Barbero places third in Berlin

Alessandro Barbero made it to the final four riders over at the Extreme Playgrounds contest in Berlin, Germany. Ryan Guettler could not transfer to the final group but tried hard. In his first run he crashed out on a superman backflip over the box but picked himself up and put all effort in run number two. Things didn't work out as planned in the second run either and his direct opponent Mark Webb took the transfer spot to the last 4 riders.

Alessandro Barbero beat Mark Koenig to get to the last 4. Rob Darden took Barbero out in the next round but then Alessandro grabbed third place by edging out Mark Webb. The $ 2700 check and trophy girls were for the Italian.

T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds contest results. Street.
1. Rob Darden
2. Daniel Dhers
3. Alessandro Barbero
4. Mark Webb

Al D visits Penn Skate/Penn Bike

Went out to Penn Skate/Penn Bike for a session tonight. The park is being re-vamped at their new location. The owner purchased the infamous "little devil" Bowl, and is working on setting it up and it's on its way in being incoportated into the Bike Park. Sweet!
Chris Price was in the house and running the Bike Shop and taking care of riders' needs.

Check out www.pennskate.com for hours and information and get on down for a session and good times!

-AL D

Guettler and Barbero in Berlin

Ryan Guettler and Alessandro Barbero arrived in Berlin for the T-Mobile Extreme Playground street session. The invite only contest has a head to head system. Last night after practice the brackets were drawn. Alessandro Barbero (Italy) is riding against Sebastian Baumelt (Germany) and Ryan Guettler (Australia) is riding against Ben Wallace (UK). See the contest live on www.freecaster.tv

Dave Rytell in Edmonton, Canada

Dave Rytell was up in Canada last week to show support for one of Mirraco'slargest dealers in North America- United Cycle in Edmonton AB. It was their annual Bike Expo and they really know how to throw a party!! Brandon Semenuk (Winner at this year's Red Bull Rampage), Ben Boyco, and Jay Hoots were there to represent the free-ride MTB side of things while Rytell was holding down the BMX shop with videos on the big screen.

The shop went off, the DJ was rockin, and everyone was having a good time. The local scene up there in Edmonton is packed with rippers and they all seem to suspiciously gather at the same watering holes. Rytell had a good time with the locals and was a great ambassador.

Thanks to United Cycle for having us and supporting BMX. If you are in Alberta and get a chance to stop by you won't be disappointed.

Everyone else can check them out at unitedcycle.com

Mike Russell

Dan Proctor (the bike Doctor) Bike Check

Frame: Mirraco chocolate 21'
Fork: Odyssey race
Bars: Odyssey lumberjacks
Stem: Fit dlr
Cranks: Wombolts 175
Sprocket: Fit dls
Seat: Fit eccd blk\blk
Post: Fit dlp
Pedals: Odyssey trailmix mag sealed
Rims: Odyssey hazard chrome
Hubs: Odyssey v2 and v3
Rubber: Odyssey path/dirtpath
Grips: Aaron Ross blk
Pegs: Snafu cromo
Chain: KMC 710sl

Weight:..... 10.2kg sik 22lbs

Dan Proctor- is the Bike Doctor at Trek Bike Store in Rouse Hill NSW Australia. The shop there does a GREAT job selling Mirraco and supporting BMX. Dan is a ripper and is arguably the best wrench in NSW!

If you are in Australia and you are looking to check out the full line of Mirraco Bikes can hit up Dan and the crew at:

Trek Bicycle Store
Shop GR073, 10-14 Market Lane, Rouse Hill Town Centre
Rouse Hill, 2155
Ph: 02 8883 2999

If you are anywhere else in Australia and would like to find a shop closer to you, here is a link to the Mirraco dealer down under.

Joe Tiseo Memorial park opening

Mirraco flow rider Al D visited the opening of the Joe Tiseo Memorial skatepark in Bloomfield, NJ on Saturday and made sure the park got to see some BMX stunts like flairs and 3-whips. He reported: "A huge crowd of supporters showed up for the opening ceremonies which dedicated the park in honor of the late pro bmx rider Joe Tiseo. All of the Bloomfield township polititions were on hand to praise the hard efforts of those involved in making this park become a reality. Ralph Sinisi gave a speach in Joe T's honor in which made you feel happy you had known Joe but also brought on tears to all in the crowd how deeply he is missed."

