FAT FAVORITES with Andy Buckworth

Andrew Buckworth from Australia just got a FAT FAVORITES interview up on the FATBMX.com website. It shows what he likes to eat and drink, what shoes he likes, who he likes to ride with, what contest he likes best and what his favorite car is (and a bunch more).

Hit this link if you want to find out more about our Australian rider down under.

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Taking the kids to the warehouse

Dave Mirra's got two lovely daughters and it was time for them to go ride at the Animal House. While 15 months old Mackenzie put on her helmet to take her 4-wheeler for a spin, 2-year old Madison got her Mirraco Apprentice 12R dialled in for some ramp action. With dad Dave as a mentor you know it won't be long before they're jumping in that foampit.

In case BMX freestyle makes it to the Olympics, a girls class will be added. The Mirra family is ready for it.















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Harry Main on a new ride...

UK's Harry Main is on a new frame (pictured above) which he is testing right now. Instead of having someone take a photo of it and publish it on the web, we thought we'd be the first ones. Catch Harry riding at Woodward East, or maybe Greenville, the JomoPro comp, or the Not so Metro Jam in Canada.

The frame has changed colour already; from satin white to black. With a few green bits and some Monster stickers added to it, the bike is looking badass (as Harry explained it). More on the frame in a few months from now.......

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MIRRACO APPRENTICE 16

Every kid remembers his first really good bike. Mirraco models like the Apprentice 16 and Apprentice 12 make it possible for beginners to enjoy the sweet taste of street riding on a bike built by a legend. Includes training wheels (not shown)

-Frame: 15” T/T full hi-ten frame
-Fork: 16” full hi-ten threaded
-Headset: 1” threaded (22.2mm I.D.)
-Crankset: 1-piece 114mm (4.5”)
-BB Set: American BB, sealed mechanism
-Sprocket: M3 32t
-Freewheel: 16t Cog
-Chain: KMC Z410
-Pedals: Wellgo resin 1/2” Jr.
-Handlebar: 2-piece 5.0” 1.6T
-Stem: Alloy quill stem, 22.2mm
-Grips: Kraton
-Saddle: M3 Jr. 7mm rails
-Seat Post: Steel, 22.2mm x 150mm
-Seat Clamp: Brazed-on frame with bolt
-Front Hub: 28h 3/8” SC 45 axle
-Rear Hub: 28h 3/8” axle coaster brake
-Rims: Alloy single wall, black anodized
-Spokes: 14g
-Tires: CST Dirt 16x2.125”
-Acc.: Training wheels and padset
-Brakes: Coaster brake

-Colors: Black, Lacquer Red
-Weight: 20.8 lb./9.5 kg (without training wheels)

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Maxime Charveron ad in Cream

Maxime Charveron from France can ride any terrain and make it look good. His new inside cover 6.0 advertisement in Cream magazine (France) shows Max go wild on a no-footed cancan at some street spot. Check the ghost on the roof doing the same thing as Maxime does.

If you're from France too and would like to know more about the Mirraco program, go here.

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Rytell Bike-Check in BMX Plus! Magazine

Florida's Dave Rytell has got a bike check up in the new BMX Plus! magazine. His Mirraco Wallstreet bike is listed part by part in the April 2009 issue on pages 40-41. Dave doesn't have any modifications made to his bike, goes through grips the most and his headset is the oldest part on his bike. To see what parts he runs, go find a copy of the mag.

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Barbero goes USA

Alessandro Barbero from Italy just got back from filming a clip in Rome and then did a photoshoot for Oakley in Italy as well. He now has his sights set on new tricks and is leaving for Woodward East on Monday.

Harry Main is still out there and most likely Maxime Charveron will be there in March. It's all about having fun and progress.

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Aussie photoshoot

It has been incredibly hot over in Australia but when Mirraco's Sean Hargraves flew over to shoot some photos of Andrew Buckworth and Ryan Guettler he did not see much else than rain. This made him decided to fly to Guettler's territory and have Andrew Buckworth do the same.

The result is some good photos for future ads. Here is a photo of new Mirraco member Andy. Upside down, no hands, click!

