Dave Mirra, Mike Spinner and Mike Laird arrived in Montpellier for the Nokia FISE contest. It took them two days to get to France because of a delay and an extra night in New York. Being on the road is not always pleasant, let’s put it that way.

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On arrival Mike Spinner had a little practice session with Daniel Dhers and Mirraco flow rider Alessandro Barbero. It didn’t look like they had just spent hours traveling to get to the street/park course and things went off straight away.

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Dave Mirra and Mike Laird joined a practice session on Friday to get a feel of the course. The set-up is not the greatest in the world but by far not the worst. It has a massive quaterpipe, a spine, a rail, flat banks, jump box, hip, a slanted wall, quarter to rail, bank to wall and more funny bits. Qualifiers are on Saturday with finals planned for Sunday.

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Mike Spinner is going to enter pro flatland too on his Black Pearl with no pegs and only one rear brake. Should be interesting.

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We’ll be posting more on the FISE in the days to come. Stay tuned.

Model BLACK PEARL LTD Colors Metallic Black Frame 20.8” T/T full D.B. Crmo w/ heat-treated integrated head tube, MID BB shell & 5mm dropouts Fork Colony Guettler signature, full H.T. Crmo, butted legs, CNC steerer, 3/8” dropouts Headset FSA 1-1/8” integrated sealed Crankset Mirraco 3-Pc Crmo 175mm, w/ 1-Pc forged heads & CNC sprocket interface, 19mmx48-spline Crmo axle BB Set MID BB w/ R12 sealed bearings Sprocket Odyssey “Vermont” alloy 30t Freewheel Odyssey 1-Pc Crmo driver 11t Chain KMC Pintle half-links Pedals Wellgo MG-52 magnesium 9/16”, Crmo axles Handlebar Colony “Unlucky 13” 2-pc model 7.3”, 13-butted H-T Crmo Stem Fly Bikes Potencia alloy 1-1/8” Grips Odyssey Team Saddle Mirraco Pivotal “Medium” Seat Post Pivotal alloy micro adj. 25.4mm w/ single bolt assembly Seat Clamp Mirraco “Barrel” 28.6mm alloy Front Hub Odyssey Vandero 36h, 3/8” Crmo axle, sealed bearings Rear Hub Odyssey Hazard 36h, cassette 1-Pc driver, 14mm hollow Crmo axle, sealed bearings Rims Sun Rims City Lite double wall, welded, 36h chrome plated Frt, black ano. Rr Spokes 14g stainless D.B. black Tires Odyssey “Dirt Path” 20×2.2” Frt, “Path” 20×1.85” Rr, both 90 Psi Pegs / Acc. Colony One-Way street Crmo w/ inserts (1 Pr) Rotor Snafu Mobeus w/ Snafu Astroglide top & lower dual cables Brakes Fly Bike for seatstays, w/ alloy accessories, Rr only Brake Lever Odyssey MonoLever medium *Specifications and geometry subject to change at any time and without notice.

By advertising we are not only pushing the Mirraco brand but also help out the BMX magazines who have helped develop the BMX scene. This month we have the backcover of DIG BMX magazine (Nigel Sylvester), the inside backcover of RIDE BMX (Dave Rytell) and a double page spread in BMX Plus! magazine (Mike Spinner). Also international BMX mags like 2020 (Ryan Guettler ad), Soul and Cream (featuring Dave Mirra) have Mirraco ads. Support those who support BMX.

Okay so I got back from China a few days ago but the day I got back I had a good session at Woodward then the next day had to go and drive 4 hours to get to Newark airport 6 in the morning to pick my friend Paul up from MIAMI. We have just been chilling and riding THE city the last few days and I stayed at my friends Adam’s house in New York. Just a few hours ago I just towed my car to my friend Paul’s uncle’s house in New Jersey because my car just broke down so my mission for the next day is to either (A) fix my car and go to Woodward or (B) trash my car and rent a car to Woodward so I don’t miss my flight out to Greenville on Monday to meet up with everybody in Greenville and go to France.

