Clay Johnson added to the Mirraco squad

Nigel Sylvester has been looking around to add some riders to the Mirraco flow program. We would like to welcome Clay Johnson from Phoenix, Arizona to the team. His Mirraco kit is on its way to him so watch this space for more on Clay soon. In the meantime, here's his Facebook page so you can send him a message on his new ride.

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4 spots in 2 days. Meet Nigel in SoCal

Nigel Sylvester just got off the Desert Storm Mirraco shop tour in Arizona and is going to be in SoCal on 2-3 April to ride at 3 BMX shops and a school for his parts sponsor Animal. Meet him at the following places:







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Happy B-day Kyle Baldock

On March 29th Kyle Baldock turns 20 years old. For you a day to prepare a message to the Mirraco shredder from Australia.

Here's a link Kyle's Facebook profile.

Happy B-day Kyle!

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Harry Main at BSD jam

Harry Main went over to Scotland for the BSD/Nike jam at Unit 23 action sports park. Although an 8th place in bowls doesn't say much, the pictures he received on RIDE UK show that he's feeling better on the bike by the day. Now will he challenge Dave in the Subaru too? Only time will tell.

Go HERE to see the photos.

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Time for a show down in the desert. Come ride with Nigel.

Nigel Sylvester and friends are coming out to Arizona to host and participate in a 3 day BMX event. 3 shops, 3 stops. Cash prizes, give aways, Music, and TONS OF FREE GATORADE!

The times for the dates are announced:

Friday at Broadway Bikes: 4 – 6pm

Saturday at Adventure: 1 – 3pm

Sunday at TWJ: 1 – 3pm



Co-Operation Desert Storm

Featuring Mirraco’s Nigel Sylvester and friends

-Friday March 25th Broadway Bicycles Tucson www.broadwaybicycles.com

-Saturday March 26th Adventure Bicycle Mesa www.adventurebicycle.com

-Sunday March 27th Two Wheel Jones Mesa
www.twowheeljones.com


Come play a game of B.I.K.E. with Mirraco’s Nigel Sylvester and win Cash & Prizes at each stop! Nigel & friends will be making the rounds matching up riders from the crowd at each stop to play games of B.I.K.E., Foot-Down, Best Trick, etc…

Vital BMX will be on hand filming and taking pics.

Mark those dates.

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Kyle Baldock Bike Check coming up

Kyle Baldock is home in Australia and was visited by Brett Trigg recently who filmed a bike check for Vital BMX on his Canvas. They also filmed a web edit that's being finished up at the moment and should appear on Vital BMX any day.

Kyle's got his mind set on the Dew Tour for 2011 and will be back in the USA starting at 26 April just in time for the weather to be good again in NC. Enjoying two summers, how sweet is that.

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On the road. Non stop with Harry Main

It's hard to keep up with Harry Main. The Brit was just in Australia filming for a new web edit when he went to Scotland last weekend for the BSD Jam. Home in England for a day and then it's off to the Monster Bash in Ireland. And it's only March. More to come...

Find out more about Harry on the Nike 6.0 Facebook page.

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2011 Mirraco Gargoyle

If you missed clicking on the Gargoyle banner when you saw it fly by on the internet, don't worry. We've got the full list of parts here for you. It's got a 20.5" length top tube and comes in flat black and red. Next thing to do, contact a local Mirraco dealer to see if they've still got one in stock. Lots of bike for the buck.

-Frame: 2 tubes chromoly (D/T & T/T), integrated head tube, MID BB shell, single cable, 5mm dropouts, welded seat clamp
-Fork: tapered chromoly legs (31.8 to 25.4mm) 1-1/8"
-Wheels: Alex Y-303 alloy 36-hole painted or black anodized rims; alloy front hub w/ 3/8" chromoly axle, alloy cassette 1-pc. driver rear hubw/ 14mm hollow axle
-Tires: CST "Chaotic" 20" x 2.125" front, smooth 20" x 1.95" rear
-Crankset: Vise 3-pc. chromoly 175mm w/ 25/9 gearing
-Bottom Bracket: sealed bearing MID BB
-Cassette: 9t chromoly 1-pc. driver
-Pedals: FPD plastic w/ 9/16” chromoly axles
-Saddle: Black Label 8mm rails
-Seatpost: Alloy 25.4x200mm
-Stem: Alloy threadless 1-1/8", front mount, 50mm reach
-Handlebars: Vise 2-pc. 8" rise, 2.0mm thick
-Grips: Black Label
-Headset: FPD Integrated w/ 45/45 bearings, 8mm tall top cover
-Brakeset: C-Star rear U-Brake w/ Black Label pads / Tektro XL 320 alloy lever