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New Mirraco Banners for Online media

People who have been visiting the online BMX media have probably noticed some new Mirraco banners around. Find them at VitalBMX, RIDE UK, RIDEBMX and FATBMX.com. Click on them when you see them next time and you will win; absolutely nothing!

It is a fast way to see what's new on the Mirraco site though so your reward is the latest news from the Mirra camp, or all the info you need to know on the 2009 bike line. Hit it!

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Guettler calls for Wild Fire help Down Under

The Wild Fires in Australia have destroyed lots of land, homes and people. Also many BMX riders were struck by the fires and as you can imagine, they have NOTHING left. Ryan Guettler is calling to help these riders out. They can use anything at this point from bike parts to shoes to clothing. They want to get back out there riding and forget about the disaster for at least a little bit.

BMX companies from around the world, the riders down under need your help. Please email Brad Lusky (blusky@wmgllc.com) at WMG for the shipping address to send your much appreciated donations.

Thanks

Ryan Guettler

One more event to show your support:


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Nigel goes NBA?

Nigel Sylvester ends up in places all over. He recently showed up in a clip from an NBA party. Looked like he was the only BMX-er there but with the treatment they had for their guests (drinks, games, food, music, girls) it would be hard not to have a good time.



By his sponsor Gatorade in case you missed that part.

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New Mirra page on DC site

Dave Mirra has a new page up at the DC website. It's got a Bio and some photos so far but expect an interview soon and there's a section for ads so who knows what will happen there. Curious?

Give it a visit.

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Bob Saunders on the Black Pearl 18

Bob Saunders is super stoked with his new Mirraco Black Pearl 18! The 7 year old Australian even got to customize the bike a little. At in the end the scale stopped at 21.6 lbs.

Here is a list with some modifications:

* Colony Unlucky 13 low-rise bars

* Kink grips

* Colony Konka barends

* Colony slim seat

* Fit Down Low seatpost

* 9 Dragons 'Pinyin' sprocket

* 9 Dragons brakepads & linear cable

* Odyssey medium Monolever

* Odyssey Twisted pedals

Ride on Bob!

Thanks to: Julian @ Above All / 9 Dragons in Miranda, NSW and Chris @ Clarence Street Cyclery in Sydney, NSW

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Dave Rytell's FAT Favorites

Dave Rytell answered the following Favorite questions on FATBMX.com: Spot to ride, BMX video, website, web video, food, riders to ride with, car, movie, color, shoes, bike company, BMX contest, bike shop, clothing company, phone, music, ramp rider, street rider, dirt riders, flatland rider, drink, trick, BMX magazine, girl, sport besides BMX, and his favorite party.

Read the answers by going HERE.

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Buckworth playing Air Guitar?

Andy Buckworth can't stop playing Guitar Hero. Even when he's bailing out on a box jump he thinks he's live on stage rocking the electric guitar in front of a sold out stadium. All eyes were on him though when he ditched his Black Pearl mid-air at the BMX Games. A sore heel was the result. More time to play Guitar Hero.

Pic: Max Duff

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3-triple and triple bars with Alessandro Barbero

Alessandro Barbero has had time to think over the period that he could not ride because of his ankle injury. He has been visualizing some tricks that have been playing with his head. During a session in Emmering, Germany things clicked and you know the feeling when you pull a trick for the first time. Stoked!

Check the video:



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Nigel's Fuel TV episode

For those who missed Nigel Sylvester's First Hand episode on FUEL TV, they can now watch it online. Twenty-Two minutes and six seconds total. Make use of your high speed internet connection.

Nigel On Fuel TV

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FIVESTAR OPTION

Raise your game without lowering your standards. The ’09 Fivestar Option is stacked. 100% chromoly main frame, front and rear U-brakes with SST Oryg, SNAFU Sterly and Sanford tires and three-piece chromoly cranks.

