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Today is the final day of sending a sunny photo to FATBMX to win that Carhartt Beach Cruiser or one of the pairs of stylish Carhartt sunglasses. Go creative and you will have a good chance at winning. Prize winners will be announced shortly. More on the contest by clicking HERE.

A few weeks ago we had a Dave Mirra PSP game contest which was won by Timo van Lierop. He won a Dave Mirra game as well as a PSP player. Other prize winners included Mark von Varel, Barry Kohne and Bjorn Heyer.

For those who have not won anything yet on FATBMX, we have a new contest up tomorrow. And it's a good one. Better check back.

Thanks to all involved for making this happen and congratulations to all the prize winners.

Here's a game review from winner Timo van Lierop and pics of those who won the game.

We received a long list of riders who are going to be present at this year's Rebel Jam in Berlin. The list is 5 times the size of the X-Games competitors. It is going to be awesome. With all the rain we've already had we're sure that we'll be lucky from 10-12 August 2007. And even if it does rain a little, this is a great opportunity to party with the boys.

Are you ready for the rider list?

Name: James Willis Foster
Age: 21
Hometown: Redlands, CA

Where did you grow up?
James: I grew up in Redlands, CA. It's a little town about an hour east of L.A.

Who was there to ride with?
James: I started off racing when I was about 10 years old, and as I got older I just started building dirt jumps with my friends around town. There were incredible jumps in Redlands, the local riders at the time were all really good dirt jumpers and they were all a lot older than me, and I just hung around them all the time and rode their amazing jumps.

Who were your influences? 

Kent, WA: The Redline's are coming! The Redline's are coming. For the first time in their 33 year history, REDLINE Bicycles are available in Russia. Seattle Bike Supply, an Accell group Company and owners of the Redline Bicycle brand, have announced that Moscow bicycle distributor TRASSA, have just received their first batch of Redline bicycles. 

Today I got back from France. I went to the final stage of the Tour de France, or better, Wendy took me there. She was one of the winners in a Rabobank contest and won an all expenses paid trip to Paris for two persons to witness the Tour de France up close.

We checked into the Concorde hotel on the Montpernasse around the corner of the Eiffel tower. No complaints there, 4 stars, good stuff. 

Dear friends, brothers, fiends and haters! I'm very happy to announce my “soon to be released” signature frame with Felt Bikes. The “Dreamcatcher” is the first step in a small series of Felt signature parts and is all about giving (first of all myself and of course also you) a lot of space. The frame will be quite light but won´t be a weight freaks´ favourite since I wanted it to be strong and hold a lot of stress so I don´t break a frame every season. 

The first-ever international X Games in Mexico City will take place Sept. 7-9, 2007 at the Palacio de los Deportes, announced by Rick Alessandri, senior vice president, general manager, ESPN Consumer Products and X Games Franchise Managing Director. Along with presenting sponsor Rockstar Energy Drink, the competition will include the world's top athletes competing in the disciplines of BMX Freestyle, Skateboard Street, Skateboard Vert and Moto X. X Games Mexico will be co-organized by OCESA, the largest entertainment company in Latin America.

"Our goal has always been to serve action sports fans wherever they may be, and we believe the excitement of the X Games truly transcends across all cultures," said Alessandri. "As the X Games franchise has continued to grow and become increasingly embraced internationally, we are very excited and enthusiastic about bringing the inaugural X Games Mexico event to the people of Mexico City." 

In the spirit of our commitment to BMX racing, we are proud to announce that our team of national sales reps is now hitting the pavement in Shimano shoes!

The new style change is the result of our company's new partnership with Shimano - one of the world's largest manufacturers of outdoor sports and cycling gear including BMX shoes, tires and accessories.

As the energy drink of choice for BMXers everywhere, it would only be right to deck out our sales team in the BMXer's shoe of choice!
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You've got one day to think of a practical joke to play on Ramsdell's B-day tomorrow:
1 August - Leigh Ramsdell 1970
2 August - Day Smith 1972
3 August - Aaron Behnke 1972

Tuesday morning arrived and saw Stephen on the FES bikes. These are the bikes where electrodes are attached to the muscles on his legs which stimulate the muscles to power the legs to pedal the bike.His physio said that that in the 17 years she had been at Craig he was the first patient to use the FES bikes and be on a ventillator. Not only that he pedalled 5 miles in 30mins which was more than some patients could do after 2 weeks!This was certainly a confidence boost and cheered us all up. He was then booked in for more sessions on Wednesday and Friday.

Wednesday came but the effort of Tuesday had tired Stephen out