Monday, October 31, 2011

Mirraco Must See: Kyle Baldock @ Woodward West



Just before hopping on the plane back to Australia Kyle Baldock stopped by at Woodward West and filmed this Mirraco Must See clip with the Vital BMX crew.



Mirraco pro Kyle Baldock recaps his incredibly successful year and throws down some great riding at Woodward West.

Credit: Ryan Galvan

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

New Mirraco ad featuring Harry Main



Harry Main shoots these 360 inverts to the moon. Reason enough to make an ad out of it. To appear in the upcoming issue of RIDE UK.

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Check in with Nigel Sylvester.



If you're up in the Dominican Republic and you're into BMX, you are probably lining up to see Nigel Sylvester and his buddies ride at this event. BMX Worldwide!

Here's the latest clip that has Nigel in it:



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Friday, October 28, 2011

Bike Check: Austin Coleman



-Frame: MirraCo Canvas Prototype
-Forks: Fit Shiv
-Headset: Kink
-Stem: Shadow Conspiracy
-Bars: Mosh Street Bars
-Grips: ODI Longnecks
-Bar ends: ODI
-Brake lever: Odyssey Mid
-Brake cable: Odyssesy
-Brake caliper: Fly
-Brake pads: Misc.
-Rotor: Odyssey
-Chain: KMC Light
-Sprocket: Limited Edition UGP
-Cranks: Profile 175mm
-Pedals: Fly Ruben
-Seatpost clamp: MirraCo
-Seatpost: Animal
-Seat: United Pivitol
-Front tire: MAXXIS Grifter 2.1
-Front rim: Alienation Deviant
-Front hub: Profile
-Rear rim: Alienation Delinquent
-Rear tire: MAXXIS Grifter 1.85
-Rear hub: Profile
-Pegs: Tree



Modifications:
Some rigging with the rear hub and spacers to run pegs with the Profile Bolt clamp system.

Weight: 21.2 lbs


Who are hooking you up to keep your bike rolling?
Austin: Able's BMX, MirraCo Bikes, Maxxis Tires, Nike 6.0

If you’re going on a trip where you’re not going to ride any vert, what do you change on your bike?
Austin: Nothing. Rocking the same set up for Park, Vert, Dirt, Street. Occasionally I'll put on a massive seat post to cruise the beach boardwalk.



How many rims have you killed doing hang ups?
Austin: 5

How much pressure do you use to tighten your stem bolts?
Austin: Too much. Some times the stems pinch and the hollow bolts break off and get stuck. It's happened to me twice right before a comp run.

What kind of (tire) pump do you use?
Austin: Usually Jay Eggleston's. He always has a pump. Sometimes, even when he doesn't have a bike.

How much pressure goes into your tires?
Austin: 90lbs. for Park. 100lbs. for Vert



Something rattles, what do you do?
Austin: Hunt it down, and kill it.

Is your toolbox well equipped?
Austin: Bare Minimum

What tools do you take with you when you’re traveling?
Austin: ratchet w/ 8mm head and extension, small crescent wrench, spoke wrench, chain breaker, metric allen set, standard allen set.



Thanks to: Jay Eggleston for always letting me use his pump. All the champs out there airing over 10 ft. and all of the new guys keeping Vert thriving.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Mirra riding VERT


Over on FATBMX they've got "Vert Week" going on. Next to articles about Austin Coleman, there are a couple of Vert clips on the site of Dave Mirra riding vert. Also Dave appears in some photo galleries from back in the day that are worth checking out. If you thought Dave only rode Park, make sure to watch the following clips:

Dave Mirra 1996 World Champion Vert Pro, Cologne, Germany

Dave Mirra first place vert, Ryder Cup, London England. 1992.

Full power vert run at the Dew Tour in 2005

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Poster for Kyle Baldock



The December issues of BMX Plus! magazine came with a Christmas gift for Kyle Baldock. The Dew Tour Rookie of the year got the poster doing a double backflip on dirt. Kyle's back in Australia for their summer so don't be surprised to run into him on that side of the world in the upcoming months.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

FAT VERT FAVs with Austin Coleman



Over at FATBMX.com they've got a Vert Week going on from 24-31 October. Austin Coleman has been representing Mirraco at the Dew Tours the last couple of years on the vert ramp and also got his FAT FAVs list posted on the site. See what his Favourites are by going HERE.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Ride with Mirraco. NorCal 22/23 Oct. 2011




How much fun is it to ride together? How much fun would it be to get free drinks and food? What if you can win some prizes in some fun little BMX games? Your questions are Where and When, right?
Hit the flyer for all the details. Make sure to put this on your calendar.

