84 pages of BMX divided by freestyle and race is what the July issue of BMX Plus! magazine brings you. Connor Fields makes the cover showing that Plus! cares about racing as well. This issue has a lot of info for the BMX fans. Next to their regular articles like the Inside Scoop, Mailbag, Ask the BMXperts, Trick Stuff, Shop directory, Mini Mart and Parting shot, the BMX Plus brings you a report about Ryan Guettler's This Is BMX RV trip with a lot of heavy hitters on board. You can learn Nothings with Ryan Nyquist in a couple of steps. Also Adam Kun's bike gets inspected and there was a session at the Full Factory place for all who wanted to ride. Race fans will be interested to read about the Carbon Bikes by HARO, GT, SX, Prophecy and Redline as well as the USA/UCI SX Championships. If you want to get a job in the BMX industry, some industry vets have the tips for you. Your $ 4.99 might be well spent for that article alone. The product section checks the Excess wheels and some Answer gear, who are making
he SD v2 is the second version of Dennis Enarson’s signature model frame. Dennis is one of the gnarliest dudes and isn’t scared to send it, so his main focus with the SD model is strength, with no gimmicks. This new frame has an added gusset at the toptube/head tube junction, so aside from a slightly thicker top and downtube, it now has two gussets to stamp an already burly frame. The SD v2 also has an hourglass bottom bracket. Available in matte red, blue, and black.
Attitude, Riding & Travel. That's what ART stands for. Number 7 of their BMX webzine if full of that. Scheduled to be out in April, but with a contents list that long, we give them some extra time to finish things up. You be prepared, because it's coming. Soon.
Covers are a big deal. Getting one is awesome. Selling a magazine to newcomers relies on the cover shot most of the time. #188 graces Brad McNicol doing a giant transfer on big concrete quarters somewhere in Spain. But the horizontal photo shows a small Brad. It's a good thing that BMX is written on the front page. But enough about the cover. Here's what's inside:
Deadlines can be stressful but the Freedom crew survived for the 118th time. The new mag is here and features a Spaniard on the cover who grew up in Germany and has a Czech name. Fernando Laczko also recently visited Berlin for the Monster Street Series and felt at home straight away. Here's the contents list so you know what you can expect when the new mag drops on the doormat or when you pick one up at the newsstands.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.