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The release of The BMX Book + DVD + Peoplesstore video can be celebrated this Friday. Here's the info:

-Event: The BMX BOOK + PEOPLESTORE VID!!!
-What: Slumber Party
-Start Time: Friday, December 4 at 9:30pm
-End Time: Saturday, December 5 at 6:30am
-Where: GENAU, Germany

Coalition is proud to announce that Matt Colisch has accepted the duties of handling the Team Manager position for 2010 and beyond. Matt has deep roots in BMX and is going to be a breath of fresh air for Coalition. He will be the driving force behind the development of an entirely new team for 2010. In addition to the TM responsibilities, he will also help in all areas of product and brand development.

Matt will also be responsible for coordinating, filming, and editing the 2010 web video series that is in the end stages of the planning process right now. Matt has been filming and editing videos relentlessly for the last few years, and his work has been constantly featured on major media outlets. Matt is a welcomed addition to the Coalition family, and we are looking forward to a long and productive future with him on board.

"Resto Verus"
-All at Coalition

Gary Aragon, of GJ Aragon Consulting, enterprise services experts, was appointed by a unanimous board vote to assume the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer of the National Bicycle League, Inc. Mr. Aragon will serve as the NBL’s primary executive and chief spokesperson for the organization. In addition, his responsibilities will include the implementation of the new strategic plan nearing completion by the board.

In making the announcement, Darol Carr, Chairman of the Board said: “Gary is the right executive to move NBL into the next phase of its evolution. At GJ Aragon Consulting, he had a successful history of implementing transformative and creative solutions — helping to make his clientele highly successful. He’s a solutions expert with a stellar reputation and proven track record. We are privileged to have him help formulate and implement this next stage of the NBL, as its members and the sport continue to grow and our mission 

The European BB shell in BMX is not a recent phenomenon. In 1977 I rode a Schwinn that boasted this feature. Modern BMX frame builders made the switch to the threaded, small-diameter shell several years ago for two reasons: to reduce the weight, and because riders were smashing expensive sealed bearings with hammers, 2x4’s and other archaic tools. Euro BB’s, 22mm OD spindles and thin sealed bearings created an unreliable mix, so FlyBikes went backwards by pressing slightly larger sealed bearings directly into an unthreaded BB shell. Bike companies that didn’t want to co-op Fly’s solution concocted one of their own by pressing even larger (thus theoretically more rugged and reliable)