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MINI FAT JAM 2005 This Mini FAT JAM was not the best ever but the weather was, we had the sun shining on the SUGARHILLS and the MINIRAMP all weekend and it was nice to recover from the Paul’s Boutique party just hanging around at the Mini FAT JAM. The SUGARHILLS were not in the best shape since the locals are waiting for a budget to restyle the whole area so it was not smart to work on the current trails. Dennis the “Bossâ€? of the trails shaped the jumps and blew up his knee again in the morning so he was sidelined again. Nicolai van Zeeland and Gerrit Koornwinder were ripping with

If everyone would be as into BMX as Al Dimino is, the sport would be kicking even more ass. Al flew out West and organized a contest with the help of some friends. Here's the report on his trip: What a trip it was! First time ever on a plane, was excited..thing took off and I was like "wow this is sick" then after feeling a little out of it I busted out the cd player and Atreyu was rockin it and kept me chill. I then landed in Orange County and outside waiting for me was Ricky "Ratt" Vigil. Guided by a cell phone I found Rick and we were psyched to take on the mission that was in store for the weekend. BMX Invasion Battle #3 at Real Ride Park in Lake Perris, CA. The scenery and weather was so awesome, I was taking photo's left and right. I had about 287 photo's at the end of my 4 and a half day stay!!

Jim Cielencki and Kink have parted ways. Jim and Kink have decided to go in different directions. After almost seven years of loyal riding and working for Kink, Jim has decided to concentrate and put his efforts behind his own projects, which include Sunday skate and bike store in Buffalo, NY. Kink already recently added Danny Hickerson to the team while keeping its eye out to maintain a fresh team. Jim Cielencki had to say the following:

Bubba Harris is the BMX Bubba who has been kicking ass. The Redline rider won both days at the Tampa national in Florida. Here are the full Double A and Single A results of last weekend's race: Saturday 2 April, 2005 AA Pro 1. Bubba Harris 2. Mike Day 3. Kyle Bennett 4. Robert de Wilde 5. Agusto Castro 6. Christian Becerine 7. Donny Robinson 8. Matt Pohlkamp

April 1st was not a Fools day, Paul's Boutique BMX organised a huge party for all friends and customers to thank for their support for the last 10 years. People from all over the country and even Belgium and Germany showed up and were drinking one of the 1200 bottles of Bavaria beer or were BBQ-ing till late in the evening.

After several years at the NEC in Birmingham, the Bike Show moved down South a few miles to Coventry. Not knowing what to expect a strong group of riders made the trip and that includes American based riders such as Corey Bohan, Ryan Nyquist, Gary Young, Nasty, Ryan Guetler, Steve McCann, Jamie Bestwick, Scotty Cranmer, Alistair Whitton, Dave Dillewaard, Axel Jeurgens, Travis Collier and Tom Haugen. The street course was a weird set-up. First of all the Braun Mini-Ramp was incorporated in the course and you could ride the spineramp during the street comp but it had its own contest too. With this ramp in the middle it did not leave much space for flow or lines. The ramps that were built were very slippery. Although a mix of RedBull and Coke was sprayed on the ramps, the dusty surface made sure people slid out every now and then and that includes photographers (Lard!?). The next

We would like to welcome Eastpak to the list of FATBMX sponsors. Not only are they backing this website, their BMX team is one of the biggest in existence and you probably recognize a name or two, or three, or four... The full and official Eastpak International Team List (12): Nathan Penonzek Travis Collier Viki Gomez Zach Shaw OBG

-New on the Mankind team in Germany is Markus Wallborn from Magdeburg (near Berlin) -Mankind products were displayed the first time in public on the Padded Cell booth at the Bike Show in Coventry, UK last weekend . -Mankind is being distributed so far by Padded Cell (UK), KickASSBMX (Australia), Soul Cycle (Netherlands), Sunshine (Denmark), Element (Norway), 48s BMX (Switzerland). -Mankind Asadi T-Shirt available now. Sizes:S,M,L,XL. Colors: white , black -Please check www.mankindbmx.com. Splashpage is ready now, full site soon. Come back and check again.

Congratulations to Ryan Fudger on that wicked covershot of Morgan Wade doing a 360 transfer the new skool way. The June 05 issue is packed with stuff. People are warming up after the winter sleep. The UpFront section is getting bigger with news and little stories from all over the place. If you want to know what's going on in BMX you should not forget to read the Fine Print column. Mark Owen is the employee of the month and gets to park his car at the front door all month. Dave Brumlow is filling you in on the Brevard County scene. PerspectivesBMX is the web page of the month and DMC is answering questions in the Pro Q+A article. Woodward's Lot-8 gets reviewed and Freimuth gets the Now and Then page which has him shown in full HARO gear. Everyone should be stoked if they had Ben Snowden's backyard. Not sure about Matt Beringer's bike though. The buyer's guide reviews 5 stems and the magazine continues with One Senseless roadtrip. It's summer in Oz and the Macneil team made a trip with Jeff Z. on board. Focus, you need to FockUs! 13 sweet pics should have you covered.

Psykopath industries press release: Psykopath industries has recruted some of the best pro bmxers and street riders. Listed below are our pro race and street team. They will be hitting as many street contest/race nationals awaking the psykopath within. Look for them to be sporting their U.S made frames, sprockets, necks, and gear. Psycopath industries is a rider owned company that supports all disciplines of all bmx riding. If you think you are psycopath and looking to join the factory squad, we are taking resumies so plz contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call us at 1-510-287-2637