Happy 40th to Mat Hoffman, vert and street pioneer, BMX legend, and all-around badass. Enjoy the next 40, Mat. (Photo by Jared Souney.)
Kevin Bacon once played a bicycle messenger in a movie (“Quicksilver”), and if that wasn’t strange enough, one of the pivotal moments was a wild race through the city streets against a young Larry “Don’t Call Me Laurence Yet” Fishburne. While awaiting the inevitable remake starring Shia LaBouef and Bow Wow, we’d like to wish the Baconator a happy 53rd birthday.
