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Today 25 April is a special day in The Netherlands. It's called "Lintjesdag" where people who have done special things for the community receive recognition. It was Gerrit Does'  turn to make the trip to the Local Council where he received appreciation by the Mayor for all his work he has done for BMX. The list is almost endless and the Mayor had to keep it short. Gerrit was the last one to expect being called in for the honour and had already planned a trip to Germany on his motor bike for the day.

In order to keep our BMX racing viewers happy GO211.com will be webcasting the ABA East Coast National from Spartanburg, NC. Prior to the weekends webcast GO211.com will have highlights from the previous Pro Series race. So if you're watching the ABA BMX event you will see Highlights of Pro racing from the Super Nationals

Man, these Pin-Up shots are good ones. Girls on Terrible One's in the woods looking for the trails. Not one, but two photos to get you ready for the weekend. 21 and over. Thanks to Shane for the contribution.

In what is probably one of the weirdest and quickest Double A Pro switches since the Redline/Haro Griggs/King team switch of the early 90's it seems that Supercross and Crupi are doing a little pro swapping. After just over 1 month on the Supercross Factory team Tyler Brown left for the Green of Team Crupi leaving an opening on the Supercross Factory Roster.

Not wanting to fill the vacancy with just any AA Pro as we want a rider that has loyalty to the program and is as nice to the kids and fans

As always, the KHE crew is crazy busy, working on new products to come. Today they've got another innovative one for you to look at:  Since our Alchemy plastic pegs are on the market, they prove their value for ramps. But for all street riders looking for lightweight plastic pegs that also can be used for grinding on abrasive surfaces we now have this:

 Alchemy+Ti22 pegs 

frame: flybikes campillo 21” flat raw
bars: flybikes luna
forks: flybikes pantera 2
headset: flybikes regular height
bottom bracket: flybikes
stem: flybikes 50mm. prototype
seat: flybikes fino
post: flybikes
rear rim: flybikes front prototype

Andrew Jackson is Wethepeople's California connection. Friend and riding partner of Wethepeople legend Brian Terada, Andrew is part of the new school of riders that got way too good in a short period of time. He also managed to keep a humble outlook on himself and his riding. In between classes, Andrew took the time to answer some questions about himself and this thing we call BMX. Take a few minutes to get to know wethepeople's Andrew Jackson... 

The American Bicycle Association (ABA BMX) has renewed its agreement with American Suzuki Motor Corporation as the official motorcycle and ATV of the 2008 ABA BMX (Bicycle Motocross) racing series. The 2008 ABA BMX Race Series consists of 27 National events and 15 Pro Series events throughout North America.

Mongoose riders spend a lot of time on a plane. That comes with boring time at airports. When you have the laptop around and you can find an internet connection you can make that time go by a little faster. Like blogging for your sponsor's website. Cam White, Steve McCann and Simon Tabron have new blogs posted up on the Mongoose site.