This upcoming weekend we're going to the Urban Vibrations in France. They have breakdance comps and also a graffiti expo. I'm expecting to see some good stuff there. Today it was off to De Berenkuil in Eindhoven to see what's new. It was a quick biketrip there with the camera in the back pocket. When I left the camera battery had three bars but after a few shots the red started blinking. I managed to get some photos before it died completely. Here they are.

I'm writing to you all, to inform you that Steve McCann and Mongoose are parting ways. After 8 amazing years, Mongoose has decided to take a new direction with the brand. Which I wish them good luck with in there new direction with the company.

Steve McCann

For 5 bucks you're the owner of this BMX World magazine. The October-November issue has loads of racing reports, some interviews and lots of BMX Racing news. With BMX now being an Olympic Sport, the 100% race magazine can only profit from the popularity of the sport. 100 pages of full color photos on glossy paper shows that BMX is on the upswing. Finding the mag can be difficult but you can contact them on their website. The best way is getting a subscription so you don't even have to get out of the door to score the latest issue.

Okay, what's in this issue?
-Off-Track with Jason Richardson
-What the hell is a manual?
-Days of the Wildman
-My Ride with Josh Oie
-Now that's a first with Derek Betcher

This weekend we're off to the Vibrations Urbaines in France where a lot of riders will gather for the Dirt, Park and Flatland contest. Olivier Morineau just sent us some pictures of the park course so if you enter this contest you can already visualize your lines. 

The LG Action Sports Championships is excited to announce that a line-up of the 2008 season’s most elite action sports athletes is confirmed to compete in Seattle for the most prestigious title of the year. From October 31 – November 2 at Seattle’s KeyArena 150 of the world’s best pros in Skateboard, BMX, and Inline Skating will vie for their share of the $600,000 purse and title of LG Action Sports Champion.

Daniel Dhers (Caracas, Venezuela), Craig Mast (Warren, Ohio), Rob Darden (Greenville, SC), Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Australia), and Garrett Reynolds (Toms River, New Jersey), top the list of BMX Street competitors looking to dethrone the 2007 champion Morgan Wade of Tyler, Texas. The BMX Street action begins on Friday, with the finals following on Saturday afternoon.

BMX Vert will feature a tough competition as all the competitors chase the top man of the last four years, 37 year-old Jamie Bestwick

The dream to open up a store in Wuppertal, Germany had been playing in their heads for a long time. On 15 November the dream is coming true. The Local Face will opened on this day and the shop can be best described as: By Riders, For Riders. With an ever growing scene in Wuppertal with dirtspots, good street riding and the Wicked Woods indoor park, it was just a matter of time to provide the riders what they needed. BMX parts will come from: Colony, Verde, DK, We the People, Hoffman, Eastern, Subrosa, Mankind, Simple, snafu, Felt, Flybikes, Odyssey, S&M, and Proper. The clothing line

Two new wheelsets from Mirraco just hit the market. Here are the specs:

Black Pearl 3 Wheels
Highlights:
- Sealed F & R (4 sealed bearings in rear!)
- 9t 1pc Driver

One week ago, some of the EASTPAK riders, which included Ben Hennon, Mike Miller, Stefan Lantschner, me, Arthur Dietrich and Andy Zeiss ™ went on a little trip to check out a few concrete bowls and some streetspots in Belgium and Germany.

On day one, all the guys flew into Düsseldorf and Cologne, I went to Andy earlier that day so the rest of it, included picking up the dudes at the airport. Just because Hennon's bags didn't arrive, due to a short layover, we had to wait a few more hours to get on the road to Antwerp, Belgium. Not too bad, the first spot, a brand new concrete bowl with a cradle,a 80´s swimming pool, loads of hips and spines, was only two minutes by bike from the hotel. Pretty happy about the real first day started in this beast of pool/bowl. A lot of good stuff went down at that place, even when it was kinda too big if it´s your first time there. Most of the guys rode this hip with this giant cradle as a landing, but also just sessioning a „traditional“ two stage bowl was fun! 

It's a bit of a story but Animal Bike Co. cannot use the Animal name in the United Kingdom because of an existing brand named Animal. The BMX brand is therefore named: A Bike Co. To avoid lawsuits (never fun) importer 4Down have to be careful what products they put on the British market. New in the line is this zipped Hoodie. It is even called "UK Hoodie" since it does not have the Animal name on it but just the logo. A lot of BS going on there but it should not matter to you. These zipped lines hoodies will keep you warm for 59.99quid.

MAYWEATHER CRANKS
-100% heat-treated 4130 chromoly construction
-25.4mm O.D. x 1.4mm wall round crank arms
-LHD and RHD compatible
-48-spline arms fit Profile and FSA 19mm spindles
-Heat-treated 4130 chromoly hollow spindle
-Lightweight Allen head crank bolts with conical washers
-Two tuck pin holes: 1 standard, 1 for sub-22T micro sprockets
-Precision press-fit spindle design eliminates heavy pinch bolts
-Fits titanium aftermarket spindles (FSA, Profile, etc.)
-Three lengths: 170mm, 175mm, 180mm
-Works with all BB shell sizes (mid, Spanish, Euro, etc.)
-BB sold separately