-Frame: 20” T/T 2-tube chromoly (T/T and D/T) frame with MID bottom bracket and 5mm thick dropouts
-Fork: chromoly Legs 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 36t
-Freewheel: DNP 13t
-Chain: KMC Z410
-Pedals: Wellgo alloy 9/16”, chromoly axles
-Handlebar: 2-piece 7.0” 2.0T
-Stem: M3 Downside alloy Aheadset 1-1/8”
-Grips: Duo Scotty Cranmer
-Saddle: M3 Fivestar 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: alloy 36-hole with 14mm SC45 axle, micro-drive
-Rims: Alex C-303 alloy 36-hole, single wall black anodized
-Spokes: 14g
-Tires: Snafu Sanford 20 x 1.95” front and Sterly 20 x 1.95” rear
-Pegs: steel pegs (1 pair)
-Rotor: SST Oryg top tube dual cable route
-Brakes: Tektro alloy U-brake with soft grey pads, front and rear
-Brake Lever: Tektro 289 alloy front and rear

Weight: 26.95 lb./12.2 kg

Colors: Flat Bronze, White

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Brendan Burns meets Dave Mirra.

A thank you letter form the Sunshine Foundation:

Dear Dave,

"Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God...!" Brendan Burns, 10, diagnosed with severe hemophilia A, as he watched Dave Mirra walk over to personally meet him on 1/19/09.

What a day for Brendan! Normally, his diagnosis allows him to only sit and watch his friends and play and try to do tricks on their bikes "like Dave Mirra". But January 19th was different - Brendan not only got to ride bikes, he was personally accompanied and instructed by Dave Mirra himself!

I cannot thank you enough for not only taking time to say hello, but to so graciously extend yourself - spending the entire day riding bikes, doing tricks, hanging out for lunch, and welcoming Brendan into your circle of BMX buddies for the day! Your patience and words of encouragement in helping Brendan to master the ramp was something Brendan's mom, Lindsay, acknowledges appreciatively. She was just in awe, watching her little boy's spirits being lifted by his favorite athlete - stating that Brendan truly admires you and what you do. To be a part of your world that day was something that will stay with Brendan forever as he faces his diagnosis with a renewed strength and determination to keep smiling no matter what!

With respect and warm regards,

Nicci Yu
Director of Program Services

Sunshine Foundation

The Original Wish Granting Organization

Harry Main's Favorites

Harry Main (UK) has made it to Camp Woodward (USA) and is having fun dialling in some new tricks. The camera is rolling so expect to see some good stuff in a few weeks.

FATBMX.COM posted a list of Harry's favorites that you can see by going HERE.

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New TOP 3 list Maxime Charveron

Maxime Charveron (France) is motivated for 2009. The plans are to ride a lot, travel to the USA a bit and hit up some major contests in France and Europe. He recently answered his top 3 list that we added to his profile on the Mirraco site.

Go here to check it out.

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Rally Driver backflips at Mirra's place

"Thanks bro, that was so much fun." That's what rally driver Matt Johnson said about learning how to backflip a bike at Dave Mirra's place. Dave didn't have an extra loaner bike available other than his cruiser so Matt simply took that.

Here's the video of it.

BMX Pro Nigel Sylvester Stars In FUEL TV

Airing Sunday, February 8, at 8:00pm Eastern Time (5:00pm Pacific Time), and re-airing another several times during the week, BMX Pro Nigel Sylvester stars in FUEL TV's signature 30-minute series "Firsthand." Nigel Sylvester is a perfect example of the American Dream. He started as a kid on a bike and now he's a pro athlete featured on billboards around the world.

In this episode of "Firsthand," we find Nigel taking care of business as a professional bike rider - riding, photo shoots, fashion shoots, film and video parts, meetings and working out the details for his new Nike signature shoe.

Within the rough and underground subculture of street riding, Nigel transcends the mainstream while presenting his own brand of street style - positive, refreshing and exciting. His million-dollar smile, peaceful soul and aggressive bike riding style have made a name for him in BMX.

This "Firsthand" is a high-speed portrait of a kid with a million-dollar smile and a flashy bike riding style.



