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We're talking about Superstar, the French BMX company here and not Ice Money...... Here's some info brought to you by Med:
- Superstar : Dominic Biro (USA team rider) is as good on his bike as in front of a CNC machine. He made and ride an interesting front hub that we may produce in the future. Note : Dominic is good in tech/mech : he is into drag racing car and prepare his car and engine by himself.
- Superstar : in UK, Guy Terry will be more than a Superstar rider. From now, he is the link between Superstar, Padded Cell (UK distributor) and the riders.
- Superstar : Tom Blyth is the first newly added rider in the UK team. You'll hear from Tom very soon.

The French wethepeople team is now bigger. Frenchy's, who are distributing wethepeople in France, added street rider Luc LEGRAND to the team.

The WTP french team is now composed of 3 riders:
Damien CROCE (park rider)
Lilian CONRY (dirt rider)
Luc LEGRAND (street rider)

In the works is a little friendly tour around the South of France with the international team. 

We would like to welcome back wethepeople as a suppporter of FATBMX!

- St-Martin : Simon O'Brien joined the team. We are now talking with him to design his signature frame and signature handlebar.
- St-Martin : beside Simon's frame, we are also working on 2 other prototype frames.
- St-Martin : our distributor in Hungary (Görb-X / Harlee) added László Elek to their team. László is known as the best style rider in Hungary. Up to now, he never went out Hungary. 2006 will be his first European year.
- St-Martin : Chris Böhm (Germany) won the Last Session 2005 contest. He'll be at the Circle Cow contest in France, mid February.
- St-Martin : Available in april 2006 : 7075 pegs, 38 mm O.D., 115 grams each.
- St-Martin : Our distributor in Japan (Dirty Bike) added Miura Hirokazu to their flatland team. Nishikawa "Taka" Takahiro and Misawa Shintaro were already in the team in 2005. 

The upcoming Mutiny DVD clocks in just under 30min and has bonus sections from the pro and bro teams giving you 20min more of pure video-tainment for only $15.95! Two videos for the price of half a video? That's insane. What's even crazier is the hidden wreck section you'll never find on the DVD. Gnar. To view the trailer, [url=http://www.mutinybikes.com/video/mutinydvd.mov]click right here[/url] or go to the [url=http://www.mutinybikes.com]Mutiny Bikes website[/url] to download the trailer on your I-pod video.

The Canadian Freestyle Organiztion (CFO) Presents the "Flatland's Unlimited" Contest Series Round 1 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first event of this new series will be held during the Toronto International Bicycle Show from Friday March 3-5, 2006.

Location
The National Trade Centre, Hall A
Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Props Mega Tour is on the road in California at the moment. We received some updates left and right of what's been going on:

By Greasy Comb Dustribution: It's official, the Inopia MegaTour team has grown into the Greasy Comb Distribution MegaTour team. Inopia and GCD decided to join forces on Prop's MegaTour 5 to make the most of the California tour.

MADISON, Wis. - January, 2006 - GT is pleased to announce that it has re-signed dirt jumper Stephen Murray to the 2006 GT BMX team. A former X Games and Gravity Games gold medallist, Murray has been a pro rider since 1999.
"GT has always been the team that the best riders rode for. I'm stoked on riding for GT," said Murray. Murray's riding the new 2006 Fueler this year and will compete in the NBC Dew Action Sports Tour, The Worlds, a variety of U.K. dirt jump contests, and he'll host and hold Murray Jam '06.
Recently married and a daddy of two boys, Murray's a busy guy and he loves the lifestyle. "I'm lovin'it," said Murray. "(Being a dad) has given me a new outlook on life and changed me in different ways."

Been ridin' like a madamn & shootin' photo's 4 BOOST MOBILE, FAMOUS STARS & STRAPS & ROCKSTAR BIKES tha last couple of weeks, I haven't stopped workin' or slowed down cause 2006 is goin' 2 go off, hope all is well!

Much luv,
Thorne
Biker-N-Black