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Have you ever wanted to “blend” the attributes of your favorite BMX bikes together (front end from one, middle section from another, and your own idea for an innovative rear end) to make the perfect “dream” frame? Well, one way or the other...here is your chance. Standard Byke Company is giving VintageBMX Site Supporters the chance of a lifetime—to concept and realize their dream frame. Dream big, get picked, and you’ll be riding it before you know it. TO ENTER: Develop a concept (you can use pencil & paper, CAD, or just describe it in this thread—illustrations or CAD highly preferred), and post it in this thread. HOW THE WINNER IS CHOSEN: On September 1, six finalists will be chosen from all entries, and the community will vote on the best design to be produced from September 2 – 9.

SUBMISSIONS SHOULD INCLUDE:
-Primary Purpose: Race, Freestyle, Flatland, Trails, etc.
-Design Facets: Looptail, double diamond, etc.
-Finish: Color(s) or Chrome

The Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, begins the third stop of the 2009 season on Thursday, August 13 at the Rose Quarter.
The Dew Tour comes to Portland, Ore. for the fifth consecutive year for the Wendy's Invitational. The five-city tour kicked off in Chicago in June, continued in Boston in July and will include stops in Salt Lake City and Orlando to end the season.

The Wendy's Invitational will include competitions in BMX (park, vert and dirt) and skateboarding (park and vert). There will also be a freestyle motocross jam session and a Friday evening concert with hip-hop group, LMFAO. A daily Festival Village will include interactive booths, athlete autograph signings and much more.

The athlete roster includes the who's who in action sports, highlighted by  X Games 15 gold medalists Scotty Cranmer and Garrett Reynolds.

Daniel Dhers VEN
Spencer Bass USA
Erico Melo POR/FIN
Ronnie Surridge UK
Isaac Lesser UK
Stefan Lantschner ITA
Bruno Hoffman GER
Brian Kachinsky USA
Luke Towey UK
Simone Barraco ITA
Leon Perkins UK
Panagiotis Manaras GRE
Eduards Zunda LAT
Jason Phelan IRL
Anthony Watkinson UK
Brandon Kirby UK
Dan Norwell USA

There are no-handers and there are no-handers. They can be done in several ways. Suicide, tuck, and the popular way of letting your hands flap, like Tommy does them (just kidding Tommy, we love you). The suicide no-hander has lost some interest as the seats are a bit low to clamp with your knees. But how do they rate? According to the web, the higher you raise your hands/arms, the better. Handjes laten wapperen is a no-no. Here's the diagram and a comment: "It's the same motion you make when your knees buckle and you fall forward when a guys dick goes too far in your asshole, that's why they have

Name: Manos Daskalakis
Age: 29
Hometown: ATHENS, GREECE
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Partial hook-up Solid Bikes

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: OLYMPIC STADIUM, ATHENS GREECE( O.A.K.A.)
-BMX video: I HAVE A LOT OF YEARS TO SEE A BMX VIDEO
-Website: FLATLANDFUEL, DANSCOMP
-Web video: NO FUCKING INTERNET
-Food: GREEK TRADITIONAL FOOD
-Travel destination: PLANET SERIOUS
-Riders to ride with: Nick, kapsas, zeles, labros, orestis,mpardas, and many more

Name: Bas Fokkinga
Age: 15
Hometown: Kampen, NL
Hook-ups/Sponsors: none

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Billytrails
-BMX video: every dirt vid
-Website: soulcycle.com. fatbmx.com
-Shoes: nike 6.0
-Travel destination: Italy
-Riders to ride with: Desmond Tessemaker, Mark Vos, Niek van Gelder, Patrick Hartenveld, others