Upcoming air times for "Firsthand" - Nigel Sylvester

Sunday - 2/8/2009 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT

Sunday - 2/8/2009 11:00 pm ET/ 8:00 pm PT

Monday -2/9/2009 5:00 am ET / 2:00 am PT

Tuesday - 2/10/2009 9:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm PT

Friday - 2/13/2009 6:30 am ET / 3:30 am PT

Friday - 2/13/2009 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT

Friday - 2/13/2009 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT


About "Firsthand"

FUEL TV's signature show "Firsthand" takes you into the daily lives of
action sports athletes such as BMX pro Dave Mirra, FMX pro and X Games
Gold Medalist Travis Pastrana, pro snowboarder and two-time Olympic
Silver Medalist Danny Kass, pro longboarder and World Champ Joel Tudor,
and the 2007 World Champion surfer Mick Fanning. "Firsthand" provides a
unique and exclusive perspective on the biggest action sports
personalities of our generation as they comb the globe for the perfect
wave to surf, a fresh pool to skate, or untracked powder to ride.
Experience their favorite local haunts and discover how they live
off-board or off-bike. "Firsthand" is available for downloading on
iTunes and you can also watch it on hulu.com


About FUEL TV

FUEL TV is the action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding,
snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross, and wakeboarding. A
unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is
seen in 26-million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call
877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit
fuel.tv

Mike Laird shows the FBM guys around

When the winter is harsh and riding outside is not an option, riders are looking for indoor places to session. The FBM crew made it out to Greenville, North Carolina and called up Mike Laird to show them the lines at Dave Mirra's animal house.

In the photo Mike Laird flips the hip during the "FBM" session.


Pic by: Steve Crandall

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Rytell interview in SOUL BMX mag

Dave Rytell has a 6-page interview in a French BMX magazine called SOUL. Yes, it is in French so let's hope the translation came out okay. He almost killed himself on this transfer. If you're looking for the mag, it's issue number 58.

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Barbero clip (riding his home park)

Here's a clip entitled "One Day in Priero" which basically shows Alessandro Barbero riding his own spot in Italy. It wasn't filmed recently because the outdoor park is under heavy snow at the moment and Alessandro is recovering from an operation where they took out some screws from his ankle. The Italian has a solution though: Camp Woodward. It won't be long until you see him there.



By: Giacomino BMX

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Snowy Bike Check: Dave Mirra

It might have snowed in Greenville but the powder coater still works. Here's Dave Mirra's new machine.

-Frame: Mirra co Blend lite
-Fork: Mirra co Black label
-Handlebar: Mirra co Black label 8inch
-Cranks: Snafu mayweather 170mm
-Pedals: Mirra co Black label mag/ti spindle
-Chain: KMC
-Sprocket: Snafu 28t
-Seat: Snafu Maderis
-Seat post: Thompson
-Cables: SST top and bottom
-Rear hub: Round wheels
-Front hub: Round wheels
-Brake: Fly
-Front tire: Maxxis folding 1.85
-Rear tire: Maxxis folding 1.85
-Front rim: Alienation
-Rear rim: Alienation
-Brake pads: ?????

-Extra/modifications: I cut my bars down about 1/2 inch a side

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Mirraco Icon Moto

Riders like Dave Mirra and Ryan Guettler are icons. Bikes in the Mirraco Icon series are rolling testimonies to their contributions to the progression of our sport. If you take BMX seriously, start rolling on an Icon…

-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
-Brakes: Tektro alloy rear U-brake with soft grey pads
-Brake Lever: Tektro 289 alloy rear

-Weight: 26.5 lb./12.0 kg

-Colors: Flat Black, Titanium to White fade

Harry Main sequence on DefGrip

Chris Hill-Scott recently interviewed Harry Main for RIDE UK magazine # 124. Not all the photos ran in the magazine. Chris sent a sequence of Harry to DefGrip which you can see by going HERE.

RIDE UK will have Harry’s exclusive "Non Stop" video section online later this week. Here is a short teaser clip:

Rider of the Year award for Maxime Charveron

Desillusion magazine in France recently voted for their rider of the year awards. In the BMX category the award went to Maxime Charveron for his contest results, his worldwide traveling representing France, and winning a brand new FIAT car in the FISE Experience series in 2008.

Congrats Max!

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