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Over the weekend I heard somebody ask if BMX Plus! magazine was still around. The answer is yes. Here's issue No. 5, Volume 30, May 2007. Yup, the mag has got some history. Anthony Napolitan gets the cover and Heath Pinter turns down the double contents page. Inside Scoop brings the B-days (we've been slacking on those), and all the latest news in BMX land. Stunt Junkie Alistair Whitton grinds upside down. We've got that video up somewhere on the FATBMX site. You're on a tight budget but what do you do? Haro F1 or Magna Torrid. BMX Plus! put both bikes to the test.

The BMX Plus! riders of the year are:
-Dirt jumper of the year: Ryan Guettler
-Freestyler: Ryan Nyquist
-Racer: Bubba Harris 

RIDEBMX re-hired James Ayres for the June issue because there was a lot of work to be done as this is Ride's first Buyer's Guide. They've got 704 new products to show you. Here's what's inside:
- On The Cover: Chester Blacksmith scores this month's cover with a huge, scary over grind on a rail-to-drop off into a bank. 
Departments:
- Up Front: X Games cuts dirt from the BMX line-up and six pros give their thoughts on the subject. Plus an injury report with seven of your favorite pros who are down and out. Also, staff picks with the editors, Karl Poynter interview about being on Shadow, Mike Spinner and the first 1080 ever pulled, Wormz on FBM and Brian Hunt on DK. Letters: You send 'em in and Fudger answers them. And for once he is pretty nice to you guys. Well, most of you anway… Pro Q&A. - Bike Shops and Mail Orders Shop and mail order company owners Shad Johnson, Van Homan, Jim Cielencki, Fuzzy Hall, Chad Degroot, Dan's Comp and others answer your questions about buy parts. 10 To End The ten most important BMX parts of all time as voted on by the pros.

The Subrosa team have been filming a bunch and here's a short movie of the team riders for you. See Eli Platt, Ryan Sher, Hoang Tran and Rich Hirsch shred the streets in black and white while you can enjoy a Beatles song. Some people are not afraid of the bands they're using....

With John Paul Rogers on board Last Call distro are picking up steam. Here's info on their new FBM seat and seat post.
-Ready to Rumble Seat: Embossed Textured Vinyl - 8mm Cromoly Rails -10.8 oz
-Web Seatpost: 6061 T-6 Aluminum - Forged Aluminum Seat Guts -8 oz (200mm length) 

THE is proud to announce the arrival of the all new Track Pack. It’s a light weight, super functional back pack. With 15 pockets, an audio pocket with water proof port, cell phone pocket, key holder and ultra comfort straps, this Pack will help you keep all your items organized on your way to school, to the track, or where ever you wind up.
• Thick yoke style padded shoulder straps with an adjustable sternum strap.
• THE LV pattern on interior of entire pack and 15 total pockets
• Double entry pack with front loaded organization pocket including key holder, cell phone pocket pen holder, and large rear front loader pocket.
• Ultra comfort padded back panel with lap top sleeve and closure system 

Brian Kachinski is recovering from a bum knee. He's got this bike waiting for him to take on any rail in any town. Go through his parts list to see what you're missing on your bike.
Frame: DK Bicycles bk signature prototype
Fork: We the people Helium w/ brake mounts
Headseat: FSA
Crankset: DK social cranks 175mm
BB Set: Fly
Sprocket: DK iron cross lite
Chain: KMC?

Model: GT
Color: purple
Frame: Fueler
Fork: Volume
Crankset: Demolition
BB Set: Mid Demolition
Sprocket: Demolition
Freewheel: Demolition
Chain: Shadow Conspiracy

Impure, Indecent, Lecherous, Lustful, Obscene, Offensive, and Smutty. It's not that they're not warning you for the content of Pusher Biker magazine. It might not be for everybody but it sure has its following. Clay Brown and his long list of contributors finished issue number twenty just in time for the summer to start. 48 full colour pages in 'zine size, filled with kinky girls, porn reviews, stoner news , an adult entertainment ad with a discount coupon and a local bar advertisement. But there's more. Lots of BMX in fact. The weed-sale financed computer has done its job and Clay is getting good with it.
 What does issue 20 have to offer?
-Contents page
-A one-handed editorial
-Staff page
-Quotes and the always feared shit list
-DVD reviews
-1st timers with Ron Wilkerson

Odessa Footwear's first BMX DVD follows team members Josh Bedford, James Newrick, Cleggy, Mark Tanner, Tom Blyth, James Cox, Dean Hearne, Kelly Bolton and Bomber round Barcelona, Spain for 9 days. A good question is; how do they do this? If you look at the slideshow, it's nothing but drinking the night away and having fun. How can you get up in the morning and produce for a video? Only true pros can do that. We're not sure how much of a boozer Kelly Bolton is but he sure delivered the tricks that the rest of the gang did not want to do or simply could not do. Kelly is a maniac and rides his bike really well. Barcelona is a good city for street riding.  Most spots have been covered but not with a bunch like this.

We've got so many magazines and videos laying around that we're trying to make it through the stack.  If you sent something in, be patient, it  will probalby take a while but we can only try. The April issue of BMX Plus! arrived last week and it's got a super light bike on the cover. At 18 lbs it's one of the lightest and once you hop on this machine it will be a piece of  cake to pull that triple whip to fufanu.  It's all in the bike you know.  Wade Lajler gets the contents page with a rad double footplant tailwhip in an igloo.  Gotta check that one. All kinds of news, reviews, b-day calendars and the usual BMX Plus! items can be found in the Inside Scoop section. The 18 lbs bike gets reviewed, there's a race how-to on "the first jump" (how to take it fast) before the Premium complete bike gets tested. BMX PLUS! isn't afraid to post flatland articles or do reports on flatland contests/jams. Love, Passion, Flat is a 5 page report on the Long Beach jam. Amanda Geving's bike gets inspected and some girls are showing off some Zip-up threads. Which one do you like best?