Vans and WTAPS mark a new milestone in their storied partnership to unveil a premium 10-piece footwear and apparel collection, deeply rooted in a philosophy derived from the finest Japanese craftsmanship. As Vans celebrates its 50th anniversary and WTAPS approaches their 20th year, both brands honor their history by introducing an Anaconda-inspired embossed leather pack in three new colorways, alongside the coveted Bones motif across a collection of Vault by Vans Original Classics.
Another Butcher jam knocking on the door. Also 2017 we are proud and happy to start something big, spectacular, special and again embedded within a main Music & Cultural Festival the Butcher Jam is getting bigger and bigger every year. Up in the North of Germany, Flensburg is really a great host, for all visitors and riders coming from Germany, Scandinavia, Europe and nowadays riders are coming from all over the world. Beside riders from all over Germany, US, Costa Rica, Denmark, UK, Belgium, Netherlands …………..and Greenland we had for the
The Olympic Games for BMX officially start today with the Time Trials. At 18:30hr CET Germany's Nadja Pries has the honour to kick it off with her lap against the clock that will determine her spot in the motos the next day and her spot behind the gate. Getting on the inside is always an advantage so setting a fast time today in the Time Trials will help, at least in the first moto. The girls have a day off tomorrow as they go straight into the semi-finals on Friday. The boys will race quarters on Thursday and Semis and final on Friday just like the girls.
The Happy Anniversary Issue of BMX Rider magazine is out now. #25?! dropped on the mat earlier this month and once again it's a full on BMX magazine which are hard to find these days. Making it to the 25th issue deserves respect considering they've now filled 2500 pages with BMX freestyle for you to check out. Don't underestimate what a magazine does to the scene. It shows where the events are, how they were, what new products are out there made by the BMX companies, you can learn tricks from the How-To pages and also you get to learn riders better from the interviews they're publishing. The new issue is here. Make sure to get your copy.
-Interview: Tom Schorb-Mergenthaler aka Slayer aka Slaytanic Tom...
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