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BMX Racing doesn't make it on the cover of many BMX magazines. But BMX Plus! made is happen for the month of October 2013. Riley Stair takes on two HARO riders in SLC and makes it on the front page. Inside we've got plenty of articles to keep you occupied. Bike tests with Eastern's Reaper and Diamondback's Session Pro to start off with. Plus! also went to the Dew Tour and came back with a report. And that cover with Kurt Pickard and Nic Long on it was shot at the Great Salt Lake Nationals BMX race. Find the report inside. No mag without a road trip report and Plus! jumped on board with the Hart & Huntington crew. Sarah Walker's Avanti race bike gets inspected as well as Dan Foley's Premium BMX. Mike Day has a column in BMX Plus! and wrote the All Day, Every Day article. S&M's Cameron Wood gets put on the spot and we're going back in time with John Purse in the Nostalgia section. Just add the Tech Tips, Moving Pictures, Product Probe, and the Showcase Funnies and you've got

Name: Jan Valenta DiS
Age: 28
Hometown: Pardubice, Czech Republic

Frame: AGang Pimp Star 2014
Forks: Macneil
Stem: Primo
Headset: Shadow
Bars: AGang

Autumn has started it’s 2013 expedition, but that doesn’t mean things slow down for the humble BMXer. On the contrary, this is an ideal time to get out and explore before Winter finally has us in it’s grip. Lima graces the cover of issue 180 (which comes with a free Golden RIDE sitcker and candy) thanks to Dunk and his keen eye for a transfer. Here’s what’s inside..

In this issue:
-Eric Lichtenberger is the man in High Five.
-Corey Martinez breaks it down for Love AND Hate.
-United X Etnies RN1 complete is being Tested.
-United X Etnies supply the goods in For The Win.
-Houston’s Lucas Dartford features in First Look.
-Christian Rigal gives us his 5 Things.

-Frame: FitBikeco Van Homan en 21 .
-Forks: S&M Pitchfork XLT.
-Bars: Fitbikeco Dugan 8.45"
-Grips: Fitbike Thec.
-Stem: FitBikeco High-Top 52mm.
-Cranks: FitBikecoIndent 24 mm - 175mm.
-Pedals: FitBikeco.
-Sprocket: Fitbike Crossfit 28 T

Jan Valenta introduces his new frame - Pimp Star 2014 from AGANG bike company. This is one of a few prototypes for coming season 2014. Jan and other AGang team riders have been testing this frame for couple of months and everithing is perfect and ready to ride. Detais you can find by going here.  Check how the bike rides by going inside to see a few shots of Jan riding the vert ramp in Bielefeld, Germany.

The ODI Longnecks are probably the best grips ever made. They are still selling like crazy due to the rubber that they're made of. The quality control is of a high standard which makes the grips a good item to spend your money on. In fact, when money comes in, there's room for a team to promote the products. ODI doesn't hold back here. Kevin Kiraly, Alex Raban, Jeff Cadger, Larry Alvarado and Tony Malouf are featured in Black Book, a video produced by ODI in the Los Angeles area.
The team searches for spots in and around LA and they all kill it. Next to the 5 featured riders, there's more footage from riders like Sean Morr, Mark Rubio, Victor Galindo, Kirk Shearer, Cory Midget Walters, and Patrick Taber. Maybe not the most well known pro riders out there right now but the talent is definitely there.

The main feature sections are:

The Albion Issue 11 is now available to view online and download for FREE. Take the effort to make this happen if you haven't read the issue already.

Issue #11 Contents

-Almost Quitters – Derrick Girard
-Soapbox – BMX vs Money
-Colts – Nick Seabasty
-Hide And Seek – Owain Clegg
-A Life Less Ordinary – Ashley Charles
-Under Fire – Dan Lacey
-The Transition – Marv
-Back From The Future – Ian Schwartz
-Union Life – Wolfman
-The Garbage Man – Thomas Calliard

RIDEBMX keeps on pumping out the issues. Here's the contents list of the October 2013 magazine.

- Departments -
-Start: Young buck Broc Raiford is always down for a session, even if it’s on a big scary obstacle in the dead of night…

-Up Front: In the BMX industry corner we have sponsor changes, injuries, and more.

-Pro Q&A: Simone Barraco. English may be a second language for the ultra smooth street shredder from Italy, but you can hardly tell from his answers.

-Products: All the usual latest and greatest frames and parts from

Frame: Proper TTL 21”                   
Forks: Odyssey
Bars: Proper TTXL 8,75”
Grips: Circuit Racing
Barends: Circuit Racing
Stem: Profile Mark Mulville Push
Cranks: Profile Race 170mm
Pedals: Premium
Sprocket: Profile Spline Drive 25t

Today the new issue of Freedom BMX magazine will be released. 116 pages total. We went through the contents list and this is what you can expect:
-X Games München
-Wanderpokal – The Pavement Experiment with Kay Beutling and Oliver Michel
-BMX Worlds 2013
-Tom Dugan & Van Homan in Deutschland
-Dub Jam FFM
-Story 'This is the future' with riders that haven't even turned 16 yet: Daniel Portorreal, Felix Donat, Michael Meisel, Paul Thölen, Sebastian Anton and Timo Schulze.
-Felix Prangenberg Interview
-Hello, my name is Thomas Stellwag & Christoph Huber
-Mat Hoffman in Las Vegas
-Alliance/DEV.-Streetjam Bremen