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Andy Buckworth's Park run clip.



Check out Andy Buckworth's 2nd run from the BMX Park finals at the Dew Tour Championships presented by GoDaddy.com in Las Vegas. After pulling a double backflip over the box, he attempts a 2nd doubleflip over the spine.



BMX Park Final Results
1. Scotty Cranmer - 92.13
2. Dennis Enarson - 91.13
3. Daniel Dhers - 90.75
4. Brett Banasiewicz - 90.63
5. Kyle Baldock - 90.38
6. Mark Webb - 89.38
7. Garrett Reynolds - 87.88
8. Gary Young - 87.38
9. Patrick Casey - 87.25
10. Josh Harrington - 85.75
11. Andrew Buckworth - 85.38
12. Harry Main - 85.00

Get more videos and articles from the Dew Tour Championships here:
www.allisports.com/dew-tour/event/las-vegas-2011

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Andy Buckworth in JetPilot advertisement



Andy Buckworth is featured in a double page Jet Pilot advertisement who have been a clothing sponsor of Andy for some time now.
Eyeing it up first and then, Boom!

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Kyle Baldock: Dew Tour Rookie of the Year



The year end awards of the 2011 Dew Tour were presented right after the competition ended over in Las Vegas. Kyle Baldock picked up a $ 5000.= USD check for being the BallPark Rookie of the Year. It was awarded to the highest-ranking Tour rookie in BMX. Kyle Baldock, 20, Australia finished third in both Dirt and Park in his rookie year. So that check was well deserved.

Photo by Allisports

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Bike Check: Clay Johnson


-Frame: Mirraco Chocolate
-Forks: Black Label Slimfast Forks

-Headset: Cane Creek
-Stem: Mosh Wood grain Top Load
-Bars: Prototype Black Label 8.5
-Grips: Shadow
-Bar ends: One shadow, one broken and stuck inside the bars.
-Chain: Shadow Half link
-Sprocket: Black Label 6061
-Cranks: Black Label 2.5 Piece
-Bottom Bracket set: Idk
-Pedals: Black Label Graduate Plastic Pedals
-Seatpost clamp: Built in frame
-Seatpost: No idea
-Seat: Nigel Sylvester animal seat
-Front tire: Prototype Black Label BlockStar foldable 2.3
-Front rim: Demolition Zero
-Front hub: Simple Flangeless
-Rear rim: Shadow
-Rear tire: Protoype Black Label BlockStar foldable 2.1
-Rear hub: Shadow Raptor
-Hub Guards: Mutiny
-Pegs: Kink Og's

Modifications: Cut bars to 27 inch.

Weight: I'm going to guess around 24 lbs.



When did you build up the new ride?
Clay:
Right after Interbike.

You haven't been able to ride it much, how's the ankle?
Clay:
Yea, it's been a month since I have rode. It's hard not to, especially when you look at a fresh whip everyday. I had to take my chain off so I wouldn't be tempted to ride. But the ankle is as good as it's going to get. I'm ready to get back on the grind.



Who are all helping you out with bike parts and stuff?
Clay:
Mirraco/Black Label hook it up nicely with new parts. If my old parts are still ride able they go the my homies. We all eat'n.

What are you looking forward to the most, riding which spot?
Clay:
Just riding, cruising downtown with the ipod in chilling and filming with the homies. I can't stand sitting inside watching t.v.



Any travel plans where you want to take this bike?
Clay:
Naw, no travel plans yet, but I'm trying to make it to Cali soon.

Scared to scratch the paint?
Clay:
Haha, I can't front I am. But it's bound to happen.

Thanks to: Everyone at Mirraco! Lenny and Mike for being hella cool and hooking me up with the best dinner I ever had in Vegas. Bart for this bike check. Peg-Leg, all my homies you know who you are!



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Monday, October 17, 2011

Congratulations Kyle Baldock: 2011



Kyle Baldock has had an amazing BMX year. His clothing sponsor Unit made the following clip which has some footage from his recent contests in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Congrats Kyle.



