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May 2010 is BMX PLUS!' first flatland cover (It is MacNeil rider Travis Collier) since June of 2008. Looks damn good if you ask me. What else is inside? Just take a look and then go out searching for that new issue in the newsstands.

May 2010 contents list:
**I love my bicycle- Steve Crandall's first exclusive column entry
**On the Spot with LA's E-Man
**Trail Rider's Buyer's Guide
**Full-length Faces interview with Kevin Kiraly
**Inside the pros bikes with Koji Kraft
**Premium and Fit signature bike tests
**other departments: Mailbag, Inside Scoop, Ask the BMXperts, Trick Stuff, Shop directory, Mini Mart, Parting shot, Subscribe to Plus! and a birthday calendar for May.

The Skink Mid is everything a Skink is, just a little more Skinky for those that like a higher silhouette, and a bit more low ankle support. Wear them wherever you want, just don't forget to shred; these things are built to withstand the longest of sessions, and are second to none when it comes to performance. Count on the same extra features as the low top Skinks. Mid to save your ankles, waffle sole to stick to the pedals. This pair came with two sets of laces, white and red for your own customizing.

Our friend McGoo has already left for Taiwan for the Taipei show that will happen next week. Distributors and industry people meet there to talk business and to show what they've been working on and will be releasing next year (or in months to come). As in other markets, BMX parts evolve. When you think you've got a bike that will make it through the next 7 years you're wrong. Take a photo of your bike now and look at it 7 years later and you'll understand what I mean. Here's Mcgoo giving you some inside on the 2011 Snafu parts:

We've got a new finish you're likely to see on a lot of new BMX parts this year. It's called color ED, and in a very broad sense it's like color chrome plate. Less durable than actual chrome plate, for sure, but at least as scratch-resistant as powdercoat. In our opinion, what makes color ED more desirable as a handlebar finish is the fact that the

-Frame: S&M dirt bike 20.5"
-Forks: Pitch
-Headset: Don't know hahah
-Stem: Redneck
-Bars: Slams xl
-Grips: Roughneck
-Bar ends: don't have any at the mo
-Brake lever: teck-77
-Brake cable: Odyssey linar slick
-Brake caliper: Bicycle union but it's having to come off as S&m set the lugs up to run a revenge brake? So my back wheel is sitting too far back in the drop outs and the tire is rubing on the brake. Not good hahaha.
-Brake pads: diatech, they come with the revenge brake
-Rotor: na
-Chain: don't know hahah

Name: Harry Main
Hometown: Liverpool U.K
Sponsors: Monster Energy, Nike 6.0, Mirraco Bikes, Woodward camp.

Bikecheck:

-Frame: Mirraco Mainline
-Forks: Colony Official 10mm
-Headset: Colony
-Seatpost: Mirraco
-Seat: Mirraco
-Seatpost clamp: intergrated
-Stem: Colony Official
-Bars: Kink KC badger 8"
-Grips: Some thin ones

Frame: KHE Maceto w/ Removable mounts, integrated clamp and taper lock dropouts.
Fork: KHE Pluma.
Stem: Profile.
Bars: "Prototype" 8.25 rise - 27 width - 6 upsweep.
Grips: ODI.
Brake Lever: Odyssey Trigger.
Gyro: Odyssey GTX-R.
Brake: Fly.

-Frame: GnarKill 20.75 Colony
-Forks: Phantom Colony
-Headset: Colony
-Stem: Official Colony
-Bars: Bloody Outh V2 Colony
-Grips: LHF Colony
-Bar ends: Konka Colony
-Chain: KMC Colony

-Frame: Felt Battlesnake Prototype
-Forks: Felt
-Headset: IDK
-Stem: Profile Acoustic
-Bars: Felt Cranmer
-Grips: ODI Longnecks
-Bar ends: ODI Plastic
-Brake lever: Odyssey Small
-Brake cable: Shadow Linear
-Brake caliper: Hombres
-Brake pads: Black
-Chain: Shadow Half-link
-Sprocket: Tree 25t
-Cranks: Felt Ball Park Cranks
-Bottom Bracket set: Felt
-Pedals: Felt Backpedal
-Seatpost clamp: Whatevs
-Seatpost: Macneil, soon to be Felt
-Seat: Felt
-Front tire: Eastern, big ups to Shamedough

For those seeking a more ventilated bike helmet, optimized for low weight and user comfort, the Receptor Flow is an excellent choice. safety is kept at a high level thanks to the advanced shell from the Receptor + helmet with an eps liner optimized in density to match perfectly with the shell. The size adjustment system provides a simple way to customize the fi t of the helmet. We have listened to the demands of our pro riders, seeking for a more slim design that grips snugly around the head to stay comfortably in place during the various movements of the head that takes place while performing tricks in the BMX park or riding a bumpy Dirt track.

-Frame:  Premium Deathtrap 21”
-Forks:  Odyssey race fork
-Headset:  something cheap
-Stem: A very high Fit stem
-Bars: Slam’s
-Grips: Fit
-Bar ends: generix
-Brake lever: Odyssey
-Brake cable: Odyssey linear