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Mirraco Flick Trix bikes

You can't help but run into the Flick Trix bikes when you enter a toy store. If you look close enough you will find the Mirraco bikes in there like the Blend, the Chocolate and the Black Pearl. But next to the bikes there are also Bike Shops and ramps available. Fun to play with on a rainy day.

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Mirraco Gambino tested by BMX Plus!

BMX PLUS! magazine tested the Mirraco Gambino today and were stoked on it. Expect to see the full test with the photos in an upcoming issues. If you want to go through the parts list already, go HERE.

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Barbero is moving on

Alessandro Barbero has been part of the Mirraco team since 2007. The Italian has continuously been raising the bar of his personal riding and is one of the few Europeans who made it to the Dew Tour circuit a few years in a row. In 2010 he won the FISE contest plus a car by winning the FISE Experience series in France. But there is a time to come and a time to go. Alessandro got offered a new ride which was an opportunity for him he could not pass up.

"I have been representing Mirraco since 2007 with a lot of success and I am so satisfied to have been a part of the team." said Alessandro Barbero. "Dave Mirra has been the reason for me to push my riding. I have to say thanks a lot for everythig. Not representing the team anymore is going to be the sad."

A big thank you to Alessandro from everyone at Mirra Bike Co. Good luck with the new gig.

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Chance Brejnakowski edit. Oz in effect.

Chance Brejnakowski over in Australia is putting his Mirraco frame through the test in the following video. Chance has been hanging out with Harry Main recently and telling from the riding in his video they sure will get along to push the tech tricks to the next level. Enjoy the clip:



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Bike Check: Devin Szmata

Devin Szmata is riding for Ernie’s Sports Experts in Grande Prairie, AB Canada. He built up a sweet Mirraco Black Pearl. Here's his parts list. One by one:



Frame: Mirraco Black Pearl
Fork: Black Label
Bars: Black label 8.25
Stem: System BMX Angus Street
Grips: Odi Longnecks
Barends: Odi
Headset: Colony
Seatpost/Seat: Colony
Cranks: Fly Bikes (for the moment)
Sprocket: System bikes 26 higgy
Chain: KMC 710sl
Brakes: Colony Transformer
Cable: Snafu Astroglide
Brake Lever: Colony Transformer
Detangler: Snafu
Front Tire: KHE
Front Wheel: 1664 rim laced to odyssey vandero2 with double butted spokes alloy nipples
Rear Tire: Revenge pinner
Rear Wheel: 1664 rim laced to G-sport ratchet with double butted spokes alloy nipples
Pedals: Premium slim pc

He was also out at the Metro Jam and got some cool pics in the Toronto Sun riding his Mirraco bike:



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2011 Mirraco Darkstar

Frame: full chromoly, T/T length 20.8", integrated head tube, MID BB shell, single cable route, 5mm dropouts, welded seat clamp
Fork: full chromoly w/ tapered legs (31.8 to 25.4mm) 1-1/8"
Wheels: Black Label alloy DW 36-hole rims, Black Label alloy sealed bearings hubs: front 3/8" chromoly axle, rear 1-pc. driver cassette w/ 14mm hollow chromoly axle
Tires: Odyssey Mike Aitken 20" x 2.125" front, 20" x 1.95" 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: Tektro rear U-Brake w/ Black Label pads / Snafu C alloy lever w/ hinge



Colors: Flat Grey, Flat Black

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Third place for Chris Hughes at Toronto BMX jam

540 on the quarter, then a 720 over the box followed by a 900 on the quarter, Chris Hughes was going off in Canada during the pro finals. Add his unbelievable cliffhanger backflip, the body varial, barspin to no-hander and you'll understand how he ended up on the podium in 2011. Check the full results below and watch the following clip produced by Adam Taylor of RIDEBMX.



