Sunex at the Roc d'Azur Salon

A big week for the French market is upon us. The annual Roc d'Azur is taking place from 7-10 October down in Frejus, France. Our Mirraco distributor for France is going to be there displaying the Mirraco bikes for the thousands of visitors that are expected.

If you can't wait that long, pay a visit to Sunex' website by going HERE.

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$ 5000,= Check for Austin or Andy? Help out!

The Paul Mitchell Breakthrough Athlete of the Year award will be awarded to the athlete who has the potential to surpass expectatoin during the season. It may be the dark horse athlete who has an unexpected moment , or a season that launched his career. It is something that sets the bar for a new level of achevement. The award winner will get a $5,000 Paul Mitchell sponsorship next year. Not too shabby.

Mirraco riders Andy Buckworth and Austin Coleman are on the list. Make sure to vote for them to give them that extra paycheck.



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Crossover: Dave Mirra

Allisports interviewed Dave Mirra about combining riding BMX bikes and driving rally cars. Are there any similarities? Does one sport help the other? Watch the video and see Dave Mirra blast through some turns and jump his Subaru.



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Mirraco Interbike 2010

Vital BMX met up with the Mirraco truck that was parked in Las Vegas during the Interbike show. Mirraco riders Nigel Sylvester and Ryan Guettler take you through the 2011 line of complete bikes and Lennie Westfall explains his personal ride with Black Label parts and a few other completes. Check the video below:



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Mirra injury update

Dave Mirra had a big slam doing a superman seatgrab at the last Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City, Utah. He bruised his sternum, dislocated his right thumb and suffered a broken pinky finger in his other hand. Here's an update:

"So, I ended up getting surgery after my crash in Salt Lake. Dr Hasty put 5 screws and a plate in my left pinky knuckle. I was laughing at the fact I was going in for pinky surgery."

A "get well soon" goes out to Dave.

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Dave Mirra - in Sentenced To Life

The following clip of Dave Mirra was filmed for Sentenced to Life years ago. But seeing Dave ride never gets boring. If you've got a couple of minutes, hit the play button and enjoy.



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Pelham at the SST booth

We had a Mirraco Pelham bike at the SST booth at Interbike this year. Brian Scura and his team used the Pelham to explain how to adjust the latest rotor that comes on the Mirraco bike. Thanks for the support guys.

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Mirra supports the ARF. Watch the clip to support it too.

Life can change in a second... and Stephen Murray knows that better than anybody... On the morning of June 22, 2007, Stephen was one of the best BMX'ers in the world. By the end of the day, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down - suffering a catastrophic fall while competing in BMX Dirt finals at the Baltimore stop of the Dew Tour. Following this injury that was felt throughout the action sports community and spearheaded by Founder Aaron Cooke, the Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF) was born - providing professional athletes in BMX, FMX and Skateboarding with medical guidance and financial support for rehabilitation and long-term care.

Action sports superstars including Ryan Sheckler, Dave Mirra and Mike Spinner, recently teamed up to help Ball Park Franks create a video to benefit ARF. The video paints a picture of the assistance ARF provides to injured athletes like Stephen Murray and 19-year-old Craig Mast, who was injured last month in Portland while competing at the Dew Tour (and has since recovered with the help of ARF).

To show its support for the action sports community, Ball Park will donate $1 for every person that watches the video below - up to $100,000 dollars!


Go to SupportARF.com for more videos.


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An update from Harry Main. He's back!

So the end of injury time is here! I'm finally back riding the bike! My physio has told me I will have made a full recovery within 4-6 weeks, as it will gradually get better as I'm getting into my riding and working hard in physio! I feel so good to be back riding! I feel more motivated than I ever have and feel like I'm ready to make things happen!

I'm working harder than I ever have in physio and am so exicted to make a full recovery in the next few weeks! Then I will be filming another web video and my first contest back will be T-mobile Extreme Playgrounds in December.

"I'm cumming back hard! and promise to bounce back harder than ever!"

-Harry Main

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Buckworth gets photo in new BMX Plus! mag

The X-Games are a big event. Riders need to be invited to be able to ride. Andy Buckworth made it into the Big Air comp and scored a medal at his first showing. He now got a photo of it in the latest issue of BMX Plus! magazine. Front flip superman on the mega ramp. Sick.

