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One of the most prestigious flatland contests is about the take place in Japan. The third edition of the Red Bull Circle of Balance has 18 Flatland icons from 9 countries travel to the land of the rising sun to battle for the $ 25,000.= USD prize purse. The COB website is now online so have a look of who are going to be there. In the meantime, orgainzer Andy Zeiss is figuring out the Japanese toilets. They come with an instruction card in Japanese and if you push the wrong button you're in for a surprise.  

It took 9 months and 9 days extra for Boyd de Jong to see this world. Paul de Jong and Carry van Cuyck are now the proud parents of Boyd. Boyd was born today at 12:45pm and weighed in at a little over 9 pounds. Both baby and mother are doing well. If your Paul's Boutique order isn't shipped the same day this week, you know why.

We're proud on the expansion of the De Jong family. 

Madison, Wis. – Jan., 2007 – Mongoose dirt and street rider Cam White is putting together the mother of all Freestyle BMX Jams on February 3, and the event’s proceeds all go to Support Kids with Cancer charity. The Jam starts at 4 p.m. on February 3 in Wamboin, Australia – 20 minutes from Canberra, Australia’s capital city. All proceeds made from the Hillside Jam’s BBQ and bike auction will be donated to Camp Quality, a charity to benefit children with cancer.

“I’ve been wanting to put together a big jam like this for a long time,” said White. “It’s been a big job, coordinating with the city, bringing in the dirt and the tools -- basically creating this thing from scratch. But it’s going to be a lot of fun and it will help kids that really need help.”

The BMX element consists of massive downhill jumps, fun lines and transfers built from 30 tons of dirt and a big deck roll-in. Think Red Bull’s Whistler contest but better.

The Dew Tour series has become an important series for the top BMX pros. Once the series starts in June, every month has a stop. A few new cities are on the program for 2007 and the first place has to be announced still. We will have to wait and see if it's going to be Kentucky after all. The dates are listed on the FATBMX event schedule and if we hear any updates, you will find them there. Round one and two have Open Qualifiers so if you think you've got what it takes, try to qualify for the rest of the tour at the Panasonic Open or Right Guard Open.

2007 Dew Tour Schedule:

10 years doesn't seem all that long ago. When you watch the bonus footage from 1996 you realize that quite a few things have changed in this period of time. Brian Foster was entering King of Dirt contests wearing the full Schwinn XS gear and that includes the leathers. Full face helmets were common (riders like Rooftop and Joe Rich had them too) and in 1996 the shorts were baggy. The chrome bikes weighed at least 8 pounds more and the top pros were wearing company jerseys to represent. It's fun to go back in time and I'm positive that in ten years from now we'll be laughing at the tight pants.

The Best BMX of 2006 is a must have. If you are going to buy only one, buy this Props. It's action packed with footage of too many riders to mention and too many spots to list. Clip after clip, tjak, tjak, tjak, bang, bang, bang, you get the idea. All top notch quality with

Al D and his crew put on the 7th BMX Invasion contest recently. One of the riders there had the camera rolling and finished putting together a lengthy video that's well worth watching. When you're finished looking at this video you will most likely find your way to the 8th BMX Invasion contest. With Al D at the helm we're sure that contest will happen sooner rather than later.

Click here to watch the video.

You want video clips, you get  video clips. Wethepeople hooked it up wih Freecaster so you can watch these four clips.
Clip one:   Max G in da hizzle -  It doesn't get more street than this.
Clip two: Overseas action. The last time you see Clint not wearing a helmet.
Clip three: UK. They drive on the left side of the rode there. Look left.

So here is the deal. We are taking submissions for a 15 second SNAFU BMX bike commercial. The winning commercials will be used on SNAFU MYSPACE, VITAL BMX , and SNAFU BMX.COM. Basically anything goes with these commercials, bmx stunts, hot chicks, funny bloopers, cartoons, or anything else your wild heart can come up with. Just no profanity or nudity. Commercial Details:

* no longer than 15 seconds
* no profanity or nudity
* must have snafu logo somewhere in the film
* link here for a page of SNAFU logos: FREE SNAFU LOGOS
* If we use your commercial you win free SNAFU product (shirts, seats, grips, ect)
* submit all video's to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
* contest ends March 15th, 2007

TOP 3 SUBMITTED VIDEOS WILL WIN:

FELT Bicycles have come up with two posters that would look good on your wall too. One is of new daddy Paulie Lange* and the other features Felt's Scotty Cranmer, you know, that rider that does tailtaps to frontflips and wins gold medals at the X-games and stuff. The posters are available on Felt's Online store . Have a look, you might find something else of your liking there.

Poster of team riders Scotty Cranmer and Paulie Lange.
Size: 26.5" x 19.5" poster.
Price: $ 12.00 USD
The price may seem high but no shipping charges (USA) and it will be shipped in a cardboard tube.

* Paulie Lange and His Wife Nichole have became proud parents of there little baby girl "Lillian Anna-Marie Lange" born in early afternoon of January 13th.

At FATBMX we would like to cover all BMX related events in the world. Although we like to travel and spend a decent amount of time on the road, we cannot be at all events at the same time. A quick look at the 2007 calendar shows that there is already so much going on, which we believe is a great thing . It shows that BMX is alive and kicking and riders are putting some effort in by organizing a jam, tour or contest. We not only try to get a complete event list going so you know where the action is, we also want to cover all the events that take place all over the world. That's where we need your help. If you feel that you've got what it takes to do a report for FATBMX (some pics - some words), please get in touch or simply send it over.

If you need our help getting a press pass for the event, just e-mail us and we'll check what we can do. Thanks for your help.

BdJ