2011 Mirraco Blend

Available in White and Flat Navy, the 2011 Blend is one bike to look out for at the Mirraco dealers. It's got a 20.75" top tube length, a full chromoly Frame, integrated head tube, MID BB shell, single cable route, 5mm dropouts, and a welded seat clamp. It comes with a full chromoly fork w/ tapered legs (31.8 to 25.4mm). Read the details on the parts below:

-Wheels: Black Label alloy DW 36-hole rims, painted or black anodized; alloy front hub w/ 3/8" chromoly axle, alloy cassette 1-pc. driver rear hub w/ 14mm hollow chromoly axle
-Tires: Maxxis Grifter (20" x 2.10" frt, 20x1.85 rr) w/ wire beads
-Crankset: Vise 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, 15mm tall top cover
-Brakeset: C-Star rear U-Brake w/ performance pads and rotor; Tektro XL 320 alloy lever
-Extras: 36mm OD pegs



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Nigel Sylvester’s customized Destroyer Jacket from STADIUM MFG

Nigel Sylvester comes through once again. This time with a custom jacket for Nike Stadium MFG, which has stages for inspired performers, labs for innovative expressions, spaces where stories are told and others are written. Nigel came up with the Bunny Hop jacket at the New York dept. Do not expect this jacket to be available in your local store around Christmas.

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The premiere of "Pro Town: Greenville"

The date has been set. On January 7-8 the premiere of Pro Town: Greenville will be held at Tie Breakers, 1920 Smythewyck Drive, Greenville. See Dave Mirra, Austin Coleman, Ryan Guettler, Mike Laird and others in this 44 minute long Action Packed Documentary. Read all the info on the flyer or go to www.ProTownMovie.com for a 2-minute preview.

Sounds like a good time.

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Ryan's iphone pics

At RideBMX they've got the following feature going on: The Friday Interview - myPhone With Ryan Guettler. It shows good pics on someone's phone and this time it was Ryan Guettler who got asked. To check what photos he has on his cellphone, follow this link:

Ryan Guettler's phone pics.

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Chris Hughes' trip report

Last week I decided to take a road trip from Greenville, NC, to New Hampshire for the 2010 Rye Airfield Wicked Jam. On Wednesday night last week at about 11 pm we decided to pack up and leave. It was kind of a last minute decision, but we were all set on going, so we drove all through the night. We decided to make a pit stop at 7:30 am in Lakewood, NJ to ride at the Incline Club. The park wasn't going to open until 2:00 pm, so we slept in the car for a few hours. We woke up and put our bikes together to have a sesh. I was having a great time; the park was super fun. I snapped my axle in half trying to learn crank arm slides. Luckily for me STAFF BMX was on site and helped me get a new hub and get me rolling again.

On our way up the coast we stopped and hung out in Massachusetts with Brandon Christie and his family. It was a nice little vacation.


We arrived at Rye Airfield on Saturday morning.


I enjoyed watching all the ams shred in the different divisions and everyone seemed to be having a great time riding their bikes. After the ams finished up, pro practice began. The Rye Airfield has endless flowing lines and two super fun box jumps. After about an hour of practice, pro qualifying began. I was in the last heat so I had a better idea of what I needed to do. I had a good ride and I felt I was riding pretty consistent. I found out later that I made finals and so did my friends Ryan Taylor and Brandon Christie!


Finals were the next day.


Practice for finals started around noon. I felt pretty good and learned some new lines. I found a wall ride transfer that I wanted to barspin to during my run. I went for it and I had a pretty bad crash about 5 minutes before finals were to begin. I didn't make it all the way to the wall and I rode into the flat bottom. I smacked both my knees really hard and was having a hard time riding afterwards. Finals began and I started out with a 720 turndown into a front flip. I crashed on my frontflip because I missed my snap. I wasn't feeling it at all, but all I really wanted was to just have a consistent run. It was a jam format so I had a few more chances to try and get it together. I decided I wanted to send a body varial, so the next run I dropped in and I pulled it! After landing that, I felt proper again. My adrenaline was going good so the pain went away. I still had some tricks on my mind that I hadn't sent yet. The first was a flip barspin... I have been working on it back at Mirra's warehouse in Greenville, but had never done it on a real box. I sent the flip bar and cased a little, but i still pulled it. I only had one trick left on my mind... a 900. I have tried it a bunch in the past, but had no luck pulling it. I sent it and I crashed. I didn't get hurt so I tried again. On the second try I landed my first 900! I was really happy with my run and I had a great time....


It ended up that my run was good enough to take my first win in a pro park contest :)


BIG thanks to Brian Hunt and the Rye Airfield for putting together a great contest at an awesome skatepark. I will definitely be back to ride Rye again soon.



