Spec list of Buckworth's new ride

-Frame: Mirraco Black Pearl

-Forks: New Black Label

-Headset: FSA

-Stem: Colony Guettler

-Bars: New Black Label

-Grips: Mirraco flip grip

-Bar ends: Demolition

-Brake cable: Snafu

-Brake caliper: Eclat

-Brake pads: clear

-Rotor: gtxr

-Chain: KMC cool xlt

-Sprocket: New Black Label

-Cranks: New Black Label

-Pedals: Black Label

-Seatpost: Colony

-Seat: Colony

-Front tire: Grifter

-Front rim: Alienation

-Front hub: Profile

-Rear rim: Profile

-Rear tire: Grifter

-Rear hub: Profile

-Pegs: never

Weight: 20lbs

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Mirra's new ride

Here is a quick shot of Dave Mirra's new black-chrome / purple bike. Do you like it?

Mirra added Josh Perry to the list of invited riders for King Of The Animal House event in Greenville from 11/12 December. The warehouse will be rebuilt the week before the happening so expect something good when it takes off. Now who do you think is going to win the Subaru WRX?

Invited rider list:

1) Daniel Dhers
2) Ryan Guettler
3) Mike Laird
4) Rob Darden
5) Ryan Nyquist
6) Chase Hawk
7) Dennis Enarson
8) Craig Mast
9) Jeremiah Smith
10) Morgan Wade
11) Harry Main
12) Mark Webb
13) Mike Miller
14) Ben Hennon
15) Drew Bezanson
16) Josh Perry

Click HERE for more event info.

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Ryan Guettler web clip

SoCal ditch session with Ryan Guettler in the November sunshine.

Hit that sideways triangle for motion.



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Stayin' busy with Ryan Guettler

I've been out to Cali twice this month for filming and just got done doing the Daily Habit for fuel TV which will air Wed DEC 9^th @ 9PM

I've also just finshed my Vans Vault for vitalbmx.com which will be out soon if you never got a chance to see my first one check here.

Other then that I'm just riding a lot getting ready for Dave Mirra's comp in December.

Also I just washed my dogs today smelling fresh….

Ryan

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Mirraco on Vital BMX

Have you visited the Vital BMX website lately? There is a good chance that you ran into a full screen Mirraco image before you got to the page you actually wanted to see. It's a different way of advertising but a good one as long as it's a Mirraco bike that you're looking at for ten seconds. A click on the image takes you to the Mirraco site too. Try it:

www.vitalbmx.com

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Nigel Sylvester ITW

Did you have a nickname when you were younger?

NS: Young Sylvester

What were some things you and your friends did for fun as a child?

NS: We did everything but most of all I rode bikes.

What activities did you enjoy in school?

NS: I enjoyed gym, lunch and cutting class.

What was your first occupation/job?

NS: Well growing up I did a bunch of odd jobs to get money, but when I was about 15 I started working at McDonalds.

When did you get your first BMX bike? What brand was it? How long did it last?

NS: My first BMX bike was a Mongoose Sniper, I got it when I was 12.

What are some of your favorite things to do now?

NS: Eating lobster and bombing hills.

What do you like about your life today?

NS: I love that I'm doing what I love for a living.

Who is your favorite entertainer?

NS: Jay-Z is an amazing entertainer.

If you could re-experience one thing in your life, what would it be?

NS: I would want to experience the feeling of being be born again.

Mirraco stickers and 2010 Catalog (poster)

For Mirraco stickers and a 2010 postalog of Ryan Guettler, send $5 cash along with your name and U.S. mailing address to:

Mirraco Bike Company
Attn: Stickers
2262 Rutherford Road #108
Carlsbad, CA 92008

Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery

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Mainline promotion by Sunex

The 2010 Mirraco Mainline is a bike that the French distributor is promoting at the moment through their website. The French riders who are interested should surf to THIS LINK.

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Andy Buckworth gets 2nd place at Rampfest 09.