MIKE SPINNER CONTEST ON DIGBMX.com

MIKE SPINNER CONTEST
Win a Mike Spinner endorsed product package from Mirraco Bikes and Nike 6.0...
This competition closes on the 30th of Nov '08

DIGBMX are offering an exclusive look at Mike's full section from the Nike 6.0 Writing On The Wall video, due later this week. And to top that off, they've got a Mike Spinner endorsed product package to give away. They're giving away one Mirraco Black Pearl Light frame, the same frame Spinner rides, as well as a pair of Nike 6.0 Air Insurgent Shoes, the same shoes Spinner wears.

Here's the fine print:

MIRRACO BLACK PEARL LIGHT

The Black Pearl Light is the frame of choice for Mirraco's Mike Spinner. Boasting a low standover height, the Black Pearl Light is constructed of butted, post-weld heat-treated cr-mo, featuring a 20.8" top tube, 13.75" chainstays, 75 degree head tube, 71 degree seat angle, seat stay u-brake mounts, removable gyro tabs, a weight of 4.69 lbs and a gloss black finish.

NIKE 6.0 AIR INSURGENT

Spinner’s shoe of choice. With double TPU overlays, the Insurgent’s strength is durability. An airbag in the heel adds excellent heel impact absorption. Able to conquer triple tailwhip nosepicks and 1080s with the greatest of ease...

HOW DO I WIN?

One lucky recipient wins everything. All you need to do is answer the following Mike Spinner trivia question and keep your fingers crossed.

Question
What box jump trick did Mike Spinner pull before anyone else?
You need to go to the www.digbmx.com website to enter this competition. Do it now.

Mirraco items on Movember auction

Professional BMX Athlete, Dave Mirra has autographed a brand new Five Star Lite Frame. Designed by the MirraCo team this hearty steed boats full chromoly construction and street-turned geometry for all your shredding needs. This rig also features U-brake months on the seatstays and removable rotor tabs. Top-Tube Length: 21 inches. Color: Metallic Grey. Go HERE to place your bid.

More items include Dave Mirra autographed DC shoes, a Dave Mirra autographed Gold Standard DC T-shirt, Dave Mirra autographed Mirraco catalogs, and for green DC shoes and apparel signed by Dave go here. The current bids are too low for these items so go check it out.

Win a Mirraco Chocolate Frame and Nike shoes on FATBMX.com

"Writing on the wall" is the name of the first ever Nike BMX video that will be premiered in San Diego this weekend. Before the complete video will be available for download on the internet, Nigel's part will be shown exclusively on the www.fatbmx.com website from 10:00 PM PST on Nov 22nd through 10:00 AM Monday, Nov 24th.

You can also win a pair of NIKE Mavrk shoes and a Chocolate frame by answering one question right here. It could be early Christmas for you this year.

Coming soon

Mirraco UK have signed a deal with this rider that starts on 1 December 2008. More details next month.

Bike Check Mike Spinner

Frame: Mirraco Black Pearl, 20.8″
Fork: Odyssey Race forks
Bars: Mirraco, 8″ rise
Stem: DK Race
Grips: ODI
Barends: Animal
Detangler: SNAFU
Headset: No idea.
Clamp: Profile
Seatpost: MacNeil Stump
Seat: UGP Seat
Cranks: Profile, 175mm with Ti spindle and bolts
Sprocket: Profile
Chain: White Shadow half-link
Brakes: Fly
Cable: Dragonfly
Brake Lever: Diatech Dirty Harry
Front Tire: Maxxis griffter folding tire
Front Wheel: Profile hub, Sun Ryno Lite rim, Ti spokes, and Ti studs
Rear Tire: Maxxis griffter folding tire
Rear Wheel: Profile cassette hub, Odyssey 7KA rim, and Ti studs
Pedals: Wellgo

Spinner visits Mirraco dealership in Ohio

Two weeks ago Mike Spinner visited sales manager Justin Ouwerkerk and his folks over at the Trek Store of Cincinnait, Ohio. They've been selling Mirraco bikes for a while now and a personal visit from Mike Spinner is always a nice surprise.

You can contact the store at: (513) 755 3773

Mirraco Icon Moto Test

BMX Plus! magazine got their hands on a 2009 Mirraco Icon Moto for a test ride. It appears in the January 2009 issue and concludes with the following words:

"This bike is light and fast and can hold its own session after session, so if core quality is what you are shopping for this dirt jumping season, and you are 5'9" or under, then the Icon Moto should be at the top of your test ride list."

