Today was the second day for visiting a few shops and we did a few demos. It was sweet. Super busy and STOKED Kids! We also met up with Nick Cooper, Richardson and Clint Millar. Then we went to Ryan’s local Park which I loved. It has everything; hips, box jumps, spines, wedges and half of it is ramps the other half is concrete. I’m about to hit the hay but tomorrow we fly to Sydney and do some touristy stuff for me so I’m stoked. Mike Spinner  

The March issue of RIDEbmx turns out to be the photo issue. Rob Wise got a rad photo of an icepick grind on a rainbow or something that kids can climb on. The photo was taken by Justin Kosman who used three flashes to make it look like it was summer when the photo was taken. Mike Spinner got a double page NIKE advertisement and Dave Rytell had his third Mirraco ad on the inside cover. Find the March issue of RIDE at a bookstore today.

Greetings From Down Under! My trip started a few days ago flying from Greenville, NC to Charlotte, NC to LA to Sydney to Brisbane. But lucky for me, on the long 14 hour flight I got upgraded to business class so I was stoked. Pretty much I got a bed and just slept the whole time. When I finally got in, the airlines lost my bike. I was super bummed but it was two days before any demo’s. Today was the first day of demos and Shop visits. It sucked because I didn’t have my bike. We were leaving the hotel to pick up Ryan Guettler. All of a sudden the airlines were just dropping off my bike, it worked out perfect! We went to two shops today that was awesome. All the kids were stoked they got stickers,shirts and autographs and then we went to two sk8 parks which was cool. Ryan and I rode with everybody and just had a good time. Tommrow I get to ride Ryan’s local park which looks awesome. Catch ya guys in a few days. PEACE! Spinner

Make trails your bitch on the Black Pearl 3. Mirraco build and Guettler approved for all the badass stuff you can throw at it. Pearl 3’s compact drivetrain with three-piece tubular chromoly cranks features sealed mid-sized press fit bearings. -Frame: 20.8” T/T full Crmo w/ D.B. D/T w/ heat-treated integrated head tube, MID BB shell & 5mm dropouts -Fork: Mirraco full Crmo w/ 3/8” dropouts & cut-outs for pegs -Headset: FSA Impact 1-1/8” integrated sealed -Crankset: M3 3pc Crmo 170mm, 19mmx8-spline Crmo axle -BB Set: MID BB w/ R12 sealed bearings -Sprocket: M3 alloy 28t -Freewheel: cassette 10t 1pc Crmo driver -Chain: KMC Z410 Nickel plated -Pedals: M3 alloy 9/16” loose ball w/ molded pins, Crmo axles -Handlebar: M3 2pc 7.5” Crmo 2.0T -Stem: M3 Downside alloy Aheadset 1-1/8” -Grips: Snafu Polygrips -Saddle: M3 Black Pearl 8mm rails -Seat Post: M3 alloy Micro-Adj., 25.4×200mm dual bolt assembly -Seat Clamp: M3 alloy 28.6mm -Front Hub: M3 alloy 36h 3/8” Crmo axle, 2 sealed bearing -Rear Hub: M3 alloy cassette 36h 14mm Crmo hollow axle, RHD, 4 sealed bearing, 1pc driver -Rims: Sun Rims Rhyno Lite XL doublewall w/ eyelets 36h, black ano. front, chrome plated rear -Spokes: 14g stainless black -Tires: Snafu Dirt Box 2.125” front, Knob Job 1.95” rear, 100 PSI -Pegs/Acc.: Snafu Crmo w/ inserts (1 pair) Rotor SST Oryg w/ Snafu Astroglide upper & lower dual cables -Brakes: Diatech 997 Magic rear U-brake w/ Fiesta pads -Brake Lever: Snafu C-Lever alloy w/ hinge Weight 28.3 lbs / 12.8 kgs USA MSRP: $630

Gotta love new ads. This one is of Mirraco’s Dave Rytell. He pedals his ass off, hits the wall of the school, rides it for a bit and then pulls off with a 180 and comes out fakie. Rate: fivestar. SF security wasn’t around to stop him which is nice for a change and helps taking photos for ads like this one. Is Rytell moving to England for a while?

Australia has a couple of really good BMX magazines. One of them is 2020 and Mirraco is working together with this mag to promote the Mirraco line. The double page Dave Rytell Mirraco advertisement can be found on pages 26-27 but it’s not only that. Mirraco Australia have gone bananas by giving away a Black Pearl Limited complete bike in the 2020-Mirraco subscription offer. It’s the Ryan Guettler designed top of the line complete bike with a limited production of 100 pieces. All you have to do to enter the contest is subscribe to 2020 magazine (which you should do anyway) and you will be entered in the Mirraco subscription giveaway. Your chances of owning a Black Pearl LTD haven’t looked any better. You have to answer one question though but it’s not the hardest one: Name one of Ryan Guettler’s current sponsors. Hmmm, maybe Mirraco would work. One year Australian subscriptions (4 issues) are $A30 delivered to your door. NZ subscriptions contact: emags.co.nz, or contact www.2020bmxmag.com.au for more info. The coverage doesn’t stop there. Ryan has the backcover and also a seven page article about him behind the lens shooting photos. With Ryan and Spinner going on tour in Australia next week expect to see some more photos in the next issue of 2020.

