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New frames have arrived at United. These babies are getting lighter and lighter. 1) UNITED/SHITLUCK COLLABORATION FRAME: Designed by Mike Tag and Leland Thurman
-SIZES 20.5 & 21"
-HT 75 DEGREES .
-CS 13.75
-LASER CUT CLOUD GUSSET
-WEIGHT 5.2 LBS / 2.35 KGS
-COLOURS BLACK & LIGHT BLUE

At the last two days of the VIBRATIONS URBAINES PESSAC – festival many people visited the brand new skatepark with wooden floor for THE French BMX contest. We counted nearly 200 participants including 55 pro riders. The judges had a tough time during eliminations. All agreed that the Dirt section shaped by Patrick "Patoche" Guimez was perfect. One meter gets added every year and the second set had a 7 meter gap. John Petit, the MC of the contest, summarizes the event by "a level of nutcase!”.

On December 29th the crowd will be electing the winner of the jam in Zumiez. The winner received Carhartt and Eastpak goodies. Expect the crowd to be wasted as they're handing out free beers during the night. It's BMX only. No pegs. € 8,50 Euro to ride. Visitors have free entrance. Add to this a killer AC/DC cover band and you know it will go off. 

Kent, WA – Diamondback (Raleigh America, Inc) is currently seeking an inside Customer Service/Inside Sales Representative for its Kent WA office. The position seeks to build and maintain relationships with Raleigh and Diamondback dealers and consumers through phone calls and e-mail communication.  Duties include:

Mike Laird built up a new bike for 2008. His choice was the new Mirraco Blend Lite frame with a 20.7 inch headtube. As you can tell from his parts list he is sponsored by Demolition. The total weight of his bike comes down to 23. lbs. Here’s how he did it:
Frame : Mirraco. Blend lite 20.7
Fork : Volume middle weight
Handlebar : Volume V6
Grips : Demolition missile
Lever : Colony
Stem : Demolition F-1
Seat : Demolition
Seat clamp : Demolition
Seat post : Thomson
Cranks : Demolition Medial 180mm
Spocket : Demolition F-1 30t 

Introducing the new 2008 NBL War of the Stars Pro Series Schedule. NBL is headed to Estrella Mtn. BMX in Goodyear, Arizona January 25-27 for a UCI Continental race and TWO War of the Stars races. Their track is one of the best in the West so this will be an awesome weekend. The Worlds fastest Pro’s will be competing for lucrative cash awards and the highly-coveted NBL National Championship Titles.

2008 NBL War of the Stars Pro Series
-Dec 28-29 Christmas Classic, Columbus Convention Ctr. Columbus, OH --------- #1/2 fri /sat
-Jan. 26-27 Coyote Nationals, Estrella Mtn. BMX Goodyear, AZ #1/2 sat /sun #3/4 sat /sun 

wethepeople have decided to hit the tire market. Two tires available by the names of Grippin' and Feelin'. Pictured are the 1.9's but they come in two sizes. They've got a soft compound but they're still lasting. Perfect for those who don't have time to break them in.

When you think of legends in BMX the first name that comes to mind is undoubtedly Mat Hoffman, who also happens to be someone Stephen has respected & admired since he was 7 years old. Stephen has come so far in such a short time and has remained positive & strong, I wanted to do something special to show him how much I love and appreciate him. I emailed Mat a few months ago and asked if he and I could make plans for a surprise visit to see Stephen. He replied, "Yes, I would be honored"!

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Dillon Hass is a photographer who made it over to the Banksgiving jam in Ben Snowden's backyard early enough to shoot some rad photos. Dillon took pics of James Foster's toboggan, Ben Snowden's tree tap, Lil Jeff's turndown, a rad no-foot cancan from Garrett Reynolds, Mr. Alfredo going upside down and sideways (flair), Steve Woodward's bikeflip, Dylan's tuck no-hander and Arash bum buzzing. See this as a photo gallery of the Banksgiving jam.