We talked about it today. A magazine sized box arrived at Paul's Boutique but it had no magazines in it. It's strange to say, but I don't really miss BMX magazines. The fact that the content is several weeks old makes it dated in this fast paced world. Keeping a riding trip a secret until the magazine goes to print is tough these days with all the Insta live stories, Facebook live posts and other social media platforms around that makes instant coverage available for everyone. And then today Dig announced the launch of a new 148 page high quality BMX photo journal which made me curious and wanting to see it. For all magazine junkies, you can order issue 99.8 online in the DIGbmxstore for €10,88. Here's what you can expect:
La Cribs New York City 2017 Trip. The La Cribs shop crew from Montreal hopped down to NYC to hit up some classic spots and put together this rad video, including a nice appearance from the Brooklyn Banks.
"Andrew can be found out in Silverlake, well groomed and looking like a Hollywood B list celebrity. But don’t be mistaken because the man knows how to get his hands dirty and when the lights, camera, action play out he will be shredding his BMX in any unsupervised pool in Southern California. Its always a pleasure heading out with Andrew and hitting various pools, ditches and wall ride spots stoked to have produced another little piece with him for the world to see. No pool is safe from this guy, cheers mate!” - Calvin Kosovich
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.