FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 18 | Page 9

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. page 19 . DarkFEST 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. FreestyleXtreme.com | 9