One hour with Andy Buckworth

If you've only got one hour to film a clip you know that it's on from the start. The Vital crew filmed Andrew Buckworth at Woodward camp for one hour and this is the result:


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Got to party with Nigel last night?

Last night Nigel Sylvester threw a party at the Spit Studio in Hermosa Beach, California to celebrate the wrap-up of his “Because I Grind” Tour, and kick-off of his upcoming mixtape collaboration with hip hop producer The Alchemist. The party featured special guest DJs, food by Green Truck, open bar and great company!

View the party photos HERE.

Nigel got the following full page ad in DIG Magazine grinding a bench. Because he grinds...

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Barbero wins another stop in France

Straight after the 2009 World's in Germany Alessandro Barbero was on his way to France for another stop of the FISE Experience tour. The end prize in BMX is a brand new Fiat car and Alessandro has his mind set on that vehicle. He is well on his way by raking up another win in Avoriaz.

Results BMX - PRO

1 Barbero Alessandro
2 Peytavit Jean-Baptiste
3 Doremus Georgy
4 Fouque Justin
5 Khone Barry
6 Francois Fabien
7 Gay Cyril
8 Augris Matthias
9 Guiot Pascal

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Sunday winter morning in Orange, Australia

You have summer - we have winter!

Thought you might be interested in these pix. The 18" Mirraco Black Pearl is still ripping! Pix from a 9.00am session this morning at Orange Skatepark. Temp is 6C! Showers and sleet forecast for the next few days so it was early or nothing for a few days!

Keep on riding!

Cheers,

Bobbie

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Mirra in French magazine

The new issue of Desillusion magazine came out. The French "core sports" and fashion magazine has a double page spread featuring Dave Mirra (page 80-81) doing a bike flip on his Blend Ltd.

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7th place for Alessandro Barbero

The 2009 IBMXFF World's suffered from many rain showers last weekend. It caused the Pro Park event to be cancelled.

Alessandro Barbero had decided to ride the Miniramp contest as well and faired pretty well in the big field and finished on a respectful 7th place.


Pro Mini Results IBMX FF World's:
1 Danial Dhers [Venezuela]
2 Bret Bananawitcz MAD DOG (USA)
3 Mark Webb [england]
4 Ben Wallace [England]
5 Chris Courtenay [Australia]
6 Anthony Watkinson [England]
7 Alessandro Barbero [Italien]
8 Ryan Nyquist [USA]
9 Rob Darden [USA]
10 Koji Kraft [USA]
11 Vince Byron [Australia]
12 Morgan Wade [USA]
13 Ondra Slez [Tschechien]
14 Kiattichai Wanitsakul [thailand]
15 Martyn Cooper [England]
16 Marcus Tooker [USA]
17 Chris Mahoney [England]
18 Aaron Nicholson [Uk]
19 Bazsi Ivanfi [Ungarn]
20 Daniel Penafiel Fernadez „Naran“ [Spain]
21 Anthony Napolitan [USA]
22 Brian Hunt [USA]
23 Matt Whyatt [Australia]
24 Benno Hankowitz [Österreich]
25 Panagiotis Manaras [Greece]
26 Tony Malouf [USA]
27 Kevin Liehn [Deutschland]
28 Kevin Kalkoff [France]
29 Gareth Wilson [England]
30 Colin Mackay [Australia]
31 Mark König [Deutschland]
32 Stephan Lantschner [Deutschland]
33 Kevin Porter [USA]
34 Todd Meyn [Australia]
35 Sven Lehmann [Deutschland]
36 Francisco Jimenez [Spain]
37 Javier Ortega Gomez [Spain]
38 Danny Josa [hungary]
39 Josh Harrington [USA]
40 Patrick Windeck [Deutschland]
41 Ryan Elcock [UK]
42 Tassos Kosmatopoulos [Geece]
43 Daniel Martos Prada [Spain]
44 Dylan Smith [USA]
45 Luke Padgett [England]
46 Mike Bräutigam [Germany]
47 David Frassmann [Deutschland]

Photo by: Jos Wissink



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Meet Nigel Sylvester at these Mirraco dealerships

Nigel is doing a tour for Gatorade and they are stopping at 2 Mirraco dealers this weekend. We asked him some questions about this tour:

Hey Nigel, next to doing a shop, riding comps, doing photo shoots and more, you are now doing a Bike Shop Tour. How did this one come about?