-Chris Hughes
twitter.com/chrishughesbmx

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Geometry chart 2011 Mirraco bikes

We have received requests from people about the geometry and measurements of our complete bikes so we decided to give you the full list. Make sure you read the numbers correctly. Contact a Mirraco dealership if you have any further questions.

Frames Geometry

Mirraco models: Black Pearl, Darkstar, Blink & No. 7, 20Forty, Gargoyle, Velle, 8Ten.
Top Tube Length
(center to center) 20.8” 20.8” 21.3” 20.5” 20.25” 18”
Head Tube Angle 75.0 75.0 74.0 74.5 74.5 73.5
Seat Tube Angle 71.0 71.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70 Deg.
Seat tube Length
(center BB to top) 9.0” 9.0” 10.8” 9.0” 9.0” 8.5”
B.B. Height 11.8” 11.8” 11.5” 11.5” 11.5” 10.6”
Chain Stay length 13.75” 13.75” 15.1” 13.75” 13.75” 13.2”
Wheelbase 36.5” 36.5” 37.9” 36.0” 35.8” 33.3”

Mirraco bikes: Canvas, Pelham, Blend, Mi6, Essex.
Top Tube Length
(center to center) 20.75” 20.75” 20.75” 20.5” 20.25”
Head Tube Angle 74.5 74.5 74.5 74.5 74.5
Seat Tube Angle 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0
Seat tube Length
(center to top) 9.3” 9.3” 9.3” 9.0” 9.0”
B.B. Height 11.5” 11.5” 11.5” 11.5” 11.5”
Chain Stay length 13.75” 13.75” 13.75” 13.75” 13.75”
Wheelbase 36.5” 36.5” 36.5” 36.1” 35.8”

Mirraco bikes: Gambino, Bronson, Luxstar, EDit.
Top Tube Length
(center to center) 21” 20.75” 20.75” 20.5”
Head Tube Angle 74.5 74.5 74.5 74.5
Seat Tube Angle 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0
Seat tube Length
(center to top) 9.3” 9.3” 9.3” 9.3”
B.B. Height 11.5” 11.5” 11.5” 11.5”
Chain Stay length 13.75” 13.75” 13.75” 13.75”
Wheelbase 36.8” 36.5” 36.5” 36.3”

Geometries subject to change at any time and without prior notice.

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Gatorade Go All Day - Nigel Sylvester in Japan by Defgrip

Gatorade has spent many years researching and understanding what goes on in traditional athletes bodies when they are doing their sports. Whether it be hydration levels or information about how their body reacts to the most intense moments, Gatorade and their sport scientists have a pretty good idea about what’s going on with—like I said—their traditional athletes… Action sports on the other hand, that’s a totally different story.

This year, Gatorade’s theme is “Go All Day.” In celebrating that theme, Gatorade wanted to start doing research on the non-traditional sports like BMX, so they hit up Nigel Sylvester, who rides for Gatorade and asked him a pretty crazy question: If you could go anywhere in the world to ride bikes with his friends, where would you go? That’s a very heavy question to ask someone, even Nigel… so after lots of research and different ideas being thrown around, Japan was chosen as the destination! With it’s huge city, amazing architecture, and lots of un-tapped spots, Japan would be the perfect location.

To document the trip, Gatorade invited a few key BMX media outlets, including Defgrip, to go along for the ride. The video you are about to watch documents the trip from the riding and research, to the culture and adventures and to coincide with the video, Defgrip will have a photo gallery with a more detailed story going up next week!

Huge thanks to Nigel and Gatorade for putting this trip together and we hope you enjoy the video!

-Defgrip

Gatorade Go All Day - Nigel Sylvester in Japan from Defgrip on Vimeo.

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Third for Coleman in Berlin, Germany

It was a bit of a trip to fly over to Berlin for a one-day contest but in the end it was worth it. Austin Coleman accepted the invitation for the vert contest and flew over to Germany. On arrival his bike made it, but his clothes didn't. Some riders missed everything and some got it all but most importantly Austin's bike and pads made it. After borrowing some clothes and shoes it was off to the brand new vert ramp to show what he's got. After beating one rider in a head to head format contest with double whips and flairs, Austin made it to the final round which was broadcasted live on MTV Germany.

Steve McCann rode on a borrowed bike with borrowed protection gear and settled for 4th in the finals. Austin ended up in third doing one-handed whips, a back to back double whip to double downside whip and some flairs. Coco Zurita finished in 2nd and the first place check was for Vince Byron.