Unit would like to congratulate Kyle Baldock on his amazing 2011 season! From his own personal struggles since the passing of his brother, through to winning multiple stops of the 2011 Dew Tour season and being a major contender for 2 Dew Cups, Kyle has been inspirational.

Great job mate, and we wish you all the best into the future.

Filming: Ryan Guettler, Kyle Cowling, Anthony Sedgwick

Edit: Allan Hardy, Anthony Sedgwick

Music: 'Heart Attack American' by The Bronx

Unit Clothing


Photo by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Kyle Baldock wins DIRT in Vegas at Dew Tour finals



Kyle Baldock got banged up pretty badly in the Park finals but had the Dirt finals coming up on the same day. He put it together in his last run and nailed the tricks he wanted to do. This resulted in a first place in Vegas. Congrats! Here's the winning run for you on video.



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Saturday, October 15, 2011

DIRT overall rankings 2011. Dew Tour.



In his first year at the Dew Tour Kyle Baldock ended up in third place in the overall standings in both Park and Dirt. Amazing to see considering he doesn't ride dirt much. This is promising for next year.

BMX Dirt Rankings after stops in Portland, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas followed by the total score.
1 Dennis Enarson 100 90 114 304
2 Brett Banasiewicz 68 100 123 291
3 Kyle Baldock 90 48 150 288
4 Ben Wallace 72 72 135 279
5 Brandon Dosch 82 82 108 272
6 Chris Doyle 76 37 96 209
7 Michael Clark 23 60 102 185
8 Gary Young 33 56 84 173
9 Josh Hult 31 68 72 171
10 Anthony Napolitan 48 29 90 167
11 Luke Parslow 39 33 78 150
12 Colton Satterfield 60 64 23 147
13 Cameron White 64 52 26 142
14 Jaie Toohey 56 76 0 132
15 Scott Wirch 37 35 56 128
16 Cory Nastazio 21 27 66 114
17 TJ Ellis 52 31 29 112
18 Nate Berkheimer 19 44 38 101
19 Alex Landeros 35 19 41 95
20 Andy Buckworth 15 25 53 93
21 Matt Cordova 29 0 50 79
22 Ryan Guettler 15 17 47 79
23 Ryan Nyquist 44 15 0 59
24 Dave Dillewaard 0 0 59 59
25 Adam Aloise 17 0 32 49
26 Patrick Casey 0 0 44 44
27 Corey Bohan 0 39 0 39
28 Luke Parker 0 0 35 35
29 Rob Armour 27 0 0 27
30 Jared Eberwein 25 0 0 25
31 Leandro Moreira 0 23 0 23
32 Kevin Peraza 0 21 0 21

Photo by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Dew Tour Park overall Standings 2011



The Park comp had quite some Mirraco presence in 2011. This is how everyone on the team ended up. Good job.

BMX Park Overall results 2011 Dew Tour.
Pantech Open-Portland Invitational-Dew Tour Championships-Total
1 Scotty Cranmer 72 100 150 322
2 Dennis Enarson 90 76 135 301
3 Kyle Baldock 100 90 108 298
4 Brett Banasiewicz 76 72 114 262
5 Daniel Dhers 52 82 123 257
6 Garrett Reynolds 60 68 96 224
7 Gary Young 68 56 90 214
8 Mark Webb 56 37 102 195
9 Ryan Nyquist 82 60 26 168
10 Harry Main 64 23 66 153
11 Chad Kerley 44 64 41 149
12 Patrick Casey 25 39 84 148
13 Ben Wallace 35 52 59 146
14 Austin Coleman 48 48 29 125
15 Vince Byron 33 21 56 110
16 Diogo Canina 37 33 35 105
17 Craig Mast 39 17 38 94
18 Ryan Guettler 15 44 32 59
19 Alessandro Barbero 21 25 44 90
20 Andy Buckworth 0 15 72 87
21 Chris Hughes 0 35 50 85
22 Josh Harrington 0 0 78 78
23 Jeremiah Smith 27 31 0 58
24 Morgan Wade 0 0 53 53
25 Josh Perry 0 29 23 52
26 Brandon Dosch 29 19 0 48
27 Brandon Loupos 0 0 47 47
28 Glenn Salyers 31 0 0 31
29 AJ Anaya 0 27 0 27
30 Matt Whyatt 23 0 0 23
31 Zack Warden 19 0 0 19
32 Dave Mirra 17 0 0 17
33 Dave Dillewaard 0 13 0 13

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Park Prelims video with Main and Buckworth



The boys are doing well over in Vegas. Here's a video that has footage of the qualifying runs of Andy Buckworth and Harry Main who finished 5th and 6th respectively. Hit that triangle:



Photo by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Main, Buckworth and Baldock in Park finals



Four Mirraco riders lined up for the Park qualifier at the Dew Tour in Las Vegas. Kyle Baldock is in the lead of the series so he automatically had a spot in the final along with number two and number three in the series' standings.



