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Votes from USABMX licensed BMX riders have come in for the Golden Crank awards which will be given out at the 2013 USA BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa, OK at the end of this month. Look which riders and what companies made it in the top 5 list. One of them will win the Golden Crank trophy in the Pro, Rookie Pro, Bike of the year and Team of the year category. And the nominees are (listed in alphabetical order):

Pro rider of the year:
Connor Fields – Chase BMX
Nic Long – Haro
Alise Post – Redline
Carley Young – Kid DynaMite
Sam Willoughby – Redline

2013 Rookie Pro
Dani George – Supercross BMX
Josh Klatman – Redline
Austin Loebe – Answer – Rennen

On the 15 and 16 of March, Mandurah will see over 100 world-class Action Sports athletes take to the pristine waters under clear blue skies at the 2014 Action Sports Games. The world’s best water sports athletes will be competing at the first stop on the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) 2014 World Cup Tour whilst on land spectators will see some of Australia’s best BMX riders, Freestyle Moto X riders, and skateboarders take action sports performances to another level.

$650 will get you a brand new re-make of Elliot's Kuwahara ET bike. The KE-01 Anniversary Edition is in stock over at the Kuwahara warehouse. They ship worldwide too straight from their website so if you fancy going back to the year 1982, now you can.
Bike spec:
-Handlebars: Original style v-bar
-Grips: Kuwahara lightning grips

Name: JC Knecht
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Alamos, NM
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Machine Bikes, Novik Gloves, Babits Bikes

The favorite list:

-Shoes: DC
-Spot to ride: The Unit
-BMX video: End Search or Miracle Boy and Nyquist
-Website: thirdgen.org
-Web video: Anyone running at least a 4" tall seatpost
-Rider on Twitter: @joshharrington
-Person on Instagram: @ellioteubank
-Food: Mexican all the way! Breakfast burritos are the bomb!