The Dubai X-Games is going to be a crazy event. Not so much in the sense of an insane location (it actually is pretty nuts), or the amount of riders (invite only), but the prizemoney is plain ridiculous. First prize for vert: $ 100.000, USD! and now comes the crazy part: First place for "real" street: $ 100.000,= USD! If you would have said that street riders were going to battle for that money 2 years ago, they would have sent you off to the mental institution. 
I'm writing to you all, to inform you that Steve McCann and Mongoose are parting ways. After 8 amazing years, Mongoose has decided to take a new direction with the brand. Which I wish them good luck with in there new direction with the company. Steve McCann
This weekend we're off to the Vibrations Urbaines in France where a lot of riders will gather for the Dirt, Park and Flatland contest. Olivier Morineau just sent us some pictures of the park course so if you enter this contest you can already visualize your lines. 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.