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The contest season has started and so we can witness our riders at different pro comps all over the planet.
-Tobias Wicke has been to Asia twice this month, competed there at Metro Jam, PIG and Asian X-Games. Straight after he won his local Highway to Hill contest in Berlin.

-As you know Alessandro Barbero injured his foot while the Eastpak USA trip in March. After some short recovering he went back to Camp Woodward to get some serious practice sessions to get ready for 07. Well, on the way back to Italy he got really sick incl. 40 fever and stayd in bed for two weeks.

The Federal team went to Paris to shoot a video. It will be out next month but you can check the trailer right here, right now on FATBMX. Edd Allen has not been sleeping enough lately. Ahhh the stress of finishing a BMX video......

Mankind is very happy to announce that long time friend and all around great guy Senad Grosic from Vienna, Austria is from now on riding for Mankind Bike Co.. Senad is that guy you heard about doing bike flips and double whip tailtaps as one of the first riders and who likes to tell real funny stories, which usually end with an austrian slang saying nobody understands, like: Joa, bisst Du deppert!!!!  You will see Senad at all the summer contest around Europe and some in the states this year. 

The Metropolitan frame prototype has been in the works for some time now. It has been tested and put to the test daily by Ed Nussbaum and he has given his stamp of approval. The frame is now in production and will be available at the end of May. 

Stephen Murray and Ryan Brennan have teamed up together to throw the Bmx Dirt event of the summer!!! The SOIL Jam will be located at Stephen Murray's freshly rebuilt Front yard including 17ft full loop. The event will thrown on the same weekend as the Xgames and will be the final Jam at Murray's frontyard. It will be a test for many poachers on which animal to shoot. Riverside or Los Angeles, Corporation, or Underground roots. Flip a coin and head for the hills cause we are going to fill the void of Bmx Dirt jumping on the date of August 4th 2007 Representing the Sport of Bmx dirt jumping taking it back to the roots!

Expect Good Times, Mud wrestling chicks, big tricks, amateur comp, BBQ, Tom from Myspace, followed by a nighttime pro jam with live music. Sponsors already include Oakley , Vans , S&M Bikes, and myspace.com

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36 of the world’s best BMX dirt-jumpers and Canadian band Metric will kick up the dirt and make this a Canada Day weekend not to be missed – Red Bull Elevation descends on Whistler July 1, once again revolutionizing the BMX scene with a new, more challenging course, the world’s best riders and high energy entertainment with Metric performing live, making Whistler the place to be this Canada Day. 

After some delays and making us wait for this flick a few more months after they said it would, this was well worth the wait...pretty unbelievable what we got to witness last Friday, May 17th in Lake Forest, California. Just a day ago my good friend Marek "O.G. Blubberboy" de Heus, arrived from Holland for a work/bmx holiday and this was part of a very good couple weeks to come.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FUEL TV, the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network, has launched a new, unique audience submission program called “Show Me Your ID” where viewers get to create and submit their own FUEL TV IDs. “Everyday we see more evidence that the rapid advancement of digital technology has enabled our viewers to lead a content creation revolution,” says CJ Olivares, FUEL TV’s Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager. 

Dirt riders who are looking for an excuse to go on a road trip should check out the Austrian King Of Dirt. The event is coming up soon ( 1-2 June). and it's in Austria, not Australia. Many pros have visited the event in the past and also this year loads of riders are expected. We've nicked two photos of the trails from their website to give you an indication on what's waiting for you.

FELT BMX brand manager Alan Foster informed us that the ticket for Scotty Cranmer to go to the BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany has been booked. It will be Scotty's first presence in Germany and if you have been following the bigger comps you know what Scotty has to offer. We've got a link for you of the latest Scotty movie. It explains the recent FELT BMX ad a little better.