Andy Buckworth recently entered a contest over in Australia. This is what he had to say about the event:

Was a nuts comp. Props to all the top blokes sending themselves for a good show and a great night and mad props to Brett and all the boys at Rampfest for putting on an amazing best trick contest.

Pro finals:
1st Mat Whyatt with a flip double whip and a front whip
2nd Andy Buckworth front superman and double flip
3rd Lee Kirkman flip bar toboggan

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2010 bikes explained through videos

Select models in the 2010 Mirraco bike range are explained in video spec overviews on the new Mirraco site. These clips are visible on all bikes that feature the video camera icon on the bike photo thumbnails. The footage is down and dirty on these spec overviews, but a V.O. covers the tech basics, and each clip gives a quick look at the colors and graphics. Look for them in the Bikes section.

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Mon Gros Maxime Charveron

Maxime Charveron represents France on the Mirraco squad but it doesn't stop there. Maxime travels all over to ride his bike. Contests, photo shoots, demos, clocking footy, whatever, he'll jump on it and will make it fun. Maxime is a character, and BMX needs characters.

Did you have a nickname when you were younger?

MC: Mon Gros

What were some things you and your friends did for fun as a child?

MC: Ringing housebells and smelling farts

What was something you did that was really scary?

MC: Riding bikes with no hands on the handlebars...

When did you attend your first contest? Who did you look up to there? Did you get his autograph?

MC: In 2003. I looked up to Shogun and no, I didn't get his autograph.

What activities did you enjoy in school?

MC: The German class

What was your first occupation/job?

MC: Prime minister

When did you get your first BMX bike? What brand was it? How long did it last?

MC: In 2000, a Hoffman bike, I kept it 2 years

What is the raddest thing you've ever seen?

MC: Chinese people

What are some of your favorite things to do now?

MC: Playing Guitar hero

What do you like about your life today?

MC: School

Who is your favorite entertainer?

MC: The joke Sarkozy

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Buckworth's giant frontie

If you thought riders are only going for big stuff during contests, look at this frontflip that Andy Buckworth did at a local park over in Australia. He's coming from the right and will land somewhere out there on the grass. If you don't have a foampit or resi to land on, the next best thing is the grass. Andy works with what he's got. At least it's not cold....

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Ryan Guettler on ESPN.com

ESPN posted a cool Ryan Guettler vs. Colin MacKay photo report on their site. Cool pics and funny answers. Worth a visit.

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The Harry Main game plan

With Harry Main back on the bike again we'll be seeing him pop up in various media like he just did in an online Spring 2010 Nike 6.0 catalog.

For those interested in the next Harry Main web video (who isn't), he's working on it right now. Waiting for a few more dry days. All this time off got him thinking about new tricks but will he be able to do them? We'll just have to wait and see.

Harry will be riding the T-Mobile Extreme Playground contest in Berlin, Germany on 6 December 2009. Then he'll be flying over to Greenville for Dave Mirra's King Of The Animal House event. After that it's off to Australia for Harry to visit and ride with Andy Buckworth. Sounds like a plan?

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Barbero Clip at his own park in Italy

It's hard to keep track where Alessandro Barbero is on any day of the year. He did get a session in at his own ramps this month though as the following clip shows.




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Dec 11/12: King Of The Animal House

Dave Mirra has fleshed out the details for qualifying, prize awards and other details related to next month's King of the Animal House event. Here's how the program for both days of riding will work:

FRIDAY NIGHT
• Cash Jam: 16 riders compete for $8,000
• The rider with the most cash at the end of the Friday night cash jam goes last in the final group at Saturday's final jam
• The winner of the cash jam will also win a Yamaha TTR125 pit bike with DC Shoe Co. graphics

SATURDAY
• 4 groups with 4 riders in each group
• The rider with the most cash from Friday night's cash jam will go last in the final jam
• The rider with the least cash from Friday night will go first. Strategy will come into play in Saturday's final jam
• Prizes for the final jam:

1st place: Subaru WRX
2nd place: Yamaha 250 with DC Shoe Co. graphics
3rd place: Breitling chronograph from Monster Energy

There will be other prizes for biggest trick, best style, sickest line, etc.
Stay tuned for more info.

