Interbike isn't the only bicycle show on the planet. It might have the biggest BMX party of the year with Ride BMX's NORA CUP, but the BMX industry travels around to more shows than the one in Las Vegas. The Taipei show is well up there on the importance ladder, along with the Eurobike show in Germany in September. Kamil Feifer of 34R BMX company flew over to Taipei and sent us some photos he took at the show. Curious what he got to see? Come on in. 
NASS Regional BMX Park Qualifying Series Relentless Energy Drink NASS 2012will introduces a qualifying system for The Relentless Energy Drink NASS ‘BMX Park’ Event. Athletes will only be able to compete at NASS through previous results at major events, regional UK qualifiers or wildcard slots. Each qualifying round will offer a prize purse of up to £2,000 and the opportunity to compete for a place at the prestigious BMX ‘Park’ Event at NASS with prize money of £18,000. Regional Qualifiers: to sign up to ride please go here.
Qualifying Details: Each qualifying event will offer 5 places into the NASS park BMX event. Events are open to anyone including those pre qualified. Should a pre qualified athlete finish in the top 5 the next non qualified athlete will move into that position.
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Today, Dig BMX Magazine and Quality Bike Products (QBMX) announce that QBMX will distribute Dig in the US to its network of BMX dealers from issue 87 (on sale 29th February). The partnership will allow Dig BMX to further expand its extensive US newsstand and international distribution to reach an even greater audience. This partnership will coincide with the re-launched and enhanced Dig website at the end of February. 
Ipath Footwear, fresh off of strong showings at the recent Long Beach and New York City Agenda trade shows, has formed a BMX team led by industry legend, Van Homan. Homan, an X-Games medalist in street, dirt, and park is joined by fellow team members Seth Kimbrough, Shane Weston and Alex Magallan. While Ipath’s roots run deep in skate, they have been widely accepted and welcomed into both the BMX and surf communities as the lifestyle footwear brand for the active youth culture. 
Fox is excited to announce that Matthieu Bazil has joined Fox as its European General Manager. Matthieu is taking over the leadership and management of all Fox European business and will be reporting directly to Peter Fox, CEO. Hiring Matthieu is part of Fox's initiative to raise its international brand management to strengthen its position as a global leader in premium Action Sports apparel and footwear. 
Now you can shop for Black Label parts online AND support your local bike shop- the best of both worlds! The Black Label parts line includes tires, forks, bars, mid BB sets, Stems, integrated headsets, sprockets, pedals, seats, seat posts, seat covers, wheels, brake pads, drivers, plegs, pegs, grips, and bar ends. So pretty much everything you need. Check out the list of Authorized websites below and find a shop close to you. 
The DC brand is continuing to develop its European stores network. DC shoes has just opened two new franchised DC Stores, one at the resort of Val Thorens,in the French Alps and the other at Galway on the Irish West Coast. These two new stores are set up with the flexible store concept, already in use at the DC Store Lyon and Box Park, London, Shoreditch. These openings are part of the European store network development strategy.Galway, Ireland.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.