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Hey guys, I keep seeing a lot of questions about my association with Madd Gear, and apparently whoever sent my new edit over didn't really clarify my relationship with MGP (Madd Gear). Basically MGP is now the sole distributor of KHE here in the US, and they hired me to handle KHE sales. What this means is I'm still riding for KHE and I still ride a KHE

Allan Cooke has resigned his position as BMX Brand Manager, a position he has held at Haro for nearly three years. “During this time, Allan has led a team that has significantly changed the face of Haro BMX and pointed it back in the direction of its creative roots,” said Joe Hawk, Haro’s COO.

Allan has decided to take a job with a leading manufacturer of helmets located in his native Northern California and assuming the duties of Sports Marketing and Events Coordinator. Allan’s last day at Haro will be Wednesday, April 4th.

“He shares some of the same qualities as Haro’s founder Bob Haro-love of the sport, strong work ethic, and making great product ridden by the world’s best athletes. We will miss him but we are appreciative of the care and direction he’s given the brand during his tenure at Haro,” added Hawk.

“I can’t thank everyone at Haro enough for making the

Join us on Saturday, April 14th for the 5th Annual Vans BMX AM contest at the Vans Skatepark at the Block in Orange! Guest judges include BMX riders:
-Cory Nastazio
-Josh Harrington
-Colin Mackay
-Ronnie Napolitan.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the contest starting at 2:30 p.m. Winners will receive a one-year pass to ride for free at the Vans Skatepark, including a sponsor prize pack and a 1st place trophy.

Check out the attached flyer for more details!

Interbike isn't the only bicycle show on the planet. It might have the biggest BMX party of the year with Ride BMX's NORA CUP, but the BMX industry travels around to more shows than the one in Las Vegas. The Taipei show is well up there on the importance ladder, along with the Eurobike show in Germany in September. Kamil Feifer of 34R BMX company flew over to Taipei and sent us some photos he took at the show. Curious what he got to see? Come on in.

NASS Regional BMX Park Qualifying Series Relentless Energy Drink NASS 2012will introduces a qualifying system for The Relentless Energy Drink NASS ‘BMX Park’ Event. Athletes will only be able to compete at NASS through previous results at major events, regional UK qualifiers or wildcard slots. Each qualifying round will offer a prize purse of up to £2,000 and the opportunity to compete for a place at the prestigious BMX ‘Park’ Event at NASS with prize money of £18,000.

Regional Qualifiers: to sign up to ride please go here.

Qualifying Details: Each qualifying event will offer 5 places into the NASS park BMX event. Events are open to anyone including those pre qualified. Should a pre qualified athlete finish in the top 5 the next non qualified athlete will move into that position.

Formats:

Today, Dig BMX Magazine and Quality Bike Products (QBMX) announce that QBMX will distribute Dig in the US to its network of BMX dealers from issue 87 (on sale 29th February). The partnership will allow Dig BMX to further expand its extensive US newsstand and international distribution to reach an even greater audience. This partnership will coincide with the re-launched and enhanced Dig website at the end of February. 

Ipath Footwear, fresh off of strong showings at the recent Long Beach and New York City Agenda trade shows, has formed a BMX team led by industry legend, Van Homan. Homan, an X-Games medalist in street, dirt, and park is joined by fellow team members Seth Kimbrough, Shane Weston and Alex Magallan. While Ipath’s roots run deep in skate, they have been widely accepted and welcomed into both the BMX and surf communities as the lifestyle footwear brand for the active youth culture.