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Winter is a drag. Round these parts, it's too cold to step outside and walk down the street for a Vitamin Water, let alone drag your bike outside and try to get any riding in. For the past few weeks, the temperature hasn't really gotten above freezing, and aside from a few days spent inside, riding BMX has been pretty hard to come by. So we're not motivated to even step outside already, and to add insult to injury, we've gotta struggle to find the motivation to produce a BMX magazine amid these circumstances? (For those of you with real jobs we're obviously kidding about that last part).

But, there's still a lot of great stuff going on out there so we took what we could get, buckled down and got on with the winter, producing issue 57 somewhere along the way. It's done now and ready for consumption. Here's some of what you'll find in there:

Cuttin it deep by Marco Svizzeo
Running time : 46 minutes
Riders : Tim Harvey, Dustin Mata, Eddie Cleveland, Zac Costa, Matt Martin, Nick Hammer, Thomas Re, Benn Kellgren, Jake Honesto, Chad Bautista, Mike Krnaich, Sequoyah Faulk, Trent Menard, Connor Lodes
After contributing many clips to various videos out there, Marco Svizzero has just released his first DVD. 

On the cover of Soul magazine issue 47 is the youngest French terror : Max Charveron. What else can you expect in this French mag:
-Fancy Morgan Wade interview
-Big article on French bmx clothing brands
-Koxx racing and freestyle mix tour
-Nicolas Ferrando flat interview
-Valentino's familly
-Summer orgy trip with Luc Legrand and Titou
-Several little interviews of unknow French rippers
-How to wall fast plant
-Bike check Damien Croce (wtp)
-Bike test fit team park
-Many News
-The calendar of all French events this year : COME AROUND !
-A giant offer for subscription: 100 gifts
-A poster with Pablo Gutierrez presented by airwalk

New Product Release: The company known for their dynamic safety gear; PRYME, has just made available their all-new Pryme-US fullface helmet. With the same 9-vent shell as the original US, the new 2007 model has really stepped it up graphically. Now in three color-combos, with a bold race-stripe slapped on, over the top, the helmet is designed to save your brain ... or what's left of it. Whether your cycling discipline is BMX or mountain bikes, it's hard to find a vented bicycle helmet in the same $90 price-range, that not only gets the job done when it comes to protection, yet also looks cool enough to wear. 

When walking the streets of Tokyo Travis Collier took us o a BMX/skate shop in town where I was given a copy of a Japanese BMX magazine called DegreeBMX. It's always nice to see new magazines even if it's impossible to read Japanese. Volume 2 sets you back 300 JPNYEN (3 Canadian bucks according to Travis). What you get is an A5 size full colour glossy BMX 'zine with a Marbow spotlight, Repo on the King of Ground, Endpoint 81, Rollin' on stage skate vibes, Respect the roots, E-news, Product section and more. Next to the good portion of flatland coverage it also has its fair share of ramp/street riding. The man in charge is Hajime Yamazaki who can be contacted at:

Ph/Fax: +81-50-1018-3866
Tokyo, Japan.

The new issue of Props just came out. They're at issue 63 which is incredible. Props to that. A couple of good things about the Props issues are that they are top quality. Good angles, good editing, good lighting and one must say that they've got 99% of the riders' names in the picture which must be a nightmare to pull off at times. Issue #63 is long, which is good in my book for a video magazine. You don't feel ripped off. Coming up with new things each issue is difficult but you can find a Props stamp on the cover of # 63 that will be your entry form for a Hoffman - Animal product giveaway. Nice touch as not everyone is sponsored but everyone can use free parts for their bikes, especially when they come from Animal or Hoffman . Enough blahblah, here's what's inside:

-Credence Road Trip Part 2
-North East Scene Report
-Vancouver Metro Jam

Here is some pics of the new S-Hole stem due out early April 2007. Several of Greasy Comb's team riders have been testing this stem since last August with positive results. By machining away spare metal in non load bearing areas we were able to reduce weight while keeping strength to a maximum.

Material: CNC machined from Billet 6061 T-6 Aircraft Aluminum. 

The Shadow Conspiracy have released their spring collection of T-shirts. It's one of three drops with the next one being the Back To School line. We're pretty sure Megadeth would be proud of some of the designs and we saw Alistair Whitton rock the pre-production Dead shirt in Estonia at the bar and it worked well for him. Hit the next page for 8 more designs.

So with a thousand other liquid speed style products out there...the peeps at Bawls definitely want to make sure your FAT ass is not running behind. This new energy drink is the official sponsors of the NBL for the 2007 season, and expect some new track records, because this shit works! So we have received a nice little package from our friends at Bawls Guarana. A box filled with a bunch Bawls Guarana energy drinks, regular and sugar free (not sure why we need a sugar free one...) and a couple dozen bouncing balls. Which always leads to new fun, especially when you are high strung of this Amazonian jungle juice.

For those who don't know much about Guarana, It is a shrub or small tree in the Sapindaceae family, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil. The seed of the Guaraná fruit is a central nervous system stimulant with thermogenic and diuretic properties (as found on a quick Wikipedia search). 

It's nice to see Dave Osato on the cover of the new BMX Plus! magazine. What else is in there? Also BMX Plus! is having a photo special in their March issue. Next to that there are simpel tips to make your bike lighter that will be interesting for a lot of you out there. Get ready to fill those tires up with helium, the BMXperts say it works. SE and Volume have bike tests, the ABA Grands report shows that Bubba won his third ABA #1 title in a row, and Matt Hoffman does a barhop on a bike with a bashguard. He's wearing high-tops too and runs 4-piece bars. Wait a minute, that's the Nostalgia page. BMX Plus! brings you three how-to's, a salty Bicycle Union glove test and Integral 13T freewheel review. There's a Shook road trip that starts on page 22. The Ramp Rats Fall classic gets a report and also the Block jam gets some coverage. Steven Cisar has a fast bike, it's a Redman. Or is it Steven who's fast?