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Name: Tucker Smith
Age: 19
Hometown: Laguna Hills, CA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: None but I count my father!

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Laguna Niguel Skatepark, Woodward West
-BMX video: All Props videos
-Website: Youtube
-Food: Breakfast foods (eggs, bacon, french toast, waffles, or pancakes)
-Twitter to follow: none

Name: Karl Naja
Instagram: naja89
Age: 29
Hometown: Sliema, Malta
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Malta BMX, Qpartz, Paul Target, Wheel Wizard Bike Shop.

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Locally BMX Warehouse 086, Pembroke. Malta and 040 BMX Park abroad. 

Name of your shop: Trainbmx
Location: 38170 Klein Vahlberg/ Germany
Years in business: Since 2014
Employees: None

What was the reason for you to start a BMX shop?
Trainbmx: While on my old 30 years old profession as a mechanic / master, I had no more desire and then spontaneously on 22.05.14 I founded my shop. Since I have been arranging myself in the BMX for decades, it was not difficult for me.

The Rollback: a BMX Podcast episode thirty-two with Tony D.

Name shop: Groundedbmx
Location: Ninove
Years in business: 8
Employees: 2 sometimes 3

What was the reason for you to start a BMX shop?
Groundedbmx: I always knew I wanted to run my own company. Since my head is always full of ideas I talked to a friend of mine who has owned multiple businesses to figure out what Idea I should pursue. He told me to only go for the one I’m most passionate about. So, that was BMX :), a no brainer.

What was your first location like?
Groundedbmx: I started Grounded as an online store but soon had customers picking up parts in my bedroom which turned into a stockroom pretty quickly.

How did your first year turn out?

Name: RattyMaty
Age: 31
Hometown: Cottonwood, CA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Hinterland Empire (clothing), BoldBrew (coffee), BoneDeth (bmx), Clayer (pain relief product)

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Currently Ocean Beach, CA skatepark with my dog RockSea
-BMX video: SquareOne Up In Arms
-Website: TedTalks
-Web video: None

-Twitter to follow: None
-Person on Instagram: Thomas @tidibi_bmx
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Kize @stixsixsix, Tom @youareawkward, Gary @garybyoung, Parker @parkerheath_, Sequoyah, Rob @jensen4130, Thomas @tidibi_bmx

Name: Corey Holdgate
Age: 23
Hometown: Wakefield, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BSD

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Some sort of ledge/manny pad combination, something to link lines together!
-BMX video: Has to be BSD Transmission! Put together so well and the riding speaks for itself.

The Rollback: a BMX Podcast episode thirty-two with Justin Dowell.

Name: Sam Gibson
Age: 19
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Monster Army, Bmx Mafia, Hostile Handwear, Gain Protection

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Rampfest Indoor Skatepark
-BMX video: Brandon Loupos - Stuck in the moment

Name: Tom Weikert
Age: 18
Hometown: Dingolfing, Germany
Hook-ups/Sponsors: 360GradSportshop, Wethepeople

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: A not really known curb sport in Munich and my homepark in Dingolfing
-BMX video: Wethepeople - Jordan Godwin Doomsayer Part