Alessandro Barbero came over from Italy and rode against Dean Cueson in the first round. Each had 2 one-minute runs and after run one Barbero had to step it up in run 2 to transfer. Stepping up he did until a deep landing ended the rhythm and cost him a transfer spot.


Vert results:
1. Vince Byron
2. Coco Zurita
3. Austin Coleman



Street results:
1. Maddog
2. Bruno Hoffmann
3. Alex Coleborn

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Nigel and Harry in RIDEBMX's top 20 list

Mirraco riders Harry Main and Nigel Sylvester made it on Ride BMX's Top 20 Most Popular Riders Of 2010. Check the links below to see what place they ended up on and they've got some links up there for videos of the two riders.

Harry Main

Nigel Sylvester

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Chris Hughes wins the 2010 Rye Airfield Wicked Jam

Last weekend the 2010 Rye Airfield Wicked Jam took place in Rye, New Hampshire. Mirraco's Chris Hughes ended up on top. Congrats Chris!

Results Pro, Wicked Jam 2010:
1. Chris Hughes
2. Big Daddy
3. Zane Bradley

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Sunex' catalog ready

French Dealers that are looking for Mirraco bikes should contact Sunex in France. They just finished their 2011 catalog and it's got plenty of Mirraco bikes in there.

Interested in the bikes? Contact Sunex:

Sunex, Espace Vernedes3 - Lot 40
83480 Puget-sur-Argens, France

Tel. 0494198595

E-mail: contact@sunex.fr

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BMX Plus! 2011 Freestyle buyer's guide

If you want to check out the 2011 Mirraco bikes and read all about them, maybe you should pick up a copy of the new BMX Plus! magazine. The January 2011 issue has a buyer's guide on BMX freestyle bikes in it so you can compare our bikes with those of the competition. We've got 12 bikes listed on page 52 ranging from $ 319.00 (Velle) to the $ 899.00 Black Pearl.

Available at the newsstands now or at the better BMX shops.

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Flick Trix at your local toy store

These little Flick Trix finger bikes are just everywhere, and we mean worldwide! Loads of different Mirraco models are available so go look for the right one next time you're at the toy store. It gets the Mirraco name out there and you have something to play with when it's impossible to go ride outside. You might even think up a new trick or two.

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Dave Mirra Myplash Teen Prepaid Mastercard

MYPLASH Teen Prepaid MasterCard Cards feature the hottest music artists, action sports athletes and brands. You can choose the Dave Mirra card as well. Use the Dave Mirra Myplash card everywhere debit MasterCard is accepted, including online. Now go look for that Mirraco dealership near you and see if they are accepting the Mirra card.

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Pro Town Movie trailer

"ProTown", a Greenville, N.C. BMX documentary, produced by former Ride BMX editor/photographer Mark Losey, has a lot of Dave Mirra in it, plus the Mirraco riders that live there. Here's the trailer of the movie to get a better idea of the new DVD that's scheduled to be out early 2011.



ESPN reported about the upcoming Pro Town movie too. Read about it on ESPN

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New movie about Greenville. Involves Mirraco riders.

How did a small town in the middle of nowhere become one of the most important places in the world for BMX?

Greenville, North Carolina appears to be a typical small town, but over the past 15 years it’s become Mecca for competitive BMX. With 34 professional riders, 21 X Games gold medals, and countless other contest wins, Greenville has produced more top BMX-talent than any city in the world. All in a remote town tucked away on the East Coast.

“Pro Town: Greenville” completely illustrates what makes Greenville tick. From the arrival of BMX icon Dave Mirra in 1994, the movie describes how the town grew into a BMX powerhouse. The 45-minute movie is packed with incredible footage and photographs (both current and archival), plus revealing interviews with Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist, Colin Mackay, Ryan Guettler, Rob Darden, Allan Cooke, Josh Harrington, and many more.

Watch for the exclusive "Pro Town: Greenville" trailer on RideBMX.com on Monday, November 29th.

"Pro Town: Greenville" will premiere in January 2011. For more information, please email info@protownmovie.com. Keep an eye on facebook.com/ProTownMovie for more updates.

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Harry Main interview. Back on the bike.

Mirraco rider Harry Main has been off the bike for too long. This injury took longer than expected but Harry is so stoked on the green light that his doctor gave him that it's back to his normal life from now on. And that includes tons of riding.

Harry is going to sit out next week's high level comp in Berlin, Germany but will still be there representing the Monster Army. Other Mirraco riders in Berlin next week are Alessandro Barbero and Austin Coleman.

