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Name: Pim van den Bos
Age: 25
Hometown: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Hookups: None, but still in the Paul’s Boutique and Vans family.

Frame: Total BMX Killabee 21”
Forks: Snafu Pickle
Stem: FIT Topload High-top 52mm
Headset: Salt Plus
Gyro: Salt Plus Echo Gyro

Name: Rene van IJzendoorn
Age: 16
Hometown: Tiel, Netherlands
Hookups: Inkaholics

Frame: totalbmx - killabee
Forks: United - Dinero
Stem: Primo - Aneyerlator V2 Stem
Headset: Fly Bikes

Tomorrow the new issue of Freedom BMX makes it in the shops. It's their 116th issue and last one of 2013. DEV CLOTHING'S Mark Remmert makes the cover so his Christmas was a good one. If you've got a subscription or want to know what's in the mag when you go look for it at the shop, we'll give you the list right here:

-Deadline vs. Markit. Which one do the German street riders pick?

-My Block: Flensburg. Butcher Jam and much more.

-Oliver Michel Interview.

-Texas Toast Jam. The third edition sets the standards for others.

-Ze Germans in Austin. Markus Wilke, Timm Wiegmann and Bruno Hoffmann stayed in Austin for two more weeks after Texas Toast.

When is the last time that a boyfriend/girlfriend duo have made it on the cover of a BMX magazine? Or is this the first time ever? Barry Nobles and Caroline Buchanan got the timing right for the shot and put DK Bikes right there in the picture being team mates as well. It's one to put on the wall in the Nobles/Buchanan house. What else does the longest running BMX magazine bring for the month of February?

-Texas Toast report straight from Austin, Texas
-A 2014 Race Bike buyer's guide. 140 bikes to choose from.
-Bike test with the Chase Element
-Dew Tour San Francisco report
-Bike test: Free Agent Lumen
-Race report: USA BMX's Fall Nationals
-Two wheeled obsession featuring cover boy Barry Nobles and cover girl Caroline Buchanan.

For under $300 you can buy yourself a bike that has the right geometry. That, for a start, is what you need. Remember the day when cro-mo three peice cranks were over 300 bucks? The HARO 100.1 comes with a set and has 25-9 gearing meaning it's got that cassette in the back. The complete comes with HARO Team grips and fat Kenda 2.25" tires. 2 sizes to pick from. How much again?

HARO 100.1 complete bike. The 2014 model.

Issue 8 is the last number of Figure BMX magazine from France. New plans include a merge with SOUL BMX magazine which in 2014 will be a free BMX magazine, just like Figure was. Fabien Conry and his crew have put their heart and soul into every issue of Fugure and will now be helping out making Soul BMX magazine better than it ever was.

Contents list of Figure BMX mag #8:
-Illustrer: Graphics with the BSD crew
-Voyager: Nike trip to Portugal with AK, Barraco and Coulomb.
-Approved: Lotek shoes. A look inside the factory.
-Flash: Photo contest. By Sosh
-Participate: The Vibrations Urbaines contest in Pessac
-Evolution: BMX distributors and their past
-Quoi de neuf: Matthias Dandois double page spread catch-up.
-Selection: New products for 2014
-Figurer: Lookback on the Figure times

-Frame: aj foot jam st martin 18,8 TT
-Fork: aj fork st martin no brakes
-Stem: orion 49 mm superstar
-Bar: aj red bar 3° back sweep st martin
-Grips: ODI
-Bar ends: st martin titanium
-Crank: evo 155 mm chrome st martin
-Pedal: plastic superstar
-Chain: odyssey

Congrats on Mark Vos for getting the cover of the new ART BMX Webzine that will go live tomorrow. As usual the ART crew has busted their asses to get you loads of BMX content for their next edition. Here's just a little selection of what you can find inside so make sure you peek in tomorrow when we'll post it up here on FATBMX.com.

COM'IN Lyon contest, FRAME Video story, Lluis Lacondeguy bike check, Yohan Benoist (new pusher), Mark Vos itw, Vibrations Urbaines contest report, Bart de Jong itw, UK Vert Series, Owen

Earlier this week Soul and Figure announced a merge which will happen some time in 2014. Until then Soul will come out as usual but this might be their last "solo" issue before the Figure staff gets involved and the mag goes free. You have a choice of buying the mag only, or adding the Mixtape DVD for three Euros. Here's a loosely translated contents list:

-Articles with Diogo Santos, Florent Soulas, Tom Deville, Justin Fouque, Alaric Streiff, Pierre Marty, Brian Castillo, Jb Peytavit, Santoo…
-A big section with New 2014 products
-A new French street poject explained: « Nightly »
-Simone Barraco in Cuba
-Team Frenchys visited
-Florian Barral article
-Soul goes crazy in Utah