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Traveling is a great part about BMX. American Mankind riders Ronnie Napolitan and Jeff Klugiewicz made it to Germany and rode a bunch of street and visited some indoor parks. Mankind owner Christoph Huber made sure they felt at home. Here's a video which shows their style. The photo on the right shows a different style but it's part of being a BMX pro too. Gotta love it.

Carhartt clothing test results by Paul de Jong:

-Carhartt Pin Stripe Cap:
New Era hats can't go wrong so this Carhartt version is a winner too! Finding the right size is not easy with teamriders cutting your hair once in a while, now I need a smaller one or I just go by the rapstyle look like Paul Roberts.

-Carhartt Siberian Parka:
This excellent winter parka made of Michigan Canvas 10.5oz 

These Props Best Of DVD's that show up every 12 months are a good way to put another year of BMX freestyle in your collection. The videos show trick after trick so there's no in between stuff like interviews, bio's, product news, or things like that. The Credits section is always fun to watch though and this DVD has a "Credits

A shoe is not just a shoe. At etnies they take pride in their lab testing. The new etnies Angle shoe has got System Flo2™, System G202™ and STI Foam™ to learn more about these features, check out this website. Mark Vos and Barry Kohne like to ride in the Angle shoe and if it works for them, it should work for you. The Angle is available in various colours and has the following features:

-Yo homies what Up? 2day shot 4 Monster Energy @ tha Gaint BIKES Spot and sum lifestyle stuff...If U haven't drank a Monster Java U really haven't lived yet!

-Good Guys In Black full band shot Mugshots The Book signing @ Book Soup on Sunset Blvd. With Danny Trejio and RIDES Magazine photo shoot with all tha Famous Stars And Straps team riders 4 tha cover! 

Check this video. Shred or die! For poolsharks only.

Nigel Sylvester designed a street frame for Mirraco. It is available at Mirraco stores now. It's got 6mm drop outs, a 21" top tube length and comes in Brown. It's got an Oval low-profile chainstay monostay, no U-brake bosses (brakeless!) and weighs in at 4.66 lbs. Nigel is stoked on it as you can see in the following am:pm video:

Name: Michael Beran
Age: 18
Hometown: Nový Bydžov, Czech Republic
Sponsors: Red Bull, Proper, Etnies, Nokia, GSMA, bmx-street.com

Frame: Proper TTL
Fork: Proper The Proclaimer 

Actual Journal Entry: I went to the Orange track where Mark Losey was doing a photoshoot with Neal Wood. I watched & rode a bit. Then we went by a new skatepark in Orange, but it sucked. Then we ate & came home & went to John Paul Rogers’ house & hung out & drank. They had a pretty big party for McGoo’s 34th B-day. There was ‘nuff food & drinks. They even hired a midget to hang out for the night. Funny! Later, Virginia came & we ended up leaving when the cops came & kicked everyone out & even arrested the midget. Those bastards! Virginia stayed the night at my house.

Looking Back Now: Back in the mid 90’s, you could always find Losey at just about any So Cal BMX track doing photoshoots for BMX Plus magazine or for various companies. Remember, this was the mid 90’s when sponsors were pouring in from every direction. He was probably doing a photoshoot with Neal for Pro Forks or Powerbar or Arnette or Tioga or any other company that was padding up pro racers wallets at the time. 

Vans are proud to announce the appointment of Jon Taylor as UK BMX team manager. Jon has been part of the Vans family as a sponsored rider for 10 years. He says ”I have loved every year I’ve been a part of the Vans team, doing more stuff for the team and getting more involved with the whole thing. It was a natural progression for me.” On Jon’s appointment Nick Street, Vans Marketing Manager says "As Jon has been riding for Vans for over 10 years now, it  seemed like the natural progression  to offer him