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When we posted the article about BMX in The Netherlands from 1956, we expected the forums to go nuts. Not that we hang out at these places much but showing a photo of Dutch kids riding bikes with numberplates on a dirt track in 1956 certainly was a good catch. We received two (American) reactions on the post, one from JT, the other from TGI Byron Friday. Both were stoked on it. We have now decided to make an ad of it showing that Joe Kid on his Stingray has got nothing against Ton van Heugen on his Gazelle.

When winter arrives you gotta find a way to continue what you do. BMX racing has found itself with a three race Euro series of which the first round took place in Zwolle, Holland over the weekend. Find the Elite Men results right here.

Elite Men results Saturday:

1. Manuel De Vecchi
2. Martijn Scherpen
3. Rob van den Wildenberg
4. Sander Bisseling
5. Marten Therkildsen
6. Raymond van der Biezen
7. Thomas Slavik
8. Thomas Fauquet

One of the most prestigious flatland contests is about the take place in Japan. The third edition of the Red Bull Circle of Balance has 18 Flatland icons from 9 countries travel to the land of the rising sun to battle for the $ 25,000.= USD prize purse. The COB website is now online so have a look of who are going to be there. In the meantime, orgainzer Andy Zeiss is figuring out the Japanese toilets. They come with an instruction card in Japanese and if you push the wrong button you're in for a surprise.  

The new 07 line up Free Agent World Team has had a busy weekend World-wide with some good results to kick off the new season. -New Australian sensation, Caroline Buchanan, just secured the Mountainbike Bike 4x Australian National Championships last week, only then to hop back on her BMX and take another win at the UCI event in Melbourne this past weekend. Caroline is not only racing BMX for Free Agent, but also competing for KHS in 4x and Downhill and aims to race at both the BMX and Mountainbike Worlds later this summer. Can she medal in all three disciplines, something no one has ever done in the same year? Stay tuned. Our other Free Agent World Team rider from Australia, Nicole Callisto the 05 Junior World Champion, suffered a bad crash at the same event and was unable to carry on racing the rest of the weekend. We hope she makes a speedy recovery.

-Free Agent World Team rider, Kelvin Batey from England, starts off

FATBMX has welcomed Carhartt as a sponsor of the FATBMX.com site. To celebrate with us Carhartt is giving out a selection of great product. They are not just giving it to you. As a creative brand they are expecting you to get a little creative yourself. We're running 4 photos of Carhartt team riders and it's up to you to come up with 4 good captions. One for each photo. Here's what you can win:

1. Carhartt Tech Trolly
2. Carhartt Kickflip Backbag + Zip Wallet (leather)
3. Essentials Bag + Wallet

SE's product manager, Todd Lyons, was just over in Taiwan last week. That's where he snapped these photos of the remaining 200 Quadangle Looptail frames. The first 50 have been painted, stickered, and shipped. The remaining 200 are being painted right now. As you can see from the photo on the right, Todd was there right before the frames went to to painter's. Fifty frames should be available in the USA in the next few weeks. The remaining 200 should be available in a little over a month or so. 

The Dew Tour series has become an important series for the top BMX pros. Once the series starts in June, every month has a stop. A few new cities are on the program for 2007 and the first place has to be announced still. We will have to wait and see if it's going to be Kentucky after all. The dates are listed on the FATBMX event schedule and if we hear any updates, you will find them there. Round one and two have Open Qualifiers so if you think you've got what it takes, try to qualify for the rest of the tour at the Panasonic Open or Right Guard Open.

2007 Dew Tour Schedule:

Al D and his crew put on the 7th BMX Invasion contest recently. One of the riders there had the camera rolling and finished putting together a lengthy video that's well worth watching. When you're finished looking at this video you will most likely find your way to the 8th BMX Invasion contest. With Al D at the helm we're sure that contest will happen sooner rather than later.

Click here to watch the video.

The Relief stem weighs 8.5oz and has a dual cap design with 6mm hollow bolts and a 53mm reach. The stem tightens internally with a sliding wedge. As the caps compress the bars to the stem, the wedge is compressed to the steerer tube of your forks. This design allows maximum grab on both your bars and steerer tube while shedding unneccesary material and weight. It will come in Black, Gun Metal Grey and Brown. It will be available in the spring.

Name: ALISTAIR JOHN WHITTON
Age: 25....26 on 13th Feb
Hometown: CHESTER, ENGLAND, NORTH WEST MATE

When did you move from England to the USA?
Ali: 8TH 0F FEB 2004 WAS WHEN MY VISA WAS ISSUED, THEN I FLEW OUT A FEW DAYS LATER AND GOT A PHONE AND A TRUCK AND MOVED INTO AN APARTMENT IN STATE COLLEGE WITH MY LADY....

Was it time for a change or what was the exact reason for you to leave the UK?
Ali: I WAS SPONSERED BY VANS USA AND WAS GETTING DOLLARS FROM THEM AND LIVING IN ENGLAND, SO WHEN THAT GOT EXCHANGED INTO POUNDS IT DIDN'T GO VERY FAR BECAUSE OF THE WEAK EXCHANGE RATE. I WANTED TO ENTER MORE COMPS AND TRAVEL THE US, SO I PACKED UP AND SET OFF AND TRAVELED ALL OVER AMERICA..I JUST WANTED TO LIVE OUT MY DREAMS, SO I DID