Toronto BMX Jam 2011 Pro Final Results:
1. Pat Casey - 95.3
2. Drew Bezanson - 94
3. Chris Hughes - 93
4. Mykel Larrin - 90.3
5. Steven Moxley - 87.7
6. John Heaton - 84
7. Zane Bradley - 83.7
8. Todd Meyn - 83
9. Dylan Stark - 82.7
10. Broc Raiford - 82.3
11. Will Fisher - 82.3
12. Mike Gray - 80.7
13. Chris Childs - 79.7
14. Jeremy Joyce - 75.3
15. Darcy Peters - 73.7
16. Zak Jarvis - 70.7
17. Bobbie Altiser - 69.3
18. Joel Marchand - 69.3
19. Andre Postell - 68.3
20. Nathan Lord - 67.3
21. Jason Aguiar - 65.3
22. Eric Favot - 65
23. Rob Bessie - 63.3
24. Niki Croft - 60.3
25. Josh Lane - 57.7

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Chris Hughes wins Best Trick comp in Toronto

Popular contests have some sort of side event going on these days. Be it a bunny hop comp, a high air contest, or the ever popular Best Trick competition. In Toronto it was Mirraco's Chris Hughes who won it. Not with his body varial, but a cliffhanger backflip. The folks at RIDE BMX made a video of the Pro qualifying comp which also includes Chris' special backflip. Enjoy the show:



By FAT

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Hughes qualifies in 2nd in Canada

One of the biggest BMX freestyle comps of the year in Canada is taking place this weekend in Toronto. Chris Hughes made the trip over the border and qualified in 2nd place behind Drew Bezanson and ahead of Pat Casey. Good luck in the finals Chris!

Pro Qualifying Results 2011 Toronto BMX Jam:
1. Drew Bezanson
2. Chris Hughes
3. Pat Casey
4. Dylan Stark
5. John Heaton
6. Mykel Larrin
6. Broc Raiford
6. Will Fisher
9. Todd Meyn
10. Steven Moxley
11. Mike Gray
12. Zane Bradley
13. Nathan Lord
14. Jeremy Joyce
15. Andre Postell
16. Chris Childs
17. Darcy Peters
17. Bobbie Altiser
19. Joel Marchand
20. Jason Aguiar
21. Niki Croft
22. Rob Bessie
23. Zak Jarvis
23. Eric Favot
23. Josh Lane

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Double page ad with Nigel Sylvester

Nigel Sylvester has a signature seat out at animal and the new double page advertisiment showed up in the new issue of Dig BMX magazine (issue # 81). The pivotal seat comes in black and has the sweet animal logo on it. The red eye is the hole where you tighten the seat to the seatpost. In the ad Nigel does an uprail icepick grind while listening to some hip hop (most likely).

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Mirraco Vive la France clip

In 2009 Team Mirraco went to France for the FISE comp and some street riding on spots around Paris. Consider this one an oldie but goodie. Filmed and Edited by Thomas Revest

Mirraco Vive la France from Mirraco on Vimeo.

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Nitro Circus on the road with AB.

Andy Buckworth just sent over a good clip of his no-handed double front flip over a big gap at the Nitro Circus. You have the chance to see things like this if you're over in Australia this month. After that there are plans to take the Circus to Europe and the USA.



Andy's Nitro Circus schedule looks like this:



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"Bones heal, chicks dig scars!"

"Bones heal, chicks dig scars!" Andy Buckworth said that on NBN news with a grin on his face. Nitro Circus has put Andy in the spotlight down under and he's loving it. Next show this Saturday.

Check it!

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BMX Games Dirt & Park clips

Here's a clip from BackBone BMX of the dirt comp at the BMX Games in Australia where Kyle Baldock placed second. He's the one on the Black/white Canvas bike doing that whip, to whip back.



Pro Dirt results 2011 BMX Games:

1st Brandon Dosch
2nd Kyle Baldock
3rd Luke Bowerman
4rd Josh Stead
5th Luke Parker
6th Christopher Harti
7th Danny Campbell
8th Shanon Farrugia
9th Clint Bensley
10 Nick Cooper


BMX Park clip: (Kyle Baldock is the second rider up).



Freestyle BMX Games 2011 Street/Park PRO Results:

1st Kyle Baldock
2nd Vince Byron
3rd Logan Martin
4th Shanon Farrugia
5th Luke Bowerman
6th Jason Watts
7th Will Gunn
8th Clint Bensley
9th Dylan Pell
10th Dave McComb
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