Andy has been busy and rides more than big ramps alone. He's currently in the top 10 in DIRT of the 2010 Dew Tour series with one more round to go in Las Vegas next month. Full of energy and hard to stop.

BMX Dirt - Tour Rankings
1. Brett Banasiewicz, 282.
2. Brandon Dosch, 252.
3. Dennis Enarson, 230.
4. Luke Parslow, 222.
5. Ryan Nyquist, 202.
6. TJ Ellis, 188.
7. Corey Bohan, 168.
8. Jaie Toohey, 165.
9. Andy Buckworth, 157.
10. James Foster, 155.

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AB in fifth place in Park with one more stop to go.

With Ryan Guettler out with his shoulder injury, Alessandro Barbero at home in Italy with a virus, Dave Mirra out with his practice crash, it was up to Andy Buckworth to represent the Mirraco colors in Salt Lake City in the Park discipline. Andy made it to the finals and got 10th and is sitting in 5th place at the moment with one more stop to go.

Dew Tour Toyota Challenge Sunday, September 19, 2010 Salt Lake City, Utah BMX Park Finals
1. Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 93.25.
2. Garrett Reynolds, Toms River, N.J., 91.25.
3. Daniel Dhers, Venezuela, 90.50.
4. Scotty Cranmer, Jackson, N.J., 89.50.
5. Brain Hunt, Derry, N.H., 89.50.
6. Casey Patrick, Yorba Linda, Calif., 89.25.
7. Mark Webb, Great Britain, 89.00.
8. Jeremiah Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio, 88.50.
9. Dave Dillewaard, Australia, 87.38.
10. Andy Buckworth, Australia, 86.00.
11. Ronnie Napolitan, Youngstown, Ohio, 84.38.
12. Mike Spinner, Miami, Fla., 80.00.

BMX Park - Tour Rankings
1. Daniel Dhers, 272
2. Garrett Reynolds, 232.
3. Mark Webb, 212.
4. Mike Spinner, 208.
5. Andy Buckworth, 186.
6. Dennis Enarson, 181.
7. Scotty Cranmer, 177.
8. Brett Banasiewicz, 168.
9. Jeremiah Smith, 160.
10. Patrick Casey, 159.

Pic by Allisports

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Nigel Sylvester Riding in Phoenix, AZ - Part 3

Part 3 of Nigel Sylvester's Gatorade Go All Day series. Filmed in Phoenix, Arizona.



Check out exclusive Go All Day content from Nigel's trip at:

www.NigelRidesAllDay.com

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7th place for Coleman at Dew Tour vert comp

After two days of competition in the Vert class at the Toyota Challenge Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City, Mirraco's flow rider Austin Coleman got a 7th place. Austin made it out of the Prelims in 4th place but the top three riders in the overall standings were not riding because they are automatically qualified. With Jamie Bestwick, Steve McCann and Simon Tabron in the mix in the first final round, Austin got a 7th place finish and had to watch an exciting finals without himself on the deck.

BMX VERT PRELIMS
1 Chad Kagy 92.13
2 Vince Byron 88.25
3 Zackery Warden 87.88
4 Austin Coleman 87.63
5 Jimmy Walker 87.25
6 Francisco Zurita 87.00
7 John Parker 84.75
8 Mike Mancuso 84.63
9 Jay Eggleston 84.25
10 Jorge Jovel 81.25
11 Brian Hunt 80.75
12 Ben Snowden 80.50
13 Zachary Newman 79.38
14 Jason Branham 79.25
15 Tom Stober 78.50
16 Bob Kohl 76.00
17 Dennis McCoy 72.75

TOYOTA CHALLENGE SEASON 2010
BMX VERT FINAL JAM 1ST ROUND
1 Chad Kagy 92.25
2 Jamie Bestwick 91.75
3 Simon Tabron 91.50
4 Francisco Zurita 90.38
5 Steven McCann 90.00
6 Vince Byron 90.00
7 Austin Coleman 87.88
8 Zackery Warden 87.88
9 Jimmy Walker 87.50
10 John Parker 86.88

