- Departments -
-First Words: Editor in Chief, Keith Mulligan gets a little sentimental about long-time friend Jimmy Levan after his serioius head injury.
-Start: A modern photo of a classic setup and trick.
-Up Front: Sponsor Block, Disabled List, and of course a little teaser of what's to come on ridebmx.com this month. Also a quick interview with Ian Morris about his ideas of being "pro," five pros tell their best trick, and lots of fine print. Oh, and a lil ol' contest where RIDEBMX is going to send you to Camp Woodward for a week!
-Pro Q&A - Josh Stricker: Josh answerd our readers' questions while sprinting full speed at *insert any obstacle here.*
-Products: Two pages of soft goods plus pegs, pedals, headsets, rims, frames, forks, bars, wheels, sprockets, tires, grips, stems, pads, and more. Whew, that's a lot of new products.
-Pro Shop: Shad Johnson talks about the BMX only shop that helps hold the Portland, Oregon scene together...Goods BMX.
-Diversions: Mark Mulville's top 5s as it pertains to music and seven vids reviewed, too.
-Glimpse 04: A kid paid $400 to get Aaron Ross to ride and hang out in his town. These photos are what came out of it.
-Focus: Eight pages of the stuff you have grown to know and love—amazing BMX photography.
-Bio - Mark "Ratkid" Gralla: If Bob Scerbo has such good things to say about him, you know the dude has to shred.
-Bio - Drew Hosselton: And if Smoker Dave has such good things to say about this one, he must rule, too!
-Letters: Ryan Fudger gave some good advice and didn't even really piss anyone off this month. Don't worry though, he ain't gettin' soft on you. He'll be a dick next month.
-Ten to End - Sean Sexton: Sean, by his own definition, is creative and has a positive attitude.
- Features -
-Ian Schwartz Interview. - The Progressive Innovator: Mad style, sweet bike setup, original lines and tricks... Ian is someone a lot of riders look up to and aspire to be like. This interview and these black and white photos shot in Spain do a great job of capturing the essence of Ian and everything that he stands for.
-Dubai - Destert And Camels: Wait, Walter Pieringer has an amazing/interesting/bizarre story from a foreign country? I thought we'd never see the day such an article would come up. Oh wait...never mind.
-The Best Trick He's Ever Pulled: A conversation with Jimmy Levan about his injury resulting in a coma and how a near-death experience can make life better...
-Up In The Hills: A colorful photo essay of a SoCal pool covered with graffiti.
-The Peaceful Warrior - Russell Barone Interview: This Long Island, New York native is a Rastafarian vegan who lives a healthy, positive life and kills it on a BMX.
-Full Circle - Chad Johnston & Pegless Flatland: After seeing his first pegless flatland online video, we had to ask Chad about re-inventing his riding style sans pegs.
-Mediterranean Paradise - A Sunday Foray In Barcelona: Barcelona is one of the best places in the world to ride street, and the Sunday team made good use of their time there.
Dude, you almost read the entire magazine already.
BdJ
RIDE BMX May 2008 Issue. Karl Poynter gets the cover on that shark fin in Barcelona that is becoming world famous.
Mar 21, 2008
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Ever since the new magazine lay-out of Transworld RIDEBMX magazine I've started liking it again. I can't really tell what it is.Maybe the pics just look better, maybe they've got more international articles, maybe the interviews are longer and there are more short articles with bigger pics? The lay-out might have changed or the quality of the ads or the placement of the ads might have changed. Maybe there are less ads and more articles which makes any magazine look better but it will make it harder to survive. Anyway, job well done and here's the usual stolen contents list that tells it just as good as me flipping through the magazine telling you what's in there.
RIDEBMX May 2008:
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.