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Flo Sailer sent in some information on a new Flatland series called Battle in da Club: Idea: The idea is as simple as good and short All in one-flatland and clubbing. The best German riders and some european and international guest stars will be invited to have a hot battle in the hippest or even biggest club of the current city. Furthermore there will be interesting side-events like breakedance-shows and much more. After the contest riders and the audience can celebrate together. Therefore dependent upon the location, famous electro, hip hop and dancehall artists will be performing.

FBR LEGEND DVD COMING SOON… Front Brake Revolution Ltd are proud to release exclusive information about their forthcoming DVD release entitled: “LEGEND�. The film documents the recent Front Brake Revolution Jam held at the legendary Rampage Skatepark. The FBR Euro team travel from London to Chicago and beyond, on a journey to the most famous skatepark in the world, for one of the most talked about BMX events of all time. In one last furious session, the worlds greatest technical ramp riders come together to ride at the monumental FBR Rampage Jam and bid farewell to the longest running freestyle facility in America. The video features interviews and groundbreaking riding from definitive front brake riders including:

At the old Bicycle Stunt Contests there was an unwrtten vert rule that if you could walk away from the contest, you didn't try hard enough! All riders were hucking themselves in positions that were hopeless but it all contributed to the level of vert riding. With foam pits and resi sections around, the hucking is saved for the foam, not the wood. Foam free rider Simon Tabron organized a vert jam at his local ramp which resembles of the old B.S. contests. No foam, different vert classes, loads of fun and most riders getting injured. We checked in with Simon to see how the Spin Like Hell jam went. FATBMX: With Vert being Dead, it seems like there are a lot of halfpipe jams/shows/contests going on in 2005. What made you decide to have your own event?

One more from the old box. This BMX Action subscription ad shows some riders "getting rad". That's what it was called back in the day. With a camera around the riders pushed a bit harder to get on that HOT SHOT page. These bail photos showed up in the Subscription advertisement. It would be cool if current publishers could still send a monthly magazine oversees for an extra $ 4,= USD. per year. Times have changed. As always, click the image for a bigger picture.

UCI BMX NEWS MAILING 2005 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup – Aigle Switzerland The 1st round of the highly anticipated 2005 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Aigle, Switzerland is only a few weeks away. The 1st round will be held at the UCI/World Cycling Centre BMX track, and although it has a traditional layout the highly technical track will be further modified. The UCI track builders Tom Ritzenthaler and Mark Hildebrand will fine-tune the track in the week leading up the event, promising an exciting track purpose build for the best BMX riders in the world. Not only will there be some exiting races on the BMX track, some of the best BMX freestyle vert riders such as Jamie Bestwick (2003 X-Games gold) and Jay Miron (9-time X-Games medalist) will make a special appearance on one of Europe’s biggest vert ramps (situated inside the velodrome complex). The event will be widely broadcasted on TV, including Eurosport, Europe’s leading sports channel (reaching 54 countries and 250 million viewers). Make sure to visit the UCI website to view the TV-listings. For complete event schedule and more information, please [url=http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=EE&level1=0&level2=0&idnews=3473]click here[/url]

After visiting the IBMXFF World's in Prague, some of the Etnies/T1 pros will make it to the Download festival in Donnington, England for the Snickers Soul Bowl event/Slayer concert. While on the road the T1/etnies riders will stop at Viki Park in Warrington to ride and judge the amateur comps. The contest at the Viki park will include Best trick, Best transfer and Best line. Prizes will come from Etnies and T1 and there's some cash for Best trick. Not bad for a Tuesday in the middle of June. If you can, go. Scheduled to show up in Warrington are: Joe Rich Taj Mihelich Rueben Alcantara Scott Malyon and UK team riders.

Over twenty years ago Mongoose came out with a set of wheels that had rims that were 17% lighter. This weight saving was accomplished by drilling holes in between the spoke holes. Saving ounces on rolling weight is extra beneficial so the idea was a good one. With single wall rims it was even possible to use different colour ribbons to match the paint job of your ride. Check that address. It lists a TELEX number! Click the image for a better view.

- Peter Geys (HARO Benelux) went back to the Ukraine and lived the life of a rock star being transported from show to show in a private jet. Peter will travel to the USA (not by private jet) to try to qualify for the Dew Action Sports Tour. With the way he has been riding lately we say he has a fair chance. - Congratulations to Dave Mirra and his lady. They're getting married in November of this year.

We're back on the BMX Plus! magazine comp list. Thanks to whoever made that happen. It was a bit weird to receive the July issue before the June issue and both magazines came with the warning that this was the last issue we would be receiving on our subscription. We'll just wait for the August issue to come in before we start panicking. First things first; June 2005. Cameron White on the cover on an orange bike. Oranje Boven! 2 Dutch guys get a photo in Inside Scoop this month. The Mailbag brought some shady drawings for a BMX magazine. The BMXperts answer some reader questions and the Nostalgia page has Greg Hill riding a pink Hutch. I honestly forgot Greg ever rode for Hutch. Thanks for the reminder. Nate Wessel and Van Homan present their bikes on page 28/29. Ryan Sher's front yard jam got a report and the FBM outsider gets tested.

The Toer Dur Laarbeek is being held this Sunday 29 May and starts at 11:30am at the Miniramp in Mariahout, followed by the hipped mini in Lieshout (Home of Bavaria Beer) for a session at 13:30pm. Then everyone moves on to the spine mini in Beek en Donk (home of the 1982 Open European BMX Championships) and the Tour will end in Aarle-Rixtel (world famous for the annual FAT-JAM). The tour is being organized by Mike Smits with the help of some enthusiasts and should count for the opening of 3 of the 4 mini ramps that were placed in these villages last year.