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Most of the time I'm not a big fan of "Photo issues" for the simple reason that I need something to read when I pick up a magazine. Photo issues are usually an easy way out to flap photos together and make a quick issue in times when there is not too much going on (winter). Good pics need to be in every issue, not just the photo issue. When RIDE UK brought out their first Photo issue, I was fearing the same thing but I was wrong. 180 freakin' pages thick this one! Next to the great photos from Dolecki, Sanz, Pairo, Bancroft, Kung, Pieringer, H-man, Terra, and Carson, there is loads to read. In fact, I haven't finished reading issue 102 yet because it's full of so much other stuff (including a 20 questions section with both LARD and Josh Harrington and all their regulars).

Hats off to RIDE for putting together another killer issue. They have now gone monthly so maybe the number of pages will go down a bit

Frame: United Trinity
Fork: United Squad
Headseat:Stock
Crankset: Primo 175mm
BB Set: We the People
Sprocket: United
Hub Guard: FBM
Freewheel: Primo

Brian Chace from Seattle has just released his video called Here and Now covering the Seattle scene. This project must have taken Brian a long time to finish because there is much attention to detail and a great finished product. The only folks that will be left wanting are the dirt riders since there are little or no trails riding. Thats made up for however by all the excellent street sections.

Paul Bonner or "Def Paul" as some people call him , has no drivetrain on his bike and the urge to fakie every 2 seconds. If you watch the video you will see the chainless style is catching on. Since he has no drive train you see him weave and pump all over the place giving him speed to pull fakie turndowns off a 3 set of stairs. A DJ Shadow track accompanies his part while he pulls fakie nose wheelies and manuals. 

Soul and Cream magazine have one less competitor. BMX-Up magazine is no more that that helps with the fight over the advertising dollars (Euro's in this case). Soul and Cream are the better mags from France anyway so it's good to see they survived. BMX-racers are happy too because Soul does cover quite a bit BMX racing. Issue 48 goes to Boulder City, USA to do a race report and the International race in Saint Maxime covers a few pages. Redline's Damien Godet gets interviewed and Camille's covered BMX race track received a scene report. How stoked would you be to have your own indoor BMX track. Freestyle riders win the Race-Freestyle coverage battle and with 116 pages in #48 there is lots of space left for freestyle news, product reviews, spot checks, contest reports, bio's, etc. The mag comes with a huge pull-out poster. Just recently SOUL has started a website. If you haven't checked it out yet, here's the link:

We keep receiving new issues of Props, Roadfools, Megatour, Rock 'n Roll extravaganza's and more Props products. They certainly are busy over there but they keep us busy too reviewing DVD after DVD. On the planeride to Singapore I watched issue 64 together with Tobias Wicke. When I was ready to type up a review, the battary died on me. It got shoved to the side again which I apologize for. What can you say about Props that hasn't been said before? Maybe we can give you the content list of issue 64, a trailer of the DVD and also we can say that there are a lot of new talented riders in this issue. Props Visual poductions are always good. You should know that by now.

Props Video Magazine Issue # 64:
-Behind the Scenes FBM
-Backyard Jam UK
-San Diego Park Check: Mission Skatepark

We are working on something new for the next generation of Premium Frames and I thought I'd share some pics. Check it out. This seat clamp system works internally and allows you to slam your seat and keep the frame looking smooth and seamless. The allen head bolt will have a small rubber cover to keep things looking really clean. It's a way different  internal system than the Superstar.

Picture a national sports hero. One that has won world titles and a couple of Olympic Gold medals for your country doing a different sport.........  To be honest, I was star struck when I saw speed skater Gianni Romme at the Mini-FAT-JAM a few weeks ago. I never knew he had any connection with BMX and for him to find the way to Aarle-Rixtel in his 911 to watch some BMX was awesome. On the same trip he visited Paul's Boutique and informed Paul that he was working on a new paint job on his Haro F-3 that he bought off of a friend.

With design input from past and present Crupi Pro riders, we have just released our newest stem design in over 10 years! Not only have we come up with a new beautiful stem design, but it is lighter in weight and allows you to "flip" it over and drop your bar height by 3/8". By doing this, you can keep your fork steer tube longer and use fewer spacers to achieve the bar height you want.
· 6061 T-6 CNC Machined aluminum
· Polish & black available
· Crupi engraved logos on top and bottom of production stems (not shown)

THE is proud to introduce the arrival of the much anticipated THE ONE IZYK Helmet. The IZYK helmet features all the same advanced features our other THE ONE Helmets are built with - by hand, off of our molds, to our specs. We are offering a full hand laid carbon fiber version as well as a composite soft touch finish version. The THE ONE IZYK Helmet Features include:
• Strong and lightweight hand laid Carbon fiber
• 2.1 pounds – Medium Carbon Helmet
• 15 vents and 4 vent channels in the Dual EPS Liner
• Stainless Steel D-rings and Custom THE Rivets
• Exceeds CPSC and CE standards

Model: Dirt bike
Color: Pinetree green
Frame: Properbike houdini 20.5" top tube
Fork: Fly bikes Pantera
Headseat: FSA
Crankset: Profile
BB Set: USA - Profile
Sprocket: Snafu 36
Freewheel: Proper cassete