In today’s episode we replaced Deacon with the Netherland’s own Ritchie Van Pelt! We discuss all things Fixated, Europe scene, SMC rebranding, competitions, my trip to the UK and riding with the Pirates, roasting bikes, and more!
Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as always
The Suck My Comp 5 for 2022 has officially come to a close. I’ll have some more words to write about it in the next post, but for now here’s the results from both pro and am:
AM:
1st – Oscar Lopez
2nd – Ritchie Vanpelt (Fixated)
3rd – Kameren Boun (Master Bike Co.)
4th – Max Vargas
5th – Danny Quiñonez
PRO:
1st – Miguel Zendejas (Master Bike Co)
2nd – Marco Marquez (Master Bike Co)
3rd – Chase Henley (Ruff Bike Co / Fixated / Merritt)
4th – Chase Davis (Ruff Bike Co / Fixated)
5th – Youri Slikker (Fixated)
6th – Jimmy Watcha (Master Bike Co / Merritt)
Best Trick – Corey San Agustin (Ruff Bike Co)
Some fire went down at Fixated’s first (potentially annual) FGFS comp! So sick to see grass roots scenes on the rise!
Ritchie Vanpelt is a rider you may or may not have heard of, but this dude is crazy involved in the scene. He runs the Fixated FGFS crew in Netherlands, designs his own products (he made me a custom axle for my Bombtrack hub), knows where to get just about any product you can’t find any more, is an admin for the PS BMX site, and more! He recently got a custom bike made by Ted James, the mastermind behind 14 Bike Co and it turned out beautifully and definitely one of the most unique bikes I’ve seen in a long time.
More details and photos:
Ritchie hitting a nice casual lil sesh by the water!
Ritchie looks like he had a hell of a birthday session with the Fixated FGFS crew out in the Netherlands. Always stoked to see a squad shredding!
Ritchie Vanpelt out in the Netherlands curated a nice little scene out there and threw a jam, really doing wonders for the community, sick to see!
Ritchie gives us a rundown of his SE build and hits some park tricks!
Ritchie Vanpelt has a bunch of FGFS clips in this Rotterdam BMX edit, looking super dialed!
Sick flicks Ritchie sent over from a park session shot by @fs.fabiosilva
Suck My Cog 