Harry Main has a bike check going on at the DIGBMX.com website. It's a different ride from his recent black/green monster. Ricky Adam took the photos and Harry answered some questions. But Harry has already built up another ride that weighs in at only 20Lbs. Hopefully you can keep track.

See what parts Harry likes to ride:

Harry Main Bike Check on DIGBMX

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Italian stallion Alessandro Barbero has a double page spread in the latest issue of Cream magazine. Ricky Monti shot the photo of Ale riding some street in Rome.

Last weekend Barbero rode at the ASA Big Air Triple competition in Chicago. After a long wait his bike arrived just in time. In the first round he had to ride against TJ Ellis who later won the contest. It was a long trip for the short riding that he got to do in Chicago.

Back at Woodward Barbero had a nasty spill doing a barspin to tuck no-hander on vert. Well, on the resi, but he landed so hard on his bike that he somehow bent his forks! That must have hurt.

Today Ale is traveling back to Italy. He is doing a demo next week and then it's off to the FISE in France. Ladies watch out.

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Dave Rytell is on a roadtrip with the Shadow flow riders over in Florida. RIDEBMX.com have done video updates and they posted loads of photos of the trip. Some of them are of Rytell himself.

But after the trip Dave is not done road tripping. He will fly over to France for the King Of Paca Bowl contest in Marseille, France, then spend a few days on the road visiting new spots, go to the FISE in Montpellier and end the trip with a few days of shooting in Paris. Some people have it rough.

Here is the photo album on RIDEBMX.

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Nigel Sylvester was invited to ride at the 2009 Kia X-Games in China. He made finals and ended up in 9th place. Another trip in the pocket.

FINAL RESULTS
1 Garrett Reynolds USA 94.33
2 Sergio Layos ESP 92.00
3 Ben Snowden USA 91.00
4 Kym Grosser AUS 89.67
5 Vince Byron AUS 89.33
6 Greg Illingworth RSA 89.00
7 Phamme Rungrueang THA 88.33
8 Brad Simms USA 87.67
9 Nigel Sylvester USA 87.33
10 Rob Wise USA 85.00

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Ryan Guettler has a clip up on Vital BMX where he talks about his signature Whip shoe and rides at The Unit, Mirra's warehouse and his own colorful backyard ramps.

Check it out.


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Nigel Sylvester is a busy man. Road trip here, appearance there, photoshoot left, and running the Format NY shop on your right. He's got his fingers in a lot of stuff and he shows up everywhere. The latest, this clip on the Gatorade website:



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Dave Mirra will be driving Coast to Coast in this gold wrapped BMW 750li. Dave has teamed up with Vivid racing's Dan Mermelstein in the Gumball 3000 rally to drive this car from California to Florida. Today 1 May 2009 the cars are on display at Santa Monica's Beach parking lot 1550.

For more info, visit Gumball3000.com.

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You’re not seeing things—Dave’s signature bike has a handlebar pad on the crossbar. Other gems include SNAFU Mayweather cranks, a Thompson Elite seatpost, Maxxis tires and a M3 7075 alloy 28-tooth sprocket.

-Colors: Flat Black with gold parts
-Frame: 20.75” T/T full heat-treated thin-wall chromoly tubing with integrated head tube, MID bottom bracket and 4mm thick dropouts
-Fork: M3 Black Label heat-treated butted chromoly legs, CNC chromoly steerer, 3/8” dropouts
-Headset: FPD 1-1/8” integrated sealed
-Crankset: Snafu Mayweather 3-piece chromoly 170mm, 19mm x 48-spline titanium axle
-BB Set: MID BB with R12 sealed bearings
-Sprocket: M3 Black Label 7075 alloy 28t
-Freewheel: 10t 1-piece driver RHD cassette
-Chain: KMC 710 SL nickel plated
-Pedals: M3 magnesium 9/16” sealed bearings with Allen head pins
-Handlebar: M3 2-piece 7.5” H-T 11 butted chromoly 1.6/1.1/1.2T
-Stem: Snafu Captain CNC alloy 1-1/8”
-Grips: Duo Scotty Cranmer
-Saddle: Snafu Medaris Hardcore 8mm chromoly rails
-Seat Post: Thomson Elite alloy micro-adjust, 25.4mm x 200mm
-Seat Clamp: Snafu Conrad, 28.6mm alloy
-Front Hub: RoundWheels 32-hole, 3/8” heat-treated chromoly axle, sealed bearings
-Rear Hub: RoundWheels 32-hole, cassette 10t 1-piece driver, 14mm hollow heat-treated chromoly axle, sealed bearings
-Rims: RoundWheels Lite Beam double wall, welded, 32-hole anodized front and rear
-Spokes: Straight-pull triple-butted 13/14/15g stainless steel
-Tires: Maxxis Grifter foldable 20 x 1.85” front and rear, 100 PSI
-Pegs: Colony One-Way 7005 alloy butted (1 pair)
-Rotor: Snafu Mobeus with SST top and lower cables
-Brakes: FlyBikes chainstay U-brake with alloy accessories, rear only
-Brake Lever: Odyssey Mono Trigger with hinge
-Weight: 22.3 lb./10.1 kg

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Nigel recently had an interview up on the ESPN website about him doing a photoshoot. You can check it below. Just hit that triangle to watch the ESPN clip. Word.