Well I really wanted to do a tour where I can touch and connect with people who are into bmx on a more personal level. I approached Gatorade with the idea, they seemed siked and decided to back this project. The name of the tour is "Because I Grind" and it stands for two things, obviously I grind on my bike but also the grind and work I put into every aspect of my life.

Are you going to present at all these stops yourself to ride?

No, I did the ATL and Miami stops with Mark Gralla aka ratkid and Dave Belcher. As I move towards the west for the Vegas and Cali stops I'm going to link up with E-man and Boy.

It looks like you're going coast to coast with this one?

Yeah I really want this tour to reach as far as possible. I feel the more people I can reach the better.

What's the plan, can people join in on the Demo Session? Are you going to hit the streets?

At each stop of course people can join the demo I really want to experience each scene and connect with the people. Of course I'll be hitting some street in each city.

Why should people come and check it out?

Because I Grind.

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FREEDOM BMX magazine

Not only did Mirraco distributors Christian Kohler and Jann Rosskamp get some coverage in the latest issue of FREEDOM BMX, Andy Buckworth and Ryan Guettler scored some press too in the same issue. Andy must be stoked on his backcover Mirraco ad too. Thanks to Freedom for the press and La Finca for the promotion. Now that Harry Main has broken his leg, the riding will have to come from Maxime Charveron, Alessandro Barbero and Ryan Guettler this weekend at the IBMXFF World's in Cologne. Stay tuned for updates on that event.



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Broken leg for Harry Main

Not the news we like to post here but Harry Main has broken his leg while filming for Nike 6.0 over in Germany. This means he'll be definitely out for the IBMXFF World Championships in Cologne this weekend and most likely a Dew Tour stop and the X-Games as well.

Get well soon Harry.

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New Website and video for Alessandro Barbero

Make it a double please! Alessandro Barbero adds one on some of the tricks he shows in his latest web clip. After watching the video, take a look at his new website: www.alessandrobarbero.it

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Beat Gasoline, like Nigel Sylvester

Save the planet by doing what you like doing: ride your bike. Watch the clip and see what Nigel Sylvester has to say about it.



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IMG appointed exclusive UK distribution for Mirraco brand

Mirraco has been distributed in the UK by Trek UK for the last 2 ½ years with great success, building the brand from nothing in 2007 to over 120 quality dealers by early 2009, with investment in the brand not only through some innovative marketing but by building a great relationship with both BMX specialists and non-specialists alike. As the brand has grown, it has become more important that Mirraco becomes a focus for a business for whom BMX is its sole interest, and Trek UK is pleased to announce that IMG Distribution have been appointed as the exclusive importer and distributor of the Mirraco BMX brand. This agreement will allow both companies to focus on their core business and for IMG to take Mirraco to the next level.

To ensure as little disruption to the continued success of the brand as possible, Mirraco Brand Manager, Paul Lonsdale, is to move with the brand to IMG. Paul has been instrumental in building Mirraco sales to their current level and will be at the forefront of further growth.

IMG, based in Pagham, England, is a specialist BMX distributor currently distributing some of the most respected companies in the sport (Odyssey, Fly Bikes, Proper Bike Co etc). Mirraco will be the first complete bike brand IMG have offered and their expertise in the specialist market will facilitate future development of the brand.

Mirraco is a ‘’rider owned company” like many others that started because the founders loved the sport and wanted to do something on their own, rather than just riding for some big company. Unlike other rider owned companies, Mirraco was founded by the sport’s most famous athlete, Dave Mirra. Having won more X-Games Gold medals than any other competitor, Dave has credentials that no other rider or bike company founder has ever combined in starting a company.

IMG can be contacted at:

IMG Distribution Limited,
1 Beach Road, Pagham,
West Sussex. PO21 4SX.

Tel. 01243 268075.

E-mail: Info@IMGdistribution.co.uk

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Dave Mirra on CNN's Sports Illustrated

Dave Mirra's win in Chicago has got him some media attention. Arash Markazi wrote a report that showed up in CNN's Sports Illustrated. To read that story, hit this link.

