Sheffield always had a strong BMX scene going back to the 80's. In the 90's George French started G sport out of Sheffield which is where Dan first experienced a behind the scenes peak into the BMX industry, scoring his school work experience at G sport, Not long after that Benson found himself in the centre of one of the bigger BMX movements of the times when a guy called Joe Cox and the members of the hate house started making the infamous uk street video voices.
Not long after Voices is released, he moved to London with his riding buddy Marv-Nick Martin. Scored a spot on the UK Fit team, started contributing to Ride UK more frequently as a photographer, we get to learn the ins n outs of his stint into BMX media the Factory media buyout of Ride UK the birth of the Albion magazine and becoming the editor of the seminal magazine by default, all its trials and grief as well as its collapse!
Marv Nick Martin
Liam Earny Earnshaw
Joe Cox
Dan Cox
Rob Hate
Lard
Tim March
George French
Steve Bancroft
Mark Noble
Chris Noble
Eddie Cleveland
Steven Hamilton
Ron Wilkerson
Joe Fox
Rhys Coren
Chad Kagy
Chris Moeller
Robbie Morales
Jon Gorrigan
Nathan Beddows
Josh Bedford
James Newrick
Mike Jersey Taylor
Scott Ditchburn
Owain Clegg
Tom Blyth
Ian Morris
Joe Rich
Chris Stauffer
Will Jackson
Craig Sanderson
Butcher
John Luc-E Englebert
Gonz
Bowlhead
Ollie Olson
Tom Sanders
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.