Dean Dickinson's a pool shark. He's ridden over 100 of them, most of them found on google earth. It's a mission every time to find it and empty it enough so it's rideable. "You should write a book about it!" is something Dean must have heard plenty of times and that's exactly what he did. Dean wrote the book and media legends Mike Daily edited it, Mark Lewman lead the project, Taj Mihelich did the drawings and Jared Souney and Ryan Davis designed it. The book's got 192 pages so it's not just a little side project. Some serious time and effort went into this. I got my copy at Interbike when Dean was lugging a couple around. Paid $30 bucks for it and am saving the read for a cold winter day when I have some extra time on my hands. The book's full of pictures but has plenty of pool stories inside. Each pool has its own story usually.
A while ago we received a pair of THE Maxi guards to try out. We've done so and they came through the test well. They're comfy to wear and not too bulky, but still padded enough that they work on impact. Even slipping a pedal to the knee took the hit even though there is no hard plastic shell connected to it. You can wear them underneath your pants and strap them on with two straps so they sit tight. The liner makes sure it stays in place as well. You will have to take your shoes off to put them on but that's the effort you've got to take if you don't want to mess up your knees. 
Did you leave your wallet in El Segundo? It's time to get a new one. Our friends at FOX have a fair selection that will keep your money and credit cards together. Starting from 12 pounds for the Entrap velcro wallet, all the way up to the 40 quid Verm leather wallet. You might not have any money left to put inside, but at least you will look pro when you pull the Verm out of your pocket. Whatever works for you. Take a look at the full wallet collection over at FOX Europe where you can order one today. 
Frame: 2013 GT Street Design S/S, Cr-Mo Big tubes (T/T, D/T), DT Gussett, MID BB , Seat Stay Mounted U-Brake, Removable Rotor Guides, integrated 1-1/8" H/TFork: GT Dirt/Street Design, Hi-Ten 31.8- 28.6mm Tapered O.D. Blades, Cr-Mo Steerer, 3/8" axle
Chain: KMC Z410
Crank: GT Tubular Cr-Mo 3Pc., 170mm Arms, Cold Forged Cr-Mo 19mm x 8T Spline Spindle, 5mm 25T AL Chain Wheel GT Design
Everyone and their uncle needs a backpack at some point. It's the easiest way to carry your pads to the park, the easiest way to carry a laptop and a camera plus that extra rain jacket in case the clouds are getting real dark. Backpacks have so many features, from special cable holes for your headphones, drink holders, key chain hooks and extra straps on the outside to carry a board or an extra light stand. Every backpack differs, that's why FOX has so many to choose from in 
Not riding with protection gear might be cool as fuck, but it's about that one moment where you lose control and get down. Or that one scooter kid that didn't look out and forces you to fly off the course into the ditch. Moments like that is when you wish you had padded up. It happens to the best riders out there so 
RIDE UK celebrates the release of their 170th issue. Every completion of a mag should be celebrated as lots goes into each issue. Especially if you have so many pages to fill. Getting the ads in on time is already a challenge but then thoughts need to go into filling up the content. The 170th issue that will come out next week has a.o. pages on:-The Vans rebeljam in Tossa de Mar
-The Texas Toast event in Austin
-Team Profile in Bilbao
-The Dub Crew in Barcelona
and of course loads more as a regular issue of RIDE UK has over 150 pages full of BMX.
Alex Kennedy gets the cover with a sequence shot which starts off with a smith grind, to feeble to toboggan off.
The Graph blends Vans' classic Era design language with cutting edge construction techniques & modern materials to create an extremely comfortable and lightweight shoe. Features: -ActionFit
-UltraCush Lite
-WaffleFlex
-PleasureCuff
This month’s issue of Ride BMX features the Haro team in Japan, interviews with the 2012 NORA Cup winners Garrett Reynolds, Drew Bezanson, Mike “Hucker” Clark, Dave Thompson, Sam Willoughby, Yohei Uchino, the Killjoy crew, Twisting Throttles motorcycle trip , as well as Zack Warden, Drew Hosselton, and more…- Departments -
First Words
With all the work that goes into NORA Cup and the significance the award carries, it’s no wonder Keith dedicated this month’s First Words to it.
Start
A BMX pool guru gets down in a permission pool that belongs
The 000 Haro Brakeless has a 5 tube crmo frame with Mid BB shell, integrated head tube and built-in cut-away Pivotal mount and a 20.75" top tube. It comes in Matte black with red parts and one pair of pegs. What else does it have?-100% crmo fork with tapered legs
-Crmo 8.25" bars with Haro alloy front load stem
-Fully sealed wheels with double-wall Samsara rear and Deviant front rims and alloy nipples
-3-piece crmo 8-spline 175mm cranks with sealed Mid BB
-Odyssey Aitken tires 2.25" front and 1.90" rear
-25/9 gearing with alloy sprocket
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.