Once again it was a close battle. Andy Buckworth showed how much of a trooper he is by bouncing back after dirt and getting 5th on the park course. Harry Main toughed out a cold and got himself a spot in the finals by getting 6th. That makes the total of Mirraco riders in the finals at three. Chris Hughes was .38 points short of a final spot and Austin Coleman crashed out and had to pay a visit to the hospital. Get well soon Austin. Please find herewith the Park prelims results and the starting order of the Park finals.



DEW TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEASON 2011 BMX PARK SEMI-FINAL
1 Daniel Dhers 90.00
2 Brett Banasiewicz 89.75
3 Patrick Casey 88.63
4 Mark Webb 87.88
5 Andrew Buckworth 87.88
6 Harry Main 87.88
7 Garrett Reynolds 87.75
8 Gary Young 87.63
9 Josh Harrington 86.38

10 Ben Wallace 86.13
11 Vince Byron 86.13
12 Morgan Wade 86.13
13 Chris Hughes 86.00
14 Brandon Loupos 85.50
15 Alessandro Barbero 84.00
16 Chad Kerley 83.75
17 Craig Mast 83.50
18 Diogo Canina 81.75
19 Ryan Guettler 81.38
20 Austin Coleman 80.88
21 Ryan Nyquist 78.00
22 Joshua Perry DNS



BMX PARK FINALS START ORDER
1 Josh Harrington
2 Gary Young
3 Garrett Reynolds
4 Harry Main
5 Andrew Buckworth
6 Mark Webb
7 Patrick Casey
8 Brett Banasiewicz
9 Daniel Dhers
10 Dennis Enarson
11 Scotty Cranmer
12 Kyle Baldock



Pics by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Allisports Dirt Prelims clip. Las Vegas, NV. 13 Oct. 2011.



Same comp, different angle. Andy Buckworth and Kyle Baldock were the riders trying to get a spot in the Dirt Finals. Both riders (plus Chris Hughes, Austin Coleman and Harry Main) will participate in the Park contest too. Austin Coleman will be the only Mirraco team rider on the vert ramp in Vegas at the last stop of the Dew Tour.

The Allisports team made the following clip of the Dirt Prelims. They've got several cameras out there and they got to work quickly to get this clip online from Thursday 13 October. Enjoy some amazing riding, including that of Prelims winner Kyle Baldock.



In Thursday's Dew Tour Championships BMX Dirt Semi Finals, Kyle Baldock placed first with a score of 93.00. His impressive run consisted of a flip barspin, whip to whip, a front flip, and a 360 down whip to whip back. Baldock will join Brett Banasiewicz, Brandon Dosch, Dennis Enarson and the list of riders below in the BMX Dirt finals on Saturday at 4p.m in Las Vegas.

Dirt semi finals. Dew Tour Vegas.
1. Kyle Baldock 93.00
2. Chris Doyle 90.63
3. Mike Clark 88.75
4. Ben Wallace 88.75
5. Josh Hult 88.00
6. Gary Young 87.50
7. Cory Nastazio 87.50
8. Luke Parslow 87.25
9. Anthony Napolitan 87.13

12. Andy Buckworth 85.63

Photo by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Dew Tour Dirt Prelims Video Highlights. By RideBMX




Kyle Baldock's bag of tricks is nothing short of amazing. He proved that during the dirt prelims doing bar to bar backflips, double whips, stretched frontflips over the bigger set and 360 downside whips to whip back. Andy Buckworth
has a few clips in the following RIDEBMX video as well. Andy just missed the cut finishing 12th.



Five and half minutes of all the bangers that went down tonight in Las Vegas on the dirt course including Kyle Baldock, Andy Buckworth, Chris Doyle, Hucker Clark, and all the rest of the heavy hitters…

Video by: FAT


Photo by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Chris Hughes Video Bike Check + Street Clips



Chris Hughes takes his Stalag to the streets and explains what parts he runs in the following "Mirraco Must See" clip on Vital BMX.




