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BMX GAMES 2008, Australia.

Results pro flatland:
1st Terry adams (USA)
2nd Simon O'brien (Australia)
3rd York Uno (Japan)

On February 6th the United team consisting of Ryan Metro, Caleb Kilby, Geoff Slatterly, Nathan Williams and Corey Martinez will make an appearance at Hell On Wheels in Newtown, NSW. The team's on tour in Australia and will also hit the following places:

I designed this frame with front wheel tricks in mind. I spend a lot of time on my front wheel, so this frame is kind of oriented towards that. It also has a shorter rear end and an integrated seat post clamp with a 6 mm bolt, so that it won’t break or strip as easily. The main part of the frame though is the removable break mounts. We came up with a solid design that looks really clean when you are riding with them or without them. The luna bars are 8” high and 26.5” wide. They have 2 degrees of upsweep and  11 backsweep.

The first time I heard about Aaron Ross was from an Empire BMX ad with him doing a barspin bunnyhop over a tennis court net. This blew me away because I remembered doing lines using the tennis nets down the street from my house. I knew how tall they were. Could this guy actually be barspinning a tennis court net? I had to see more.

At the time, Aaron was in the middle of filming for his first Empire video. When his part came out it confirmed how good he was on a bike to me. Not too long after that, I got to meet him at the Vancouver Metro Jam. I remember him doing tricks that were leaning in the direction that I thought riding would eventually be headed. In addition to that, one of the most interesting things that I noticed was how nice he was as a person. That really stuck out in my head. Was it possible to be a totally amazing bike rider while actually being an incredibly humble and nice guy at the same time? Here was the proof. 

DK bicycles is excited to announce the latest addition to our Damn Kids team….Chris Childs. Chris is 17 and hails from Attleboro, Massachusetts. DK is proud to have Chris Childs on board for 2008.

DK Team manager Catfish had this to say:
“I met Chris at the Dew Tour Finals in Orlando. He was going 4 feet higher than everyone on everything. We decided that for 2008 we would allow our pro team to pick the entire flow team and when Brian Hunt told me his pick was Chris-I was stoked. Chris is an amazing rider not to mention he works at Union Cycle in Attleboro. Plan on seeing lots more of Mr. Childs this year. Welcome to the team Chris!"

FRAME: Mirraco “The Black Pearl” 20,80
FORK: Odyssey ”classic dirt fork”

BARS: FIT “Edwin”
FRONT WHEEL: PROFILE “Mini” with Primo “Balance”
REAR WHEEL: PROFILE Mini Cassette LHD with ODYSSEY Azard light
FRONT TIRE: KHE “Premium” street
REAR TIRE: KHE “Premium strong wall” street

Alex Vazquez and his crew are organizing a BMX contest series again in Mexico. The name of the series is Revolcon BMX. Last year riders like Nigel Sylvester, Dave Osato, Wade Lajlar, Tom White and Edwin Delarosa made it to Mexico for one of Alex's contests. In 2008 Revolcon BMX has five stops, in different cities. International riders will be present at all five stops. The first stop will be in Guadalajara on March 1st and 2nd.

Mexico has a lot to offer, and Alex's main goal is to expose BMX Mexico to the world. If you're interested, hit the banner or get in touch with Alex through MTNT

For the party photo lovers we've got some pictures of the second night. It wasn't a rager but it was good to catch up with even more BMX-ers in town. The line at Club Hollywood was just too long and the 10 Krooni Whiskey wasn't happening this night. We ended up at a bar which, to no surprise, had karaoke going on. 

What makes the Simpel Session so good? Well, a lot of things. If you have nothing to complain about, that means the organization has done its job. I couldn't think of anything that they could've done better so props to Risto & Mario Kalmre and their big crew. It seems like everything they do, they do it right or have people who do an amazing job at it. The course was designed by Nate Wessel, you can't go wrong there. Mario has a ramp building company that has been building ramps for years which made it easy for Nate when he 

The American Bicycle Association (ABA) is proud to announce that Intense BMX has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the ABA. Intense BMX are the makers of the most popular frame in BMX, the Podium Series, 20 different complete bikes, and the most popular tires in BMX. Their products fit in very well with our programs, as the ABA is the best in BMX.