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Dew Tour Park highlights video

Dew Tour Park highlights video in case you missed Saturday's final on the box.



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Mirra wins Dew Tour stop in Chicago

He did it again! When Dave Mirra is on, it's on! Today Dave won another contest in his already long career as a BMX pro rider. Congrats on the win.

BMX PARK FINALS. Saturday 27 June 2009.
1 Dave Mirra 93.38
2 Garrett Reynolds 92.63
3 Marcus Tooker 92.38
4 Steven McCann 91.88
5 Brandon Dosch 91.50
6 Mark Webb 90.88
7 Craig Mast 90.88
8 Ryan Nyquist 90.50
9 Daniel Dhers 88.00
10 Dennis Enarson 86.88
11 Morgan Wade 83.50
12 Mike Spinner 81.38

When Mirra wins, we celebrate. Full team Mirraco in full effect for the first time ever..... Guess the dinner tab, win nothing.

Quote of the night goes to Harry Main: “do you have pink lemonade?”


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New Nigel Sylvester NIKE 6.0 ad

Nigel Sylvester keeps "producing" like a mad man. He just doesn't stop. Here's a new Nike 6.0 ad that showed up in the August issue of RIDEBMX.

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Liam Crivellaro enjoys his light Project 16

Liam Crivellaro is liking his Project 16 Mirraco bike. This summer he'll spend a week at Camp Woodward riding as much as he can. He has a "Bike Check" up on the Tailwhips.org website. Here's part of it:

What do you like best about your bike: I just like how light and strong it is.

Like least: Plastic pedals wear out way too fast if you pedal grind.

Weight: 18 1/2 lbs.

Modifications: Kink Pivotal seat and post

-Frame: Mirraco T6 Alloy

-Headset: FSA

-Brakes: Yah I have em to keep my parents happy

-Pedals: Odyssey plastic green

-Pegs: sometimes

-Brakes: Diatech with SST Gyro

-Cranks: 3 peice hollow chromo

-Bars: Alloy 2 peice 6" tall

-Stem: m3 CNC alloy 1 /8

-Wheels-tires: yup - Maxxis hookworm, Stainless spokes

-Sprockets: 25 front/9 rear

-Grips: Animal for now ...

Photo by Scott Crivellaro/Tailwhips.org

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Mirra qualifies in first in Chicago. Finals tomorrow.

Results Dew Tour Chicago BMX PARK PRELIMS

1 Dave Mirra 90.00
2 Garrett Reynolds 89.50
3 Marcus Tooker 88.25
4 Dennis Enarson 87.88
5 Craig Mast 87.63
6 Mark Webb 87.50
7 Brandon Dosch 87.50
8 Morgan Wade 87.25
9 Steven McCann 86.88
10 Jeremiah Smith 86.38
11 Rob Darden 86.25
12 Ryan Guettler 85.88
13 Andrew Buckworth 85.75
14 Harry Main 85.38
15 Allan Cooke 85.25
16 Alessandro Barbero 84.75
17 Brett Banasiewicz 83.00
18 Dave Dillewaard 83.00
19 Joshua Perry 82.75
20 Jaie Toohey 82.25
21 William Thompson 82.00
22 Austin Coleman 80.88
23 Josh Harrington 80.88
24 Anthony Napolitan 80.25
25 Brian Hunt 79.88
26 Kevin Kiraly 79.63
27 Patrick Laughlin 79.50
28 Scotty Cranmer 79.00
29 Drew Bezanson 78.50
30 Seth Klinger 78.00
31 Glenn Salyers 76.25
32 Alistair Whitton 70.00

BMX Park Automatic Qualifiers:
-Daniel Dhers
-Mike Spinner
-Ryan Nyquist

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Buckworth and Main qualify for Park at Dew Tour 09.

Only 13 from the 58 riders, that were not pre-qualified, were going to transfer to the main program of the 2009 Dew Tour in Park. No need to say that was a tough task but both Harry Main (UK) and Andrew Buckworth (AUS) pulled it off.

They'll be joining team mates Dave Mirra, Ryan Guettler and Alessandro Barbero on Friday at 12:15PM for BMX PARK Prelims.

