There was a time when Dig magazine came out, when it came out. There was no schedule (maybe there was but making the deadlines wasn't always easy) and it wasn't even sure if there would be a next issue. Those were the days when BMX wasn't big, but is sure was fun. Times have changed. DIGBMX mag is on a monthly schedule now and pulling off an issue in 31 days is a tough job. 132 pages fill the Am issue which, you guessed it, is full of Amateur BMX riders. Because there are so many good riders, it's hard to get noticed. DIG helps out with their November/December book.
Josh Bedford gets the cover. Josh who? exactly. Not your typical Dew Tour athlete or someone you have seen on Roadfools but there are times when the Am days are over and for Josh that time has come as he moved up to the Pro team at Mutiny. The amateur hour article features the following riders;
Cesar Monzon, Dave McDermott, Alex Dallimore, Sam Barcklay, Danny Clayton, Geoff Slattery, Conall Keenan, Nails, Josh Kew and
Gareth Hunt. They each were asked some questions on their Am status.
JJ Palmere gets an interview and there are road trip reports from
Carhartt, 4Down/FIT and team Mutiny hits Toronto.
Jared Washington and
Kye Forte get the Backchat in issue 0061 and there sure is a lot more in the mag than listed above. Only a few more weeks before issue 0062 rolls along. Keep it going boys.
BdJ