Colors Flat Black, Titanium to White fade
Frame 20.5” T/T full chromoly frame with MID bottom bracket and 5mm thick dropouts
Fork Full chromoly with 3/8” dropouts
Headset VP A-88 Aheadset 1-1/8”
Crankset M3 3-piece chromoly 170mm, 19mm x 8-spline chromoly axle
BB Set MID BB 2 sealed bearings
Sprocket M3 alloy 28t
Freewheel 10t 1-piece driver cassette
Chain KMC Z410
Pedals Wellgo alloy 9/16”, chromoly axles
Handlebar M3 2-piece 7.0” chromoly 2.0T
Stem M3 Downside alloy Aheadset 1-1/8”
Grips Duo Chris Doyle
Saddle M3 Icon Lite 8mm rails
Seat Post Alloy 25.4mm x 200mm
Seat Clamp M3 alloy 28.6mm
Front Hub M3 alloy 36-hole with 3/8” chromoly axle, sealed mechanism,
Rear Hub M3 alloy cassette 36-hole with 14mm hollow chromoly axle, sealed mech., 10t 1-piece driver
Rims Alloy 36-hole double wall black anodized
Spokes 14g
Tires CST Dirt 20” x 2.125” front, 20” x 1.95” rear
Rotor N/A/long cable included
Brakes Tektro alloy rear U-brake with soft grey pads
Brake Lever Tektro 289 alloy rear
Weight 26.5 lb./12.0 kg

MSRP: $399

A Day In The Life of Mike Spinner

Mirraco ad in BMX Plus!

Dave Rytell is at it again. He appears on the new Mirraco advertisement in BMX Plus! (January 2009) doing a wallride off a flat bank in London. The bike featured is the 2009 Mirraco Fivestar Park model.

Maxime Charveron in the USA

If you went to the Incline Club last weekend you might have seen Maxime Charveron do some clicked lookbacks on the quarter. The French Mirraco rider is in the USA for another week and will spend some more days on the Eastcoast before heading over to guarenteed sunshine in California for the Banksgiving jam there and the premiere of the NIKE 6.0 video. Use your best French and get him confused.

Here's a link to a clip on the RIDE UK site.

Check the Will Stroud clip right here:

Mike Spinner interview on DIGBMX.com

Mike Spinner answered some questions on the DIGBMX website about the upcoming Writing On The Wall NIKE 6.0 video. It still does not give away any of the tricks he is doing in the video but you can watch that on the DIGBMX site this upcoming weekend as they show Mike's part exclusively on their site. While you're at DIGBMX, search for the Black Pearl Lite frame giveaway competition. It should go up this week.

DIG THIS!

MIRRACO CHOCOLATE FRAME

The Chocolate frame is designed and ridden by Nigel Sylvester. It's got 6mm thick dropouts, a 21" top tube, an oval low-profile chainstay monostay and no U-brake bosses.

-Headset Type: Integrated
-BB Type: Mid
-BB Height: 11.5"
-Chainstay: 13.75"
-Headtube Angle: 74.5°
-Seattube Angle: 71°
-Seatpost Size: 25.4mm
-Dropout Size: 14mm
-Weight: 4 lbs 11 oz

-Color: Metallic Purple (2009)

Guettler, Barbero, Dhers, Main, Webb, Darden, Wallace, Hoffmann, Hennon all in one invite-only contest.

Alessandro Barbero won last year's Street session in Berlin. The head to head contest saw the Italian beat some of the best riders in the world. This year Ale is back to defend his title but the competition will be tough. Ryan Guettler is going to make it over to Berlin to dive right in the mix. Also Daniel Dhers will be present. Add Harry Main, Mark Webb, Ben Hennon, Bruno Hoffmann, Ben Wallace, Rob Darden, and more shredders and you will have an exciting contest.

Date: 29-30 November
Place: Velodrome, Berlin, Germany
Info: HERE

Writing On The Wall

Next weekend the Writing On The Wall video is going to premier in San Diego. Right after that the personal sections of the Nike 6.0 riders can be viewed on several different websites. Mike Spinner's section will be shown on DIGBMX and RIDE UK where Nigel's part can be viewed on the FATBMX website exclusively for 36 hours.

To build the hype around it FATBMX has some posts where Mike Spinner, Glenn Milligan and Dennis Enarson talk about Nigel Sylvester.

AST DEW TOUR ANNOUNCES DAVE MIRRA AS PLAYSTATION(r) PRO MOMENT WINNER FROM PLAYSTATION(r) PRO IN ORLANDO

The AST Dew Tour today announced Dave Mirra as the winner of the PlayStation(r) Pro Moment Award from Orlando's PlayStation(r) Pro. Voting began on Monday, October 20, the day after competitions ended. Fans could view the videos at AST.com or on V CAST Videos from Verizon Wireless and vote online at www.AST.com or via text on Verizon Wireless until Friday, November 7.