We have a lot of complete bikes in the Mirraco line but which one fits you? Look at this product overview and get an idea of the intended use of the bikes. It does not mean that you cannot use it for an other discipline, it’s just a guideline. On the left of the matrix you see the skill level from beginner to advanced. Hope this helps to make a decision. Now go check the Mirraco Products Section�

Al Dimino built up a new ride. He left the red behind and went blue. With Dans Competition as a sponsor he got some new blue parts on the bike to match the frame. It looks awesome. Al did a little Bike Check on his new bike. View here. Mirraco Bike check Frame : Mirraco / Blend 20.25 Fork : Odyssey dirt classic Bars : Mirraco Grips : Hoffman Bar ends : Fly/plastic Stem : Shadow attack Detangler : Odyssey sealed Head set : FSA internal Brake : 996 hombre Lever : Tech 77 Cables : odyssey Pads : Bell Crank : RNC 180 mm 19mm ti spindle Bottom bracket : Mirraco 19 mm Sprocket : Profile 30 tooth Chain : KMC drop buster Tensioners : Knight bmx Pedals : Fly Front wheel : Rim : Primo hula hoop Hub : Profile Spokes : 36 Tire : KHE 1.90 Tube : Dans comp lite Back wheel : Rim : Primo Hula hoop Hub : profile cassette lite 11 tooth ti driver/ti axle Spokes : 36 Tire : KHE 1.90 Tube : Dans comp lite Seating : Seat : Odyssey Post : Thomson Clamp : Shadow Pegs : eastern slit pegs For a movie of Al in action on his blue Blend, click here

When your Italian team mate shows up at Woodward camp you kind of feel bad for him. He came all the way to the USA and only gets to see some amazing ramps. Mike Spinner decided to drive Alessandro up to New York City to visit some museums, hang out at various toy stores and show him the Brooklyn Banks, a popular spot in BMX. Next week Mike Spinner is taking his first flight over to Europe. He will meet up with Alessandro in France for the FISE contest. When Americans come to Europe they have things to complain about. Let’s give Mike Spinner a list of European habits that will shock him. -No ice cubes in drinks -No airco -Euro currency (how much is that?) -”Sorry No speak English” -Wine and Baguette for lunch -No tipping -Beer for the kids (no 21+) In fact it’s not that bad. Just different. After experiencing China last week I’m sure he can handle France. Au revoir.

It’s not the latest video around but we wanted to give you the link to a Nigel Sylvester video on myspace anyway. Simply hit the link and watch what Nigel is all about. Can you say streeeettt!!?? HIT THIS!

Interviewing pro riders for school is pretty cool. Ryan Guettler got asked these ten questions over Myspace for a school project. 1. How old are you and where do u live? I’m 23 years old and I live in Greenville, NC most the year but go home to Australia in November and come back here in March….. 2. When did you start riding BMX? When I was 6 years old….. 3. What made you start riding bmx? It’s just me and my older brother so we got a guy baby sitter and he rode bikes so insead of sitting at home we had to go to the sk8 park and I really got into the sport and rode ever since…. 4. Who inspired you to start riding? My baby sitter at first, then after a few years I saw a bmx mag and saw Mat Hoffman on the cover doing the first back flip so I liked him…… 5. How many major comps have you won? About 15….. 6. Who are your main competitors? Ryan Nyquist, Dave Mirra, Cam White and Dan Dhers…… 7. Who do you want to ride with the most? Nick Cooper and Dave Mirra. But I’ll ride with anyone who’s having fun….. 8. Where is your fav spot in Brissy? Beenleigh. It’s my home park and love it….. 9. Who are your current sponsors? Mirra co, Alpine stars, Monster energy drink, Colony parts, Vans shoes, Protec, Boost mobile, Kicker, o’gio bags, 666, Epic, Little Devil, Spy optic…… 10. Who was your first sponsor? Airwalk shoes (I got 5 pairs of shoes a year contract). I ended up buying more shoes than what I got for free off them hahahaha…..