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What do you do when you're down under and you cannot hit up all the major contests? You film a video.

Andrew Buckworth just finished filming for a webclip that his friend at NaturalBMX put together. It came out great. Watch for yourself:



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I've been on the road for about 3 weeks now having a blast. Went to Germany and Amsterdam and just got done with the ASA box jump comp. Now I'm in Cali tonight and fly to Japan tomorrow….

The box jump comp was a super fun comp. I can't believe I won it. I'm so happy… Everyone was having the best time.

If you want to check out some footage click HERE.

Tomorrow I'm going to Japan. I've always wanted to ride in Japan. Seems like a wild place so I can't wait. I'll keep you updated soon

Havin' fun,

Ryan
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Ryan Guettler has won the LG comp in Minneapolis. It was a last minute decision for Ryan to go to this contest instead of judging one in California. He pulled a 1080.

Top three results:

1. Ryan Guettler
2. TJ Ellis
3. Rob Darden

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When is the last time you saw a 4 page advertisement in a BMX magazine? The June 2009 issue of BMX Plus! has one, and it features Nigel Sylvester. The teaser double page spread is followed by an action shot and the Gatorade bottle.

Labor of Love is what it reads.


Thanks for the love from everyone at Mirraco.

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Andy Buckworth is the Mirraco rider that got the latest La Finca/Mirraco product poster. The giant fold-out poster has the action shot on one side, and all the 2009 bikes they carry in Germany on the opposite side.

For more info on Mirraco bikes in Germany, contact La Finca distribution.

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In case you missed any of the Dirt Session footy on Sunday we've got a clip here for you of the finals. Ryan Guettler is in it. Note how good the riding was on that 6-pack.

Watch what tricks were done in Germany on Sunday.



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It is great when people go out of their way to make something nice. This Nigel Sylvester-Fuel TV commercial must have cost some blood sweat and tears, but the result is awesome.

Now finally on Vimeo so in case you missed it on TV, you now have a chance to spend 30 seconds of your time watching the clip:



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Some riders are happy with cruising around doing what they know how to do. Others like to push their limits.

Alessandro Barbero is someone who always likes to progress which has made the Italian a rider that you can never underestimate at the next contest. The clip shows 2 new tricks that he has now mastered. Where does it stop?




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The Blend Two is built on the same frame as the Blend LTD and Park, but features a shorter top tube for more compact geometry. Short bikes spin quicker than longer bikes, something to consider if you’re big on whips and flips.

-Frame: 20.5” T/T full chromoly with D.B. down-tube, with integrated head tube, MID bottom bracket and 5mm thick dropouts
-Fork: full chromoly with 3/8” dropouts
-Headset: FPD 1-1/8” integrated sealed
-Crankset: M3 3-piece chromoly 170mm, 19mm x 8-spline chromoly axle
-BB Set: MID BB with R12 sealed bearings
-Sprocket: M3 alloy 28t
-Freewheel: 10t 1-piece driver RHD cassette
-Chain: KMC Z410 nickel plated
-Pedals: Wellgo Lite alloy 9/16” chromoly axles
-Handlebar: M3 2-piece 7.5” chromoly 2.0T
-Stem: M3 Downside alloy Aheadset 1-1/8”
-Grips: Duo Scotty Cranmer
-Saddle: M3 Blend Pivotal
-Seat Post: Pivotal alloy 25.4mm x 200mm single bolt
-Seat Clamp: M3 alloy 28.6mm
-Front Hub: M3 alloy 36-hole 3/8” chromoly axle, 2 sealed bearings
-Rear Hub: M3 alloy cassette 36-hole with 14mm chromoly hollow axle, RHD, 4 sealed bearing, 10t 1-piece driver
-Rims: Ale x double wall DM-22 black anodized front, DM-24 chromed rear, 36-hole with eyelets
-Spokes: 14g stainless
-Tires: Maxxis Grifter 20 x 2.1” front, 1.85” rear, 110/100 PSI
-Pegs: steel pegs (1 pair)
-Rotor: SST Oryg with SST top and lower cables
-Brakes: Tektro FX-570 alloy rear U-brake with soft grey pads
-Brake Lever: Snafu C-Lever, alloy with hinge

Weight: 26.1 lb./11.8 kg

Colors: Flat Brown, Mica Blue

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The Dirt comp in Germany just finished. Ryan Guettler got second place in the "360 contest" where riders had to do a 360 rotation (with whatever variation they picked) on the last jump. After the 10 minute jam session Ryan got 2nd with a 360 double whip.

In the regular contest the finals consisted of the following riders: Ryan Nyquist, Ryan Guettler, Corey Bohan and Rob Darden. Two runs each, best run counts. Ryan's best run was his superman flip over the first jump, followed by a double whip on the second set to 720 over the last jump. Good for 3rd place.

Results:
1 Rob Darden
2 Corey Bohan
3 Ryan Guettler
4 Ryan Nyquist.

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Ryan Guettler has arrived in Germany for the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Dirt Session. It's a head to head competition and the brackets were drawn last night. Ryan got paired up with La Finca's Sergej Geier (Germany) who also happens to ride a Black Pearl. The knock out system will send one of them home though.

To see all this live, plus NOFX on stage, watch the live feed on Freecaster.tv

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