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The newest stuff we have that we really need to let people know about is the new safety gear. Might not seem very exciting until you actually see and wear these things. We put a substantial amount of work into each piece. The idea behind the stuff was that we needed to combat complete bikes that are coming with great parts for $250. Equipped as well as they are from the factory, riders don't need as many upgrades as they used to. So, while we are working on the evolution of wearable items like tires and grips, we decided to make some pads (Something that doesn't come on that new $299 MirraCo bike already). The pads are super slim and have removable hard cups. The sock-like material was lifted from a Nike volleyball or soccer knee pad.

What I like about 2020 is the fact that every story in the magazine involves drinking. Yeah we had this contest and the night was fucking rockin'! It's basically what BMX freestyle is about anyway. You ride, you hang out with friends and you party. Issue 21 shows a bunch of Aussie news and assorted happenings, a reformist flatland story, got Dirt? trail jam report and also a Mean Streets battle. The paper is full colour and of great quality and so are the pics. Daniel Dunn gets an interview and the Ghetto jam has arrived down under (C-town). The Cromo Crown contest gets a report as does the Heavy Metal 13 comp listing 13 good things and 13 bad things that happened at HMH 13. If you like step by step photos of tricks so you can learn them you need to turn to page 66. That is if you want to learn a Hurricane. Anton Ayres from Brisbane gets the Bio which is called "Behind bars"in 2020 mag. Colin MacKay's friend Kenji Tsuruta also receives a full page in a sort of Bio thingy and so does Sydney's Troy Charlesworth. 

I just spent some time trying to grab the content page from this issue from the www.4130.com page. It didn't work. Sorry about that. We know that the new issue is already here so I'm not sure how bad you want to know what's in issue 95. According to the RIDE crew it's their best issue ever and it's hard to argue with that. I believe it's insane how they get magazines like this with so much stuff out in time. That's Sergio Layos on the cover and not Mike Miller as Dave Osato thought it was. It could have been though. Both have great style. This could have made things interesting at the upcoming Rebel Jam as there is a style award for each discipline but Sergio is going to the USA for an Etnies thing leaving things open for style cat Mike Miller. But we heard that Mike Aitken and Chase Hawk are coming and if they're not, there's always Leo Forte cruising around. That should be photo opportunity enough for another cover of RIDE BMX.

These backpacks are rad. The Alpha is designed after an assault pack Bill Bryant (Snafu-ace) used in Iraq and loved. The insides are lined with bright materials so you can see your shit in low light conditions. The Alpha also has a separate gear stash pocket for putting shit like sweaty pads in. All small pockets are lined with soft fleece so it won't scratch your phone, iPod, dildo, whatever. You could do a 4 day trip in this pack no problem. The smaller one is more suited to typical school boy operations, but has a secret fold down flap on the back perfectly suited for holding toiletries and such, in case the school boy wants to run away from home. Flip-down water bottle pockets are kind of trick and of course both bags still feature the SNAFU grips as the handles.

Have you seen Clint's video? is a questions I've been asked a lot lately. The Selftitled video is Clint Millar's first production and it's a damn good one. It features the Australian bad asses on spots we don't get to see too often. If you know Clint, you can understand that it has some strong international content too. The dude travels the world and when back home he works for TripleSix distribution, runs the Colony company, rides his ass off and found time to edit this BMX bicycle movie. Most riders in the video are sponsored by one of the brands that the distribution company carries and includes Ryan Guettler, Clint Millar, Pete Radivo, David Manconi, Kym Grosser, Nick Richardson, Kenny Raggett, Nick Cooper, Mike Lawrence and Zack Musarsa. Funny enough it starts off with a Carhartt clip featuring Belgian Hannu Cools riding on his home turf in Belgium but then quickly moves on to the great riding that Australia has to offer. If you haven't heard of the names mentioned above, you will soon as

There's a new Italian BMX magazine on the block named: SMALL. It's made by Stefan Lantschner and Olaf Pignataro in an effort to grow the Italian BMX market. Andy Zeiss received his issue and had the following to report:

"Here is the cover of the magazine Olaf and Stefan are doing. I just got a copy #0 today and it looks really good. There is a Ruben interview, a rebeljam report from last year, an Alessandro Barbero interview and lots more. The magazine comes out every 4 months with at least 48 pages. Nice quality picures and paper. "

Andy

FATBMX wishes both of them good luck with the magazine.

You've seen Kim Hayashi wearing it. You might've even wtinessed Shawn "Swifty" O'Gorman crashing in his and giving it the ultimate test. And ABA’s No.1 Cruiser rider Bob O’Gorman has worn his to the podium plenty of times already. Well, now you can have one of your own as the ALL NEW flat black PRO EVIL's just arrived and are available to bike dealers all around the country. IMPROVED FIT AND MORE VERSATILITY. THE INNER EPS LINER HAS BEEN RESHAPED FOR COMFORT, AND THE OUTER SHELL OFFERS MAXIMUM VISIBILITY AND SUPERIOR PERIPHEREAL VISION. LENGTH OF FULLFACE NOSE PROVIDES BETTER BREATHING ROOM THAN THE COMPETITION.

The July issue of BMX Plus! showed up. I haven't read it cover to cover yet but I'll flip through the mag with you to tell you what's inside. On the outside (cover) is Mike Saavedra doing a nothing with one foot on the pedal. Sure, that's not a nothing so if you prefer a no-handed one-footer you can have that too. The contents photo (a spread in BMX Plus!) is usually a great photo that didn't fit in the article but needed to be shown. [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1182]Rob Darden[/url] turns down at the Metro jam for maximum coverage. The Inside Scoop is the news section that's got some funny photos. [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1473]Vult[/url], [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1359]Props 59[/url] and RoadFools 6&7 make it to the DVD review section and mail at Plus! keeps coming in (and answered by the bmXperts). There's a brief history on Number Plates which actually gives some good background info for the Number Plate Art show that we're working on. Seriously.
The Toronto Metro jam happened a while back and gets a 6 page (photo) report in the July issue.

The [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=925]RedBull Backyard Build-Off[/url] in [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=798]Matt Bischoff's[/url] yard was a unique event and the video that Anamorphosis produced about the ramp building contest is different too. The builders are in the spotlight, more so than the riders. The riding actually is only one chapter on the entire video which isn't enough if you ask me. With all those riders there shredding the place apart it could have had at least 3 chapters. But it's cool to get the ramp builders in the spotlight as Brian Kachinski states in one of the interviews. The video could run on TV the way it's made. Nate Wessel is the main presenter interviewing the three ramp building teams and checking in with them every day on the progress. They only had 3 days to build a section and with rain, defect generators, builders not showing up and jokes being played on the teams it is amazing they did pull it off. One day Wessel himself worked on the ramps for 22 hours straight or something ridiculous like that.