The BMX community is a strong and tight knit group of humans who share a passion and want nothing more than to spread the love. Back in 2016 quite a few of us were reaching for a hankie over One Flying Kidney, the story of Stuart Crumpton, a rider with renal cancer, and the friends who raised money for Stu's dream bike to aid his recovery. Two years on, a fighting fit Stu and team are back to pay it forward, joining forces with Ride On (a Facebook group for the discerning older rider) and French flatland company StMartin to try and help out a guy in Nigeria called Che. Che dreams of becoming a great flatlander, but on dirt streets and an old midschool ride, the odds seem heavily stacked against him.
Camera/Sound/Edit: Mark Locke Nigeria
Phonecam: Uchechukwu Udenkwere, Victor Robinson, Ransome Precious Nigeria File
Uploads: Ransome Precious, Lover, Galaxy, Kingsley Onuoha
UK Stills: Priory Photography
Graphics: Lara Wilkinson
Music: Carl Page
BIG THANKS TO: Shane Hawke, Phil Dawson, Jason Leverington, David Clarke, Charlie Shaw, Jesse Hall, Joe Clark, Doug Fawkes, Kene Ken, Steve Jones, Brett Staples, Rob Holfels, Brett Reynolds, Colin & Kai McQuillen, Trevor Henry, Mark Noble, Effraim Catlow, Angelo Castilho Patinho, Dave Owen Cycles, Reeve Metal Finishing, Martyn Greswolde, Mark Blackburn, Zach Krejmas and all at Ride USA BIGGEST THANKS TO: Neil Waddington and Ride On BMX Alain Massabova and StMartin BMX A FORTMARK FILM @fortmark Follow Che's Progress: Facebook: CHE Flatland Twitter: @CheFlatland Instagram: CheFlatland Note Che is currently trying to get a phone that he can use to get on Twitter and Instagram and this will hopefully be soon! He can only do Facebook atm from his basic old phone!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.