Mike Laird (17th) and Maxime Charveron (22nd) missed the cut.


Results BMX PARK OPEN QUALIFIER

1 Josh Harrington
2 Brandon Dosch
3 William Thompson
4 Joshua Perry
5 Brett Banasiewicz
6 Mark Webb
7 Andrew Buckworth
8 Harry Main
9 Dave Dillewaard
10 Patrick Laughlin
11 Glenn Salyers
12 Jeremiah Smith
13 Jaie Toohey

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NIKE 6.0 BMX OPEN
SEASON 2009

BMX PARK PRELIMS START ORDER

Heat 1
1 Jaie Toohey
2 Glenn Salyers
3 Dave Dillewaard
4 Andrew Buckworth
5 Brett Banasiewicz
6 William Thompson
7 Josh Harrington
8 Scotty Cranmer
9 Alistair Whitton
10 Anthony Napolitan
11 Austin Coleman
12 Seth Klinger
13 Marcus Tooker
14 Drew Bezanson
15 Ryan Guettler
16 Garrett Reynolds

Heat 2
1 Jeremiah Smith
2 Patrick Laughlin
3 Harry Main
4 Mark Webb
5 Joshua Perry
6 Brandon Dosch
7 Brian Hunt
8 Allan Cooke
9 Kevin Kiraly
10 Morgan Wade
11 Alessandro Barbero
12 Dave Mirra
13 Dennis Enarson
14 Steven McCann
15 Craig Mast
16 Rob Darden

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Shooting the ad with Losey. Video clip.

They people behind Gatorade made this "behind the scenes" video clip of Nigel Sylvester shooting the print advertisement with Mark Losey. See what it takes to shoot a magazine ad in the following clip:



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Main JomoPro spread

Harry Main is making a name for himself quickly. At the contests people expect him to back up the killer web videos that he has been producing.

Harry is in Chicago now for the Dew Tour trying to qualify for the rest of the series. He recently received an invite for the X-Games and will be riding the IBMXFF World's in Germany too.

The Brit got a great double page spread in the latest BMX Plus! from the JomoPro comp. More to come.

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Street People Jam France. VDO with Nigel.

Nigel Sylvester flew over to France for the Street People Jam. SOUL mag made a clip of the session that you can watch by going to their website.

For a direct link, HIT THIS!

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BLACK PEARL LTD

Tune into the Dew Tour or Fuel TV and chances are good you’ll peep Ryan Guettler lurking on the dirt roll-in or eyeing the box on ramps. The man’s a double threat at comps. The Black Pearl LTD is his signature whip.


-Frame: 20.8” T/T full heat-treated thin-wall chromoly tubing, with integrated head tube, MID bottom bracket and 4mm thick dropouts
-Fork: Colony Official full heat-treated chromoly, butted legs, CNC steerer, 3/8” dropouts
-Headset: FPD 1-1/8” integrated sealed
-Crankset: Colony 2.5pc chromoly 175mm with 19mm x 48-spline chromoly axle
-BB Set: M3 MID BB with R12 sealed bearings
-Sprocket: Colony Official alloy 25t
-Freewheel: Colony 9t 1-piece chromoly driver
-Chain: KMC 710 SL nickel plated
-Pedals: M3 magnesium 9/16” sealed bearings, with Allen head pins
-Handlebar: Colony Official 2-piece, 7.9” 13-butted heat-treated chromoly
-Stem: Colony Official CNC 7075 alloy 1-1/8”
-Grips: Duo Scotty Cranmer
-Saddle: M3 Black Pearl Pivotal
-Seat Post: Pivotal Stump alloy 25.4 x 135mm single bolt
-Seat Clamp: M3 “Barrel” 28.6mm alloy
-Front Hub: Colony Clone 36-hole, 3/8” 7075 aluminum axle with bolts, sealed bearings
-Rear Hub: Colony Clone 36-hole cassette, 14mm hollow h-t chromoly axle, sealed bearings, 1-piece driver with ceramic bushing
-Rims: Odyssey Seven K-A front and rear, double-wall, 36-hole, neon front, black hard anodized rear
-Spokes: 14/15g stainless D.B. with alloy nipples
-Tires: KHE Premium Mac Dirt 2.1” front, Premium Mac 1.5 Street 1.90” rear, 120 PSI
-Pegs: Colony One-Way chromoly butted pegs (1 pair)
-Rotor: Snafu Mobeus with Astroglide upper and lower dual cables
-Brakes: Fly Bike rear U-brake for seatstays
-Brake Lever: Odyssey Mono medium with hinge

Weight: 22 lb./10 kg

Colors: Flo Yellow to Black fade

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Nigel Sylvester spread in BMX Plus!

