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Time flies. It's nice to be home for a change on a Friday. If there's one thing we should not forget to post, it's Friday's Pin Up shot. And we've got a good one today. It's one of those shots made to be shared. The girl is posing, the bike is shining. It's got that stamp on it to give credit to those who put the work in. Tuff Wheels? Yes. High heels? Yes sir!
Magazines used to come in on a weekly basis but the stack isn't growing at a similar rate today. With Dig, Ride UK, Freedom, Art, 2020, The Albion, Zwanzig Zoll, and RebelYell not coming out in print any longer, we're happy every time the mailman drops some BMX pages through the door. You can always count on BMX Plus! magazine to arrive on a monthly basis and the July Issue was just released. It's got BMX Racing from Rock Hill, 25 tips to make you a faster racer, they visited the Old School BMX reunion at Woodward West, tested Aaron Ross Motoross frame from Sunday, Checked out Paul Cooper's Colony, they put a Redline Flight AP through the test and much more. The tech Tips, new products, the news section, parting shot, Nostalgia page, Mailbag, Inside Scoop and other regulars make sure you don't miss much on what's going on in BMX. The fact that BMX Plus! gives 'unknown' riders an opportunity to shine makes it interesting month after month. Ben Crockett was in France last weekend to cover the FISE World
Matthias Dandois is organizing an Invitational contest during the Sosh Freestyle cup in Marseille, France. The event will take place on one of the most beautiful beach in Marseille "La Plage Borély" from 17th till 20th June.
With the help of Sosh he's inviting 7 of the best BMX rider in the world to battle right on the beach on a 200 square meter wooden platform but most importantly have a good time altogether and showcase BMX Flatland at its finest!
The invited riders:
8 riders: Alex Jumelin (FRA), Viki Gomez (SPA), Ucchie (JAP), Dominik Nekolny (CZ), Waldemar Fatkin (GER), J-W Prevost (CAN), Raphael Chiquet (FRA) and Matthias Dandois.
The Judges:
With such a sick athlete panel we needed great judges: so Alexis
XGames.com revealed today the official course renderings for X Games Austin, taking place June 4-7 at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA). The course illustrations represent all 10 of the competition venues at this year’s X Games Austin, where the world’s top action sports athletes compete in Skateboard, BMX, Moto X, Rally Car Racing, Off-Road Truck-Racing and the newly added discipline of Harley-Davidson Flat-Track Racing. X Games Experience tickets and upgrades are
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.