BMX VERT FINAL JAM FINAL ROUND
1 Jamie Bestwick 94.13
2 Chad Kagy 92.38
3 Francisco Zurita 90.88
4 Simon Tabron 90.63
5 Steven McCann 90.00

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Ryan Guettler Speaks on Double Shoulder Surgery

No rider wants to be out injured but with riding BMX at the highest level, it's hard to avoid. Ryan Guettler went in for double shoulder surgery and Monster Energy sat him down for an interview. View what he's going through at the moment:



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Nigel in Japan

Nigel goes all day. We know that by now. But how does he do it? Is it really the Gatorade he's been drinking? One thing's for sure, he isn't slowing down one bit. Here's a photo from the latest RIDEBMX mag of Nigel in Japan.

If you want to learn more about Nigel and Gatorade, all you have to do is visit the www.nigelridesallday.com website.

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Harry Main back on the bike

Good news for the Harry Main fans, and for Harry himself of course. He's gotten the green light to start riding again. His broken leg has healed and the first foot jams are in the pocket. Harry is still taking it easy though and needs to go to physical therapy a few times a week to get his leg back to 100%. Now that the season is in full swing, there's no rush either for the Brit. Better get back when things are healed than pushing it. It's hard to do if all you want to do is ride but it's longer for the long run. Don't expect any new web clips from Harry next week but once all is good he'll be going full throttle. You know what that means for a rider like Harry.

Check the new issue of RIDE BMX. Harry answered your questions.

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New Mirraco ad featuring the 2011 Bronson

Here's a new Mirraco advertisement that just showed up in the new issue of RIDE BMX magazine. If you haven't seen the new colorful Mirraco bikes line like the 2011 Bronson, hit up the Bikes section on the site and see what colors we have in store for you for 2011.

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New 2011 Mirraco poster

If you've got a B-day coming up or if you're just looking for a new bike in general, it's time to visit your local Mirraco dealer to pick up a new poster that has all the 2011 bikes on the back, and the Mirraco team riders on the front. And while you're at the dealership, as them about the availability and pricing of the new BMX bikes. Plenty of choice once again. Take your pick and then put the poster on your wall.



For those who want to order a poster, follow the instructions by going HERE.

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Barbero qualifies in 2nd, then pulls out.

The 2010 Rebeljam took place over the weekend in Portimao, Portugal. The event was moved to Portugal after three successful episodes at the Mellow Park in Berlin, Germany. Sure, the sure was there, loads of riders made it over and the organisation crew had built some new trails and a brand new park for the pro contest.

With 76 pros in the park class and 16 riders making it to the finals it wasn't an easy task for everyone. Alessandro Barbero was on fire though and fired out trick after trick to finish on second place. This gave him a spot into Sunday's main event.

When Sunday appeared, Alessandro was sick in bed and wasn't able to ride, unfortunately, giving his spot to the next rider in line (Corey Martinez). A get well goes out to the Italian who doesn't have much time to get better as the next round of the Dew Tour is coming up this weekend in SLC.

Qualifying results rebeljam 2010, Portugal:

1. Michael Beran 21 Czech 89,60
2. Alessandro Barbero 27 Italy 89,00
3. Ben Hennon 22 UK 87,80
4. Bruno Hoffmann 17 Germany 87,60
5. Daniel Wedemeijer 20 Netherlands 85,60
6. Simone Barraco 19 Italy 85,20
7. Isaac Lesser 20 UK 85,00
8. Sergio Layos 25 Spain 85,00
9. Brian Hunt 25 USA 84,80
10. Gary Young 27 USA 83,80
11. Tobias Wicke 28 Germany 82,00
12. Kevin Kalkoff 23 France 81,60
13. Diogo Santos 20 80,20
14. Jack Marchant 79,80
15. Markus Braumann 26 Germany 79,40
16. Dylan Smith 22 USA 79,20

