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Sidewall Distribution, the exclusive distributor of Hoffman Bikes and SMPL BMX in the US, is pleased to announce the addition of Coalition BMX to its growing portfolio of leading BMX components, apparel and accessories for Independent Bicycle Dealers.

"Coalition's attention to detail and artistic presentation is a unique welcome to Sidewall Distribution. We're grateful to have them on board," said Sidewall director Mark Owen. 

Members of the FATBMX mailing list experienced a bit of a problem earlier today by receiving 7 FATBMX e-mails in a row. This was due to a wrong setting in the mailing program. This has now been solved and the settings are correct. If you hate us now and want to be removed from the mailing list, unsubscribe here (at the bottom).

New FBM products available at Paul's Boutique now:
- FBM Seats Rumble en Pivotal
- FBM Web Seat Posts in Orange and Red
- FBM Seat Post Clamps in Blue
- FBM Wurlitzer Sprockets 25T and 28T
- FBM Stems "protect ya neck" and "royal"
- FBM Hubguards 14mm
- FBM T-shirts, Caps, Hoodies, Jackets Etc
- FBM Barends in Purple, Green and Black

Name: Ben Shenker
Age: 29
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary 
Sponsors: Red Bull, Carhartt, Vans, OG Bikes, Eastpak

You have been involved in the Hungarian BMX scene for close to 20 years. What do you think of the current situation in Hungary as far as BMX is concerned?

You would think that this time of the year we could kick back, relax and enjoy a bit of downtime but that's not the case. Week two had loads going on again and here's a bit of a summary:
-We received the following old school photo (pictured on the right) and to be honest couldn't figure out who the riders were. Tight jeans, wide bars and Nike shoes. Were they ahead of their time? We know now who they are but we're not going to tell you until next week. Yup, that looks like Romford skatepark doesn't it? That's a start. 

DC is proud to announce it has named Eric DeLary the new BMX Sports Marketing Manager. Eric will be responsible for developing and leading all of the BMX Team's marketing initiatives in areas of advertising, photography, filmography and promotions. His focus will be on forging new ties within in the BMX industry and further strengthening existing relationships that DC has with its BMX Team, including riders; Dave Mirra, Corey Bohan, Edwin Delarosa, Allan Cooke, Chris Doyle and Chad Kagy. 

The new issue of DIG dropped on the doormap earlier this week. It left a big noise when it fell on the ground. Issue # 62 is heavy and no, it doesn't have a 48 page bicycle catalog in the middle. Mike Aitken is feature in this issue and we're okay with that. He's got the cover, the TOC, a 14 page interview and 2 pages where they're giving away his signature frame, parts and clothing. Too much of Mikey? Never! And with 148 pages of BMX, there's plenty left for other articles. There's a feature on the unfortunate Jimmy Levan who woke up from a 15 day coma and lost some memory. Received an e-mail back from him the other day telling me it's time to come to Europe again so he's on the better hand now. He can still use your support to pay for the hospital bills though. The short little articles before the Aiken interview starts range from sotries of Mat Hoffman about Evel Knievel, Greg Walsh on Nowhere Fast, the RedBull ghetto comp,

Anthony is 19 years old and hails from Liverpool, England. Watkinson has made some big moves in 2007 and is looking to take that momentum into 2008. His incredible style and wild tricks like inverts to tailwhips make his riding so enjoyable to watch. Anthony plans on hitting the AST Dew Tour circuit in addition to most of the European contests this year. Watkinson will be attending the first big contest of the year- Simpel Session in Tallinn, Estonia on January 25th-27th.

DK Team Manager Catfish had this to say: "I am super excited to have Anthony aka “Mousey” on DK. He came to the U.S.and lived with me for a couple months and he is just an amazing person. His riding is just as amazing. He’s got some big contest wins under his belt and I’m sure that is just the beginning. Not to mention he’s notorious for jaw dropping web videos. I am also really psyched on the fact that he lives in England. It’s been a while since DK had an English rider on board and now I am stoked to have one of the  UK’s finest now

The National Bicycle League (NBL) is proud to announce that Intense BMX has renewed their partnership with the NBL along with two additional VSI brands, Sinz Products and THE Industries. Intense BMX are the makers of the Podium Series bikes among other top quality BMX frames, complete bikes, and tires and their products fit in very well with our programs. 

SINZ is proud to announce the arrival of the all Alloy Stealth Fork, the most technologically advanced fork for BMX racing. Our Pro R & D team has developed and refined the Stealth Fork from the ground up for over a year to make sure we can bring you the best fork in BMX.