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FRAME: Mirra.co Black Pearl 20,80 inch toptube
FORK: Odyssey ”classic dirt fork”
BARS: FIT “Edwin”
FRONT WHEEL: MOSH “Justice front hub” with Primo “Balance”
REAR WHEEL: PROFILE Mini Cassette LHD with ODYSSEY Azard ligth
FRONT TIRE: PRIMO “Dirt Monster”
REAR TIRE: ANIMAL “LHD”

Gilbert, Arizona—June 8, 2007— The American Bicycle Association (ABA) “The Sanctioning Body for BMX”© has just completed a replica of the 2008 Olympic BMX (Bicycle Moto-Cross) track in Salt Lake City, Utah. The track will allow World Class riders and teams to train for the upcoming 2008 Olympics in China, where the sport of BMX will make its debut. 

When you look at the SE racing bike on your right you  notice that the bike has no brakes, brakeless you say? No, not really. There was a time when coaster brakes were the way to go. Agreed, it's a long time ago but everyone had a coaster brake. It basically worked all the time for the skids that were done. Coaster brakes made a comeback when freestyle was introduced. Perfect for those flat bank kick turns and no backpedaling required when rolling back. Ahh, the good old days......

We're not done yet with the old school bikes. People don't realize most of the time that inventions now, were actually things of the past. Fly Bikes' drilled rims were done by Mongoose ages ago. Cook Bros had cantilever brakes and a stem similar to the A-headset system that is being used right now, a long time ago. From the bike in the picture it looks like they even were way ahead of GT's first freestyle frame. Anyway, look at the photos and discover things that you have on your bike today. Forget about that buddy seat though.

There's old school, and there's old school. These bikes are definitely from the old school. Mike de Wit visited the 30 years SE/DC exhibition and shot some more photos for us to enjoy. Take this Redline for instance. Kids wanted to be like motocross riders and wanted their bike to look the same. Buddy seat, crossbar, high fender, shocks, the works. There's a sidehack and a Roger de Coster model in today's gallery too.

Tickets for Red Bull Empire of Dirt were snapped up within just ONE WEEK of applications opening. But! If you live near Newton Abbot, you could get your mucky mitts on a two-day pass at the miniscule cost of £7 (including transport to event, no car access). This pass entitles you access to the World's First BMX Dirt Slopestyle on both Friday 15th June and Saturday 16th June 2007. Additionally, this ticket entitles the holder to transport to and from the event! YOU MUST UTILISE THIS TRANSPORT TO VALIDATE YOUR TICKET!

Armin Batoumeni is taking care of the 100 contests event in Paris/Cergy on 15-17 June 2007. Another Year, another good opportunity to come and ride and take it easy. The BMX Flatland part of the 100 contests event will take place on a  brand new dedicated tarmac area. There will be one zone for practice and another one for the contest.
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Nate Wessel and Ron Kimler are at it again. Francisco Zurita managed to sneak out some photos of the building of the new indoor street course at Woodward West. From the looks of it Nate has gone creative again. Although it's not finished yet, with a working crew like this it wouldn't be long until the new section in the Hangar can be shredded.

You want to watch a kick ass video and you don't want to pay for it. If you've got 9 minutes time, you can watch the Federal video online. They've got you covered. All you need to do is go to their website and you will see the Federal Paris button. Click on it and you're good to go. Watch Derek Strickland, Dan Cox, Dan Lacey, Mark Love and Davey Watson tear shit up in France. What are you waiting for?

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2 DANNY CALUAG 1629
3 BUBBA HARRIS 1582
4 CRISTIAN BECERINE 1262
5 DONNY ROBINSON 953
6 DEREK BETCHER 943
7 STEVEN CISAR 671
8 JAVIER COLOMBO 663
9 KYLE CUSHMAN 663
10 MIKE BRABANT 646