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The 2011 Mirraco Gambino

-Frame: full chromoly w/ D.B. D/T, 21" top tube length, integrated head tube, MID BB shell, 6mm thick dropouts, welded seat clamp
-Fork: full chromoly w/ tapered legs (31.8 to 25.4mm) 1-1/8"
-Wheels: Black Label alloy 36-hole DW rims, black anodized; alloy Black Label sealed bearing hubs: front 3/8" chromoly axle, rear 1-pc. driver cassette w/ 14mm hollow chromoly axle
-Tires: Odyssey Mike Aitken Smooth 20" x 2.25" front, Path 20" x 2.10" rear
-Crankset: Black Label Lite 3-pc. chromoly 175mm w/ 25/9 gearing
-Bottom Bracket: sealed bearing MID BB
-Cassette: 9t chromoly 1-pc. driver
-Pedals: Black Label “Graduate” plastic w/ 9/16” chromoly axles
-Saddle: Pivotal plastic
-Seatpost: Pivotal plastic 25.4mm x 150mm
-Stem: Black Label forged alloy threadless 1-1/8", front mount, 50mm reach
-Handlebars: Black Label 2-pc. chromoly 8.25" rise, 1.8mm thick
-Grips: Black Label
-Headset: FPD Integrated w/ 45/45 bearings, 8mm tall top cover
-Brakeset: rear side-pull caliper w/ performance pads, C-Star alloy lever w/ hinge

Frameset Available: No
Colors: Black or Flat Teal

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Kyle Baldock wins in Korea!

After a long 14 hour flight I arrived at Seoul Airport at 5:30 pm giving me little time to recover from jetlag and prepare for practice the next morning. At the event there were foam pits and resis to practice on, vert ramps and a great park course. The weather was humid and the sun was showing no mercy, during practice I did a flair turndown and came off and thought I had refractured my foot. I went back to the hotel and iced it hoping it was going to hold up for prelims.

I got to prelims at about 2 pm for a 30 min practice. There were 20 riders and each were given two 45 second runs. For my first run I played it safe so for my 2nd run I could throw out the bangers to increase my score. I ended up pulling my first ever triple whip, I was so stoked. There were many great riders from all over the world. The top 10 riders qualified for finals, I went into finals qualifed first.

The next day I got to the event for finals and KXF informed us that there was a hurricane coming so finals got cancelled so the placings stayed as people qualified for finals. I ended up taking out First place, Kittachai W from Thailand took out second place and Aj Anaya took out third place.

All in All it was a great time and an awesome competition looking forward to going again next year.

-Kyle Baldock

Kyle Baldock's Korea run

Mirraco riders are everywhere. Korea for example. Look at Kyle Baldock's run at the International competition of last weekend. Not too bad, not too bad.



Video by Boosung Kim
Photo by Ryan Guettler

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Chris Hughes Pride Clothing edit

A few quick clips of Mirraco's flow rider Chris Hughes riding what used to be his local skatepark before making the move to Greenville. Just hit that little triangle to watch the clip.

Chris Hughes from Pride Clothing on Vimeo.

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Nigel cruises NYC

Get a feeling what it's like to cruise down NYC on your BMX bike. Nigel Sylvester teamed up with 13th Witness and they came up with the following clip:

Run 4 Cover (Starring : Nigel Sylvester) from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

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Harry Main update. Getting closer...

So hopefully I am on my last day of my injury, on september the 3rd I'm seeing the doctor for x-rays to see if all looks well after weight bearing for a while. If all looks well I can start to get back into it on my bike! which I'm so excited for! I've missed a lot of the summer! but me and all of my sponsers have mad plans to go shoot some videos in the near future which everybody can look forward to! Be Sure to keep your eyes Peeled for a Return EDIT!

Thanks and shred!

-Harry Main

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Dave Mirra in Houston

Dave Mirra Was in Houston 2 weeks ago at Gilman Subaru unveiling the new Subaru 2011 STI. There were Mirraco Bikes being given away, and Dave was the judge of the car show.

To see the movie of the day, GO HERE.

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Visit La Finca to see the 011 line

The Eurobike trade show in Friedrichshafen has kicked off. You can see new Mirraco bikes at the La Finca booth in hall number B4 stand number 202. It's got a.o. the new No.7, Luxstar, Essex, the new Velle, the 2011 Gargoyle, the 8ten, the Blend and the Luxstar on display. Stop by, say hi to the La Finca crew and check out the 2011 rides. You'll be impressed.

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