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Bernd Fröhner from Nuernberg sent us some photos of a new skate plaza that will be opened at the end of this month (September 30th). It's always a long process to get a place like this done for the home town but the people in Fuerth, Germany pulled it off and a big congratulations goes to them.

On sunday etnies officially opened the etnies Outdoor Trainings Facility right next to their EMEA headoffice on the houthavens in Amsterdam. The etnies OTF brings some fresh energy into the BMX scene with this public facility with multiple tracks. At the opening riders could ride the pump track for the beginners, table line for the amateurs, dirt line and a park setup.

The opening kicked off at 2 o'clock but some riders were there way early and eager to ride. The opening was a huge success with during the day about 150 people enjoying the weather, riding and music. Riders where on all parts of the track and stoked about the new playground and their friends and family were enjoying their beer and burger in the lounge area which is a perfect spot to overlook all the action in the park. The jam was without a schedule so riders could ride whatever they wanted.

Etnies had some prizes to give away which Syo van Vliet called

A few weekends ago (24th of August) I witnessed the grand opening of Knighton’s new skatepark (Knighton BMX / Skate Park). A few weeks before the opening day I was contacted by David Bennett (of the KB/SP committee) and asked if I could help make provisions for a BMX demo – I made some phone calls which resulted in the formation of a small demo team.

The team itself was called the Valleyside Stunt Team and 

The exhibition the shop organised opened on Weds night, was a great success! It runs at Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, Exeter, until the 29th Sept. The Exhibition is a chance to show the rich history skateboarding and BMX has in Exeter, with video and photos from 1980 to the present day. Having worked at The Boarding House since the mid 90's, Tim Ruck was in the perfect position to gather all the material needed from a wide range of

Well here we are again, last trip was two years ago to San Diego. This time were heading to Oregon, and for 7 days! Looking for parks, trails, street, and good times! The guys on the trip are: Luke Otten, Tyler Lynch, Kenny Kekow, Quinn Doctor, Chase Mcalvain, Sean Thrower, Kris Abildgaard, and Seb Abildgaard.

So Saturday, day one we headed all met up at Kenny Kekows house, loaded up and headed North on I5. We made the decision to hit up Klamath Falls Skatepark along the way to Bend, Oregon.

Klamath Falls is a pretty big park. With no shortage of lines. Not geared towards the street side too much, but mad flow, and punk skater kids complained about pegs. Lol. It was a good spot none the less. We then decided to head to the time share cabin

If Woodward is too far and you still want to go to paradise, UNGRAVITY STREET SUMMERCAMPS 2013 AT EUROCAMP is your solution. The place hosted the 2012 rebeljam and received nothing but killer feedback with people wanting to go back there to ride, or spend a holiday there. FATBMX will go back again this summer and so should you. The place is amazing. There are even Summer Camps going on so if you want to get BMX lessons, stay at the beach, and have a good time, consider signing up for the Ungravity Summercamp. More info below:

Objectives
+ Initiate and/or improve students in the practice of SKATE/INLINE/BMX/SCOOTER in a safe and fun way.
+ Enhance his favortite sport where the child/adolescent is formed at both sporting and
+ Live during the summer a different and memorable experience with children that have the same interests and motivations in one of the best facilities, such as the ones prepared for sliding

Ramp building is something a lot of people can do. But when it comes down to designing and building in a short period of time, you will be able to decide the men from the boys. Currently a crew of ramp builders have made it to Amsterdam to finish up the course for the Red Bull Framed Reactions. Instead of starting from scratch, the crew had a lot of ramps available already as all the Red Bull Skylines ramps had been transported to Amsterdam a few months ago. But the ramp set-up in the Westerpark next week won't bee the same as the

Despite the bad weather Peyuco Duhart, Mayor of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pierre Agnès, Andy Mooney and Bob McKnight from the Quiksilver Group officially opened the Skatepark 162 on Tuesday, May 28th. Some amateurs and professional skateboarders from the DC team enjoyed a short sunny spell to show some tricks to the public. Then, the evening ended with a concert by the rock band"The Ringo Jets". This 1200 m2 public concrete spot, located in the Jalday area is the result of a Partnership between the Lafitenia association and the town of

Amsterdam isn't a city I visit all too often but with the Red Bull Framed Reactions event coming up I was in town a few times already this year. I'd heard about the new bowl that Miktor and Molf put together as an art project. It doesn't matter where the money comes from, as long as there are more spots to ride. This one however is hidden on the NDSM warf in Amsterdam north. Actually it's only 100 meters from Skatepark Amsterdam and 50 meters from the Red Bull offices. But still you won't see it.