And another year has started for BMX Plus! The January 2015 issue.
Some magazines count by numbers. If that was the case with BMX Plus! magazine, I wonder what number they'd be at. Okay, I think it's not too difficult as we're on the internet these days. First issue dates back to November 1978. That's 36 years ago. BMX Plus! arrives every month so make that times 12. The number would be around 434 if the mag actually did show up every month since the first issue. Where other mags celebrate their 50th, 100th or 200th issue, BMX Plus! will be hard to beat. And they keep going and going and going. 84 pages for the January 2015 number which has Alex Landeros on the cover shot at the Regency trails. It was a fruitfull shoot over there as some bike check pics came from the same spot. Vans Kill the Line is in here with pics from Syo. The Dew Tour in NY and the UCI BMX SX in Argentina are two more BMX events that get the coverage. Bike tests are with the FreeAgent Lodus and a 24" SE Quadangle. Landeros not
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Here we go with the first 2015 issue of BMX Rider magazine. And yes, it's got BMX Racing on the cover. The German Talent team riders Liam and Axel Webster ride their HARO bikes through a fast turn at the Anathal track. For 2015 more race coverage is planned for the Germany magazine and who not. 2015 will be the Olympic qualifying year so things will get interesting real quick on the racing front. But, there's plenty of dirt, flatland, vert, park and street left. In #15 for instance you can find the following articles:-Vert is not Dead - Itw. with Benni Kopp
-The Banana Projekt #2 - countrybikes on tour
-Texas Toast 2014
-Pro bike check with Mike "Hucker" Clark
-Talent Team Germany - Short Talk with the Webster brothers
-UKP Trailsjam 2014
Name: Stefan LantschnerHometown: Barcelona at the time
Hookups: Flybikes, Fiat freestyle team, Vans, Frontocean, Fakieshop, Smithoptics
Frame: flybikes montaña
Forks: flybikes agua fork
Stem: flybikes alta silver
Published by Assouline, a leading luxury global publisher, to celebrate 40 years of disrupting the status quo, OAKLEY captures the brand's "innovation wrapped in art" mantra. From early designs and advertising to never-before-seen product sketches, this 220-page premium coffee table book follows the brand journey from mad scientist Jim Jannard's garage to the leading sports performance brand in the world. It's perfect for Oakley enthusiasts and those who share our passion for design, technology and performance.
$350 USD gets you a whole lot of HARO these days. The HARO Boulevard has everything an entry level rider needs. Of course it does not come with a freecoaster and full cromo tubes and parts but the price is right for this machine. Available in three colours so most likely it is available in a colour that you like.Enjoy the pics and the parts list and then head to your HARO dealer with that well earned $350,= USD in your pocket. Look for the destination, your HARO will take you there.
-Texas Toast: Brand new location, same good vibes: “Their incentive to come lies not in a huge winning purse, but in an extremely fun weekend riding bikes and partying with their friends”
-Brighton Aint Ready: 80 days, 43 riders, 1 city: Brighton Aint Ready is back and bigger than ever! The worlds best riders descend on the seaside town for one of the best Summers for many a year.
-The Quartermaster: Waking the beast: “We wanted to invite riders
If you're shopping for a new ride or want to refresh your bike with some new parts, the new issue of Freedom BMX is what you need. They've listed 100 of the best 2015 products in this special product issue so instead of searching the net, you can flip the pages and find the best products by category. Frames, bars, brakes, pedals, tires, chains, grips, stems, forks, new handlebars, whatever you are looking for. Mark the products that you'd like for Christmas so Santa knows what you want. That way you don't receive any of them stupid gifts that you don't really need.
Freedom BMX magazine is based in Germany and you'll find this issue at the better BMX shops over there. Now who's ready for Christmas?
Special LatinAmerica photography issue of Ehwey BMX mag. By Rob Leos.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.