Read Harry Main's latest interview on FATBMX.com

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King Of The Animal House video

The King Of The Animal House contest that Dave Mirra put on last year was a great time for everyone involved. Amazing tricks were thrown down by some of the best riders in the world and smiles were on the faces of all who attended.

The folks at Monster Energy have a 41 minute video of the event up on their website. Go look it up.

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Andy Buckworth edit by Ryan Guettler

Another clip filmed by Ryan Guettler of his team mate Andy Buckworth riding in Greenville. The Aussies are getting things done!



Filmed by Ryan Guettler for ESPN.com
Photo by Ryan Guettler.

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‘B There’ with Dave Mirra

'B There' with BMX Legend Dave Mirra For A Free Financial Education Seminar at San Antonio's Famed Empire Theatre.BMX Legend Provides Free Financial Seminar with the help of MasterCard and SACU

WHO:Dave Mirra, BMX legend, entrepreneur, and record holder for most X-Games medals.

WHAT: Dave Mirra will be in San Antonio on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, for a free financial education event presented by San Antonio Credit Union and MasterCard Worldwide. He will share tips on how he got to where he is, discuss financial decisions made along the way, and provide tips for achieving your own personal and financial "there."

Whether in your early 20s paying off college loans, looking to save, or a 30-something checking out mortgage options or even planning for a family, you want to "B there with Dave Mirra."

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. 2 - 5 p.m.

WHERE: Empire Theatre, 226 N. St. Mary's St., San Antonio, TX 78205

RSVP: First come, first served.

Call: 1-877-977-8377
TXT: SAN ATONIO to 63767
Email: btheresanantonio@taylorpr.com

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2011 Mirraco bikes on VitalBMX Product Page

The 2011 Mirraco product line of complete bikes and frames can also be seen on the Vital BMX website. Next to photos, Vital's Product Page also has the spec list of each bike listed. You can now review and compare the bikes.

This link will take you straight there.

And while you're at Vital, sign up as a Mirraco friend.

See the 2011 product in the following clip as well:



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2011 Mirraco No.7 complete

The 2011 Mirraco No.7 complete bike comes with a full chromoly frame that has a 20.8" top tube length. The bike comes in wither Cheer Blue of Flat Black and features an integrated head tube, MID BB shell, 5 mm drop outs and a welded seat clamp. As for the rest of the bike, read the spec list below:

Fork: full chromoly, tapered legs (31.8 to 25.4mm) 1-1/8"
Wheels: Black Label alloy 36-hole rims, SW front, DW rear, painted or black anodized; alloy front hub w/ 3/8" chromoly axle, alloy cassette 1-pc. driver rear hub w/ 14mm hollow chromoly axle
Tires: CST "Chaotic" 20" x 2.125" front, smooth 20" x 1.95" rear
Crankset: Vise 3-pc. chromoly 175mm
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: C-Star rear U-Brake w/ Black Label pads / Tektro XL 320 alloy lever



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Mirraco riders in Berlin on 5 December

On Sunday 6 December the last round of the Telekom Extreme Playgrounds will take place in Berlin, Germany. On the schedule for the invite-only contest is a street and a vert contest. Mirraco riders Harry Main, Alessandro Barbero and Austin Coleman are on the list. It's going to be a good one. We'll let you know how things go here on www.mirrabikeco.com.

BMX Street
Harry Main (UK)
Mark Webb (UK)
Ryan Nyquist (USA)
Dennis Enarson (USA)
Michael Beran (CZ)
Gary Young (USA)
Alessandro Barbero (ITA)
Ben Hennon (UK)
Bruno Hoffmann (GER)
Alex Coleborn (UK)
Markus Braumann (GER)
Ondra Slez (CZ)
Janek Wentzky (GER)
Mattis Hansen (GER)



BMX Vert
Vince Byron (AUS)
Francisco Zurita (CHI)
Steve McCann (AUS)
Austin Coleman (USA)
Zack Warden (USA)
Jan Valenta (CZ)
Zach Shaw (UK)
Benjamin Kopp (GER)

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Nigel Sylvester Bike Check. Chrome!

-Mirra Co Chocolate frame 21"
-Twombolt cranks
-Skavenger forks
-Animal Hyrone bars
-Animal plastic pedals
-Animal spocket 23t
-Animal OG pegs
-Shadow half link chain
-Primo 7 series rim set 8t driver
-Tom white wall 2.0 tire front & glh 1.95 tire rear
-Animal seat post
-Animal Nigel Sylvester seat
-Animal jumpoff remix stem
-Animal Edwin grips and animal plastic bar ends
-Animal bottom bracket



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Guettler shoots clip for ESPN with Hughes and Buckworth in it.

