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When is the last time that a boyfriend/girlfriend duo have made it on the cover of a BMX magazine? Or is this the first time ever? Barry Nobles and Caroline Buchanan got the timing right for the shot and put DK Bikes right there in the picture being team mates as well. It's one to put on the wall in the Nobles/Buchanan house. What else does the longest running BMX magazine bring for the month of February?

-Texas Toast report straight from Austin, Texas
-A 2014 Race Bike buyer's guide. 140 bikes to choose from.
-Bike test with the Chase Element
-Dew Tour San Francisco report
-Bike test: Free Agent Lumen
-Race report: USA BMX's Fall Nationals
-Two wheeled obsession featuring cover boy Barry Nobles and cover girl Caroline Buchanan.

For under $300 you can buy yourself a bike that has the right geometry. That, for a start, is what you need. Remember the day when cro-mo three peice cranks were over 300 bucks? The HARO 100.1 comes with a set and has 25-9 gearing meaning it's got that cassette in the back. The complete comes with HARO Team grips and fat Kenda 2.25" tires. 2 sizes to pick from. How much again?

HARO 100.1 complete bike. The 2014 model.

Issue 8 is the last number of Figure BMX magazine from France. New plans include a merge with SOUL BMX magazine which in 2014 will be a free BMX magazine, just like Figure was. Fabien Conry and his crew have put their heart and soul into every issue of Fugure and will now be helping out making Soul BMX magazine better than it ever was.

Contents list of Figure BMX mag #8:
-Illustrer: Graphics with the BSD crew
-Voyager: Nike trip to Portugal with AK, Barraco and Coulomb.
-Approved: Lotek shoes. A look inside the factory.
-Flash: Photo contest. By Sosh
-Participate: The Vibrations Urbaines contest in Pessac
-Evolution: BMX distributors and their past
-Quoi de neuf: Matthias Dandois double page spread catch-up.
-Selection: New products for 2014
-Figurer: Lookback on the Figure times

-Frame: aj foot jam st martin 18,8 TT
-Fork: aj fork st martin no brakes
-Stem: orion 49 mm superstar
-Bar: aj red bar 3° back sweep st martin
-Grips: ODI
-Bar ends: st martin titanium
-Crank: evo 155 mm chrome st martin
-Pedal: plastic superstar
-Chain: odyssey

Congrats on Mark Vos for getting the cover of the new ART BMX Webzine that will go live tomorrow. As usual the ART crew has busted their asses to get you loads of BMX content for their next edition. Here's just a little selection of what you can find inside so make sure you peek in tomorrow when we'll post it up here on FATBMX.com.

COM'IN Lyon contest, FRAME Video story, Lluis Lacondeguy bike check, Yohan Benoist (new pusher), Mark Vos itw, Vibrations Urbaines contest report, Bart de Jong itw, UK Vert Series, Owen

Earlier this week Soul and Figure announced a merge which will happen some time in 2014. Until then Soul will come out as usual but this might be their last "solo" issue before the Figure staff gets involved and the mag goes free. You have a choice of buying the mag only, or adding the Mixtape DVD for three Euros. Here's a loosely translated contents list:

-Articles with Diogo Santos, Florent Soulas, Tom Deville, Justin Fouque, Alaric Streiff, Pierre Marty, Brian Castillo, Jb Peytavit, Santoo…
-A big section with New 2014 products
-A new French street poject explained: « Nightly »
-Simone Barraco in Cuba
-Team Frenchys visited
-Florian Barral article
-Soul goes crazy in Utah

Name: James Foster
Age: 28
Hometown: Redlands, CA
Hookups: MGP BMX, Nitro Circus Live

Frame: MGP prototype. 75.5* HT angle, 13" rear, 20.5tt. 11.8" BB height.
Forks: KHE
Stem: Profile Push 53mm
Headset: Revenge

The Tioga D-Spyder 'S-Spec' pivotal is 145g of steady goodness. Start with Tioga's proprietary shell, designed with ergonomic contours for better sitting position. Next, full cutout webbing for additional weight savings, matched with reinforcement ridges underneath for exceptional impact resistance. Then add in the lightweight alloy pivotal hardware, and the result is 5.1oz of reliable seating goodness.

The Premium Spire has all the goods. No, it's not the cheapest bike on the market, but there's little you need to change in the upcoming time giving you the freedom to concentrate on your riding rather than parts giving up on you. Comes in one colour combo but it's the most neutral set up so it will work for most of you. Check the spec:
-100% Cr-Mo frame with butted top and down tubes, tapered stays, Mid BB shell, integrated head tube, integrated seat clamp and removable brake and cable mounts – 20.5" or 21" top tube