LETTERS.

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Author: RyanGutierrez, PatrickMattyBruce, Davy

Keith has put in a specific request for shorter letters. He's the boss. He's also really buff, has a weird beard, and I'm sort of scared of him. Please send shorter letters so Keith doesn't go ape shit on me… Plus, it will make this section way better.

Just curious; I was wondering how much being sponsored affects a rider's head and attitude these days. I mean, I used to look up to certain riders so much, and now it seems to me, maybe they have gotten lost? I know they deserve the hook-up 'cause they're so badass, but I don't know.

ANIMAL536@AOL.COM

Pro riders are people. This generally means that a fair number out of the bunch could in fact, just be assholes. This isn't a scientific study, but I'm sure there's a direct correlation with the amount of money a person makes and the inflation of one's super-ego. Remember that just because someone's good on a bike, it doesn't mean that they're a good person. I could list several examples of this, but I don't feel like getting punched in the snot box. â€" Ryan

On Saturday, September 24th, me and a couple of friends rode the Rockaway park, then hit some street spots. By the end of the day, Jeff (who is nine) and Andre (who was 14) started to ride home, I live near them and left from the spot a minute after them. Just when I caught sight of them I caught a glimpse of Andre on the floor. He had been hit by a car and was in bad shape. I rushed over and waited till the ambulance and police showed up. I had to call the other riders who were still at the spot to come and help get ahold of Andre's parents. Even with so many people hoping for him to pull through, Andre passed away in the hospital the next morning. The reason I'm writing to you is to pay tribute to such a good guy. He avoided gangs and drugs, which is sort of hard, considering where we come from. Andre was a picture-perfect image of someone having fun and staying out of trouble. Even though he only lived 14 years, I think the world might be a little bit better if everybody listened to the message Andre conveyed through his legacy. The world lost something and someone special the day it lost Andre.

Patrick Gutierrez, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY

Figured I'd help you spread the word about your friend. Sorry to hear about your loss. â€" Ryan

What is Koji Kraft's first name?

METALMULISHEN250@AOL.COM

I'm pretty sure it's Sebastian. â€" RYAN

Okay, so here's the deal: I'm a unicyclist and I really want to show my skills. I think if that girl Katrina from your [November '05 issue] can get in with one shot of her doing nothing, then c'mon man, put one of me in, please. It would be awesome, great exposure, and really, what could it hurt? Thanks a bunch.

JPEACOCK@TMAIL.COM

Unicycling is something you do, but, you know, don't really tell anyone. You just save that little-learned-skill for when you come across one at a party and get hose with it to sort-of-but-not-really impress your peers. You don't actually practice riding a unicycle, and you definitely don't send an e-mail to a BMX magazine asking to get coverage riding a unicycle. I swear; you kids have problems. â€" Ryan

You guys should make a BMX video game. Mat Hoffman hasn't had a game for years, and Tony Hawk just keeps coming out with new ones. When it's the off-season â€" due to weather â€" it's fun to play a riding game, but there aren't any good, up-to-date BMX games. I think you guys could make the best game with the best riders (not Rick Thorne â€" no offence to him personally). Please consider the idea; I know you guys could do it and it would be worth it.

Matty, VICTORIA BC

Screw pros. If we actually made a video game, we'd only include ourselves as characters. You'd have to choose from: myself, the lanky retard who takes 15 tries to pull a trick. Or you could be Jeff Z, but he only does tricks to fakie…and only after he prepares himself a nice smoothie. Then you could be Glenn PP Milligan, who drives from spot to spot using his navigation system and does nothing but hang fives and sliders. I guess you could be Keith Mulligan, but then you'd only get to ride the Etnies park. We'd probably even have extra kick-ass special characters like Dave Clucas, who can't even drop in on a ramp without busting his face, or our Art Director Matt Berinato who only rides to and from the Fed-Ex mailbox. Sounds like an awesome video game to me. Screw Tony Hawk! â€" Ryan

What's up? I have a problem; a few days ago I was watching the Dew Action Sports Tour and one of my three sisters came in, sat down, and just like they do whenever they watch BMX, she yelled, "He is soooo hot!" I'm trying to watch the sport and it's very distracting. How do I get them to stop? Also, I have been reading your magazine for over two years and have noticed that a lot of people send you sponsor tapes. Can you send me some of them? I love watching BMX… Ryan, you rock!

Davy Bruce, SAND CREEK, MI.

Tell your three sisters to get older, buy some plane tickets to each and every BMX event, and join the growing ranks of BMX groupies. We sure could use more attention-deprived girls milling about the joint looking for Cory Nastazio to sign their cleavage. Actually, we don't get any sponsor-me topes…people should start sending them, though. Maybe we'll start a team of pseudo-shredders from small towns with nothing to ride. â€" Ryan

Whutup Ryan? Just one easy, simple question for you…what's with the crack-whore in the background of that Dave Mirra Oxy ad? That bitch looks like she belongs in my neighbor's house doing some meth. Wait, I think I've seen her there before, it's just that usually she's naked, so she looks different. If you could hit Mirra up for me and tell him meth is bad, I'd appreciate it. Peace.

DA_TRIXSTA@HOTMAIL.COM

The sad thing is that that girl probably made more money off that ad than you will in the next several years of your life. Even if she did have a really bad drug habit, at least now she can afford it You, on the other hand, are probably pulling "trix" just to keep up with that $24.95 monthly Internet bill. â€" RYAN

Send your letters, sponsor-me tapes, riding photos, seductive photos of your girlfriend, even more seductive photos of her girlfriend, and artwork to: "Hey Yvette, get off MySpace!" at Ride BMX, 1421 Edinger Ave., Suite D, Tustin, CA 92780, or send your e-mails to ridebmxletters@aol.com, No e-mail attachments; send your digital photos/prints/negatives/slides to the office. The guy next to me on the train smells like rotten carrots. â€" Ryan

Okay, so it's not an envelope, but it is some of the best artwork we've received yet. Kim Fredell from Trustup, Denmark, doesn't win anything (damn that international shipping), but that doesn't mean we don't love him. Thanks for the kick-ass work, Kim!

PHOTO (COLOR): Cody Lumpkin, flair with a pink shirt.

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By Ryan; Patrick Gutierrez, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY; Matty, VICTORIA BC and Davy Bruce, SAND CREEK, MI.