Fans selected Mirra for his impressive no-handed 360 backflip, a trick he calls the air traffic controller.

"I'm so stoked to have won the final PlayStation Pro Moment for the '08 season," Mirra said. "It's been a great Dew Tour season and it's an
honor to round out the year with the award."

Chris' newly built Chocolate

If you've just built up a new Mirraco bike like Chris did, let us know and we'll post it up here on the Mirra Bike Co website. Chris' Chocolate came out nice don't you think?

Barbero clip from his home park

Alessandro Barbero has been spending his off time working on his own park in Italy. Looks like things are progressing telling from this recent clip that Alessandro sent over. Funny to see how he misses a sheet at the bottom of the ramp and still rides them. Dedication.

Take me to the video.

Mike Spinner update. Yes he's still alive and busy as ever.

I've kinda been "MIA" for the last 2 weeks, but I've been running around like always since Orlando Dew tour HA HA. I'm def stoked to get second overall again. This is my second year as a Pro Bike rider so I can't complain at all. Out of the 5 Dew tours this year I Podiumed 4 out of 5 so I'm pretty stoked. I wish I could have won one of them, but next year I think I know what I need to do so it will be sweet! But now is the off season so I get to do a few things I've been wanting to do. One of them is relax. But also I had some promises.

First off I went to my friend's wedding. I was one of the grooms so it was kinda wild. It was the first time I was ever at a wedding and I had a ton of responsibilities. Also I've wanted Rim's on my car for a year now since I bought the Dodge magnum so I finally went out and got them. Then a few days later I lowered it a few inches so I'm super pumped on that. It rides sweet. I fit Into Miami now ha ha. Also my dad has been wanting to go to NYC for 10 years now as that's where he lived all his life and I was born there so right now I am in NEW YORK City. Today My dad and I took the trip to Queens to hang with Nigel for a little bit and Check out his shop Format. It was sooo Dope

Other than that, next week I will be in New Jersey for Garret Reynolds' Banksgiving and then one week later is Dennis E's Banksgiving, then that Night is the NIKE VIDEO premiere! I've been holding my breath for this for months now. I'm sooo excited for this video to come out-

Until next time

Spinner

Old school Ryan Guettler footage

By now most of us know who Ryan Guettler is. But have you ever seen footage of Ryan from the years 1992 - 2004? There's a clip on the Colony site that shows unique film material of the Australia that you should check out.

This is the link.

Dave Rytell bike check

Dave Rytell has a Bike Check up on FATBMX.com. Click here if you want to know what parts Dave is running on his Mirraco Wallstreet.

Alessandro Barbero from Italy has got a cool post up on the EXPN website.

It's the first in their "Around the World" series. Here's the link if you want to check it out:
Alex Barbero, Made in Italy.

Rytell makes finals, Charveron gets second at VU.

Last weekend the Vibrations Urbaines contest will took place in Pessac, France. Dave Rytell took a plane from Florida to Bordeaux a week ago and has been hanging out with his friends over there and did a couple of photo shoots for an upcoming interview in SOUL BMX magazine. Dave made the finals but dislocated his shoulder when a toejam on top of a bank to wall went wrong. French Mirraco rider Maxime Charveron rode awesome and finished second.

Mirra riding vert?

On the second weekend of December the Dubai X-Games will take place. Mirraco riders Nigel Sylvester, Jean-Marie Baertsch and Maxime Charveron made the trip last year to either ride the vert or street contest. This year Dave Mirra is going to represent Mirraco by riding VERT! Don’t think it’s just a demo type of contest either, Bestwick, Kagy, Tabron, McCann, McCoy, they’re all going to be there. We will get you some Dave Mirra vert photos from Dubai here on the www.mirrabikeco.com site.

New Mirraco website showing the 2009 bikes

Welcome to the new Mirraco site. It’s got a new fresh look and all the 2009 bikes that you wanted to see. The Blog is now up so we will post the latest news around the company and the team riders. If you’re looking for a Mirraco dealer, hit up the FIND A DEALER section and see how many dealers are actually surrounding you. You can contact us through the website, register your bike, find out more about our team riders and also check out some cool links all on this new Mirraco site.

We hope you’ll like it and come back for more daily Blog updates right here on www.mirrabikeco.com.