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To a big side of the BMX dealerships, mailorder companies are a pain in the ass. The undercut prices, lack of warranty, lack of local BMX promotion and service are just part of what's wrong. Matt Holmes of 2020 BMX magazine in Australia received an advertising request from Chain Reaction and that's when all hell broke loose. Read below.

Hey Ged,

Thanks for getting in touch with the magazine.

So firstly, I may as well get this out of the way. Chain Reaction will never have a place in 2020, BMX on these shores or (if i have it my way) any Australian cycling media.

To take on advertising from you would signal the death of not only my publications, but the DVD's, TV productions, events I've put years into building up. I'd go as far as to say the industry I know here as a whole would be in jeopardy. 

ESPN, the leading action sports content provider and creator of the X Games, will begin an RFP (Request for Proposal) process to identify interested cities from North America to host the X Games for a period of three consecutive years: 2014, 2015 and 2016 for a summer event; and 2015, 2016 and 2017 for a winter event. Interested cities may also submit proposals combining both summer and winter sports within the same X Games events. With the existing agreements between Los Angeles partner AEG and Aspen’s Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) concluding in 2013 and 2014, respectively, ESPN is seeking opportunities to move the event to new locations in North America and offer fans in those cities a chance to experience the X Games. In May, ESPN announced it would be expanding the X Games to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil; Munich, Germany and Barcelona, Spain – 

Harrison Street was the center of attention today at the Dew Tour Toyota City Championships. The debut of the progressive Streetstyle disciplines shut down three city blocks, turning them into a skater and BMX rider’s dream downhill set-up of makeshift ramps and rails. The Dew Tour, in conjunction with the athletes and industry veterans, created the Streetstyle discipline as a way to recognize the thriving action sports community in San Francisco. The all-new event drives progression, while giving the athletes a never before seen platform to show off their creativity and style.

TransWorld has added a new resource to help you get your foot in the door of the action sports industry The Job Board the one-stop shop for industry employment opportunities. The Job Board features top employment opportunities from across the surf, skate, snow, wake, motocross, BMX, cycling, and outdoor industries.

The new site, twsbiz.com/jobs, compiles hundreds of careers