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Starting off with a 100 page full colour magazine deserves some credit. Session's premiere issue hit the market and it's full of BMX freestyle riding from all over the planet. Reports from Singapore (Metro jam), the X-Games, Germany (Rebel Jam), Braun Cruzer Tour (UK, Germany, France), the Dew Tour, The Netherlands (FAT-JAM), Ryan Guettler's backyard ramp in Greenville, Suzuki BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany plus Josh Hult's Backyard trails jam, Brawlin' at the Belmar and also the Bio Hazard trails shows that they did collect some material before slapping together the first issue. Dave Mirra scores the cover with a turndown at his own warehouse. Ryan Guettler took that photo.

Other riders who have a feature in issue 1 are: Def Paul Bonner, Cam White, Alistair Whitton, Elvis Stuppard and Nate Berkheimer. As you can see, it's not your typical So-Cal book.

A lot happens around Hoffman bikes all the time. Mat just got hit by a big truck, Christie has created a whole new look for the brand and Mark is taking care of a lot of things at the same time. The team is out there doing their thing and testing the product at the same time. New products we show you here are the Circle Grips, the Mushroom Grips, the Uber post, the Dekko frame and the Fat Free, Buxom and High Rise bars. If you look closely you can spot a sample of the FAT Free forks as well. 

Eric Hough helped develop and test the Quamen frame that he is riding. Lloyd Ramsay took some photos of his set up and Eric filled us in on his ride and lets you figure out from the pics which parts he runs.
-Frame: Quamen Bikes 4.2 lb street frame
-Intergrated Head Tube. angle - 74.5
-Double butted Seat tube. angle - 71
-Mid size Bottom bracket. height - 11.5

I like it when magazines are just numbered. That way you don't have to fool the readers with how recent your copy is and you can still sell it in the newsstands as the copy of this month. RIDE USA has released the December issue already but to my knowledge we are still in the month of October. Now that RIDE UK have gone monthly they could go by a monthly title too (this is the November issue) but why not simply call it issue 109. Man, 109 issues down and with 180 pages the fattest BMX magazine out there. It's $7 bucks (USA) well spent as the new issue has the following features:
-One man and his leg (stop whining now)
-Summer of FIT (Staying in shape with drill insructor Rob-O)
-Staying Strong (Dirt jams for Stephen)
-Euro Mega Fools: United Bikes (Barca again)

Sean Methven sent over some info and pics on some of Pro-Tec's new lids, pads, and gloves they have for 08: We have some new knee and elbow pads out called the Double Down's. They're a simple slide on neoprene pad with a ballistic nylon pocket over the knee that houses a removable hardcap and extra padding. They retail for $25 elbow and $30 for the knee.

We also have two gloves out called the Hi-5 and the Hands Down. The Hi-5 sells for $25 and is a simple no frills glove with an elastic wrist and a single layer nylon backing for airflow and a Clarino palm so it'll last a while. It comes in all black, grey/red/black, and an army green color. 

Frame: Mirraco Blend
Forks: Mirraco
Bars: Drive
Stem: FBM
Grips: Odyssey
Brake lever: Odyssey
Brake cable: Black
Rotor: Snafu 

Ron Bonner sent over some of the Shadow collection that is hitting stores this week. 2008 Shadow is moving on up to a full apparel collection. Sneak peak of that in December.

Here are a few of the stores that are carrying the Shadow collection this fall:
Rise above - Street one - Staff - Dan’s - Hardcore sports - Empire - OBMX - Goods BMX - 2X4

Dave Rytell has been a Mirraco rider since he won the the Local Exposure Tour. He recently put an '08 model together but didn't give in to the colour fashion. Here's his ride:
Frame. Mirraco LT
Forks. shadow
Bars. shadow big bars
Cranks. shadow
Pedals. shadow
Stem. shadow 9 oz
Sprocket. shadow
Wheels. hazerd light black rims laced with shadow rent 2 hubs
Chain. shadow black
Seat. Seth Kimbrough slim seat
Seat post. shadow lite
Tires. shadow

The Snafu crew cannot only impressively drink a whole lof ot 8.6's in a row, they make sure they have new products out on a regular basis. We've shot a few pics in their suite that we're going to show you here. Dave Mirra Grips, Morgan Wade Stems and the lightest forks on the market. Make a rundown through the SNAFU product and tell them that those bastards from Aarle-Rixtel sent ya.

SNAFU lowered the weight of their already light Butt Fork by utilizing 

In a press release that announced the birth of Tony Hawk BMX bikes Tony had some interesting this to say: Hawk: "I'm looking forward to a long and successful partnership with Dynacraft. Their expertise in bike design and technology has made them a leader in their industry. Together, we'll develop unique lines of "Tony Hawk HuckJam" bikes that will excite the most discerning consumers."  At the 2007 Interbike show in Las vegas it showed that the line of bikes was unique but not quite in a positive way.