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The latest poll has closed. After more than 1700 votes it is clear that you riders will do a litle bit of everything when it rains outside. First you sleep in, then you check your myspace and FATBMX before you head to the bike shop to tune in your bike. After that it's off to the skatepark with your video camera because when you return home it's time to edit that video clip.

When it rains outside I:

-Go to the local park: 24%
-Sleep in: 22%
-Hang out at the local shop: 20%
-Edit a video: 17%
-Work on my website: 15%

Total votes: 1765

When the world as you know it is suddenly reversed, you’ve entered a place called the Flipside. The 12th feature film from RideBMX, this latest installment documents the encounters of four virtually unknown but immensely talented street riders on their quest from NYC to Greenville, North Carolina, to hang with some of the best pros in the sport. The roles are then reversed when the pros visit the city to ride street. Watch as BMX street up-and-comers Nigel Sylvester, E-man, Blackman, and more hit Pro-Town, USA

Las Vegas, Nevada – Dec. 20, 2006 – Schwinn's Dirt Jump legend, TJ Lavin, has been nice, not naughty this year, giving generously to Las Vegas Toys for Tots. In fact, it’s become tradition with TJ, as every year he fills the bed of his full-size truck with toys for the kids supported by his local Toys for Tots. TJ went even further this for the cause, lending his celebrity to a Vegas radio promotion. A friend of TJ's is a DJ Vegas radio station, so TJ went on the air and, thanks to some very caring people, helped to raise around 2,000 donated BMX bikes for the kids. 

A few months ago Marcus "Kalle" Arnoldi gave me a copy of his "Aber Nice" cd. He mentioned that people say that it's got potential. I listened to the tunes and it was weird hearing Kalle sing but it indeed sounded pretty cool. A few months after that I received an e-mail from Mr. Fastinetto saying that Kalle had won a pre-round of the German Eurovision song festival and is now in the finals.

Once again, 2 time Flatground winner Martti Kuoppa (28) was on top of his game during the sixth edition of the international flatland BMX event Flatground in the NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam. In a nerve wrecking final, the Finnish rider managed to outclass Frenchman Alex Jumelin. This weekend, more than 1000 spectators visitors witnessed Kuoppa take home the victory. The qualifying rounds on Saturday decided which twelve flatland BMX riders placed for the finals on Sunday.

Dec. 18, 2006 Vancouver, BC. MacNeil Bikes is proud to announce that we are now sponsoring Travis Collier. Travis has always been a good friend to everyone here and we love having him around. So it’s great that he’s going to actually be representing for us while he rides. Travis will also begin working part time with us here at the office doing graphic design.

To finish up another flatland year, Michiel and his friends from Soulcycle organized another edition of the famous Flatground International Flatland Contests in Amsterdam, Holland. They chose a new location in the docks of Amsterdam, away from the city centre. Same wooden Flatground floor though, the one all the riders love.

Rider turnout was a bit disappointing though, about 20 expert riders and only 12 master class riders is not much. Good turnout in pro, with mostly Euro riders and some Japanese and Americans but not even in the same ballpark as last year's edition. The venue was smaller than last year too, but good enough for the amount of riders and spectators.

It's the time of the year again when people are sending Christmas cards to eachother. We've already received a bunch over the mail but the digital ones are coming in too. Do you have a cool one? Let us know. Mail them to us and in a few weeks we'll post them here at FATBMX. Get creative, do some photo shopping when you don't have snow around, find that big Christmas tree and ride it, can you jump your bike in a Santa suit? We want to see it. Hit the Contact button in the left column for the e-mail address.

Word on the streets is fast – and yes the rumors are true... After two great events in 2002 and 2004 in Germany the saga continues and the 3rd edition of Red Bull Circle of Balance will take place in Japan.  Showdown in Tokyo! if you want to call it! For some reasons 3rd editions and serials often take place in Japan, we really can't tell why but for Circle of Balance there are good reasons. Where else in the world can you find such concentrated passion for Flatland and loads of spirit for it? It's pretty much the flatland Mekka and we would like to honor this to the sport with bringing the Circle of Balance to the land of the rising Sun!

Facts Red Bull Circle of Balance:

Date: 24.02.2007
Destination: Tokyo / Japan
Venue: Stellar Ball – Shinagawa/Tokyo
18 Riders / 6 Judges
Format: Battle format – originated in 2002
Prize money: 25.000 US$ (3.000.000 YEN)

Frame - the Mirraco Superfive
Fork - the shadow conspiracy dirt forks
Bars - the shadow conspiracy big bars
Front Wheel - profile mini hub with sun rim
Rear Wheel - the shadow conspiracy v-2 hub with shadow rim and shadow spokes
Cranks - the shadow conspiracy cranks
Stem - the shadow conspiacy 9.oz stem Purple haze
Headset - fsa impact