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Frame: Prototype CHOCOLATE frame
Fork: FIT blade forks
BB set: mid bb
Crankset: Odyssey wombolt cranks
Sprocket: animal 23t
Freewheel: 8t
Chain: Shadow halflink

Pin up time. Girl minus top on bicycle is Friday's FATBMX pin-up. Man, we're running out of pics. Help us out like Seb did with this one. Get that camera out and use your creativity. 

I started keeping a daily journal in 1987 when I was only 15 years old. Since then, every single day of my life has been documented in these journals. Looking back over the years, here is a notable journal entry and also my comments looking back now.
1st Flips EVER in a BMX Race October 24th, 1993

Actual Journal Entry
“ABA Fall Nationals –Burbank CA AA Pro motos 4-4-3 I didn’t make the main. I flipped the pro jump in my 1st & 3rd motos. EVERYONE went crazy. I got balled up in the semi & didn’t qualify to the main. 

Michael de Wit aka King of Choq and Marek de Heus decided to make a little trip to the Arizona desert and check out the new Chandler Bike Park. Yes, you read it; bike park. This means no skateboards, fruitbooters or any other weird contraptions, just 20 inch bikes. In short the park is awesome, and has basically everything except for a full pipe: tons of hips, spines, sub boxes, transitions of all sizes and much more. Whoever designed it did a great job. 

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.

Frame : 2007 Volume 81 (Biz) Frame 20.8tt
Forks : Volume Feather Weights
Bars : Volume V-12
Chain : KMCPintle Half Link
BB : Sealed 19mm Mid BB
Cranks : Demolition Medial (me-d-all) 170mm
Pedals : Fly Rubens 

Our latest poll: "Which trick do you think is the hardest trick?" received 400 votes in a pretty short time. The 1080 is considered the hardest trick of the three (238 votes) with a triple tailwhip in second (94 votes) and a double flip in third (68 votes).

1.  1080
2.  Triple tailwhip
3.  Double backfp
If you do all three in a contest run we think you'll make the finals.

The new poll is about YouTube. Do you like more BMX movies on FATBMX? Do you mind the poor quality? Do the FATBMX Freecaster movies cover your movie apetite? Do you mind the download time? Let us know by giving us your vote in the new FATBMX poll in the right column on the main page. Thanks.

Dylan Clayton and friends are holding a race/event at the venue of the sixth round of the UK national championships which is Dylan's local track where he helps out. There is also a uci points race on the Sunday too. There will be a link on the FIRMBIKES site in a couple of days with hotels, map etc. We have some good sponsors as you can see so the prize money is good, hopefully about 6/7 hundred for first paying to 8th. The track has been rebuilt and is riding really good. 

Diamondback are looking for the newest member to there expanding grass roots team, the top riders from the BMX ammeter comp will go forward to ride for the Diamondback team. The winning rider will be given the top of the line Accomplice BMX, Team kit, have comps entry fees paid and could be used in promotional posters and the Diamondback magazine! Also Diamondback will be 

The project “Local Support” helps to improve the bike conditions in Austria. That includes the suitable setting of the spots, certain challenges, workshops and the support of events. The next event is really outstanding: the Teamchallenge on the 23.6.2007. On the occasion of the opening of the bike hall “Secret Project” in Brunn am Gebirge the Austrian Freestyle Team, which includes the hero of the BMX scene Senad Grosic, invites to the “Local Support Teamchallenge” on Saturday the 23rd June 2007. BMX spots from all over Austria are called upon to send teams, each with 3 riders, to the BMX street parcours in the new hall near Vienna. Eleven obstacles on 850 m² provide enough possibilities for the BMX riders to show their full potential and to convince with various tricks. The performances are judged by the hosts themselves. Senad Grosic and his Austrian Freestyle Team are looking forward to see crazy Austrian action. The reason why: the winners receive a brand new obstacle for their spot. Information and registration on: localsupport.at