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We're happy to have DC on board as a supporter of the FATBMX site. We're happy for anyone's support really. By doing the site we reach thousands of people on a daily basis, which helps the companies to get in touch with the people they're looking for. DC sent over a package with some T-s and boardshorts that we're about to show here but their line is huge and you can see all of their current product on their site. They've got a webshop too so if you're hurting for something new,

SOUL BMX magazine made it to issue 75. It's been a while since Lionel Cardoso and his crew created this. Still going strong. Comes with a free DVD even this time. Get it.
MAIN CONTENT:
-MACNEIL HOUSE IN LONGBEACH
-CARHARTT  IN SPAIN
-SOSH URBAN MOTION
-AMITY DVD MAKING OFF
-BAPTISTE SOULETIE ITW
-AVIGNON SCENE

On this end we've been lucky with the weather lately and since it's June, we hope you're having some warm days too. That means that most likely you'll be hitting up the beach or the pool in the next few days. If you want to show up in style, move on over to the Foxhead website where you can order one of the new FOX boardshorts. Plenty of new designs to choose from. If you think that a boardshort is just a piece of cloth, think again. Here's the description of the first model in the top left corner, the FOX Optima. A lot goes into these shorts for you to look good, feel good, and chill good.

This month’s issue of Ride BMX is packed with awesome features, including a tribute to Mike Tag, Red Bull’s Ride & Seek trip, Kink in Thailand and Korea, The Deadline video, Matthias Dandois, Seth Kimbrough, and more…

- Departments -

First Words
Editor in Chief Keith Mulligan reflects upon the late and great Mike Tag. RIP buddy!

Start
“DGAF” Dan Norvell has no doubt done a lot of no-handers in life time, but probably none in a place as strange as this.

-Frame: Fly Trueno frame 20.6
-Forks: Fly Agua 32º
-Headset: Fly
-Stem: Fly central
-Bars: Fly Trueno
-Grips: Fly Sergio's
-Bar ends: Fly plastic
-Brake lever: Fly when I run brakes
-Brake cable: Fly when I run brakes
-Brake caliper: Fly when I run brakes

Name: Nate Richter
Age: 21
Location: Long Beach California
Sponsors: Cult
Hookups: Animal, Quintin Co.

Nate Richter is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is recently spending time in Long Beach California to spend the summer riding and seeking out new opportunities…

-Frame: FIT Aitken S4"
-Forks: Odyssey 41 Thermal Race
-Headset: Demolition
-Stem: Colony Guettler official
-Bars: FIT Mac
-Grips: ODI Longnecks
-Bar ends: ODI
-Brake lever: Odyssey Monolever Small"

-Frame: Failure Ginja Ninja prototype (soon to be out)
-Forks: Snafu pickle
-Headset: Failure
-Stem: Snafu vst
-Bars: Failure behind bars
-Grips: Odi long neck
-Bar ends: plastic Odi
-Chain: Shadow half link

Another cover for photographer Vince Perraud. This time it's the cover of Freedom BMX magazine from Germany and it's Alex Valentino doing a one-hande flattie in Spain. Can't go wrong with a table on the cover so it's FATBMX approved. What's inside this time? A bunch of contests. Really, contest and jam reports with results in a magazine. For real. I believe there's a place for event reports even in the digital era as long as the writing comes from a good angle and the pics are good. Freedom's got you covered and reports about the Simple Session, the 20Inch Trophy in Innsbruck, Bikestation comp in Braunschweig, Muenster Beat City Jam, Zuppermarket jam in Trier, PreParty jam in Bielefeld and also the OUR HOUSE JAM which basically was a (factory) media event to score magazine coverage. Freedom (owned by Factory Media) gave it 5 pages. But next to the event reports there is a bunch more. 100 pages total. Trip reports from Stereo and Carhartt, Bio's with David Bombosch and David Peuse, product pages, photo gallery,

Frame: Cult Death Row 21″
Bar: Cult Death Row 8.65″
Fork: Shadow Vultus 026
Stem: Shadow Ravager Top Load
Headset: Shadow Corvus
Pedals: Shadow Ravager Alloy Sealed
Grips: Shadow Trey Jones signature 138
Seat: Shadow Trey Jones Penumbra Series Solus
Cranks: Cult