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You've probably noticed we are running a poll on the FATBMX site. It's the first one we've ever done and we plan on doing new polls from time to time. You can't win anything by voting but you can make your vote count. You can find the poll in the left column. Just scroll down far enough. To avoid people voting 100 times on their favorite item, the voting system is set up to only enter your choice once. Enjoy this new feature and check back for new polls in the next couple of weeks. The current FATBMX poll is: This is what I ride Your answers can be: Street, vert, race, dirt, park, flatland. It's possible to hit more than one box if you ride dirt and park for instance.

The Unseen "State of Discontent" Hellcat Records "The Unseen" grew up in Boston and learned to play their instruments when they still went to school, now they toured to Japan, Europe and all over the USA so who says school isn't for Punks....

The King of Ground contest series over in Japan has started. The KGB crew flew over from Europe to do some damage. Kuoppa finished in 11th but Gomez got 4th and newest KGB member Alexandre Jumelin grabbed the win. The Japanese filled in the rest of the spots. In what order, you can see right here: KOG Round1 Pro results 1 Alex Jumelin 2 Takuma Kawamura 3 Kotaro Tanaka 4 Viki Gomez 5 Hiroya Morizaki 6 Youhei Uchino 7 Yoshihiro Shinde 8 Shinichiro Hara 9 Eiichirou Watanabe 10 Hideki Kawai

We recieved the following info from Alex Reinke who is putting together a camp for BMX-ers to Prague, Czech Republic. Here is the latest Info from my side that might be interesting for you. I worked out an idea to do a bmx camp for the BMX Worlds in Prague. I work together with a Youth Travel Company who is doing Skate, Surf

WHELAN MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES PRO AA BMX RACER WARWICK STEVENSON TO APPEAR ON MTV’S “CRIBSâ€? Los Angeles, CA – April 25, 2005. Whelan Management, Inc. is proud to announce that AA Pro BMX racer, reigning number one UCI World Champion, and Nora Cup winner, Warwick Stevenson, will appear on MTV’s “Cribsâ€? Tuesday, May 3 at 10:30 p.m. (eastern/pacific/check local listings). On every episode of “Cribs,â€? fans have the chance to visit and tour the homes of their favorite celebrities. Don’t miss the chance to check out Warwick’s crib in Scottsdale, AZ.

Last year Fly Bikes' owner David Quesada closed his office and started running FlyBikes from the road. Spending time on the bike and directly with the riders was the best way to get feedback and work on new products. With the help of Alvaro's camper the Fly Bikes team spent some serious time on the road. Then when the winter arrived, the crew flew over to New-Zealand to do some filming and lots of riding. With the help of a laptop computer and internet access, you can work from anywhere, even from the NZ beach. In the picture you see David taking a break and getting his surf on. Now throw a shakka!

THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF STU - Each year a group of bicycle riders representing Police Agencies throughout Orange County (California) join together to commemorate the lives of those Orange County Police officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. The riders do this by cycling 630 miles from Sacramento to Orange County to raise money for Project 999. Riders participate in this event on their own time. Past Redline Pro champion and current OC Sherriff STU THOMSEN is training for the Project 999 Memorial Ride that begins on May 7.

Top secret stuff, here … using vital input from their new freestyle team, Redline just received the first proto-type frames for Mike “Rooftopâ€? Escamilla, canuck Dustin Guenther and the man with more irons in the oven than anyone else-- Rich Hirsch. This frame was designed and spec’ed by RL’s new freestyle militia.

The AA Pro class was stacked at the postponed Nellis race. Lots of riders seemed to have problems making mains. Here are the final results that count. Double A Pro Saturday 1. Mike Day 2. Christian Becerine 3. Warwick Stevenson 4. Jonathan Suarez 5. Brandon Meadows 6. Augusto Castro 7. Matt Pohlkamp 8. Greg Romero

H.I.P. Stem Provides A Simple One Step Method Of Joining A Bicycle Handlebar To Its Fork Tube St. Petersburg, FL – April 22 2005 -- Profile Racing, Inc., the USA’s leading manufacturer of Bicycle Motocross (BMX) and Mountain Bike (MTB) components, today announced it has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent Office. All bicycles utilize this type of bicycle component to secure the handlebar to the bicycle fork. The Patent Office recognized that the Hidden Internal Piston Stem (H.I.P.) represents a new and useful bicycle component that allows a bicycle rider to attach the handlebar to the fork steering tube in one-step. "Profile Racing has been an innovative bicycle industry leader since 1979. This patent continues to validate our leadership position in the industry today," said James Alley, CEO of Profile Racing, Inc.