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Name: Harry Main
Age: 18
Hometown: Liverpool! England.
Sponsors: Monster Energy, Mirraco bikes, Nike 6.0

Frame: Mirraco Prototype
Fork: Dk R/T Race forks
Handlebars: Chrome Badgers 

Frame: Mongoose Moosegoose Chrome (I raced this bike once...not a big succes.)
Forks: Mongoose Moosegoose Chrome
Headset: Mongoose Stamped Tange Headset 1" Chrome
Stem: Mongoose Gold Stem
Bars: Mongoose Stainless Steel Bar
Grips: Mongoose Team Grips Yellow NOS
Brakelever: Shimano Tourney Silver NOS
Brakecable: Shimano Black NOS
Brake: Shimano Tourney Silver NOS
Brakepads: Shimano Tourney Black NOS
Front tire: Mongoose Snake Belly 1.75" Skin Wall ( I NEED A 2.125"!) 

Daniel Dhers is in Taipei doing some shows at the moment. We got a secret photographer up there who took some photos of Daniel's new KHE bike. The head tube has got some engraving, the top tube is low and on the short side (works for Daniel) and it's got one of those built in seatpost clamps. How light it is? We can't tell you exactly but it's gotta be light. Bike check soon?

Frame: 1980 Mongoose Motomag Nickel Plated / Original Stickers NOS
Forks: Ashtabula stamped Forks 1" Matt Black NOS
Headset: Tange MX2 Chrome 1" NOS
Stem: Ashtabula type gooseneck Matt Black NOS
Bars: Mongoose type High bars Matt Black NOS
Grips: Mongoose Team Grips Yellow Original Used
Brakelever: Shimano Tourney Silver Polished NOS
Brakecable: Shimano Black NOS 

A magazine with a Free DVD for € 6.95. If that sounds interesting, look for the new issue of Soul magazine as it has your free copy of DOUCE with it this time. The magazine covers the following French riders: Alex Valentino, Luc Legrand, Kevin Guerdner, Jerome Gaultier, Alex Baret, Anthony Lille, and Daniel Mini plus they've got the regulars in this issue too. The package deal is interesting. Don't go to McDonalds and order menu number one. Instead, spend it on Soul and feel much better afterwards.

Here one of the reasons I didn't talk to you for a long time, I'm building 10 Old School bikes and spent 25 hours a day on Ebay, more results later. 1981 TORKER MX (Paul de Jong's personal Frame and Set up)
-Frame: Torker MX LPCM Chrome Double Toptube 1981 Paul's Original Frame
-Forks: Tange TX500 Chrome 1" NOS
-Headset: Tange MX2 Chrome 1" NOS
-Headlock: Suntour Gold 1" NOS 

Believe it or not but I just typed up a RIDE UK review that took me 45 minutes. I went through the whole list in the mag. Page by page. When I wanted to upload it, the fucking back-office ran out of time and automatically logged out. I normally play it save by copying the text before hitting the upload button but this time I did not. I was going to forget about the whole damn review but basically I had no one to blame but myself. I am now well aware of what's inside the latest RIDE UK mag. For those who think it's a bike check issue with 22 British Role Models I'm 100% sure they haven't read it all. There is so much more than that. The short little interviews of various types with Mitch Yates, Jason Phelan, The Count, Tony Hamlin, Jordan Utley, Charlie Jobling, Dave Jacobs, and Jon Edwards are just the beginning. 164 pages of BMX in total. The main articles are about the Role Models, a BlackOut Distro trip, Josh Bedford interview, and a Profile trails mission. But then we haven't mentioned the contest

Some magazines just follow the trendy people, do some interviews and road trips and are happy that another month has passed by. At Cream they do it a little different. They are the creators of the scene and since they're based in Paris, they've got a good view on fashion too. But next to bringing you the trendy Paris fashion they also have loads of BMX stuff in the mag. After some regular articles (Editorial, TOC, contest schedule, nusic reviews, product news, and a Patoch column) the mag speeds up into a Simpel Session report. Julien Muguet's portfolio gets opened followed by a 6 page Homeboy report on Arthur Dietrich who currently lives in England. A trip from Colombia to Panama will bring some good stuff. Raphael Chiquet made the journey and reports about it in the March-April 09 issue. Portfolios with photographers will result in great photos for the mag. Hannes Ortmann provides some of his favorites to fill pages 44-49.

Not much of a review but at least you know what's inside the new issue of BMX Plus! magazine. April 2009.
THIS ISSUE:
*Benefit Buyer's Guide
*Long Beach Flatland Jam
*Free & Cheap Ideas
*Huge 10 Page How-To Special
*Premium and Specialed Fuse 3 Bike Tests
*Catfish comes with another fresh column
*Check out Dave Rytell's Mirraco
*Clipless Pedals VS. Flat Pedals
*Project Speed Racer
*Moving Pictures for your wall and more! You can't go wrong!

On the cover: Jon Peacy

Here is a Mankind update with specs and photos of the new Mankind products, which will be hitting the streets late this spring.

Mankind Pearl blue Colour:
This is the new pearl blue colour in which the Mankind Forward Frame, Bar, Fork and Justice cranks are available.