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Go Pro is not a new name in the action sports camera market, they seem to have consistently made very small very capable cameras that you can strap to your bike, board, dog, cat etc etc... Go Pro have just released a new updated range of camera's, the Go Pro Hero 3 which are 30% smaller and 25% lighter (thats a feat of engineering!), there are 3 cameras in the range, the Go Pro Hero3 white, Hero3 Silver and the Hero3 Black.

The White is a 5MP sensor and shoots full 1080P at 30FPS + a host of other features at different resolutions. RRP £199.99

The Silver is the one on test here with an 11MP sensor and

The 2013 Gary Young EX features a long list of Odyssey products that easily rivals pro-level bikes from other brands. You’ll find Gary grips, a Gary Principal pivotal seat, a Quik-Slic Kable, a front Aitken tire, high-quality Odyssey Quadrant wheelset, Springfield brake set, modern frame geometry and a Sunday Freeze top load stem. Of course, you also get Sunday engineering, like the dent-resistant wave down tube and gusset construction that provides you with unparalleled frame durability (without the weight penalty you see on lesser bikes). Looks good going fast, just like Gary’s own bike.

-Frame: Mankind Monocle 21.2
-Forks: Mankind Asadi 3.0
-Headset: Mankind Epoch
-Stem: Mankind Archangel topload
-Bars: Mankind Neworld
-Grips: Mankind Asadi Phase
-Bar ends: Mankind
-Brake lever: Odyssey M2 
-Brake cable: Mankind Linear

Dean Dickinson's a pool shark. He's ridden over 100 of them, most of them found on google earth. It's a mission every time to find it and empty it enough so it's rideable. "You should write a book about it!" is something Dean must have heard plenty of times and that's exactly what he did. Dean wrote the book and media legends Mike Daily edited it, Mark Lewman lead the project, Taj Mihelich did the drawings and Jared Souney and Ryan Davis designed it. The book's got 192 pages so it's not just a little side project. Some serious time and effort went into this.

I got my copy at Interbike when Dean was lugging a couple around. Paid $30 bucks for it and am saving the read for a cold winter day when I have some extra time on my hands. The book's full of pictures but has plenty of pool stories inside. Each pool has its own story usually.

A while ago we received a pair of THE Maxi guards to try out. We've done so and they came through the test well. They're comfy to wear and not too bulky, but still padded enough that they work on impact. Even slipping a pedal to the knee took the hit even though there is no hard plastic shell connected to it. You can wear them underneath your pants and strap them on with two straps so they sit tight. The liner makes sure it stays in place as well. You will have to take your shoes off to put them on but that's the effort you've got to take if you don't want to mess up your knees.

Did you leave your wallet in El Segundo? It's time to get a new one. Our friends at FOX have a fair selection that will keep your money and credit cards together. Starting from 12 pounds for the Entrap velcro wallet, all the way up to the 40 quid Verm leather wallet. You might not have any money left to put inside, but at least you will look pro when you pull the Verm out of your pocket. Whatever works for you. Take a look at the full wallet collection over at FOX Europe where you can order one today.

Frame: 2013 GT Street Design S/S, Cr-Mo Big tubes (T/T, D/T), DT Gussett, MID BB , Seat Stay Mounted U-Brake, Removable Rotor Guides, integrated 1-1/8" H/T
Fork: GT Dirt/Street Design, Hi-Ten 31.8- 28.6mm Tapered O.D. Blades, Cr-Mo Steerer, 3/8" axle
Chain: KMC Z410
Crank: GT Tubular Cr-Mo 3Pc., 170mm Arms, Cold Forged Cr-Mo 19mm x 8T Spline Spindle, 5mm 25T AL Chain Wheel GT Design

Everyone and their uncle needs a backpack at some point. It's the easiest way to carry your pads to the park, the easiest way to carry a laptop and a camera plus that extra rain jacket in case the clouds are getting real dark. Backpacks have so many features, from special cable holes for your headphones, drink holders, key chain hooks and extra straps on the outside to carry a board or an extra light stand. Every backpack differs, that's why FOX has so many to choose from in

Not riding with protection gear might be cool as fuck, but it's about that one moment where you lose control and get down. Or that one scooter kid that didn't look out and forces you to fly off the course into the ditch. Moments like that is when you wish you had padded up. It happens to the best riders out there so

RIDE UK celebrates the release of their 170th issue. Every completion of a mag should be celebrated as lots goes into each issue. Especially if you have so many pages to fill. Getting the ads in on time is already a challenge but then thoughts need to go into filling up the content. The 170th issue that will come out next week has a.o. pages on:

-The Vans rebeljam in Tossa de Mar
-The Texas Toast event in Austin
-Team Profile in Bilbao
-The Dub Crew in Barcelona
and of course loads more as a regular issue of RIDE UK has over 150 pages full of BMX.

Alex Kennedy gets the cover with a sequence shot which starts off with a smith grind, to feeble to toboggan off.