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There is also a very nice bonus section with Mirra, Harrington, Cranmer interviews and bonus riding with Rob Darden and co. The only thing I dislike a little is the lack of riding noises. The music choises are great but some more authentic noise would be cool too..... But still Sentenced to life is worth having it in your dvd rack - espacially for watching Mirra's and Cranmer´s part.

Props really caught me with this one. To do reviews you need to find time to watch the DVD and then watch it again while you type up your review. With 7 other DVD's on the stack to review on FATBMX, it's hard to find time to finish it all. Props usually produces a decent length issue every time but this one was over 2 hours long. There was no need to add another previous issue of Props to #59 as they had maxed out on time already with all the footy.

Seems like #59 seriously goes down as the best one yet. I know we keep saying that but with the variety of the riding and spots, it's really a video that you need to see. The Backyard jam at the end of last year was off the hook. Street is where it's at and with almost a hundred riders on course you know that the finals will rule. The section is almost 8 minutes long and full of big tricks from Aitken, Osato, Hennon, Young and the others.

We are in Taiwan right now & just received our final prototypes of our OneWay  street & park pegs. These pegs are one product that I am very excited about & we have been working on these for a year now. These pegs are very unique in that they feature a special offset internal machining process that reduces the weight significantly. They also feature an optional built in chain tensioner which again reduces the weight of your bike set-up.

Sophisticated Rider # 3 contents a good article on amateurs in Skate, Bmx and Fmx sport and how it is with the pros and how to succeed.

Also there is a pro model shoe report, gallery pics, interviews with e.g.  Jim Burgess (UPS employee of the month), and a nice report on Bob Kohl´s first Moto-X backflip in 1992!!

I have to say for a cross-over magazine with Bmx, Skateboarding and Fmx it´s a good peace of work Jared Souney and John Parker published.

Ride on!

Andy Zeiss

News from KHE HQ: - The Method2 frame will soon be available in 1-1/8“ integrated Version without F-SET headtube!
Shaun Butler’s Signature frame:
-1-1/8“ integrated headset
- Euro Bottom Bracket 

Here is the new Freedom Issue (number 68). A great realease with:

- a POP! Session report
- a book review
- a caption on palettes
- private riding spots review
- a nice gallery 

Also there is a Wolfgang Sauter interview, a Münster Jam report, Circle Cow 2006 and more to explore. The Issue is 84 pages strong and once again fun to read (if you can read German).

Andy Zeiss

We received pics of the latest Spring 2006 models of NKE6.0 and according to the e-mail, FATBMX is the first media to bring these pics to the public. Well, here's the skinny from Nike:

There's an image of the Mobi One and the Mobisu which are the best shoes in this cross over sports range for biking.

For the first 15 years of BMX freestyle, 44-16 was the gearing of choice. It was good enough to sprint towards a ramp and good enough to ride away from a flatland trick. Over the last years this has changed enormously. If you ride freestyle and run the 44-16 gear, you are looking pretty old school. It's safe to say that 44-16 is a thing of the past. Flatlanders went for smaller sprockets (in the front and in the rear) on their customized coaster hubs to make room for scuffing and spinning. The weight police has demanded small sprocket use among park riders.

Grips, the come in different sizes, hardness and colours. What else do you want me to tell you? They wear out quick but they don't cost you an arm and a leg. Grips with bar ends tend to last longer. Metal bar ends will hurt extra when the bars hit you in the head on a nasty crash. Use plastic ones. Some grips do come with plastic end-caps. This is a good choice. Do you like thick grips that give you some sort of  "suspension" on rough landings, or do you want more control over your bars with skinny grips? Soft grips are nice on your hands but won't last as long as harder grips.