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Sometimes it's hard to wait until the ramps are done. Jolife, Georgios Lakovidis and the Greece crew are axiously waiting until the new section of their concrete park is done. The park is located in Larisa, Greece and they're looking forward to welcome everyone 
10 May next is the date of the 2008 People's Spring Jam at the North Brigade in Cologne, Germany. A part of the BMX scene has never heard of this spot which hosted several contests in the past and even the 1994 World Championships. From the year 2000 it was forbidden to ride BMX at the banks and ramps of the North Brigade but since last year bikes are back on the program. No pegs allowed though but plastic pegs can be ridden and are available at the park. More info on directions and pics can be found at the North Brigade 
In-house BMX manufacturers are hard to find. S&M is one of them, FBM makes their own stuff and there are a couple more garage companies in the States that do things their own way. You can now add Standard to that list. Zeal BMX Distribution's Aaron Bellerby recently paid them a visit and they've got a full report on the facility 
The American Bicycle Association (ABA) "The Sanctioning Body of BMX", continues its diligent promotion of the sport. Now, after weeks of preparations, negotiations and working with the bicycle industry and supportive sponsors it announces a spotlight appearance on NBC's Today Show. NBC's leading morning news and information show has scheduled a demonstration and feature of BMX, the newest Olympic sport for Wednesday, April 30th 2008. The Today Show will feature USA's top BMX Olympic hopefuls Kyle Bennett, Donny Robinson and Arielle Martin. The true excitement is that an actual dirt BMX track will be constructed in Rockefeller Plaza for this first ever demonstration. The abbreviated track will feature a starting hill with electronic gate, a 120' straight, a roller section and a 16" double jump for Kyle, Donny and Arielle to showcase their skills. It's even rumored that some of the hosts of the show may even give it a try.
EXPN The Magazine extended feature: Paralyzed since a double backflip went bad last June, BMXer Stephen Murray is tackling his toughest trick ever: Getting back on his feet again: Read the complete story HERE or pick up a copy of the latest EXPN magazine.
The Tour Dur Laarbeek is a nice concept. 4 miniramps will be visited in one day. At 11:30am you can register for the Tour in Mariahout. The first stop starts there on June 22 at noon. Last year they had live bands at each stop an it did wake some people up in Mariahout when the band kicked off and the guys started riding. It's a BMX-Skate and inline event that is open for anyone to enter. At 2pm the hipped mini will be shredded followed by the spine ramp in Beek en Donk at 4pm and the final stop in Aarle-Rixtel at 6pm. 
Beginning with the new seasons’ product for 2009 (Arriving Sept 2008), Sport Import will take over all distribution rights for wethepeople bike co, Salt Bmx and FUSE protection. Despite the change in distributors, availability and delivery times will not be affected. We’re very much looking forward to working together. A combination of Sport Import’s excellent distribution network and the bmx professionalism of Bodo Hellwig (BMX-Sales) our product will 
KIA X Games Asia 2008, the number one action sports competition in Asia looks certain to start off on a winning note when it opens its gates to Shanghai on 1 May 2008 with another impressive line-up of world class athletes for the second consecutive year. Renowned athletes at this year’s event will see the return of Andy Macdonald, the current KIA X Games Skateboard Vert defending champion, who shares the honour of having the most number of X Games skateboard medals (16) with the legendary Tony Hawk ; the Yasutoko brothers Eito and Takeshi Yasutoko, who regularly finish first and second at major competitions around the world and have dominated aggressive in-line vert for the past 10 Asian X Games; and the 2006 X Games BMX Vert champion Chad Kagy, who was last year’s gold medallist for the same event at the KIA X Games Asia 2007. “We’re extremely heartened by the enthusiasm by the people of
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.