FreedomBMX Neun-und-Zechzig

Jun 07, 2006

Written by Bart de Jong

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The 69th issue of FreedomBMX arrived and it's got a new format. The bigger pages and a stronger cover are a good change. Kay's ultra sharp pictures have a bigger canvas now. Gregor Podlesny went to Lisbon and scored the cover of issue 69. The issue isn't short of news (P.8 - P.12) and has got the summer dates on page 14 (FAT-JAM: 19 August!). The crew collected a whole bunch of DVD's and the reviews include Transcend, animal, SquareOne, Mutiny, Sentenced to Life, Props, Soul and ManMade. BoySetsFire were on the Deconstruction tour last year and the band gets some love in the Media section. The article about Contests is interesting. They ask riders why they compete and what it means to them. G&S traveled to Lisbon and Freedom was there. Mark Koenig had been around for ages and finally gets his interview in Freedom (page 30-35). Flatland is pretty strong in Germany and the Battle in da Club report shows that. Gallery 69 has cool pics from many photographers.

Hadrien Picard takes care of the MegaTour 5 California report. Markus Wilke writes about the April April jam that kicked off his season. Weber writes about the Idiot Jam and there's an illustration of President Bush in the background. Kids gathered for the Rookie Jam, a good way to show BMX to the young ones. BMX and ART come together for the Monsters expo at the People's store. Moritz Kauper gets a Bio and Rawdogg writes about his Barcelona trip. The Perspective is with Thomas Goering of KHE fame. Page 69 of issue 69 is for the Freedom abo advertisement featuring GT's Felix Kirch. FAT ad on the next page. Thanks. Flipping through the mag I noticed a cool different look for each article. I like it that way. Next: Whiplashes with Wastl (how-to).

Did everyone notice the FATBMX logo on the Braun Cruzer tour advertisement? Kovermann shows how to do a Crooked grind on a rail and finds an easy one to learn it on. The product pages are getting more colorful these days. 32 products in total. Get ready to shop. Next page shows the softgoods and plenty of them. I have not read the "Too many DJ's" article yet so please inform me what it's about next time you see me. This article was written on 6.6.'06. Issue #70 will be out at 7.7.2007 (uh, I mean 2006).

BdJ