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Number one of the German action sports series confirms number one of the German charts: The lake can brace itself for some mighty bass, as Reggae artist Gentleman is going to take the stage in Pinneberg, when all the sports is done! August 29th marks the date, when the action sports extravaganza returns to the Wasserski Arena in Pinneberg near Hamburg. Under a hopefully clear sky Gentleman will headline a line-up of three bands; 28 top riders compete in the disciplines Wakeboard Cable and BMX Miniramp. Already confirmed riders include the BMX winners of the previous years: Mark Webb, Harry Main and Ben Wallace (all from the UK). Ticket sales have already begun!

The first confirmed act for Pinneberg is Germany’s most successful reggae artist Gentleman! Live, he will be presenting material from his fifth studio album „Diversity“, which took the German charts by storm from 0 to 1. The first single, “It No Pretty”, reached no.19 of the single charts. 35-year old Gentleman from

You always wanted to battle with the world's best BMX pros for an overall prize fund of 20,000 Euros? Go for it: Up-and-coming riders have the chance to register for the GO BIG OR GO HOME dirt jump competition and to qualify for the BIG IN BAVARIA Vol. II in Munich, Germany, from now on. The 10 best rookies of the GO BIG OR GO HOME contest get the chance to compete with the invited big names of the dirt jump sport in the second edition of the BIG IN BAVARIA. Mark the BIKE EXPO date (July 22nd to 25th) in your calendar and register yourself on: gobigorgohome.de for the GO BIG OR GO HOME.

The first BIG IN BAVARIA contest in 2009 featured the who-is-who of the dirt jump scene, which is reflected by the list of names on the podium: Brandon Dosch won the BIG IN BAVARIA, followed by his American fellow TJ Ellis and the young German rookie Simon Moratz.

The pros will ride their qualification and final runs of the BIG IN BAVARIA on BIKE EXPO's public trade show days on

You get what you deserve. This time we got rain, something we did not really deserve but had to deal with anyway. The first Flame Trails jam in Helmond Brandevoort was about to get rained out but everyone stayed positive and we set up the EZ-Ups, PA and hung up the banners and flags hoping for the weather to clear up. Thing is, with dirt you can always ride, even if the jumps are wet, something that we would see more of later in the day. Did it clear up long enough for a session? It sure did.