Check out the bike Chris was riding in his wild edit Vital BMX recently dropped along with some brand new street clips.


Credit: Bret Trigg

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Queens get the money. Nigel Sylvester clip



A product of his environment, Nigel Sylvester explains how he got into BMX, why he chose to ride street. Life + Times takes him back to the place he grew up at and from there he took it to the world and used it as his canvas to paint his picture.




Official description: Over the course of his still-thriving career, Pro BMX rider Nigel Sylvester has garnered sponsorships from the likes of Nike, Gatorade, Mirraco, Casio G-Schock and Animal. Unlike most NYC-bred action sports talents, it wasn’t the pavements of Manhattan that shaped Sylvester’s street style, but rather his home borough of Queens—primarily the neighborhoods of Brookville, Laurelton, and Rosedale. Life + Times follows him on a ride through his old stomping grounds.


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Dew Tour athlete of the year award



The Dew Tour chooses one athlete of the year out of all sports that they have in their series. They interviewed a couple of main players who are in the running for the 2011 Toyota Athlete of the Year Award. Among them is non other than Kyle Baldock.



Kyle Baldock, Jamie Bestwick, Bucky Lasek, and P-Rod talk about the high level of competition needed to take home the prestigious Toyota Athlete of the Year Award.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Baldock qualifies in first in Dirt in Vegas



Kyle Baldock and Andy Buckworth were the Mirraco riders looking for a spot in the finals at the Dirt comp over at the Dew Tour finals in Las Vegas. A crash held Andy back in 12th place. Kyle Baldock came out swinging winning the semi finals. Tune in on Saturday as the dirt finals unfold at 4pm.



DEW TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEASON 2011 BMX DIRT SEMI-FINAL. 13 october 2011.
1 Kyle Baldock 93.00
2 Chris Doyle 90.63
3 Mike Clark 88.75
4 Ben Wallace 88.75
5 Josh Hult 88.00
6 Gary Young 87.50
7 Cory Nastazio 87.50
8 Luke Parslow 87.25
9 Anthony Napolitan 87.13

10 Dave Dillewaard 86.13
11 Scott Wirch 86.00
12 Andrew Buckworth 85.63
13 Matt Cordova 85.50
14 Ryan Guettler 85.25
15 Patrick Casey 85.00
16 Alex Landeros 85.00
17 Nate Berkheimer 84.88
18 Luke Parker 83.50
19 Adam Aloise 82.00
20 TJ Ellis 75.50
21 Cameron White 74.25
22 Colton Satterfield 71.50

The top 9 meets the top three in the current standings (Maddog, Enarson, Dosch) in the finals on Saturday at 4pm.



Pics by Pete Demos/Mirraco

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Vegas baby!



Mirraco riders Andy Buckworth, Chris Hughes, Harry Main, Austin Coleman and Kyle Baldock have arrived in Las Vegas for the last stop of the 2011 Dew Tour series. All the luck to the riders. Have fun at the weekend. We'll keep you posted on here.



Photo by Allisports

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Ride at Ray's. Opening days coming up.



Mirraco's Lenny Westfall will head over to Ray's this Saturday October 15th for the annual opening BBQ. The park in Milwaukee, WI will open up at 9am in the morning and the BBQ will be cranked up around noon. The place is super fun and with fellow riders around it can only be a good time.

The week after, the same thing happens at Ray's Cleveland, Ohio park. It's the 8th season of Ray's MTB and if you haven't been to one of these indoor bike parks yet, it's time to check them out. Both days the bike parks are open till 10PM.

Check the flyer for more info.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Setup: Kyle Baldock



Kyle Baldock has got a bike check up on the Allisports website. He runs you through the bike in less than three minutes. "Mirraco makes me ride twice as good" is what he said. Just so you know.



Alli Video description: Dialing in your ride is as important as nailing your tricks. The pros have some secrets of their own when it comes to gear tweaks and personal preferences. In Setup, they reveal it all. In this video, we hear from BMXer Kyle Baldock.


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Monday, October 10, 2011

Kyle Baldock interview on Unit


Kyle Baldock has a clothing sponsor in Unit, an Australian brand. Over at Unit they do a lot of good stuff for their riders. The following link takes you to an interview with Kyle over at the Unit Riders website. We recommend you take a look at it.