The location for Saturday night's Animal House awards banquet is confirmed. The LA Lounge is a hot spot in downtown Greenville, and they've agreed to provide a classy venue with a great spread.

Details of the contest format are still being ironed out, but Dave has selected judges for the event. The list reads like a who's who of the BMX scene, and boasts well over 100 years of combined bike-riding and contest-promoting experience:

-Dennis McCoy—pro vert rider
-Mark Losey—Photographer
-Corey Muth—Verde Bike Co.
-Brian Lee --Rider/tattoo artist
-Ron Wilkerson—Contest pioneer, bike company owner & freestyle legend

The 15 invited riders for this December's King of The Animal House event at Dave's indoor park in Greenville, NC, have been confirmed. Euro powerhouse Ben Hennon has accepted Dave's invitation to the King of The Animal House contest, and will be flying into Greenville in December. Also styler Mike Miller is coming over from the UK. Recently added as well are Drew Bezanson and Jeremiah Smith. Here is the list of riders:

-Mike Laird -Ryan Guettler -Daniel Dhers -Morgan Wade -Rob Darden -Ryan Nyquist -Chase Hawk -Mark Webb -Harry Main -Dennis Enarson -Craig Mast -Ben Hennon -Mike Miller -Jeremiah Smith -Drew Bezanson.

In other news, Monster Energy and Breitling have joined forces to create a custom wrist chronograph for the third-place finisher in the event.

King of the Animal House 2009

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Kenzi gets a fresh bike

Dave Mirra's daughter's Mirraco bike just received a new paint job. Dad took the bikes apart, sandblasted them, chose some pink colour, brushed the paint on the frame, put them in the oven for 20 minutes and you can see the end result right here.

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Mike Laird answers the questions

Did you have a nickname when you were younger?

ML: Hell no

What were some things you and your friends did for fun as a child?

ML: Playing a game called "bunz-up". All you need is a tennis ball and a big wall to play on. You need about 4 or more players. The game plays like this..... Throw the tennis ball against the wall. The players will catch the ball with one hand only. And if you miss the catch when you try to catch the ball, you need to run for the wall and touch it. Your friends are going to pick up the ball and try to hit you with it before you touch the wall. If you get hit with the ball before you touch the wall, you've got to take a penalty shot. The penalty shot.... You've got to stand facing to the wall. The player that hit you gets one free shot at you. No head shots. If penalty thrower hits you in the head. He's got to take a penalty shot. The game is nutz.

What was something you did that was really scary?

ML: Get my thumb stuck in an industrial bent sander.

When did you attend your first contest? Who did you look up to there?

ML: My first contest was in 1991 @ Power House bike shop in Yorktown Va. It was a 2B contest in the parking lot of the bike shop. Leigh Ramsdell was here, but I didn't know any pros back then. That comp was a turning point in my ridin' career.

What is your most prominent memory of Dave Mirra?

ML: All the ATV Offroad Fury battles we had back in the day. We played the hell out of that game. Epic battles, I did win about 60% of the games by the way. LOL!

What activities did you enjoy in school?

ML: I really hated school, but when I took welding in vo-tech I loved that. A 2 year program and it got me out of school a half day. Pumped.

What was your first occupation/job? Your starting salary?

ML: I was 14 and a bagger at a supermarket. I believe my salary was $5.25 an hour.

When did you get your first BMX bike? What brand was it? How long did it last?

ML: My first BMX style bike was a Team Muarry. I raced two races with that bike and about ripped the headtube off, and I was 10 years old.

Do you recall any night time street experiences?

ML: ESPN Bicycle Stunt Series in NYC. Both years 1997 and 1998. They had organized a street ride after the comps. Holy smokes! Too many stories and not enough time. All I got to say is 500 riders and NYC together.

What is the raddest thing you've ever seen?

