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Hi, my name is Erik Burrow and I am a 23 year old Canadian roller from Toronto. The following photographs are a documentation of an amazing year in skating. I have been extremely busy juggling college life, my girlfriend, and a job at Shop-Task. Somewhere in the mix I've found a way to make it all work.

Couple weeks ago there was the first Fiorenza's Blading Jam at Nico's home in Jesi, a wonderful and vernacular village on the adriatic coast of Italy.

After reading a lot of awesome stories telling us why you should win this DVD we were able to pick out three winners among the best stories. The winners are Sebastian Banks from Denmark, Peter Neil from the UK, and Max Cortes from Sweden. Congratulations guys! We will send the DVD to you as soon as possible! Didn't win in this raffle? Dry your tears because there will be another prize raffle soon!

Last December Michael Kraft and I, friends from Be-Mag’s msgboard, embarked on 'BuddyTour'. I brought a new tiny HD video camera to film an edit of our skate adventures, and Michael brought a new tiny laptop to write his thoughts on many aspects of his experience with the trip. What came of it was a twenty-minute edit accompanied by a lengthy essay with elements of drama, heartbreak, rollerblading history, and drunken shenanigans not to mention plenty of undocumented great times with various buddies of ours in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee.

As I sit here in Istanbul Airport, ever alert for the need to dash to the bathroom to avoid a calamity, I think about the events that led me here. Over a year ago a friend called me and told me that there was a group of skaters coming from Dakar to do a show in 'Parc de la Ciutadella' as part of a Dakar/Barcelona collaboration of culture. There was a meet the day before, and the skaters asked if I would join them. I arrived at this palace of a house in the centre of Barcelona, and found no-one related to the event. I was underdressed and considering leaving, feeling rather out of place. I decided to wait it out and how glad I am that I did.

There’s yet another movement in blading dubbed, “Powerblading.” I guess it’s skating in the streets on eight wheels. Man, that sounds familiar.

As Winterclash draws closer, the feeling of excitement is palpable. Being the generous people we are, another two tickets are up for grabs in this prize raffle!

Are you as excited about the new Ground Control video as we are? You probably should be. For over a decade Ground Control have been leading the pack in frame design and have become a staple in the rollerblading community. In order to commemorate the videos release we’ll be giving away three free copies in a prize raffle!

Berlin based Illustrator Mike Friedrich – a member of 'The World Organisation' – agreed to design a limited Be-Mag T-Shirt for our loved customers. We simply adore the way Mike is drawing, mixing characters with surreal patterns and crazy imaginative essence.

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If you haven't noticed backpacks are a dime a dozen. Doesn't matter what you do or why you need the bag but somewhere someplace there is a bag for you! A company familiar with the demanding needs of today's rollerblader is none other than JUG.