This Gatorade advertisement showed up in the August issue of BMX Plus! Nigel hooked it up with Mark Losey to get the shot they needed. This is the result.

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Harry Main Mirraco ad in Transworld Ride BMX

The July issue of Transworld's RIDE BMX magazine features Harry Main in the Mirraco ad on the inside cover spread. The photos were taken in Greenville, NC a city that Harry is about to visit again. The Brit is in the USA at the moment and will try to qualify for the Dew Tour this weekend. We wish him all the luck he needs to pull it off.

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Ryan Guettler & More @ Chicago Vans Store

Pros from the Vans BMX Team a.o. Ryan Guettler will be stopping by the Vans Store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL on Wednesday, June 24 @ 6:30PM. First 100 people to show up will receive a limited edition Vans T-shirt! There will be autographs, prizes and more while supplies last.

Vans
Woodfield Mall
F324 Woodfield Mall
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-995-8642

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2020 Magazine features the Black Pearl 2

The new issue of 2020 magazine over in Australia has a bike check on the Black Pearl 2. Read all about the Black Pearl 2 spec HERE.

Andrew Buckworth gets the Mirraco advertisement. The photo was mailed over from France while he was there ripping it up.



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Nigel and Maxime meet in Paris

Maxime Charveron and Nigel Sylvester made it to Paris a little while ago with the NIKE 6.0 crew. The video clip of this trip has been released and you can view it right here:

New Nike ad for Harry Main

This Harry Main 6.0 advertisement showed up in the latest issue of RIDE UK (#129). The photo was taken right in time before Harry took off for the USA to participate in a RIDEBMX tour and then straight to the Dew Tour qualifier in Chicago, his only chance to qualify for the rest of the Dew Tour.

After the comp it's off to Greenville, NC then to the IBMXFF World's in Cologne, Germany and back to the USA again. Staying busy, you know.

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Mirra's new bike

Check out the new ride. Translucent teal with Monster green Mirraco pedals. Dew Tour coming up for Dave Mirra in 2 weeks.

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Filming the Gatorde clip with Nigel Sylvester and Navaz

Ryan Navazio filmed the Gatorade clip with Mirraco rider Nigel Sylvester. Now Gatorade released a little video about Navaz filming Nigel. It gives you some background info on filming with Nigel Sylvester.

Watch it:



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Dave Mirra clip on the DC site

Seeing Dave Mirra ride his own park is something else. Hard to grasp, hard to capture. DC just released a web video of Dave riding the animal warehouse, brakeless.

Check it out by going HERE.

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New photos added to rider profiles

New Paris trip pics have been added to the rider profiles of:

-Ryan Guettler
-Andy Buckworth
-Maxime Charveron

More photos can be found by going:

Here (day one) and Here (day two).

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Barbero in the lead. Wins another FISE round.

Stop four of the FISE Experience tour in France was held last weekend. Again Alessandro Barbero made the trip to France and again he picked up the first place trophy, check and points.

The points are important too because at the end of the year the overall BMX winner receives a brand new FIAT Qubo car. Alessandro is leading the series with four more stops to go.

MONT DE MARSAN, France PRO RESULTS:
1 Alessandro BARBERO 500 points
2 Jean-Baptiste PEYTAVIT 450 points
3 Georgy DOREMUS 400 points
4 Simone BARRACO 350 points
5 Fabien FRANCOIS 300 points

To view his final run, HIT THIS.

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Harry Main interviewed about Harborshred 09

Listen to what Harry Main has to say about an event that he has never been to.

Coming up next month;

Harborshred 09.

To be held at the Freedom skatepark in Mexico, NY.



