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The annual bmX-mas show at Paul's Boutique took place last Saturday. With the shop now closed for the holidays, it was the last chance for people to feel the parts and bikes in 2011. Mailorder is still going, but the shop is closed till January 10th. Discounts of all sorts were happening all day, gluwein, beer, burgers, soup and frikandellen were available and for this day the shop was even heated! Or maybe it was the number of people there all at once, or the gluwein that kept people warm.

Following the November announcement of his new company, THE Cycle Group, Inc., Toby Henderson hired his first employees and chose the location of the company’s new offices. Joining Toby are Michelle Enriquez and Michael Gamstetter. Michelle Enriquez worked with Toby Henderson in the sales department at VSI Products for five years, most recently holding the position of Sales Manager. At THE Cycle Group, she will be Vice President of Operations.

Michael Gamstetter joined VSI in June 2010 as marketing manager. While there, he also played a role in design and product development. As Senior Brand Manager at THE Cycle Group, he will work with Toby designing and developing new product for BOX Components and Promax.

Toby plans to locate the company in Fullerton, California, in 

Jeremy Pavia is no longer with BMX Plus! here's his official word:
"I wanted to take a minute and let everyone know that I will no longer be working for BMX Plus! Magazine. I moved across the country from New York to California over four and a half years ago to come on board at the magazine as a photographer and editor. Over the years I have had some of the most amazing experiences you could imagine, took countless trips, met a lot of great people

TransWorld Ride BMX based in Carlsbad, California, is accepting applications for the position of Associate Online Editor. The RIDE atmosphere is casual but focused on achievement.

General Description:
Manage and create content for Ride BMX’s website, newsletters, social media pages, and other new media properties. The 

Now days there are many options when it comes to purchasing new products. Sidewall HIGHLY recommends that you SUPPORT your LOCAL DEALER before looking elsewhere for your product purchase. By staying local you will receive the best possible service, qualified instillation and knowledge you can get for your purchase. Sidewall strongly recommends this and to show our support for local shops we like to offer

Last week saw the opening of Carhartt Work In Progress’ first official store in the US. Everybody at Carhartt Work In Progress - or Carhartt WIP as they refer it to – and Statesite was looking forward to this event and expectations weren’t dissapointed. It wasn’t like any random store opening, but a Carhartt WIP Store opening in the city of all cities – New York. If you would like to visit the Carhartt store in NYC, here's where you need to go:
Carhartt WIP Store NYC
119 Crosby Street, Soho
New York City

Available now: Carhartt X Fragment Design products

etnies, a leader in action sports apparel and footwear, is proud to announce its partnership with Blackout Distribution, a national distributor of BMX products. This partnership will bring etnies’ BMX-specific shoes and rider apparel to BMX retailers nationwide. To celebrate and solidify the new deal, the etnies BMX team and Blackout Distribution went on a tour and

After months and months of thinking I've decided to leave my long time sponsor ALBE's , it wasn't easy to come to this decision since they have been awesome to me since my first trip to America when I decided to pursue this BMX dream. They've carried me under their wing this whole time and I can't thank Flip, Todd, Turbo and the rest of the Albe's team enough for everything, you guys are like family! But just like every little bird I've decided to grow wings myself and start my own

When we were in Salt Lake City for the Dew Tour last month we shot some pictures of Brett Banasiewicz' DK bike that he used in the dirt competition there. We sent him a bike check list but did not hear back from him. Then this morning we received a clip of him testing out the Dew Tour Dirt Jumps in Vegas where he showed up with a new ride which is pink. Before those pics get too old to use we thought we'd use them here. Check what parts he chooses to cash in.