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-Frame: simple weaver 21.2
-Forks: simple monarchy
-Headset: full spead ahead
-Stem: simple system
-Bars: simple Jetset bars 8.5 thats where its at!!
-Grips: odyssey Gary de Jong;)
-Bar ends: Eastern
-Chain: shadow conspiracy interlock

The new RIDE issue is out now. This month’s front cover is of United Bike Co rider; Nathan Williams and you can win a United Bike Co frame just like Nathan rides so you can do toboggans on bridges too. Inside RIDE UK has the usual regulars which are occupied by; Rob Castle, Jason Phelan, Randy Taylor, Marv, Joe Fox, Dan ‘Boiksi’ Kijewski, Mark Le-hair, Chase Hawk, Seth Kimbrough, Tyrone ‘ T-bone’ Matson and Jim Goodwin.
This month’s featured articles are:
Last Licks —The Final Days Of A Season
Nathan Williams —The Nathan Williams Interview
Odessa —Hazy Days In Holland
Shaun Hadlington —Blood From A Stone
Chester Blacksmith —’I'm Oer It’
Woodward —This One Time…
Bike Check —Chase Hawk

A few years ago I tried on some Oakley gloves with carbon fibre knuckle protection. I laughed at first but once I tried them on they felt good. The same was the case with these POC Index gloves that arrived in the mail. Thing is, you don't really feel the hard shields around your knuckles and it makes you feel like you can punch through the wall. Not that you need that extra knuckle protection all the time but if you hit the asphalt (racing turns) or hit the side of the ramp 

FRAME - HB Bama 20.5″
FORK - HB Bama
HANDLEBAR - HB Bama 8″
STEM - HB Top Load
HEADSET - Fly
GRIPS - Animal Edwin
SEAT - HB Circle Repeater Pivotal
SEATPOST - HB Pivotal
SEATCLAMP - built in
CRANK - Fly
CHAINWHEEL - Snafu Lite
PEDALS - Wellgo Mag

Morgan Wade’s Signature stem blew the lid off stem design without turning its back on what makes a good stem great. The hole down center is an inspired bit of weight savings, and the super slim profile is an aesthetic homerun.

www.snafubmx.com

At S&M they're always busy. Next to welding their own stuff, they are doing more and more distribution work for different brands. Orchid Footwear for instance will be on their program for 2010. The whole new ordering system should be in place in the beginning of 2010 as well which must be a hell of a job to set up. A new product for dealers on this system will be the Stay Strong Stem. It's a Redneck XLT with a Stay Strong logo on the front to help the Stephen Murray fund. If you need a new stem, get this one. It will last forever and you

You don't hear all that much of Session BMX magazine. I think lots of you don't even know it exists or where to get it. Issue #7 came in and in the time that they had to finish an issue, they sure collected lots of stuff for it. It's not that they have a big well known staff of photographers that you see at events. The mag consists of contributions from a lot of talented guys out there that don't always make the cut at "the big mags" with their own staff. And on this quality paper the shots come out great. 132 pages in total bring you a.o. a Daily Grind with Ricardo Laguna (does he run pegs?), Ryan Guettler's top 10 tunes, a bike check with Roman Tencza, Nasty's Stephen Murray benefit jam, Big in Bavaria dirt comp, X15, a night on the town with Cam Wood, Sam Schlappi interview, Mike Payne bio, the Gatorade demo with Nigel Sylvester and friends, Old School BMX Reunion, the Freestyle BMX World's in Cologne, and that's just part of the list. Now where do you find Session Mag? 

-Frame:     full Crmo w/ MID BB shell, integrated head tube & welded seat-clamp
-Fork:     full Crmo
-Wheels:     alloy DW 36h powder coat front rim, black anodized rear, w/ alloy hubs: front 3/8” Crmo axle & rear 1pc driver cassette w/ 14mm hollow axle
-Tires:     Maxxis Grifter lite (20x2.10 frt, 20x1.85 Rr) w/ wire beads
-Crankset:     3pc Crmo 170mm w/ sealed bearing MID BB set

Here are the 2 new Failure sprockets made in USA. They rule (if the Beard says so...)

Failure Crop Circle Sprocket
Made in the USA from 6mm think CNC machined 7075 aluminum with 6 circles machined at mutlilevels to save weight and give a

What's in a name? The Snafu 8.6 bars do have a story behind it. If you're not familiar with the Bavaria 8.6 beers I'll let you know that it's a heavy brew, made in Lieshout, Netherlands. In fact one day McGoo, Sully, Paul and I rode our bikes there to have a few brewski's. The 8.6 beer is strong. It had Day Smith pass out at the 1994 FATJAM after drinking two of them. But McGoo became the king