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It was one of the toughest one to achieve, but here it is, finally, the latest issue of Soul Story, #87, with an unpredictable cover made in an abandoned train facility featuring young Gun Jeremy Granieri, by urban explorer Guillaume Ducreux. Here is the main content:

-Justin Fouque interview

Ready to unleash a fury of robust and LOUD sound the Vans x Nixon Mini Blaster is here to crash the party. Mobile portability built tough to withstand the elements means you can take it anywhere. Grab it and go to a skate park, snow park or beach – all with Bluetooth© connectivity means there are no limits to where it can go. Nixon’s built-tough, water, shock, and sand resistant design is paired with Vans’ signature heel tab and iconic waffle sole on the endcaps to complete the look. Featuring true wireless technology, grab two Minis, and pair them for the

Issue Won #1 is born. The South-African scene now has a BMX magazine that will keep everyone closer together and up to date on everything BMX. It's a free South African Magazine/Zine brought to you by BMX Direct, Monster Energy and Fox S.A. Here's the content list of issue WON:

“The Durban Edition”
– Exclusive: Hot Ditch’s with Colin, Kevin and Maxime Charveron.

Name: Casey Smith
Hometown: Delavan, WI
Hook-ups: Haro Bikes, Skyway USA

-Frame: Haro Sport Mike Dominguez tribute
-Forks: Haro Skeleton
-Headset: FSA Pig DH Pro
-Stem: Haro Lineage
-Bars: Haro Lineage

Genius Grip Clamps are designed to compliment the Genius brake lever while boosting grip clamping power. They match the lever’s clamp and fit on the inside of a left-side ODI grip, replacing ODI’s standard clamp. This way your handlebars have a balanced and consistent look from left to right.

Available for the left side only in black with laser-etched graphics and a titanium bolt.

Lined with 14K gold plating that covers everything from the handle bars to the pegs comes this 14K Gold BMX Necklace. Each pendant replicates the sporty details of these performance bikes, showcasing the fine details along the grooves of the tires to the sharp accents of the handle bars. And when paired with a 30", 4mm rope chain, this bike provides a hip hop twist to match with your urban lifestyle.

-Weight: 25.0000
-Length: 1 2/8"
-Width: 1 6/8"

We're not even halfway 2015 and new 2016 gear pops up. The FOX crew is ahead of their game and introduces a new gear set that was designed with the riders in mind. Which BMX team will pick up the 2016 FLEXAIR gear first?

The Jersey:
-Lightweight
The FLEXAIR jersey is the lightest motocross jersey Fox has ever created, with a size Large weighing in at only 6 ounces. That is 25% lighter than a standard jersey.

-Stretch
With a 4% Lycra blend, the FLEXAIR jersey stretches with rider

-Frame: Laird Frame
-Forks: Demolition Elite
-Headset: VP Pro
-Stem: Cult Salvation TL
-Bars: Kink Solace
-Grips: Alienation Backlash
-Bar ends: Odyssey Par Ends
-Brake lever: Odyssey Monolever Medium
-Brake cable: Generic

Just before the weekend the new issue of BMX Plus! drops in the mail. The weather this weekend isn't looking too good so this might come in handy. But where do we start? With the UCI BMX SX World Cup race report from Manchester? Or the HARO SD V2 test report? We used to go straight to the news section of the magazine but the internet has taken over that part. Did you know Sam Willoughby's B-day is when he is in Sweden for the World Cup in August? We just found out because it's in BMX Plus! There's also a new page where you can even get a photo in BMX PLUS! Follow them on Instagram @bmxplusmag and add the hashtag #bmxplusmailbag in your photo and you've got the chance to show up in the print version. Dillon Leeper gets put on the spot, DeGroot has his two pages and reports about Trey Jones' backyard. Alex Rabal shows five tricks to do on the Subrosa rail. Woodward West hosted an Open Am comp and Ryan Guettler takes care of the report. Have you ever put a press-fit BB in your frame? Unless you're a racer, you probably haven't.