Episode 47: Jason Watts has been riding for Backbone for 10 years and has been a paid professional BMX rider for the same length time. His riding speaks volumes, but he is also deeply involved with the BMX industry, being team manager for Volume and Demolition, co-founding Fast and Loose BMX, as well as building skateparks across the world for BMX events through his ramp building company Universal Ramps.
Join us at 5.30pm as we bring you all the action from the main line of Hillfire, the freshly built permanent BMX park in Stromlo Forest. With a 33 foot long and low in to a massive step up (estimated at 174 feet tall), the riders will be putting on a show.
Chris Doyle laid the blueprint as a professional BMX rider for 20 years - by Back Bone BMX
Chris Doyle is without a doubt, one of the most legendary BMX riders on the planet - especially so in the trail world. Chris has had a career in BMX that has spanned two decades. I wanted to know what got him there, but also how he was able to move from professional BMXer, to finding a new career in real estate.
Saturday, April 1 ended Daylight Savings and we had a jam to send it off properly. Big thanks to @theseenaus from Newcastle for filming, and thanks to everyone who came to be a part of it!
Ranch Hand is an independent Bicycle Motocross film by none other than our very own Brendan 'B-Dog' Boeck - it's 4 years of home grown Australian BMX shred mastery featuring some of the best BMX you'll see.
If you love riding BMX like we do, you'll be stoked to find out that Canberra has a lot to offer for riding BMX bikes! Whether you're visiting Canberra, new to riding, or you are a local to the A.C.T. and want to find some new spots to ride, this handy guide will take care of you.
We had the pleasure of hosting QLDer and Back Bone team rider Jon Mackellar over the first week of winter here in Canberra. Despite it being freezing cold, Jonny brought his longest socks and thickest shorts, as well as his badass riding style. We hit spots throughout Canberra, as well as travelling out to Young to ride Will Kerr's spot.
Bowl Roaming down South - BMX Roadtrip with Weaponhead, Arthur and Will Gunn by Back Bone BMX
The boys Danny Stevenson (AKA Weaponhead), Arthur Birbilopoulos and Will Gunn headed down to the border of NSW and Victoria to ride the new park in Albury. This got them roaming south in Victoria, where they travelled to new bowls and had a heck of a time. Last weekend of Autumn and they made the most of it.
We all got legless as on the weekend to celebrate Rhysty's 46th birthday. Legless line at the trails is a fun one, that's for sure. Made even more fun with some laps for the birthday trail boss. Shout out to the homies who dig at the trails.
'Riding BMX is my ultimate artistic expression, something that is on my mind at all times, that I live and breathe; something that I uncouple the marker of "good" from the basis of skill.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.