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X Games Brazil makes its debut in Sao Paulo, April 25-27, 2008 at the Sambódromo Do Anhembi. Many of the world's top action sports athletes will be competing in the disciplines of BMX Street, BMX Vert, Skateboard Street, Skateboard Vert, Moto X Best Trick and Moto X Step Up. ESPN has teamed with one of South America's premier sports marketing agencies, Reunion Sports & Marketing, to organize the event 

"We are very excited about bringing the X Games back to Brazil," said Rick Alessandri, managing director, X Games Franchise. "The excitement of the X Games transcends cultures and borders and we're thrilled to bring our event to a region of the world that shares such a strong passion for action sports." 

Yo homies hope Ur dayz have been good......another Biker In Black Update: 2day YRB Magazine did a story on me and PRO Skater, Terry Kenndey, we sorta Interviewed each other and shot a grip of photo's. YRB 2 those of U that might not B familar with tha paper, Is a mag that covers lifestyle, music, culture....gets a lot of distribution and has a real sick feel. Big Ups 2 BOOST MOBILE 4 hookin' tha deal......Until next time, thank U so much 4 Ur support and much luv! THorne
Biker In Black 

Mike Vincent is a son, a friend, and an all around great guy. He played a prominent figure in the sport of BMX, initially as a rider and recently as a judge in all major and endemic competitions. He is a regular figure at all Los Angeles road and track bike gatherings. He is a professional golf caddy. He also somehow manages to donate his time to the local animal shelter. On January 18, while riding his bicycle to work he was struck by a car and sustained major head trauma along with many other bodily injuries. Last week we passed the 50-day mark since the accident, which included three weeks in ICU, four brain surgeries, and an endless emotional rollercoaster for all involved. His initial results to treatment were very promising, yet the past couple of procedures have not yielded the same results. 

Last Tuesday, March 4, Mike underwent Cranioplasty surgery, the procedure to place the bone flap back in his skull. There was severe swelling after the procedure and he had to undergo another emergency brain surgery on Thursday. Initially the doctors planned to drill burr holes into his skull to alleviate swelling yet last minute they decided to reopen his old sutures and insert drains in the hopes that it would relieve the swelling with out another evasive surgery. 

The National Bicycle League (NBL) is proud to announce the formation of a new national level partnership with Standard Byke Company. The Standard brand has earned a loyal following in both racing and freestyle over the past two-decades and their renewed commitment to racing is good news for fans of high quality products and rider-owned companies. Standard is one of only a handful of rider-owned companies in BMX and they continue to forge new ground in all areas of development and production. Rick Moliterno’s company has very recently taken over full control of production and manufacturing at their new factory in Davenport, IA. This will translate into a range of improvements to their already solid line of 125R race frames and forks plus a bundle of new products to compliment their American-Built line.

Moliterno, who has deep roots in bicycle motocross, is eager to see the racing side grow and the new partnership comes at a perfect time as the sport nears its Olympic milestone. 

…..I don’t even know where to begin. This was the best bike contest ever at the Factory Skatepark and maybe the best contest here, period. 56 Riders came out and destroyed the place, competing in Park, Vert, Bunnyhop, and High Air on the 11 foot quarter. Talem Cowart started the day off right by bunnyhopping an astounding 46 inches, earning himself an unofficial world record by ½ an inch (for an official record, the equipment would have had to be exactly calibrated). The High Air event was a huge crowd favorite since they were allowed onto the course to watch from the base of the huge quarterpipe. Of the eight competitors, North Carolina’s Alex Johann and semi-local Kyle Kelsey were the two top dogs; Alex topped out at 9 feet but exploded upon re-entry. Kyle made it to eight and a half and rode away clean, pulling the win. 

It took a while but team USA has got their act together now to conquer the gold at the first BMX Olympics in Beijing, China. Not only did they build a replica of the Olympic BMX track in California, they hired coaches and put them up in housing close to the track. The following four movies will give you an idea of what's going on down there. Interviews with Mike Day, Randy Stumpfhauser and Jill K.

Riders can't remain the little kids that they once were. Bruno Hoffmann started out on a 16 inch bike and showed up at contests and entered them. Then it was time for the 18" wheel set up and over the last couple of years he grew so fast that he has become one of the dudes. He hangs out with the pros, makes finals in the pro street/park classes and he recently celebrated another birthday.

Well, it is done! The Miniramp at the Hidden Island warehouse is ready to rock. And rocking is our favorite thing, so we rock sessions every day. The biggest one, I remember, have been held as the ZWANZIG ZOLL Magazine from Berlin visited us to write an article about Hidden Island. But pictures tell more than thousand words, so enjoy the photos.

After 26 years of BMX in the legendary „Düsseldorfer Universität“ times are running out. The city started to build bricks in the „pipe“ so it will be impossible to ride it anymore. That's a shame! In the past 26 years a lot of riders from the whole world traveled to Düsseldorf to ride this insane spot. The first guy who use to ride it back in 1982 was Marijus Buntic. He busted the first 5 feet airs out of the ramp and -believe it or not- he is still riding at this spot with a bunch of „Uni-bmx“ oldschool locals like me. 

We do receive video links on a regular basis. Some of them are okay, some of them are bad, and this one is GREAT! Ondra Slez from the Czech Republic mailed it over and he's damn impressive on that little BMX bike. The last trick is a good one too. Might have been on accident but it is pulled. Check check.