Faction logo: Not for sale

In a rather obvious grab for “Street Cred,” Bonnier Corporation's Transworld Ride BMX Magazine has produced a shameful knock off of the Minnesota Faction’s iconic emblem. “Just like Peregrine tryin’ to jump on Skyway’s train back in ’85” said Faction OG, Mikko Peters, with a disdainful shake of his head. “Another shallow attempt to package cool and spoon feed it to America’s youth. Listen up Corporate America: The spirit of the Faction can’t be co-opted for your marketing campaigns.”

Paul Smith expressed bewilderment at Transworld’s readily apparent lack of technical understanding. “That’s a wheel without a hub. Where the hell you going to go without a hub? At least when I knock off somebody else’s design, I make it functional.”

An exasperated Bill Sympson summed up the Faction’s frustration. “Kids need to be made aware – nobody needs to subscribe to any Transworld publication to become a part of the Faction. All they have to do is show up at one of our Wednesday rides and be ready to skid the heck out of a lunch tray!”