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#printisnotdead. That goes for SOUL BMX Magazine out of France just as well as it goes for BMX Rider magazine that also just released another issue of their mag. It's weird to think that if there would be no magazines left, that it's impossible to score "a cover". As a rider, or as a photographer these things are a fairly big deal. Hadrien Picard shot this cover and I'm sure there will be more to come for him but it will be getting harder with less BMX magazines being printed and less issues coming out by those mags that are still going.

#86 of Soul just came out today and doesn't require wifi to read it. It's free too. Visit a good BMX dealer in France to pick up your copy.

#printisnotdead! After the bad news that Factory Media is stopping print media it doesn't mean that all print is now gone. Without Freedom BMX magazine around, BMX RIDER mag will most likely do better. It's still nice to have a magazine in your hands and the Germans have a chance to grab a new issue of BMX Rider now. Issue #17 just came out and has a whole lot to offer in a slightly new layout. They're covering the German BMX scene but are also looking abroad. Winter is over, bring on spring!

WINTER SUCKS MY HARMONY!?
Well, dirt diggers think different. When it's cold and wet, the dirt is ready to be packed. Benny Paulsen explains.

PERU UNITED
Camilo Gutierrez not only gets the cover of the new issue, but a

Leatt introduces the 3DF Airflex knee and elbow guards. See what they have to offer so you can ride again after the crash.
KEY FEATURES
-Super slim 6mm CE impact certified
-Weight only 100gram each for Elbows
-Weight only 105gram each for Knees
-Armourgel ultra slim impact absorbing gel
-MoistureCool wicking fabric

Frame: "Femur Frame" by Impurity Bike Co.
Bars: "Deluxe Team Handle Bars".
Fork: "Saito Street Forks" by DartBMX.
Stem: Superstar Elect Stem (Mid-School / Discontinued).
Grips: "Backlash" by Alienation.
Headset: "Prime" by DartBMX.
Seat: "Fatty Combo" by DartBMX.
Seat Post: See above.
Clamp: Integrated.

Torker didn't really know that they made a "Freestyle / Trickridingframe when they made their "Race" frame with twin toptubes in the late seventies. I raced with a Torker and when I started to do some trickriding between races it was a good choice cause it made framestanders a lot easier. Bob Haro rode one too and the first HARO FREESTYLER is also made by Torker, the first real "Freestyle BMX" frame in the World. This is a Torker set up as I rode from about 81-85 with one of the first SKYWAY Spinmasters (Gyro) and Axle standers (Pegs) in Europe, we had a hook up at SKYWAY

Frame: Lairdframe
Forks: Demolition Elite
Headset: Not sure
Bars: Tree Sequoia
Stem: Madera Mast
Grips: ODI Longneck Super Soft
Brake Lever: Odyssey Trigger
Top Cable: SST
Gyro: Odyssey GTX-R
Lower Cable: Odyssey

You want your forks to be strong, have the right spec and when Dennis Enarson approves on the final design, you know you've got your hands on a killer part. Welcome to HARO's SD FORK:
-Dennis Enarson signature fork
-100% heat treated 4130 chromoly
-CNC machined 1 piece internally threaded steer tube with integrated bearing race
-Tapered legs

Results Round one:

Elite Men:
1. Sylvain André
2. Amidou Mir
3. Damien Godet
4. Romain Mayet
5. Quentin Caleyron
6. Romain Mahieu
7. Romain Riccardi
8. Bence Bujaki

Elite Women:
1. Mariana Pajon
2. Eva Ailloud
3. Magalie Pottier
4. Pauline Corlobé
5. Camille Maire
6. Vilma Rimsaite

This bike was cruising in my hometime and I was chasing the kid to buy the wheels but he disappeared. Weeks later I found him again and offered him a new GT bike for his old and crapy painted Mongoose and he agreed.
-Frame: Mongoose Motomag 1979 Repainted and Reproduction Stickers
-Forks: Mongoose Tange 1200 Black 1"
-Headset: Tange MX2 Chrome 1" NOS
-Stem: Asthabula Gooseneck Matt Black
-Bars: Asthabula Hi-Rise Bars Gloss Black