After avoiding the media spot light of the news agent mags and finding a home contributing to the zine scene where he felt more at home with the true underground of BMX, There was rumours of shaun floating around the London scene for a year or so before any of the lesser travelled kids saw him in action, He showed up to the south bank street jam in 88 with Dave Slade, I was there that day and was witness to a totally different riding style and approach to what I was used to, it was all power and aggression with a few moves id not even seen before. Shaun got in the public eye of BMX in the late 80s, when BMX was well and truly in its biggest decline. This is a story about riding in and around the north of England with a crew of other like minded underground innovators around the Retford, Sheffield, Nottingham and Worksop areas.
Riders mentioned:
Jason Ellis
Sid
David Slade
Cow-Mike Rose
Andy Brown
Jason Hassell
James Hudson
Mick Hudson
Geth Shooter
Chris Hardy
Neil Waddington
Craig Campbell
Pardeep Lail
Ed Docherty
Mad Malc Stappleton
Dave Curry
Tim March
Andy Ruffell
Lee Cewcker
Titch
Shardy
Kev Motishaw
Martin Burnstein
Lee Brown
Anthony Christian
Stu Horner
Mat Hoffman
Dave Dean
Mad Mcmad
Nick Phillip
Pete Augustin
Ron Wilkerson
Will Smyth
Clive Goslin
Zach Shaw
Mike Canning
Simon Tabron
Jim Tomlinson
Dino Squillino
Dave Voelker
Ross Marshall
Dave Beveridge
John Hall
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.