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The Mutiny x The Shadow Conspiracy frame kit Collaboration project is about to hit the streets. All fine retailers world wide should have these limited edition of only 200 kits by March 15th. They are also releasing a limited edition Shadow x Mutiny t-shirt that will be dropping the same time as the frames. Click on the picture to get a better view on the frame.

Today the brackets were drawn for the Red Bull Circle Of Balance flatland contest in Japan. 6 riders were automatically seeded according to their previous COB results. There was a full day of practice and some rehearsals took place for the sold out show tomorrow. The battle system will leave one rider as the winner. After the draw today, the 6 groups are looking like this:

Japan is a good place if you're looking for some exclusive shoes. Some models are made specifically for the Japanese market and that's the case with some of the VANS shoes we ran into in the Shibuya area.

If you have a Vans shoe fetish, drool over these photos. I'm sure there is a pair in there that you've never seen before.

Now check on that flight to Tokyo.......

Sidewall Distribution, the exclusive distributor of Hoffman Bikes and SMPL BMX in the US, is pleased to announce the addition of SNAFU to its growing portfolio of leading BMX components, apparel and accessories for Independent Bicycle Dealers. Says SNAFU co-founder Harold "McGoo" McGruther of the Sidewall alliance: "Sidewall and SNAFU are a perfect fit. When Sidewall founder Mark Owen worked at Hoffman bikes, he was among the first product managers in the business to spec his complete bikes with SNAFU components. Mike Collins is SNAFU's brand manager. Before joining SNAFU, Mike and Mark were OKC neighbors and co-workers at the Hoffman Sports Association, the organization that brought BMX and freestyle to ESPN."

Today the COB tourist trip took place. It's good to see more of the city than the hotel and contest venue and Red Bull took us on a bus tour and boat trip and then we ended up at a dinner at a fancy place with free drinks. How can you beat that?

Practice is tomorrow and the venue looks good. The floor is grippy and the place is sold out (oversold actually so let's hope everyone makes it in). More on the COB to follow, stay tuned.

Lee Pearson joins FUEL TV in the newly created position of Director of New Media and Diana Krupa steps in as the network's Manager of Acquisitions, it was announced today by CJ Olivares, FUEL TV's Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager. Now in 24 million homes, FUEL TV is the only 24/7 network in the United States dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports.  

On April 1st, 2007, BAWLS Guarana will launch exclusive BMX 12-packs at CompUSA stores nationwide to promote NBL BMX racing among BAWLS fans everywhere! The 12-packs will feature the BAWLS Guarana BMX mascot offering first-time BMX racers a free race & 30-day NBL 'Test Ride' membership at their local NBL track. The 12-pack program will put over 25,000 BMX 12-packs on CompUSA shelves and is the first partnership of its kind for BAWLS Guarana - the new Official Energy Drink of the NBL! 

Japan is one of the cleanest countries on earth. We've noticed that while just walking the streets. The only thing that the cleaning crew has to pick up are the cigarette buds that do not make it to the trash on accident.

With a close eye we noticed some street art that doesn't really fit the city but it's out there. Tags, stickers, pieces, all that stuff. We took some shots of what we saw for you to check out. Tokyo is a clean city but there is some ghetto art out there. Enjoy.

New Product Release: The company known for their dynamic safety gear; PRYME, has just made available their all-new Pryme-US fullface helmet. With the same 9-vent shell as the original US, the new 2007 model has really stepped it up graphically. Now in three color-combos, with a bold race-stripe slapped on, over the top, the helmet is designed to save your brain ... or what's left of it. Whether your cycling discipline is BMX or mountain bikes, it's hard to find a vented bicycle helmet in the same $90 price-range, that not only gets the job done when it comes to protection, yet also looks cool enough to wear. 

Circle Cow 8 - France
Pro Results:
1st Matthias Dandois
2nd Alex Jumelin
3rd Thomas Noyer
4th Misawa Shintaro
5th Raphael Chiquet
6th Alexis Desolneux
7th Keisuke Matsumoto
8th Yannick Chauvel

Master results:
1st Joachim Sontag
2nd Gilles van de Sompel
3rd Shane Badman
4th Renaud Laspeyres