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Core BMX shops and the newsstands will have copies available of BMX RIDER 3 on 18 December next. If you're wondering what's inside, read on, we got the list.

-Time to Shine: Photo gallery in black & white
-Fav5 with Daniel Sandoval
-4 Bikes 4 You: Bikes for every wallet
-Kevin Kalkhoff Interview
-Texas Toast: It was colourful and fun.
-Crank check. 8 of them show what they can do.
-Trails Trip through France
-Spot Check: 040 BMX Park Eindhoven
-Comin Flatland Contest
-Nitro Circus: The Circus is in town
-Red Bull Skylines
-Dew Tour USA

Blended styling with advanced construction. The Vans Inscribe combines the visual styling of Vans' chukka low with a hint of retro athletic visual language through the wrap-around mudguard. Features:
-ActionFit
-UltraCush Lite
-WaffleFlex
-PleasureCuff
-RapidWeld

The cover of the new issue of SOULBMX is a collage of pics from Hadrien Picard / Florent Delahaye & Julien Pouplin. The new mag comes with a bunch of free stickers and will be available at the newsstands in France tomorrow. Here's a little list of what's inside.

-Clement Carpentier. Full interview.
-Matthieu Bonnecuelle, French flatland hopeful.
-REDBULL SKYLINES…and the debate continues.
-15 years of Pessac. VU.
-YOURPARK TRIP. How to save on hotel costs.
-PUSHER in Montpellier
-Shoe test of the better brands
-This issue is dedicated to the new 2013 products
and don't forget that sheet of free stickers from DC, Fox, Vans and more.

The BF-IT documentary is a video produced by Stew Johnson that I simply had to see. Thanks to Ben Ward I got a copy in the mail last week and waited for a good moment to watch it. With no distractions around I put the DVD in the player and hit the triangle. I got sucked into it from the start as I remembered many photos that BF had in the magazines. BF was a racer first and did both for a while. He simply liked to ride his

-Frame: Haro SD v2
-Forks: Demolition concord
-Headset: I'm not sure but, but thanks to Empire BMX for hookin it up while I was in Austin, TX
-Stem: Demolition
-Bars: Demolition open Bars
-Grips: Demolition
-Bar ends: Demolition Metals
-Chain: Cult

We need to support those who support BMX. If we want to keep companies interested in BMX, the sport needs to grow. The bigger BMX will get, the more opportunities will come our way. It's easy, you do. What you need to do is buy products that are made for, and made by those who support BMX. Check these etnies x Mutiny shoes for instance. If they're going to sell like hotcakes, etnies will be pumping more money into BMX. It's really that simple. Think about it next time you open your wallet.

Encounter BMX Lifestyle and Road Trip magazine is straight from Japan. It's the first issue we've got our hands on and it's put together by Editor in Chief Ysuyuki Takeo with the help of his team. Part of it is in English so that makes it easier to read for those of us who do not speak Japanese. I have the feeling that Encounter is there to support the Japanese BMX scene. It's important to have a magazine that actually supports the sport and wants to make it grow.

It covers not only flatland but also has an article on trails and how to maintain them, it's got an interview with Masahiro Sanpei who also wants to help make the BMX racing scene bigger. The Yohei Uchino interview is interesting as it shows how much he gave up to become a pro BMX rider. It's got BMX trip reports (Okinawa & Germany/Poland) and BMX Trip tips. The 74 pages are full of BMX related articles. The Japanese want to create a BMX world on their own and the magazine is a big help in that.

Easy, Stiff, Strong and Light are some of the words that can describe the 2013 GT Interceptor frame. It's an all around frame that you can ride at the track and at the trails. Check out the frame spec and look up that local GT dealership.
-Frame: Full 4130 Chromoly Race Butted Tubing, Externally Butted Seat Tube with GT Logo fits 27.2mm Post, Integrated

Issue 171 of Ride UK BMX magazine is a special one. The focus is on a warehouse project they had going on a while ago with riders from the following companies: Premium Products, DC Shoe Co., BSD, and stolen. In an empty warehouse the riders got to modify the set up and build new ramps with wood that was provided. After that it was time to film an edit. With all the team riders present and visits from special guests (Fooman, Paul Ryan, Ben Lewis, Mike Curley, Vinnie Mayne, Pete Sawyer and Sam Jones) RIDE UK gathered enough content to fill an entire magazine.

Trailers of each team's edit have been released already online. The magazine comes with a DVD of the Warehouse project so if you're into that, you'll get two for one. Watch the Premium BMX and DC Shoe Co trailers on FATBMX (hit them links). Magazine + DVD are out at the end of this week.

Number 109 of Freedom BMX magazine is a bit different. It's more of a product catalog with BMX stuff that is available right now in Germany. Well, products from the companies/distributors that give back to the magazine. Not everything is published. #109 is a bit of a quick book thrown in the mix as #110 will be available in 2 weeks already. In between the pages full of BMX bikes and bike parts, four riders get a bike check: Philipp Baum, Oliver Michel, Ralf Juchatz and Dennis Kicza. At least you get something to read and learn.

If you're shopping for a bike or have an interest in new wheelsets or something, this issue can really help. It's got all the info on weight, colours, prices, etc. 170 complete bikes and over 800 bike parts were photographed for the product special. Slap € 3,90 on the counter and it's yours anywhere in Germany. Oh yeah, that's Daniel Tuente on the cover jumping