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Nigel Sylvester in Shanghai for the X-Games

Nigel Sylvester appears in the following web clip that Nike put together about the recent X-Games in China. It rained a lot during the stay but there is some riding in it. Not only of Nigel but other riders too. If you can handle that, just hit play.




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Mirra running a stop sign?

It's hard to stop Dave Mirra. Even a stop sign doesn't help. Check the following DitchHook video clip to see how close that Rally racing is.



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Maxime in Soul

Soul BMX Magazine is one of the leading BMX mags over in France. French Mirraco distributor Sunex placed a new ad featuring Ryan Guettler and they showed the following bikes in the ad:

-Recruit
-Fivestar Intro
-Icon Option
-Fivestar Park
-Blend One

Also Maxime Charveron gets a few pics from the Team Loc tour they did a little bit ago. That double page photo is awesome.

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'09 BLEND PARK

A 74.5° head angle, 20.75” top tube combine and extra-short 13.75” chainstays give the Blend Park super-quick handling. Of course, double-butted chromoly tubing and a crazy batch of dope parts don’t hurt.


-Frame: 20.75” T/T full chromoly with D.B. down tube, heat-treated integrated head tube, MID bottom bracket and 5mm thick dropouts
-Fork: full chromoly with 3/8” dropouts with alloy cap
-Headset: FPD 1-1/8” integrated sealed
-Crankset: 48-spline M3 3-piece chromoly 175mm with 19mm chromoly axle
-BB Set: MID BB with R12 sealed bearings
-Sprocket: M3 alloy 28t
-Freewheel: 10t 1-piece driver RHD cassette
-Chain: KMC Z410 nickel plated
-Pedals: M3 alloy 9/16” chromoly axles with molded pins
-Handlebar: M3 2-piece 7.5” chromoly 2.0T
-Stem: M3 Downside alloy Aheadset 1-1/8”
-Grips: Duo Scotty Cranmer
-Saddle: M3 Blend Pivotal
-Seat Post: Pivotal Stump alloy 25.4 x 135mm single bolt
-Seat Clamp: M3 alloy 28.6mm
-Front Hub: M3 alloy 36-hole 3/8” chromoly axle, 2 sealed bearings
-Rear Hub: M3 alloy cassette 36-hole with 14mm chromoly hollow axle, RHD, 4 sealed bearing, 10t 1-piece driver
-Rims: Alienation 440 double wall, black anodized front, chromed rear, 36-hole
-Spokes: 14g stainless
-Tires: Maxxis Grifter 20x2.1” front, 1.85” rear, 110/100 PSI
-Pegs/Acc.: chromoly sleeve/alloy body pegs, 95mm (1 pair)
-Rotor: Snafu Mobeus with SST top and lower cables
-Brakes: Diatech 997 Magic rear U-Brake
-Brake Lever: Snafu C-Lever, alloy with hinge

Weight: 26.0 lb./11.8 kg
Colors: White

For a full list of Mirraco bikes, go HERE.

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Mirraco riders at 2009 Dew Tour start

The 2009 Dew Tour is about to kick off at the at of this month. You have to earn your spot into the tour. Pre-qualified are the following Mirraco riders:

Dave Mirra (Park), Ryan Guettler (Park and Dirt), and Alessandro Barbero (Park). Harry Main (UK), Andrew Buckworth (AUS) and Maxime Charveron (FRA) will try to qualify for the series at the first stop in Chicago from 26-27 June.

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Barbero clips

Alessandro Barbero has two clips floating around on the internet right now. One is done by his friends over at NoSoccer.com. They filmed a show Ale and a few others did in Rome a few weeks ago. Triple whip during a show? You know it. That's Alessandro in the green shirt by the way.

SHOWTIME!

Over at Mpora you can view Alessandro's third place winning run from the FISE contest in France. More triple whip action in that one.

Here is the link to that.

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Mirraco France highlights. Filmed & edited by Thomas Revest.

Thomas Revest followed the Mirraco team for a week. First he spent some time at the FISE contest in Montpellier and then he followed the Mirraco riders through Paris as they took on the local spots. The highlights of the trip can be viewed in the following clip.

Featuring Dave Mirra, Dave Rytell, Maxime Charveron, Andy Buckworth, Alessandro Barbero and Ryan Guettler.



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