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The BMX scene is strong like a Lion in South Africa. Every year a Pro and Am comp is held in the city of Umhlanga which is adjacent to Durban. The venue is the Wavehouse park situated in a huge mall. While the shopping zombies did their thing the comp kicked off before the rain came. I got to the comp early so gave the course a test run. The humidity was way up there and my brain was cooking under my black helmet. Guys who ride in that weather all the time must be made of steel. A new jump box/hip/wallride combo section was built just for the comp so I was sure to be the first one to hip it. After that I put my bike down and watched the guys with real skills do their thing.

Name: Greg Illingworth
Age: 21
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Sponsors: Red/Mongoose, The Riot, Adio, Snafu.

BIKECHECK:
Frame: Mongoose Legion

For a minute I had to check what the date was. Jokes are made on 1 April but it really wasn't April. A quick round around the internet backed up the story: Taj Mihelich is riding for Giant! Taj is still doing his own thing and riding (Giant) bikes more than ever (that includes

Just in time for the wintermonths SE BMX have released 4 new T-shirt designs. They are available now and come in sizes through XXL for the old school daddy's that have strong BMX roots. Your local SE dealer should have them in stock.

Name: Ian Schwartz
Age: 27
Hometown: Lancaster, OH
Sponsors: Sunday Bikes, Mosh Parts, Lotek Shoes, Dans Competition, Fremont Clothing, Amy's Kitchen.

BIKECHECK:
Frame: My 2008 Sunday Prototype

Instead of Park, we can go back to a street discipline at the X-Games. At least it's looking that way. After testing the set-up in Mexico city and doing it again in Dubai, it looks like ESPN is going for the new set-up for the Los Angeles X-Games too. We'll see if it happens but the Street contest at the Dubai X-Games was a good one. Ryan Corrigan, Ron Kimler and Nate Wessell flew over to build the course. They were given crappy wood but they made the best out of it and since this was considered "real street" it can't be perfectly smooth I guess. Riders that were invited weren't your average superstar transition park riders either. To see riders like Nigel Sylvester, Ian Schwartz, Brad Simms, Van Homan, Aaron Ross, and Sean Sexton at the -Games is quite strange but hey, they kill it at "real street" so they were the ones riding in Dubai. Another interesting fact was that the riders did not have to wear helmets. With the Dubai heat that was a welcome move and most riders took the extra risk 

The German BMX-Mailorder Parano-Garage and the La Finca Distribution now share the same warehouse. If you have three wishes what would you put into such a warehouse they would be:
1) Stuff? Of course...
2) Bikes? Yes...
3) RAMPS? Exactly!
The one dream we all share is a few Ramps inside our Warehouse.

I started keeping a daily journal way back in 1987 when I was only 15 years old. Back then I was a just a freshman in high school. Since then, every single freakin' day of my life has been documented in these journals. If it happened in my life, then I wrote it down & documented it. And believe me; I've got some stories to tell! Looking back over the years, here is a journal entry that stands out and also my comments looking back now. 
Hoffman Contest- Daytona FL November 18th, 1995
Actual Journal Entry
We went to the skatepark & rode for a while. Then I did my two qualifying runs & qualified in 7th. I rode better in the finals & got 5th. That's cool. At night, Dave Mirra, Sean Hargraves & I ate & then Sean dropped us off at a club. A zillion BMXers were there. All of us were acting real silly on the dance floor. Then they were trying to kick a BMXer out & I punched the bouncer & he got me in a head lock on his third try. 

Koxx is proud to introduce the Resurrection frame and parts. These are the Patrick Guimez promodel parts. Here are the specs of the seat, the handlebars, the forks and the frame:

Frame:
Top tube sizes: 20.9", 21.2"
Head tube angle: 75.5°
Seat tube angle: 72°
Chainstay length: 13’’¾ (350mm)