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First Words Editor In Chief Keith Mulligan talks about the risks we face every day while street riding and reflects back on a few of his more memorable encounters with “the man.”

Start
Ryan Fudger was at the wrong place at the right time, and somehow managed to get a great photo and story out of it. The United guys and their video camera weren’t so lucky…

Up Front
Sponsor Block, Injured List, and Fine Print all condensed down to the meat of it all. 

They're at the printers' at the moment so it won't be long before the three new FATBMX T-shirts will be available. The designs were made by Medow Designs over in Huntington Beach, California and consist of:

1  FATBMX Lookback (available in black & grey)
2  FATBMX OS Logo (available in black)
3  FATBMX Bikes, Beers & Bitches (available in multiple colours)

Sizes range from Small - XL
Price: € 15,= euros

Available at: Paul's Boutique

Sam Foakes' FAT FAVs will be up in the next couple of days but here's a photo of the flatland rider from the UK already, on the cover of Cream magazine. I'm liking the cover actually, hope you do too. Here's the content list of the February-March 2010 issue:

-Dirt in Colombia.
-Twenty in LA
-Savakas
-World Classic Tokyo
-Manu Sanz is back
-BMX collector
-Edouard Martin
-Street Ride portfolio
-Ben Snowden
-Brooklyn Banks

Here's one of Mirra Bike Co's complete bikes in the Street line: The Chocolate. Ridden, designed and endorsed by Nigel Sylvester. It's got the full heat treated aftermarket frame and the complete bike weighes in at 24.3 lbs. Now read the spec list to see if this one would fit your type of riding.
-T/T length:    21" top tube length
-Color:     Flat Black
-Frame:    "aftermarket frame / full heat-treated Sanko / Japanese Crmo w/ S.B. & D.B. tubing w/ MID BB shell, integrated head tube & 

These Made in the USA Pitchforks come in Black, White, & Chrome and have a Lifetime Warranty to the original owner. The tapered legs have a larger OD where you need strength and a smaller OD where you want the leg out of the way. The forks are designed with more wall thickness around drop-outs for weld strength. They've got a one piece CNC machined steerer tube, weigh 1.9 lbs and come with an integrated Headset race. Before leaving the shop they receive a 4Q Baked heat-treatment and Rust Proof Zinc coating.

The new RIDE UK issue is in! This February the issue comes with free stickers and a treat of a front cover – featuring Ben Hennon doing at topless nac nac at one of the sunniest places on earth. Inside there is the usual regulars which are occupied by; Matty Lambert, Alex Kennedy, Richard Homer, Chris Doyle, Josh Bedford, Scott Ditchburn and more. Check out this months features:

Return to roots —Vans Europe in California.
Nike 6.0 Partners In Crime —A Pair of Wethepeoples in Bulgaria
Alicante —Sunshine Hills, Cerveza, and the Crazy Peanut
Malta —Riding the Rock
TU Wheel Co. —Northern Exposure
Weekender: Project 5 Ghetto Jam —Newcastle

RIDE

New issue of BMX Plus is out now. Here's what's inside:
FEATURES:
-SOMETHING FISHY: Little fish in a big pond
-ON THE SPOT: What motivates Colin Mackay
-ON THE MOVE: Nice trick, Darth!
-INSIDE THE PROS’ BIKES: Mark Webb’s Total BMX
-HEADS UP: Heath loves big hips
-PRO-SPECTIVE: The fire under the vert ramp
-TECH TIP: Simple fixes to common problems
-FLYPAPER: Chad Kerley lets ’em fly
-ON THE MOVE: Icepicks made easy
-NEW PRODUCT REVOLUTION: Where is your bike headed?
-RIDERS OF THE YEAR: Did your favorite riders win?
-NOSTALGIA: “Thunder” Danny Nelson
-RESTORATION NATION: Mat Hoffman’s T/A restoration

Severed Alliance bike co was an idea I've had for years, I always kept in tune with the new developments that bike companies were using and after a long conversation with a friend I thought, what the hell I'll give it a go. This company is years in the making and my goal is to make the stuff that I want to ride, and if others want to ride it too then thats cool.Severed Alliance is from England but we get all our stuff manufactured in the far east like most other companies out there. The tubing we use for our parts however is somewhat different

-Frame: DK Kachinsky
-Forks: DK Alpha
-Headset: Fly bikes
-Stem: DK Alpha
-Bars: DK crazy 8 bars
-Grips: DK Tuska
-Bar ends: ODI
-Brake lever: Odyssey 

Tioga’s relentless determination to develop the fastest race tires available results in the PowerBand - a front specific tire designed to fully capitalize on the well groomed surfaces of today’s race tracks. The PowerBand shares many of the same design elements with the famed PowerBlock but with extra emphasis on reducing drag and minimizing rotational weight which are more critical to a front tire. The fast rolling aspect of the PowerBand is obvious. Harder to see is the improved stability made possible by a combination of the tire’s profile and the width of its center tread band. Such unique design principles let Tioga engineers adopt a smaller width casing for substantial weight savings, while at the same time enhancing all the important functionalities of a front tire. The result is a 1.85” PowerBand with performance gains shattering that of wider, heavier tires.

A true difference maker that during testing, Tioga rider Donny Robinson proclaimed the PowerBand “The best front tire I’ve