Ryan Guettler and Mike Spinner have reserved some time for a little tour during the Australian summer. Both Mirraco riders will do some shop appearances at several Mirraco dealers and will end the trip at the Monster BMX Games in Sydney. If you’ve always wanted to meet these riders and live close enough, this is your chance. The dates are as follows: January 21st - Brisbane 1pm, Cyclescene store visit 3.30pm, For The Riders store visit 4.30pm, Demo @ Fairfield Skatepark January 22nd - Gold Coast 1pm, In2Cycles store visit 3.30pm, Helensvale Cyclescene store visit 4.30pm, Demo @ Helensvale Skatepark January 24th - Sydney 3.00pm, Hell on Wheels store visit 5.00pm, Demo @ Five Dock Skatepark January 26th-28th BMX Games, Sydney Olympic Park Mike and Ryan both competing

Yo. What’s up? I’m getting ready to head up to New Hampshire for my second rally at Tim o’Neal’s rally compound. Really excited. If everything goes good I will be heading to Atlanta, Michigan the next weekend for another rally which is the actual round 1 in the American rally series. If you follow rally, Travis Pastrana won the championship last year with DC shoes founder Ken Block close behind. So, hopefully I will get to drive two weeks in a row because the bitter sweet is you really can’t practice when you’re not at a rally. The closer the better. So, how’s everyone’s new year started out? Have you done what you said just before the ball dropped? Well, to be honest I started a little later than I thought but as they say “better late than never”. Ha ha. Anyway, just checking in. Be safe. Stay strong. dm

Only 100 pieces are manufactured of the Mirraco Black Pearl Ltd. It’s the bike Ryan Guettler rides and it has his official Colony stem, bars, sprocket and forks too. Proper hubs, Odyssey tires, Snafu rotor, Thomson Elite seat post, it’s the real deal. Put it on the scale and it will say 23.8 lbs/10.8 kgs. Model: Black Pearl Ltd Advertised Price: $1,949.99 Frame & Fork: 20.8″ Top Tube Frame Full D.B. Crmo Fully Heat-Treated after welding Frame Colors: Pearl Black Fork: Colony “Official” Guettler signature, Full H-T Crmo, CNC steerer, S.B. legs (1.4 / 1.2t) Headset: TH / FPD Impact Integrated ACB type bearing -Drivetrain Components Crankset: Fly “2.5-pc” Crmo 175mm w/ 22mmx48 spline Crmo axle Bottom Bracket: MID BB w/ R12 sealed bearings Chainwheel: Colony “Official” 25t 5.5mm thick Freewheel: Proper 9T Crmo 1-pc driver Chain: KMC 710 SL chrome Pedals: Wellgo MG-52 Magnesium sealed bearing 9/16″ -Control Center Components Handlebar: Colony 2-pc “Unlucky 13″ 7.3″ 13-Butted H-T Crmo Stem: Colony “Official” 52mm Aheadset 1-1/8″, Front Mount Grips: Duo Grips Chris Doyle Saddle: Colony “Mid-Seat” w/ hollow 8mm Crmo rails Seat Post: Thomson Elite 25.4×200mm Seat Post Clamp: MirraCo M3 Lite alloy 28.6mm -Wheelset Components Front Hub: Proper Magnalite, 36H, 3/8″ Crmo axle, sealed bearings Rear Hub: Proper Magnalite cassette hub, RHD, 36H, 14mm hollow Crmo axle, sealed bearings Front Rim: Odyssey 7K-A 36H, hard black anodized Rear Rim: Fly Bikes 36H, black anodized Spokes: Stainless double-butted black Tires Front: Odyssey “Dirt Path” P-Lyte” 20×2.20″ 90 PSI for Dirt Jumping Rear: Odyssey Path “P-Lyte” 20×1.85″ 90 PSI for Dirt & Park Pegs: Colony “One-Way Street” 7005 heat -treated alloy, 1 pair (1×3/8″, 1×14mm) -Braking Components Rotor: Snafu Mobeus w/ Snafu Astro-Glide cables (Snafu dual cable stop included) Brake Set: Fly Bikes U-brake w/ alloy accessories, rear only Brake Levers: Colony Transformer, full CNC aluminum, rear only *Specifications, geometry and pricing subject to change at any time and without notice.

The popularity of the Tuff Wheel has never faded. Recently a Tuff Wheel art show was held in Los Angeles and on the old school BMX sites the Skyway products from back in the day are well popular. The wheel just looks cool and it comes stock on the Mirraco retro Mag. 2008 geometry with oldschool coolness. Make sure to clean those rims with Simple Green for extra braking power. Model: Signature Retro Mag Advertised Price: $ 359.99 -Frame & Fork Frame: Signature Series Design, 2-Tube Crmo D/T (formed D/T) & T/T, 20.0″ Top Tube Frame Colors: Black Fork: MirraCo BMX Crmo legs Headset VP Aheadset 1-1/8″ -Drivetrain Components Crankset: 3-Piece Crmo 170mm, 19mmx8 spline Bottom Bracket: Sealed mechanism 12 ball cages Chainwheel: Mirraco M3 42t Freewheel: DNP 16t Chain: KMC Z410 Pedals: Wellgo alloy 9/16″ Crmo axles -Control Center Components Handlebar: MirraCo 2-pc 7″ tall Stem: Alloy clamp-on 1-1/8″ Grips: Velo Kraton w/ flange Saddle: MirraCo M3 padded 8mm rails Seat Post: Steel 25.4×180mm Seat Post Clamp: MirraCo M3 alloy 28.6mm -Wheelset Components Hubset: Skyway Sealed Bearings, 3/8″ axles Wheels: Skyway Tuff 2 Sealed Bearings, 3/8″ axles Tires: CST “Cyclops” 20×1.95″ for Park & Street, Front & Rear Pegs: Steel 1.5″ / 38mm O.D., 1 pair w/ 3/8″ inserts -Braking Components Rotor: SST Oryg w/ SST cables Brake Set: Tektro U-Brake rear w/ grey soft compound pads Brake Lever: Tektro 289 alloy *Specifications, geometry and pricing subject to change at any time and without notice.