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Frame: BULLS “Camerlengo”
Forks: Shadow,”Vultus”, 9,5” x 30”
Headset: FSA, 1,1/8”, integrated
Stem: BULLS “Alabama”, 1 1/8” ahead
Bars: Shadow,”Vultus”
Grips: Odi, Longneck Lamello
Chain: Yaban, super light
Sprocket: BULLS “Spinner”, 28T
Cranks: BULLS Prototype, 48T Spline

Un unusual cover for a BMX magazine but awesome at the same time. Brad Simms was stopped on his world travel in Helsinki, Finland by Kai Kuusisto so he could get the shot.

014 BALLBAG – 99 PROBLEMS: Yep, things at DIG are changing in a big way. Will Smyth tells you more…

016 – 033 CHRONICLES OF A JOURNEY THROUGH MIDDLE EARTH: Rod Dolecki and Eric Hennessey head to New Zealand and discover that Flight of The Conchords isn’t even the best thing to come out of there.

034 – 047 THE FOLLOWING: A second full-length United video project is in the works so Fred Murray headed to Malaga and Tenerife on the first two trips with Slattery, Tom Sanders, Alex V and more…

Name: Daián De Medeiros.
Support/Hook-ups: Impurity Bikes, Breackless BCN, Pinzat Bags and Velo Shoes.
 
Frame: Impurity Bikes - Mirrage (Limited Edition).
Fork: Impurity Bikes Factory Fork.
Headset: Impurity Bikes.
Stem: Odyssey Classic Top-Load.
Bars: Shadow Vultus 8,5.
Grips: ODI.

If you want to buy a good bike that's ready to ride as it stands on the dealer floor, don't hesitate to check out the 500.1 complete from Haro Bikes. It's got what you need.
-100% chromoly frame with butted down tube, Mid BB shell, integrated head tube, tapered seat and chain stays, welded seat clamp, 20.5” or 21” top tube length and removable brake and cable mounts
-100% chromoly fork with internal threaded CNC steer tube and tapered legs
-100% chromoly bars 8.50” (on 20.5”) or 8.75” (on 21”) with Haro
-CNC alloy top load stem
-48-spline chromoly 175mm cranks with 28T CNC alloy sprocket and sealed Mid BB

Name: Adam Dyson
Sponsor/Hook ups: Impurity Bikes.

- Frame: Impurity femur  
- Forks: Impurity f32
- Headset: Impurity.
- Stem: The Set top load
- Bars: Impurity Styr
- Grips: ODI

Name: Ben Leow
Support/Hook-ups: Impurity Bikes and Rayxtreme
 
Frame: Impurity Haf
Forks: Impurity f13
Headset: Premium Headset
Stem: Haro Lineage topload stem
Bars: Premium Lodes bar 8.75
Grips: Khe sholace grip
Bar ends: Odyssey par ends

Name: Brad Thomas
Support/hook-ups: Impurity Bike Co., Monster Army.

Frame - Impurity Mirrage 2, 20.85.
Fork - Impurity Pro Fork V2.
Headset - Impurity.
Stem - Free For Ride (34R).
Bars - Impurity Styr bar.
Grips - ODI longnecks.

Name: Jose A. Gutierrez Campos.
Support/Hook-ups: Impurity Bikes.
 
- Frame: Impurity ~ Mirrage
- Forks: Impurity.
- Headset: Impurity.
- Stem: Fly Bikes.
- Bars: Impurity Billy.
- Grips: Oddy.
- Bar ends: Oddy.

Name: Bryn Weinman
Support/Hook-ups: Impurity bike co, Ethika

Frame: Impurity HAF frame
Forks: Impurity factory fork
Headset: colony
Stem: Colony official stem
Bars: Impurity billly bars
Grips: ODI longneck
Bar ends: ODI

Winning a Reader Award is a cool thing. Everyone wins in that situation as the readers who vote can win some prizes, some riders and brands win a plaque that they can put on their wall and everyone gets to party at the awards show. When the readers vote, most of the politics are being avoided. A long time ago I got asked by Mark Losey to count ballots for the BMX Plus! Ultimate Bike Of The Year award. It had votes on all parts of the bike and it was a hell of a job marking everything down. But after a while you see the winners pop up as every vote of the readers counted. I'm hoping in this digital world the counting has been simplified. RIDE UK's winners get some love in the new isssue but there's also a Dan Foley interview, No vaccinations travels in Vietnam article, you can win a Vans/wethepeople packag and Pete Sawyer gets interviewed for #185. Time after time they fill that mag up with BMX stuff for you to enjoy. Spend a couple pounds on it to support their efforts of