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It seems everyone has their own bike coming out these days, but this black to white fade PK Ripper from The Hundreds is the business! In collaboration with SE Bikes, there will be 300 units produced but knowing how fast the Adam Bomb brand sells out, these will be gone on the triple double. No word on release dates as yet.

Thanks to Choq for pointing this out to us.

I'm taking back my words about Cream not having BMX-covers. They must have changed thier minds when they had this photo of Andy Buckworth in their hands doing a flair on a trannie in Paris that is so small that his flairs are three times as high. Andy rolled up and pulled a couple of them without hesitating so all photographers had their favourite angle. That's what's up! I've been meaning to send Andy this mag but I'm waiting for an extra copy of Freedom BMX magazine as he has the backcover Mirraco and and he'd like a copy of that mag too. Andy is starting to blow up with his third place finish in Huntington Beach last weekend and more to come. Good lad. Other content of the mag: Martti Kuoppa naked, LA Street Jam, the FISE contest, NIKE team in Paris, Barcelona Turismo, Josh Perry, Mirraco French tour, Austrian KOD, Roula 3, Devon Denham, Inside Proper Bike Co, Alexey Proshin, King of Paca, and an Old School Show.

Lightweight brakeless front wheel from Superstar:
-Superstar Duty rim
-Superstar Overdrive front hub
-36 strong stainless steel spokes, 3 cross
-spoke length: 184 mm
-920 grams / 2.03 lbs

What's with the frame you're riding at the moment?
Koji: It's a Hitman Killer Kraft 4.6 pounds

How come it took so long to get a deal going?
Koji: Beats me??? I don't mind buying bikes form shops cause every bit helps but I was getting a little out of my buget when I was buying a frame every 2 mounths

Has this one been holding up well?
Koji: It's really one of the best frames I have ridden and it's well made.....

What forks do you run? 

-Frame: totalBMX “6:57” low frame w/20.6 tt
-Fork: totalBMX proto’s
-Headset: Eastern
-Stem: totalBMX proto’s
-Bars: totalBMX proto’s
-Grips: Animal Edwins
-Lever: Colony Transformer
-Brake: Proper Magna U-Brake
-Gyro/cable: SST (top cable) odyssey (lower) Snafu (Detangler) 

Kurt Rasmusson, Drew Bezanson, fresh products, new threads, Albe’s, how-to 180 with Dakota Roche, Kink’s Taiwan trip, Good ol’ U.S.A., ten of the best street spots of all time, and more… Here’s what’s inside issue 159.

- Departments -

First Words
Keith Mulligan addresses the irony of two featured articles, one year prior to this issue, which managed to find its way into this month’s issue.

Start
After a run-in with the law, the light at the end of the tunnel may seem out of reach, but for Paul Horan, that light was riding.

The new issue of Zwanzig Zoll dropped on the doormat yesterday and we dove into it straight away. The editor kicks off the issue with a New-school vs. Old-school editorial which makes a lot of sense. It's in German by the way so if you want a translation, let me know. The other two articles I read were the Markus "Monkey" Braumann pro interview and an interview with Ralf Maier. Both interesting reads. Other than the interviews the mag has reports about trips to Barcelona, Magdeburg and Mainz. Don't forget about the pin-up girl spread, the product pages, reviews and contest reports (Highway to Hill, T-Mob qualifier). All in all a quality full colour magazine that covers the German scene and peeks across the border as well. Add a touch of art (Obey Print Retrospective and a rider/cartoon artist report) and you'll get an impression of what Zwanzig is all about. If you want Zwanzig to drop on your floormat too, simply contact them at the address listed below. 

The new issue of Freedom BMX arrived today. Just in time for the World's. Here's the list of contents. Sure it's got something you like:
-Video: Stew Johnson about Anthem II
-Media: iPhone-BMX-Applications
-Videodayz Pt. II: Also Tarantino had to start somewhere
-Klassenfahrt 2009: Let’s go Portugal!
-Vans Let it Ride Tour 2009: Waffels allover
-Vans Let it Ride Bowlcontest: Concrete doesn't give
-Robin Buck Interview: ‘I can only ride ramps’
-FISE: Europe's biggest action sports festival
-T-Mobile EP: Dirt-Session in Duisburg
-Rambazamba in der Pampa: Erfurt Street Jam
-Highway to Hill: The last one, three times in a row
-Asslar Springbreak: Living on the countryside
-Deepbmx Trip: How to get lost in London

Rowley's new Lifestyle shoe updates and upgrades the original Rowley XLT. Features suede and leather, or leather upper, internal elastic tongue stays, molded EVA sock liner, some overlays for durability, TPU heel clip for added support, extralite CMEVA midsole, and super sticky gum rubber outsole. Rowley XLT Elites are non Vegan, but work for BMX, and definitely work at the bar. It's hard to keep up with all the latest shoe models but the XLT's are a classic.

Starting a bike company ain't easy. Actually, starting one is easy, keeping it in business is the hard part. But when you love nothing but BMX and running your own show is what you've always wanted to do, just follow that dream. That's what Hitman bikes is all about. The sticker and T-shirt company has now turned into a parts company