The weather in Greenville was not that great for a few days. So we got a few guys together (Andy Buckworth, Chris Hughes, Jaie Toohey, and Vince Byron) and traveled to the Raleigh/Durham Triangle area of N.C. for the afternoon. The weather was great, as was the riding. It goes to show, if the weather is getting bad, you can always get in a car and go find the sun.

-Ryan Guettler.



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December 2010 issue of BMX Plus!

It's nice going into X-mas with a good portion of Mirraco coverage in BMX Plus! magazine. The December issue has pics of Andy Buckworth, Nigel Sylvester (Gatorade ad), Ryan Guettler (news), Austin Coleman, and tons of stuff on new recruit Chris Hughes (news department, Bike Check, Trick Stuff section). At $ 4.99 you can pick up a copy at the newsstands now and learn some more about what parts Chris Hughes has attached to his Mirraco Canvas frame.









www.bmxplusmag.com

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Mirraco/La Finca ad in Freedom Mag #96

Mirraco distributor La Finca over in Germany have placed a full page Mirraco ad in Freedom BMX Magazine #96. It features Nigel Sylvester and the following four Mirraco complete bikes: The Luxstar, the No. 7, the Essex and the Mirraco Velle. Dealers over in Germany who are looking to stock up for X-mas, give La Finca a call for some sweet rides.

La Finca Distribution
+49(0)4402-911590
info@la-finca-distribution.de
www.la-finca-distribution.de

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Dave White? Shaun Mirra? Too good.

Dave Mirra as Shaun White. Fun times at Halloween.

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NC state fair shows

Keith King has organised many, many BMX freestyle shows. His stunt shows are held at places that normally don't get to see too many flips and tricks. It gets people interested in the sport or at least it entertains the crowd at the specific events. Mike laird and Chris Hughes have done tons of shows for Keith King. Here's a clip that Sam Ward made that has Chris Hughes in it.

N.C. State Fair BMX and FMX Stunt Show from Sam Ward

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My Five, with Alessandro Barbero

5 riders, 5 questions. One of the riders who got asked the five questions on Allisports is Alessandro Barbero. Check what his favourite trick is, if he favours PC over Mac, what actor he´d like to be for a day, when he laughed so hard he cried and see how he answered when he was asked if he´d rather be super smart or super strong.

Find the answers by going HERE.

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2011 Mirraco Blend

The 2011 Mirraco Blend complete bike has a 20.75" top tube and comes in white and flat navy. The Blend weighs 25.8 lbs (or 11.8kgs). If you're curious what the parts list looks like, simply read on.

Frame: full chromoly, 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, painted or black anodized; alloy front hub w/ 3/8" chromoly axle, alloy cassette 1-pc. driver rear hub w/ 14mm hollow chromoly axle
Tires: Maxxis Grifter (20" x 2.10" frt, 20x1.85 rr) w/ wire beads
Crankset: Vise 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, 15mm tall top cover
Brakeset: C-Star rear U-Brake w/ performance pads and rotor; Tektro XL 320 alloy lever
Extras: 36mm OD pegs
Frameset Available: No



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Halloween clip by Ryan Guettler

A jam took place at the JC park in Greenville. Since it was halloween time riders dressed up. Have you ever seen an inmate doing a double downside whip over a box? or an Avatar pull a 720? Maybe it's Mirraco's Andy Buckworth in the orange overall and Chris Hughes in the blue. Enjoy the clip.

Clip by Ryan Guettler.

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An update from Mirraco's Kyle Baldock

I am currently packing to leave to Sydney tomorrow morning for a JC demo in Broken Hill. Then the following weekend I am off to Sydney to compete in the X-sport games. I'm missing Greenville but luckily the GC Compound opened and asked me to be on the GC compound team. It's an awesome indoor skatepark with box jumps, three massive foam pits and a sweet mini ramp. Best place on the coast to keep up your tricks.

I've been lucky enough to be riding with Greg Phillips, Chance Brejnakowski, Khiel Hadfield and Logan Martin. I have recently moved out of home with my girlfriend and I'm loving it. It's great to be out on your own.

Regards,


-Kyle Baldock

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Happy Halloween from Mirraco

Ryan Guettler sent over some pics of their Halloween time in Greenville. Chris Hughes, Andy Buckworth and Ryan Guettler himself had a fun time. Chris and Andy even got on their bikes riding like an inmate and an avatar. Good times.









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Nigel Sylvester at the Trick Or Treat comp

On the Halloween weekend a Red Bull Trick Or Treat street comp was on the schedule. Nigel Sylvester made it to Brooklyn to be part of it. He's even got a clip in the official event video that you can watch below.



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