- Departments -
First Words
Editor In Chief Keith Mulligan reflects on one of this month’s features and marvels at Jeff Haney’s knowledge of (and passion for) the old school and vintage BMX world.
Start
Ruben Alcantara scores a spread while roasting a backyard pool and proving once again that he can stand the test of time.
Up Front
Sponsor Block, Injured List, and Fine Print…the month’s news in a nutshell.
Pro Q&A - Geoff Slattery
Geoff answers the questions you asked. Topics include going fast and smooth, big gaps, filming, goals, inspiration, and trends.
Products
Frames, forks, bars, cranks, stems, and more…Fresh metal, hot from the paint shop.
Soft Goods
New shirts, jackets, and hats from Fit, Kink, Subrosa, Fox, S&M, Odyssey, and Animal.
Diversions
Sean Sexton lets you know what’s on his iPod, and the Colony and Caliwumpus DVDs get reviewed.
Focus
JJ Palmere, Micky Marshall, Christian Rigal, Reed Stark, Dan Conway, Augie Simoncini, and Darryl Tocco all drop hammers for the sake of the photo.
Bio - Brandon Kitson
Allow us to introduce you to yet another New Jersey shredder who calls The Incline Club home…
Letters
This month Ryan gives some honest answers, some smartass answers, and even gives away a helmet. It was a good month at the mailbox…
Finish - Corey Bohan
Did you know Corey always wanted to be a cartoonist? Well now you do. And you’ll learn even more about him after reading this month’s Finish…
- Features -
-Eric Lichtenberger Interview - A Bona Fide BMX Beach Bum
From pizza and candy to surfing and stolen cars, get to know Eric L. in his first major interview. There’s definitely a lot going on behind the unique brakeless/pegless riding you’ve come to know and love.
-Limopalooza - A Luxurious Trek Across The Southwest With 2-Hip
A road trip in a limo? Sounds sick, right? Well, let’s just say some things sound better than they actually are, and every road trip is always an adventure.
-Hi, My Name Is Jeff Haney - The Biggest Collection In BMX And The Man Behind It All
You’ve heard of guys collecting old school and vintage BMX stuff, but trust us, you’ve never seen anything like this. No, really…it’s absolutely insane.
-The Crust Of Chicago - The Top, Bottom, Ins, And Outs Of The Chicago, Illinois, Scene
We aren’t sure what’s more impressive about this scene report—the riders and the photos they produced, or the fact that Brian Kachinsky managed to squeeze in one of his signature bad jokes.
It had been a while since I picked up a copy of RIDEBMX. The digital sub had ran out for a year also but when I saw the stack of mags at Interbike, I picked up a copy. It kept me occupied for most of the trip back, next to playing Yahtzee. I actually enjoyed reading it and with RIDE you get the feeling that you can finish the issue and you're done. The Eric Lichtenberger itw was good (I like reading longer interviews), the Old School collector was impressive, the Chicago story was interesting and it was good to read about Ron Wilkerson's road trip in the Limo. Always an adventure with Ron. The October issue is on the newsstands since 20 September, has 108 pages and will cost you 5 bucks. Here's the full contents list if you want to know what you're going to spend your money on:
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.