T., Vee Tire Co, Kenny Racing.
Mechanic: Pierre Carboni
How long have you been riding for SUNN now?
Manon Valentino: I ride for SUNN since 2016. I was looking to get closer to the brands I ride for and SUNN give me that. I like the fact they are in France so we can meet more often, I'm in touch regurlarly
Name: James Palmer
Sponsors: Clayborn Bicycles / Answer Bmx
Mechanic: PalmDog Millionaire
How did you end up on Clayborn bikes?
James Palmer: At the end of 2017 I was looking for a new brand to build a relationship with as I had no sponsor at the time. Tory had been riding for Ssquared/Answer for a few years and spoke good things about John Sawyer and crew. And I knew John owned the Clayborn brand as well but had no Pro representing them, so I contacted John about the possibility of coming on board and thankfully we were able to work out a deal!
Bike Check: Felicia Stancil
Sponsors: Supercross BMX, Speedline, Onyx, Tioga, HT, Profile, Fly Racing, A'me.
Mechanic: Kyle Robinson
How long have you been riding for Supercross BMX now?
Felicia Stancil: The 2020 season is my 2nd year, but there have been so many great memories that it feels like longer.
How do you like the feel and look of your bike?
Name: Mahieu Romain
Sponsors: Rockstar Rift Tangent / Shimano / Fly Racing / Tioga / Alienation / Onyx / G-form / ProTracks / BNL collective
Mechanic: myself
When did you get picked up by RIFT?
Romain Mahieu: It was in December 2017. I knew they were looking for a « Pro ». My 2017 was good with a few UCI BMX SX World Cup mains but I just felt like I needed something new for me to get better, new team, new atmosphere, new challenge being the top guy of the team. So I texted Rich, told him what
Bike Check: Caroline Buchanan (AUS)
Frame - Speed Co Velox Carbon Frame
Fork - Avian Versus Tapered Carbon Forks 20mm
Bars - Box One Cromo Triple Taper Bars
Grips - ODI Sprinkles Lock-on Grips
Stem - Box Two Front Load Stem
Brake lever - Box One Genius Brake Leaver
Brake - Box One Brake Arms
Brake pads - Avian Carbon Brake Pads
Cranks - Box Two M30-P Crankset
Pedals - HT Components T1-SX Pedals
Broc Raiford runs down his fresh Sunday Soundwave setup that he built up at the start of the year when he joined the team. Signature Broc products are in the works....
Name: Irek Rizaev
Age: 22
Hometown: Kazan, Russia
Sponsors: Red Bull, Toyota, REDBMX
The parts list:
Frame - REDBMX “WHIP” amazing trans red color
Fork - Total TWS
Bars - REDBMX “SPIN” 9”
Name: Tom Justice
Age: 30
Hometown: Nottingham, England
Sponsors: Mafiabike, Alienation and Customriders
The parts list:
Frame - Mafiabike Justice
Fork - Mafiabike hitmain
Bars - Vocal abyss
Name: Ricky Veronick
Sponsors: Khe Bikes, Sams Bmx shop
Please take us through your parts list:
Frame - Custom 3.1 pound titanium frame
Fork - Custom titanium fork
Bars - Custom titanium bar stem combo
Grips - Odi longneck
Stem - Custom titanium bar stem combo
Headset - Box titanium
Brake lever - Hope x2 hydraulic
Brake - Hope x2 hydraulic
Cranks - Cane Creek eeWings titanium cranks
Pedals - Straitline Amp pedals with titanium axle
Sprocket - Raceface 28t direct mount
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.