31 . Three Nights In Paris
An announcement from world-famous tattoo artist, Carlos Torres, that he
needed a client at short notice for Paris’ Mondial du Tatouage meant dropping
everything and heading to France for our intrepid reporter.
The powers behind the FEST series and Pure Darkness united to add a series
of huge hits to the South African compound where Matt Macduff built his Loop
of Death. We spoke to Sam Reynolds about the setup and a week of insane
riding.
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44 . Masters of Dirt Vienna
Our editor took his family on a road trip to the Austrian capital.
55 . Ian ‘Hutchy’ Hutchinson
Michael Laverty sat down with the Yorkshireman to chat about his imperious
performances in the Isle of Man TT, how he’s balancing his road and track
racing and overcoming a potentially career-ending injury.
66 . DC’s Hit & Run
We check out the second stop of DC’s Hit & Run series in Méribel, France. The
unique setup tests riders’ all-round boarding skills and produced two days of
awesome competition.
78 . Matt Jones
The up-and-coming Brit tells us how he’s finding the slopestyle MTB scene and
his plans ahead of a busy season. And don’t miss out on the chance to win a
sick Marin bike and a trip riding with Matt on page 86.
90 . Levi Sherwood
Win!
A Marin Trail
Bike worth s
£1350
see page 86
Simon Makker visited the Kiwi FMXer at his home compound to find out what
he thinks the future has in store for the sport he loves, and what he’s learnt in
his first decade throwing bikes around.
104 . Fresh off the shelf
Some of our favourites from the new summer ranges - for those hot days and
cool nights.
114 . #Throwback - Bones Brigade
How Powell-Peralta dropped the first VHS skate edit at just the right moment
during the 80’s skate boom.
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