The X-Files

I'm sure by now you're all at least peripherally familiar with Big Daddy (no, not this one), the internet sensation sweeping the BMX nation, with his penchant for picking things up, polishing his Mustang's dubs, and spreading the gospel of the "X-Factor." He's up to nearly a dozen YouTubed episodes of "Daddy Vision", with no signs of stopping:



Dude's quite the breath of fresh air, an antidote to super-serious trick stars and 14-year-old Dew Tour park rats. The best thing is, unlike most internet shit-talkers (like, say, myself), he can actually back it up on the bike. Ask Scotty Cranmer. Or just watch his insane Little Devil TV video from back when he was just plain ol' Pat Laughlin. He's got a way better chance of saving BMX from itself than I do—even if he does ride for Fuj...um, SE.

However, just the other day I was flipping through an old issue of Ride (Dec./Jan. '97), and I ran across the following ad on the inside front cover:


Uh-oh. Someone's got some explaining to do.

(And this was just plain weird to find.)

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Despite what you may have heard, flatland is not gay. One would think that the world's pre-eminent BMX magazine would do whatever they could to break people of that impression. Right? Um, or not.