Bart de Jong
Out here in SoCal paradise. Overcast mornings (which is my favorite weather/time to ride) and sunny afternoons to enjoy California beaches :)
2CB is an emerging crew with some of the finest street riding out of Chicago. This promo features Austin Todner, Ethan Grothe, Josh Carrasco, John Lopez, Alex Emig, Dan Dupuis, Isaiah Johnson, Brandon Zasada, Albie Bennett, and Chris Zidek.
San Diego homies Kole Voelker and Parker Dumas jumped in on a filming mission to Menifee's Gale Webb Bike Park a few weeks back. The aim was to get them Tall Boys taking to the air on the Mad Dog 22" frame for an S&M promo, but we couldn't pass up an opportunity to film them blasting their 20" Young Buck frames too. Definitely fun to watch the boys bash the boost button!
Every season, there’s one BMX event that tops them all—the UCI BMX Racing World Championships. It’s more than just a race; it’s a global gathering of speed, style, and national pride. For 2025, the destination is Copenhagen, Denmark, and it’s shaping up to be an unforgettable one. 3,318 riders from 48 countries have made the trip, filling gates and grandstands at Copenhagen BMX Club’s recently revamped facility. The track has hosted major races in the past, but the upgrades this year take it to a whole new level. A fresh 400-meter surface, reworked corners, and world-class start hills now match the sport’s evolution—faster, tighter, more technical.
The Challenge classes kick off the week (Monday to Thursday), bringing in a surge of entries across all age groups, including Cruiser categories. With France riding the momentum of Paris 2024, their massive 449-rider squad leads the charge—outnumbering traditionally strong nations like the Netherlands (331), Great Britain (318), and the USA (311). Host nation Denmark is also all-in, entering 235 riders and showing just how deep the BMX roots run here.
But the real fireworks begin when the Championship classes roll in for the first weekend of August. Friday will be all about practice, but Saturday and Sunday is where the titles are won—and lost.
What a way to spend a Saturday. After a morning coffee at mom’s Paul’s pick-up reached the 100.000km mark on our way to Hammer & Nails Fest in Cologne-Kalk, Germany. For safety reasons we’d hit the BK before entering the premises where the WTP Best trick was already in full swing. Will Jackson, some 20 years later, pulled a trick that had people going but there was more being done, and basically nonstop. With the clock counting down from a 20-minute session, it turned out to be a 25-minute gig as that “one more time” and “we just put another 2 minutes on the clock” were a welcome fit for the event. The spirit was BMX and everyone felt it. And enjoyed it.
Hardcore music fans sure got their money’s worth and those needing a tattoo had a chance to
HERE WE GO! Hammer and Nails is back for a third year, and this time it's even bigger and better. We'll have highlights from the whole event, and first up we've got the bonkers taxi jam. This was a hoot!
Thanks to my friends for filming these clips over the past few years.
Clarky blessed us with the latest installment of his seminal street riding full-length video series, Strangeways, with Volume 6.
Bangers on top of bangers! A ton of crazy tricks went down during the CashUp Best Trick Session at Hammer & Nails Fest 2025 in Cologne (Germany).
After the Brooklyn Banks officially opened for the first time in 15 years last month, it was a good time for a welcome back jam. And what a day; it got loose right out the gate.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.