After two hurricanes in a row hit the east side of Florida and left some heavy seaside destruction, Trey Jones, Marcel Anderson, Jabe Jones and Dave McDermott explored over 10 miles of the coastal beachfront, stumbling across floating pools, ones cracked in half, huge angled broken concrete slabs, and stair sets on their side. They battled the tides, and almost instantly rusting bikes from the seawater and rode the broken dreams of the Florida tourist industry.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.