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Why not? If you're the editor of a magazine and your boss likes your idea of doing a SEX ISSUE you will have an exciting job for a couple of weeks. Photo shoots, interview, research, all in the favour of a good issue. Desillusion magazine has been around for a while. It hails from France and also covers some other "Urban" sports. It costs € 3,95 and if you want to try out an issue, it might as well be the SEX issue that you're spending your money on. The cover shows a photos of the 2 BMX-ers vs. 2 Porn Stars article. Guillaume Das Neves and Raphael Mazeyrat must have had some laughs during this photoshoot with Enola and Eliska (must be their porn names).  You have to actually search for more BMX in the mag which also covers surfing, music, skateboarding, snowboarding, FMX, Snowscoots, Parachute jumping and elastic boarding. It's got a full page of Kevin Robinson in his favorite position (high above the mega ramp) and a photos from the Red Bull Elevation comp of Doyle spinning a no-handed 360. The VANS Barak comp gets a full

Once a product has been designed it takes a little while before it’s packaged and on the shelve of your local bike shop. Prototyping, tooling, manufacturing, shipping and testing, it’s all part of the production process. Team riders and their friends usually take care of the final testing of a newly designed product so you might take a closer look at the team riders’ bikes next time you see them. It might just have some unknown parts on it.

You can find this Mirraco stem on Jean Marie Baertsch's bike. He is riding around in Switzerland somewhere.

Expo BMX is a small (but fierce) rider owned BMX T-shirt company, making exclusively BMX oriented graphic apparel. Right now the products are only available through their website.
Check the Griffin and Tattoo designs.

It's nice  to keep up with BMX worldwide and 2020 magazine fills us in on the latest BMX happenings over there in Australia. 2020 covers the jams, the contests and makes sure that everyone is up to date on the latest BMX news and products. Issue 26 has Sam on the cover and the shot was taken in New Zealand. For us it's easy to think that it's the same country since it's over there Down Under but I'm sure people get pissed off by that. Still, it's BMX and  Kiwi's and Aussies do get along (which should be the case).

The Content list of issue 26:
-Red Bull Elevation - Canada. Aussies are good at riding dirt so whenever there is a dirt comp, Australia will be represented up front.
-David Rubinich reports about the Mt Barker Jam
-Globetrotter Fairbairn writes about the FISE

Frame ACTUAL SIZES: Due to the 70° seat angle, the 21” New Deal frame is close to a normal 20,7”/20,8” frame (with popular 71° seat angle). To make things clear, read this:
- Imagine a normal 20,7” frame, with 71° seat angle. Keep in mind: 20,7” = 525,78 mm.
- If you change the seat angle to 70° (without changing anything else on this frame), the top tube length changes to 533,27 mm. And 533,27 mm = 20,99”.

THE offers a whole new way to protect your helmet. The new THE fit like a glove helmet bag will have you the talk of the pits and stand out in the crowd with this all new take on a helmet bag. The bag features a rear pocket for gloves or goggles, bottom pocket for additional storage, and a cell phone case attached to the removable strap. THE torch zipper pulls and a rubberized handle top off this one of a kind helmet bag. The THE Helmet bag is made of rugged H20 proof Plymax material to help protect whatever helmet you have inside.

Jean Marie Baertsch has been out of action since he broke his foot in the pro minramp contest at the 2007 Rebel Jam. Dealing with an injury sucks but JMB is back on the bike. He recently put a new bike together and has been hitting up some spots where he can get his flow back. Here's what his bike looks like:
Frame: Mirraco Fivestar
Fork: Flybikes Pantera

A while back we were asked to send copies of old BMX magazine covers to Vans as they were working on a special Syndicate project. It wasn't hard to find people riding Vans shoes on the covers of BMX Plus!, BMX Action, Freestylin', and R.A.D. It was the only shoe you would wear if you were a BMX-er or skateboarder.

Eastpak has been doing a lot for BMX over the years. They sponsor a killer team, they do road trips, Eastpak advertises in the BMX media, they sponsor the big events and hook up the smaller gigs with goodies whenever they feel like it. You probably know Eastpak from their strong bags with years and years of warranty but they have also started to make more than just T-shirts. Jackets, longsleeves, shorts, polo's, hoodies, pants, the list goes on and on. 

Think about for a second: BMX. Bicycle Motocross. When you want to imitate motocross on a bicycle, you need a bike that looks like a motocross bike. FELT have made a bike that looks like a Yamaha from the seventies, right around the time when BMX was born (in the USA). Buddy seat, fenders, wide bars, number plates, knobby tires, it actually looks great. But Felt are know for their BMX range and they're now in stock.