Take me to the interview!


Photo by Ryan Guettler

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Social Mirraco



In case you're wondering where we are on the web, here are a few links for you to get in touch. You can become a friend, or a fan, or follow what we're up to. There are a few imposters out there so double check if you're checking in with the right ones.

Myspace
Vital BMX
Twitter
Vimeo
Freecaster
Facebook

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Mirraco in Australia



Mirraco has always had a strong representation in Australia. Currently we've got Aussies Andy Buckworth and Kyle Baldock on the team. The Mirraco distributor down under is called BMX International. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions regarding Mirraco in Australia.

E-mail your questions to: web@bmxinternational.com.au

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Small Finals Game Of Bike with Kyle Baldock



2011 Vital BMX Game of BIKE: Devon Smillie vs Kyle Baldock, Small Finals. Check the video to see what happened here.



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Vital Game of BIKE Round 4 video



Round 4: Kyle Baldock Vs. Stevie Churchill




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Thursday, October 6, 2011

2012 Mirraco EDIT advertisement



Keep an eye out for the new Mirraco ad. To appear in the major BMX magazines out there real soon. It features the 2012 Mirraco EDIT bike. Now you know what you're looking for.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Andy Buckworth interview



Name: Andy Buckworth

What was the moment where you decided to leave Australia and move to the USA?
Andy:
Well there was never a moment, so to speak... I just went to Woodward as a camper in 2007 and from that I got myself the opportunity to go back for the whole summer. After that I had made my mind up that it was what I wanted to do for as long as I could continue doing it.

How long did you stay the first time you went?
Andy:
I just stayed for 2 weeks as a camper at Woodward camp.

Australian riders had paved the way already going to the USA to become a pro BMX-er. Who did you look up to when you grew up?
Andy:
As I was growing up, one of the 1st BMX DVDs I got was time well spent. And I looked up to Morgen Wade. As I got more into BMX I looked up to Morgen Wade, Ryan Guettler, Jamie Bestwick, Dave Mirra, and Anthony Napolitan.



You are doing it the right way, going back home in the winter to enjoy your summer in Australia. How good is that, enjoying two summers?
Andy:
I definitely enjoy the summers. I love going to the beach back home in Australia. But I would love to see some cold weather and go try out snow boarding, just to mix it up a little.

Things can be rough being away from friends and family. Can you explain how rough you had it during your recent injury?
Andy:
Yeah it's tough being away from family for 8 month a year at the best of times but when I was hurt it sucked. But fortunately I have a lot of close friends around me and they were always by my side and helping me through.



Being off your bike is rough. How did you handle the time that you were not allowed to ride?
Andy:
I don't think I have spent that much time off my bike since I started riding, so it was really hard to find things to pass the time. I just went on a few trips and watched a whole lot of movies.

The first time you got back on the bike, how did that feel?
Andy:
It felt amazing! When you have been off the bike for so long you're so happy to be back on the bike, everything you do feels so good.



How long did it take for you to get back into the swing of things?
Andy:
Even now, I've been back on my bike for about a month, I still find things I don't have conference doing. But I think it's all going to make me a stronger rider in the long run.

It didn't take long for you to step things up. A double flip over the spine, how does that work out in your head? Do you picture yourself doing the trick before you attempt it?
Andy:
Not really. It's something I have been doing on the resi for a long time. I was going to do it just before my crash but the injury put a hold on that. So once I got back on the bike I wanted to get it done as soon as possible. I just picture pulling back enough to flip to fakie but with enough momentum to do double and the momentum from the 2nd rotation carries me forward enough to land in the transition.



You sure had enough time to think about new tricks, is anything else boiling in your head right now?
Andy:
Na not really... Just having fun at the moment doing new lines and trying to be more dialed on the bike.

You've been part of the Nitro Circus doing big shows in Australia. What's next for the Circus?
Andy:
We are doing another Australian cap city tour early 2012 and there is talks of a Euro tour and US tour but not too sure about them.



It's good to have you back on the bike. Enjoy it. Any shout outs?
Andy:
Yeah, just a shout out to all my friends that were there for me when I was in hospital. And to all my sponsors, Monster Energy, Jetpilot, Mirraco, Oakley, Deft, and Ogio.

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