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KwaZulu-Natal's Deon Mulder is a young man that knows how to seize an opportunity when it presents itself. The 19-year-old Pinetown rider proved this when he claimed both Elite Men's titles at the first two rounds of the 2008 MTN BMX National championship Series held at Giba Gorge in Sout Africa. With a handful of the country's top Elite male riders currently competing abroad, a new crop of riders were able to sample the view from a national champs podium and Mulder, who races for Team Cycle Crazy,

Dude, this is going in the right direction. Colony have stepped things up and are now offering a lifetime warranty to the original purchaser of all Colony frames against snaps and cracks. You will get a new frame. No questions asked. Colony won't however warrant your frame if you bend or twist it as any frame will bend eventually 

On 1 April you make jokes. You have one day to come up with something. Martin Aparijo (old school freestyle rider) and new school rider Mike Spinner share their B-days: on 1 April! Hmmmm......

1 April 1963 - Martin Aparijo
1 April 1988 - Michael Spinner
2 April 1972 - Jay Eggleston
4 April 1974 - Dave Mirra
4 April 1974 - The Beard
4 April 1972 - Sofian Blanluet
4 April 1977 - Matt Beringer
6 April 1974 - Brian Tunney

Here is one reason why you have not seen an update from the riding at the Mini-FAT-JAM yet. It was another great night at the infamous OJA where beer is cheap and anything is possible. After the Electronical premier on the big screen two bands made it on stage; local band 30 Seconds Remaining and El Conjo who rocked the house. On top of that there was some stage diving going on, the Dire Straits were live on stage in the form of Joeri, some drum solos happened, street sessions were had and the rusty beerbong

Some cities tolerate it more than others. Eindhoven is cool with graffiti artists decorating the Berenkuil. Having the permission gives the artists the chance to do their jobs during the day, when it is light outside. They can bring a ladder, ruler or anything else that they wouldn't carry with them when they bomb a train in the middle of the night in a secured train yard. The results are better but there is also a lot of bad stuff from guys who are just starting out. For them it's a way to get better and experiment. Here are 11 more pieces. Peace out!

For the first time in BMX history, the ABA (American Bicycle Association) is teaming up with USA Cycling - to hold this years' highly important USAC BMX National Championships (i.e. the one race of the year where the winner takes the stars 'n bars jersey - as well as some precious points toward Olympic team qualification). Of course, Team REDLINE is hoping to make a little bit of BMX history of their own, here at Denzel Stein's hometrack of Metroplex BMX - the USA's first city-funded covered arena funded by hotel tax dollars.

For home crowd favorite DENZEL STEIN, the rookie pro of the year nominee, a top finish in single-A pro would bump him over the $3000 mark and turn him in to a major leaguer, And with 4 to 6 bike length leads every time he got on the track, there was pretty much no one close to stopping him in his quest for victory. After going 1-1-1 in the motos, followed by 1-1-1 in the mains, please give a big round

Had a great afternoon hanging out and riding with Choq today. I picked him up at his mom's where he's staying on his annual Holland visit and then we hit  the following spots: Volkel BMX track, Boekel trails, backyard BMX track in Boekel, Handbalveld Gemert, Helm trails, FAT office, Sugar Hills and Paul's Boutique. The afternoon away from the desk means that I'm now catching up and finishing up this FAT-Friday before the Mini-FAT-JAM takes place tomorrow. The snow that came down earlier this week has disappeared and as each year, the opening of the outdoor season will be done riding in T-shirts. Don't miss it; starts tomorrow at 1pm. in Aarle-Rixtel.

-The T-Mobile Extreme playground Dirt contest is taking place next month. The event was rained off last year but this time they're going indoors. The riders list has been announced and looks A-Okay: Kye Forte, Ryan Guettler, Ben Hennon, Ryan Nyquist, BB, Atze, Alejandro Caro, Patrick Guimez, Hampl, Ben Wallace, Benny Paulsen and Mike Buse.

Name: Rohn Patrick (Paddy)
Age: 21
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Sponsors: Hoffman Bikes, RooF BMX

Frame: New Hoffman Bikes "Mantra-Frame"
Fork: Hoffman Bikes Fat Free fork
Stem: Hoffman Bikes "Überstem"
Pedals: Hoffman Bikes "Sole Mate Magnesium"
Bars: New Hoffman Bikes "buxon-bar"
Bar ends: Hoffman Bikes "MS Plug"
Grips: ODI Longneck
Lever: Colony "Transformer" CNC
Brake: Fly Bikes CNC

Wheels:
-Front: Hoffman Bikes "Generator-rim" 

Name: Sergio Layos
Age: 22
Hometown: Majadahonda (Madrid), spain.

-Frame: flybikes pantera 3 20.4”
-Forks: flybikes pantera 2
-Headset: flybikes regular height
-Bottom bracket: flybikes