ML: That's such a hard question, I've been ridin' for so long. BMX gets crazier every year. Example: yesterday Chris Hughes pulled a perfect double back flip at the NC State Fair show! It's a show! Not a contest..... a show. Plus, the box is mellow and only 5' tall with a 11' deck! It was CRAZY!?!

What are some of your favorite things to do now?

ML: Hangin' with the family, playin' World at War (soon the be Modern Warfare 2), and Metalcore music.

What do you like about your life today?

ML: My freedom..... welding and ridin', together pay the bills. I own a metal fabricate business. East Carolina Custom Metal (ECCM) and I make my own hours. Freedom is priceless.

Who is your favorite entertainer?

ML: Any metalcore band on the stage in front of me at the time.

If you could re-experience one thing in your life, what would it be?

ML: The first time I played my character in "Dave Mirra's Freestyle BMX" video game. That's just freakin' crazy..... Thank you Mirra!

Guettler goes Cali. An update by Ryan.

What's up guys!

I'm chillin in Cali right now with Colin Mackay. About to walk through Vans and check out my 2010 shoes and colour ways, should be fun.

I've been out here for 4 days now filming and shooting photos with Justin Kosman. We made a small web edit which will be online soon. I'll keep you updated. Rode some trails and filmed for an upcoming Vans vult for vital bmx.com and shot a lot of photos too... Just having a rad time, CALI LIFE. I can't believe how warm it is for winter hahaha.





Next week I'm doing the Daily Habit Fuel TV interview for Skullcandy headphones and riding more trails.

Here's a few pics we took along the way. Enjoy

Ryan

Bob Saunders shredding the 18" Black Pearl

Over in Australia Bob Saunders is growing up riding Mirraco bikes. He currently is on a Black Pearl 18".

He hits up the parks on a regular basis and has fun riding. Enjoy the pics that his dad sent in.

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Little update from Fafa over in France.

Things are looking good for Mirraco in France. Here's a short update from Fafa over at Sunex:

"The 2010 bikes are available in France, the shops are stocked and the sales are promising. It's a very good beginning. Maxime Charveron did an amazing job in Pessac. Third place and a big 180 barspin over the handrail."

If you're over in France and are wondering where you can find a 2010 Mirraco bike, contact Sunex. They'll point you in the right direction.

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Back cover ad for Dave Mirra in Germany

Issue 90 of Freedom BMX magazine in Germany hit the newsstands. If you would flip around the issues at the train stations and book stores you would see Dave Mirra on the cover. Now how good would that be, a Mirraco ad on the cover of a magazine?

Thanks to the folks over at La Finca for putting Mirra on the back cover together with the Canvas complete bike.

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New La Finca Catalog

La Finca over in Germany released their new brand portfolio for the winter/spring 2010 season. Six of the 48 pages are filled with Mirraco bikes.

It's got the colour options listed, the price for Germany, the weights in kilo's and the spec on the parts.

If you're based in Germany and want a copy of your own, contact www.la-finca-distribution.de.

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Buckworth ad in German magazine

For the moment Andrew Buckworth is enjoying the Australian summer. He is missing the Woodward ramps but you can't have it all. What he did get though is the back cover of a German BMX magazine called Zwanzig Zoll.

After unloading a container full of Mirraco bikes the La Finca distribution crew is ready for your phone call.

La Finca

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Third place for Maxime Charveron at the VU

The FISE is the biggest BMX event in France and Mirraco has had a huge presence there over the years. The Vibrations Urbaines is next up on the ladder of big BMX freestyle contests in France. This event took place over the weekend near Bordeaux, France. Maxime Charveron made it over and not only that, he got third in street.

Results STREET:
1 Michael Beran
2 Ondra Slez
3 Maxime Charveron
4 Jb Peytavit
5 Georgy Doremus and Karl Poynter

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Nigel Sylvester edition Mavrk shoe

Nigel Sylvester has a signature colour shoe out at Nike 6.0. His favourite model, the Mavrk now is available as a Nigel edition. You can win a pair over at Dan's Comp. And while you're at it, check out the Chocolate frame.

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